The most common start to just about every fight we’ve seen in the street, bar, or club is a push, which is a precursor to a punch or some form of other strike. A push is says, “I’m willing to get physical” and sets the scene for violence. In this episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors teach you to deal with the push, shove, or finger in chest. So, put on your training clothes, stretch out a bit and get ready to work. Saturday at 1pm EST on @Black Liberation Media!

Name-Dropping gets on people’s nerves but few realize it is a serious indicator of narcissism and other issues. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors discuss and break down NND – Narcissistic Name-Dropping, which has always been a rampant disease but recently, Bile and Balogun encountered one of the most extreme cases in a true horror story of martial arts, Indian food, name-dropping, 100 acres of ninja land, a violent waiter getting paid $8000 a month, and blood money gained from the death of two sons. The Instructors reveal all this Saturday, at 1pm EST on @Black Liberation Media.

For nearly three years, the Instructors have been threatening… err… PROMISING to quiz you on what you’ve learned in Warrior Class. This episode is that quiz. How likely are YOU to survive the $#!+ hitting the fan if it was to happen right now? Get ready to find out!

When disasters and emergencies strike, problems don’t solve themselves. Keeping you and yours healthy and intact is crucial in any situation when $#!+ Hits The Fan. If you can’t get to the emergency room, urgent care, or doctor’s office- do you have the equipment, knowledge, and training to keep you and your family healthy and alive? On this episode, the Instructors deal with one crucial aspect of emergency trauma that must be treated or can lead to being crippled, loss of a limb, or even loss of life—skills to treat sprains, strains, dislocations, fractures, bruises and abrasions. Knowing how to treat an injury when EMTs, chiropractors, doctors, nurses and hospitals won’t be available for days, weeks or longer is essential. Join us this Saturday at 1pm EST on Black Liberation Media and let’s work!

You’ve been punching wrong! That’s right. You think you can punch properly and with power, to boot. But if you’ve studied boxing, karate, kung-fu, capoeira, jujitsu, or do MMA, you most likely do NOT punch properly and would likely injure your knuckles, fingers, wrist, or worst if you threw a punch during a violent encounter. If you don’t believe it, you need to take Punching 101. If you think injuring your hands in a violent encounter is no big deal, you need to take Punching 101. If you think just because you knocked out Tommy Glassjaw on the block you have a powerful punch, you need to take Punching 101. If you think the main target for punches is the face, you need to take Punching 101! This Saturday, inspired by boxing sensation and mom Alisha Collins, aka Liinatural, the Instructors are breaking down punches—how to, how not to, when you should and shouldn’t and thanks to TV and movies, what you, your coaches, sifus, or senseis have been doing wrong. This Saturday at 1pm EST on Black Power Media.

With the recent murder of Sonya Massey by Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson, during the tenth anniversary of the murders of Michael brown and Eric Garner by police is bringing up renewed conversations about and demands for police reform and abolishment. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors discuss and teach techniques and strategies to keep yourselves and loved ones safe when encountering police and your rights – and REALITIES – when dealing with angry, abusive, and sociopathic predators who are supposed to protect and serve. So stretch out, hydrate and let's work!

This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors teach African principles of protection and self-defense techniques. Stretch out, hydrate and let's work!

You may make her sweat, make her hotter, maybe even make her lose her breath… but if you make her water, you’d better not drink it if you’re in the desert or during a crisis and think it will sustain you or save your life. That is NOT H2O. What IS water? Why is it so important, no matter the weather, your environment, whether you are young, old, sick, well, a worker, a scholar, a couch potato, or an athlete? How much water do you need a day? Can skipping water for a few days hurt you? Can you get your water from Kool-Aid? Beer? Fruit juice? Is drinking too much water harmful. Can you drink salt water or urine in a pinch? How do you gather and store water for a crisis? On this Warrior Class, the Instructors will break down the do’s and don’ts of water for you so you can survive and thrive. By the way, is Tyla Black? Colored? Asian? Should you care? Find out Saturday at 1pm EST on Black Liberation Media.

