Closed Today Due to Bomb Cyclone

Mar 13, 2019 | Latest News

SMAA is CLOSED Today, Wednesday March 13th, 2019 due to the Bomb Cyclone. The First Consideration of Self-Defense is your Environment, and right now, that environment is hostile. Stay Home, Stay Warm and Stay Safe. We will most likely re-open tomorrow for regular...

What’s With All the Weird Names?

Mar 12, 2019 | Latest News, Training Tip

This is one of the most common questions parents ask me  when they try to help their child practice. Believe it or not, there is a method to this madness and there is a secret code to all of the strange names. All of the self-defense techniques have been given names...

What’s That Smell?

Feb 25, 2019 | Latest News

Sunday dinner was always a special meal around my house when I was a child, and it continues to hold a special place in my family’s week. Last night was no different, except for one little thing. I decided to make pulled pork with pineapple relish and a sweet chili...

Chicago, Now in Colorado

Dec 3, 2018 | Latest News

There’s no where I’d rather live than in Colorado, however, if you’re like me and you hail from another state, then I bet you there are certain things you miss. Childhood experiences leave indelible impressions and influence our tastes for a lifetime...

One Proud Papa

Jul 17, 2018 | Latest News

I met Det. (ret.) Mike “Bullfrog” Boespflug in 1998 when I first began teaching in Colorado. He walked into the school, in his police uniform, and I thought I was in some kind of trouble, but he told me he wanted his son to start training with me. Here he...