C. Despins is a practicing martial artist of various disciplines since he "was three feet tall" (including - Tae kwon do, Judo, Muay Thai, Sayoc Kali and Russian Martial Art) he considers hand to hand combat and knives to be his "lifes addiction". Despins holds international certifications in Close Protection and High Risk Zone Operations. He has worked abroad in the field of close protection and competitive intelligence.
Tac-con 3MR PART 1 OF 2 Since the Shot Show, there has been a good deal of fuss as well as nay saying about a potentially rocket fast new trigger system from a company out of Phoenix Arizona, called Tactical Fire Control, aka Tac-con. This trigger system, known as the 3MR (3rd mode) was said …
Hello Max Venom blog followers, in the case you missed us, we haven’t gone away. Despite a bit of ball dropping combined with a lot of travel and few ins-and-outs of the hospital, we are back in action and happy to bring you a review that has been in the works for… far too long, …
I suppose that I have been a bit of an EDCer for many years. At times my EDC load out consisted of little more than a few knives, a cigarette lighter and a flashlight, but that was before the internet. Yes, there was a time before the term “EDC” meant anything to me. But before …
We live in an age of retro manly celebration, paralleled by metro men and emo kids… Sadly, that is the fact of the matter. While some choose to walk the earth wearing a many battle bush, others combine a beard with long hair, skinny jeans and… sandals. There is a classic shaving revival that runs …
Some time ago I had invested in a 5.11 Brokos belt, this was not a very expensive investment mind you, but it was for my wife who I was trying to sell on the battle belt concept. I on the other hand already had a battle belt, a custom build contraption rigged to the max …
Back in September of 2011 I reviewed the Combative Edge SR11 by Rob Walker. Since that time I have had ample opportunity to run my SR11 through the preverbal ringer, but also to take note of the other knives of the Combative Edge line, including the M1 folder and the ultra aggressive Salus fixed blade.