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Good hygiene practice is essential in stopping the spread of infectious diseases, allow us to safely take part in the physical activities we love, prevent people from running away when they see us and have greater respect for us. Imagine sitting in an important meeting dressed in a fresh new suit, you’ve got on clean underwear, powerful deodorant, expensive cologne, your hair is on point… but you have filthy fingernails and the stench from your feet is escaping from your shoes. Will you be respected? Taken seriously? Viewed as sane? Don’t be this person. Join us this week on Warrior Class as the Instructors discuss the importance of hygiene in our everyday lives and for our very survival and teach us simple ways to get and stay clean and healthy.

Body hardening, iron shirt, killing the nerves in your arms, legs, hands and feet. Desensitizing your body to pain. These are all goals in many martial arts but are the viable, practical, good for you, bad for you? Does being sensitive – to your opponent’s movements, to YOUR movements, to your surroundings – make you more able to defend yourself and others? Should you be hard, yet sensitive? Neither? This week on Warrior Class, the Instructors break down sensitivity, desensitizing and teach you drills from popular martial arts to develop both. YOU decide which is better for you and yours. Hard vs. Soft. Internal vs External. Sensitive vs. Deadened Nerves. Join in and sound off Saturday, at 1pm EST, on Black Liberation Media.

This week on Warrior Class, the Instructors interview Dr. Jared Ball on the rise of anti-intellectualism, which is defined as hostility to and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectualism, commonly expressed as deprecation of education and philosophy and the dismissal of art, literature, and science. Anti-intellectualism breeds ignorance, illiteracy and social apathy, in turn leading to an incompetent and dangerous society. How did this happen? When did it happen? What’s the solution to the problem of anti-intellectualism? The Instructors are going to ask Dr. Ball the hard questions we all need answered. THEN Dr. Ball is going to flip the script and interview Bile and Ominiki and it’s going to get deep, raw and oh, so real. So Join in and sound off Saturday at 1pm EST!

Every action is preceded by a perception. How you see yourself determines how you act. Likewise, how others see you determines how they act toward/treat you. This special episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will be doing the show live at the Afrikan Liberation: In the Spirit of Our Ancestors event at the House of Ogun in Atlanta and breaking down the perceptions, thoughts, impulses and actions of warriors and worriers and giving a test so you can honestly assess which one YOU are. So join in, stretch out and sound off Saturday at 1pm EST!

Law enforcement training often includes techniques such as pressure points, joint manipulation, chokes, strangles, and striking. In many cases, if not most, an encounter with the police in which “pain and COMPLIANCE” techniques are employed ends in injury, great bodily harm and even death. Compliance is the overarching goal of the police. Indeed, the police are a cult of compliance. This cult of compliance is a problem. The tyranny of the “norm” is a problem and leads to rampant racism, sexism, homophobia, and ableism in police training and leads to the terrorizing of the Black, the poor, the neurodivergent and the disabled. This week’s Warrior Class, the Instructors discuss the most common martial arts techniques employed by the police, demonstrate them and break down their strengths and weaknesses. So join in, sound off and let’s work! This Saturday at 1pm EST.

If you know or suspect that someone is a victim of domestic violence, you might feel clueless about the best way to help, waiting for the perfect words to say or do, which could keep you from seizing the opportunity to save a life. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will give you tips and techniques to help you support and protect someone in this vulnerable situation. And even break down when – and when NOT to – get involved. So join in, sound off and let’s work this Saturday at 1pm EST on Black Power Media.

Thinking of buying a gun to defend yourself and/or your home? Maybe you should think again. Watched John Wick and want to carry a knife and a gun now? Gonna mow down enemies with gun-fu and cut a sucka thirty-five times before he realizes it? Do you own a firearm for years but you’ve only been to the gun range once? Did you spend $800 on a knife last year and you have yet to sharpen it? Do guns kill people, or do PEOPLE kill people? Is this cliché the dumbest $#!+ you’ve ever heard? This episode of Warrior Class the Instructors will be discussing knives and guns and debunking the myths about them that YOU believe in. So join us, join in, sound off and let’s work!

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Large events and gatherings bring a lot of fun and fervor, but they also come with potential safety and security risks. It is essential to be aware of potential risks and how to stay safe. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors have tips to help you remain safe and secure while participating in and enjoying concerts, parades, protests, parties, sporting events, family reunions, indoor gatherings and outdoor festivals. Join in, sound off and let’s work!

