Championship MMA

This is EXACTLY what we covered, right out of the gate, during my recent STAB seminar.

Survival Tactics Against Blades

This is excellent information for anyone who has the time and interest to both read through, and think through, the material.

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Vsp Trooper’s car after a pursuit/shootout… trooper had already gotten out of the car, got hit once in the arm, returned fire and hit the bad guy in the head.

Get off the X” means immediately moving from the spot where the threat expects you to be once a lethal encounter begins.
The “X” is your original position—the place the attacker is aiming at or has already targeted.

Standing still in a gunfight dramatically increases the chance of being hit. Movement disrupts the attacker’s plan, sight picture, and timing.

Why Standing Still Gets People Hurt

Most attackers:
• Aim at where they last saw you
• Fire toward center mass of a stationary silhouette
• Expect victims to freeze or backpedal in a straight line

If you stay planted:
• You’re an easier target
• You give the attacker time to adjust
• You lose initiative

Movement forces the attacker to reorient, reacquire, and react, buying you critical fractions of a second.

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What “Getting Off the X” Actually Looks Like

It does not mean:
• Running blindly
• Turning your back
• Sprinting without awareness

It does mean:
• Explosive lateral movement (left or right)
• Creating angles, not distance only
• Moving to cover or concealment
• Shooting while moving, if necessary
• Breaking the attacker’s visual lock

Even a single step can be the difference between a hit and a miss.

We had a great time yesterday teaching our CUFFS Combatives program to the men and women of the Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office.

I appreciate the hard work and positive attitude towards the training. Thank you all for the difficult jobs you do, serving and protecting our community.

Stay safe out there!

Coach Bales

We had a great time today, teaching our “Street Smart” material to all of you who attended! Drill those skills so you can better protect yourselves and your loved ones!!!

“Check your six!!!” 👊🤣🙏

Pray for peace. Prepare for war!!!

Shout out to the LEO’s who attended our CUFFS training on Friday! I had a couple of agencies with officers who were unable to attend the May event. Attendees ranged from LEO’s who were just hired and have never trained before, to veterans with decades of experience. I appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for your service, and keep training!

Special thank you to Tim and Mike for lending their time and talent to help coach the class!! 🫡







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Friends and family… I had some LEO’s who were unable to attend the CUFFS course I gave in May. So I’m doing a class this Friday, for a small group of LEO’s. If you are an officer, or know one who could benefit from some solid concurrent training, please feel free to share this post!!







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#CUFFS - LEO Combatives - July 2025 Attacks on officers are at an all-time high. Yet post-academy training opportunities are as infrequent and limited as ever. Sadly, what little training time most officers do get is often more about "managing liability" for the agency, than it is focused on increasing officer safety skills. This .....

That guy is STILL my hero! 👊😎🔥

Get well soon Champ!!! 🙏❤️‍🩹

For my LEO brothers and sisters, I’ll be giving a 5 hour seminar on Survival Tactics Against Blades (S.T.A.B.), three weeks from today. It’s a dangerous time to be an LEO. Please take advantage of this opportunity to learn how to protect yourselves against one of the deadliest threats you face as our public servants.

You can use the link below to register for the seminar. Please share this with any LEO’s you know who may want to attend and train.

Pray for peace. Prepare for war.



P.S. For any of you who have had a chance to train in the overall CUFFS system, please free to share your thoughts on the training in this post.

S.T.A.B. Seminar For my Law Enforcement Officers and MMA students who carry a firearm as either a professional necessity or for personal protection; I am proud to offer you a unique training opportunity. While many of you are likely very proficient with your fi****ms, there are limited programs which focus on tech....

Great job today ladies! It was great getting to share the fundamentals of our Survival Tactics Against Blades (S.T.A.B.) program with all of you!!

Thank you to Jessica Ree for signing up the ladies from your outstanding fi****ms training program! 😎🔪🔫

And thank you to the female deputies from the Sebastian County SO who attended! You ladies have a tough job and I’m happy to be able to help you improve your Combatives skills. I know it’s a dangerous job. Stay safe! 🫡🇺🇸🚓