The Problem with Real World Experience & Self-Defense Expertise w/ Ben from Redbeard Combatives

My guest today is Ben from Redbeard Combatives, a 2nd degree black belt in BJJ in the Carlson Gracie lineage and an experienced trainer for both the U.S. Government and Private Security sectors.In this episode, Ben draws on his 15+ years conducting trainings to reveal the potential weaknesses of what's often called "real world experience" -- and how proper training environments can fill in the gaps there.This episode is challenging to conventional wisdom in the reality-based self-defense and military combatives world...but listen to his points carefully. Now, if you're excited to dive in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher now!---Join the Combat Learning Newsletter now: combatlearning.com/newsletter---Where to find Ben...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redbeard_combatives/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi_NR-HV07TFRhpn4hjeRSgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/redbeardcombatives/Website: https://www.redbeardcombatives.com/---Thank you so much for listening!If you have any feedback, you can email me at [email protected] or send me a message on facebook.com/combatlearning. Now real quick before I go -- can I ask you a huge favor? If you got value from this episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or your favorite podcasting platform. So many shows pop up and fizzle out, and we're talking about stuff that almost nobody is talking about, so leaving us a review helps us a ton! Thanks in advance, and I'll see you on the next episode!---Produced by Micah Peacock This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.combatlearning.com/subscribe