Pacifism is a general philosophy that opposes violence as a means to an end. Nonviolence is a lifestyle that involves dealing with conflicts in a peaceful way. Nonviolent action generally comprises three categories: acts of protest and persuasion, noncooperation, and nonviolent intervention. Violence is the justified or unjustified use of physical force to cause harm to people, animals, or property. Which way of thinking and doing do you most connect with? Which has been most effective for YOU? This episode, the Instructors discuss this with a Special Guest who is no stranger to violence and has even been accused of "starting riots." Join in and sound off. Join in and sound off.

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According to the Bible, Jesus said, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.” According to the Qur’an, Allah says, “And fight in the way of Allah against those who fight against you but be not aggressive. Surely, Allah loves not aggressors.” According to the Odu Ifa, Orunmila says, “One who can neither fight nor talk cannot live long on Earth. Fighting can bring wealth and honor.” These seems to indicate religion supports fighting and self-defense. Does your religion, spiritual practice, or system of belief speak for or against fighting and self-defense? What do you believe? Some martial artists claim it is not honorable to employ a stick, knife, or a gun against an assailant. Some claim practicing a martial art is Satanic. Some say, “Just dance.” What do YOU say? This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will dive deep into and discuss how our belief systems help or hinder our ability to protect ourselves and our loved ones. Join in, chime in, and sound off this Saturday at 1pm EST on Black Power Media!

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Some say 52 Blocks evolved within American prisons during the 1970s in response to overcrowding and gang violence. Without access to typical martial arts training, prisoners supposedly developed a self-defense system involving 52 “blocks” or defenses against common street attacks. Others say 52 does NOT refer to how many defenses are in the system but instead is based on a card game called “52 Pickup.” A few say it is based on the Supreme Mathematics of the Five Percent Nation of Gods and Earths and that 5 (Culture/Refinement) + 2 (Wisdom) = 7 (God). And many others suggest 52 Blocks has older roots in African fighting arts, brought to America through the slave trade. However, clear historical evidence supporting any of these narratives is lacking. Is “Jailhouse Rock” and 52 Blocks the same? What about “Alto,” from Georgia? In this episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will discuss the origins, techniques and effectives of 52 Blocks and break down its major styles and reveal its most revered instructors and practitioners. Tune in and sound of Saturday at 1pm EST on @Black Power Media. THEN, at 5pm EST, come back here on #BPM for a special Warrior Class interview with 52 Blocks Master, Wise Morrow, who will add on to our discussion (and make corrections if he has to), break down 52 Blocks techniques for self-defense (on Bile, of course) and answer your questions.

The Warrior Class Instructors are joined by 52 Blocks Master and Boxing Coach, Wise Morrow to go deeper into the truths and actual facts of 52 Blocks history, culture and technique.

Africans telling their own stories is important for us to be able to see ourselves in the present, recognize who we were in the past and then envision new futures. In the film and television industry, fewer Black-led stories get told, and when they are, these projects have been consistently underfunded and undervalued, despite often earning higher relative returns than other properties. This episode of #WarriorClass, the Instructors are joined by writer, director, and producer for the big and small screens, Bree Kelly, who's upcoming science fiction/African martial arts film about revolution, and the pitfalls of classism and capitalism, is sure to be a hit and an instant classic! Tune in, chime in, and let's discuss this often overlooked but valuable tool for our liberation and, if we aren't careful, potential weapon of our erasure.

Wrestling techniques are especially useful in close-quarters violent encounters and when defending yourself against punches and kicks. Wrestling techniques are also helpful in defending against tools as well as takedowns, grappling, and ground attacks. But which is best for self-defense? This episode of #WarriorClass, the Instructors will examine, analyze, compare, and teach you the defenses against punches, takedowns and the clinch from American Freestyle (USA), Laamb (Senegal), and Shuai Jiao (China) wrestling systems. Join in, sound off, and let’s work!

This week in #WarriorClass the Instructors examine kicking, determine the value of kicks in the street and teach you when to use kicks and which ones actually work. So wear comfortable clothes, stretch out, and let’s kick it Saturday at 1pm EST on @BlackPowerMedia.