Sound aggressive? It should. Being on either side of a knife in a violent encounter is likely one of the scariest things most of us could ever encounter. This article is about using a knife in self-defense, but first, let’s talk about what makes a knife so dangerous: Deadly Force Beyond the weapon, itself, a
The world does not care about you. It does not care about your weaknesses, dreams, excuses or fears. It will keep existing long after you’re dead and gone. What can continue living and thriving alongside the world, though, is the legacy you leave for others. So common in the modern
It was mid-week, and Ben and I were knee deep into planning the issue you hold in your hands. I could see something was bothering him as I listed out the candidates for our next “Riding Shotgun” section. “How about the Alpha Landspeeder?” I said. “Too Popular Mechanics,” Ben replied immediately without
It’s time to make a confession. I have never personally owned a manual-transmission car. For a guy in his mid-40s, that’s damn near heresy. That’s not to say I don’t know HOW to drive a stick, I’ve just never had a car with a manual transmission in my name. My
I am in a poor and forgotten neighborhood in eastern Tijuana. I negotiate my way through a small walkway littered with garbage and flanked by houses made out of plywood, tarps and whatever else was on hand. Illegal electrical wire connections (locally called “diablitos”) are sprouting from every electrical pole,
We all know that one of the sexiest ways of military infiltration is via parachute. From the low-level jumps perfected by the 82nd Airborne to the 25,000-foot HAHOs (High Altitude High Opening) performed by Tier 1 units, the title of Airborne has always been prestigious. Most soldiers think they have
This may not surprise you, but we like beer. Regular, blue-collar, flag-waving American beer. Call us old fashioned, but there is nothing better than an ice-cold Miller High Life after a long day’s work. Although we’ve avoided the craft beer trend over the past few decades, we thought it was
Skillset: Do you prefer bounty hunter, skip tracer or bail recovery agent? Alex Haynes: Legally, the State of Georgia refers to us as Bail Recovery Agents, so I always introduce myself that way while working. That said, I’m also a licensed private investigator, and, at my core, I consider myself
Virginia Hall was the first Allied spy to operate in occupied France. She was trained in the art of silencing sentries. She built networks of resistance fighters and smuggled downed pilots out of enemy territory. Virginia Hall transmitted coded messages and harassed German supply lines! She escaped Gestapo capture by
