In “The Purge” franchise, that includes five films—The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, The Purge: Election Year, The First Purge, and The Forever Purge—and a television series—the US government creates a 12-hour period in which all criminal activity is legal, including rape and murder, in order to reduce the population and make life better for the rich. Many have likened current events in the U.S. to The Purge. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will discuss this and other aspects of The Purge. Tune in and sound off Saturday at 1pm EST.

“Ruck” is both a noun and a verb. It’s a thing and an action. To "ruck” or “rucking” is the act of marching in war, survival or as a form of training to get really, really fit. Rucking kills the division between strength and cardio, boosting our endurance and strengthening neglected areas without adding unnecessary bulk. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will discuss the ruck and rucking for exercise and survival. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Hammer-fist strikes use the broad, padded surface of the fist for delivering concussive force. Compared to knuckle-based punches, hammer-fists reduce the risk of injuring small hand bones, making them particularly well-suited to real-life situations where an opponent might grab you unexpectedly or close the distance rapidly. The hammer-fist as an accessible yet powerful tool for people of all sizes and skill levels. This episode of Warrior Class the Instructors will discuss and demonstrate the hammer-fist from different angles. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Pain is defined as "physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury." Compliance is defined as "the act of obeying a law or rule." Pain Compliance is defined as "the use of painful stimulus to control a person and compel them to follow an order." In this episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will discuss and demonstrate several pain compliance techniques. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

A bada$$ has an outer toughness, consisting of physical strength, a formidable presence or both, an inner toughness such as moral resilience and courage, or both. This episode of Warrior Class the Instructors will discuss bada$$ery and what it takes to be a bada$$. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

People often ask us what are the weakest parts of the body to strike for maximum damage to an attacker? There are several areas people already know like the groin, however, the Warrior Class Instructors will name and demonstrate many more. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Parries, Slips and Blocks - What are they? Are they the same thing? Are they three different things with different strategies and tactics in self-protection? This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will discuss and demonstrate the uses, pros and cons of all three. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

The Warrior Class Instructors give you some essential skills to learn how to disengage from grabs, break free from holds, and effectively use your voice to create space or call for help. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Once again we are LIVE at the Happily Natural Day Festival! Join the Instructors as they discuss festivals, the risks and how to handle them. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

The sense of smell, or olfaction, plays a crucial role in preparing for and responding to emergencies, impacting our ability to detect hazards, manage stress, and make rapid decisions. This episode of Warrior Class the Instructors will discuss the nose, odors and how they play a role in your survival... or doom. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

It is easy to block or evade a punch or kick but what if the attack is verbal? What if the attack is on computer? There are hundreds more verbal attacks than physical ones but most of us - even martial artists - don't know how to deal with them. This episode of Warrior Class the Instructors will discuss verbal attacks and teach methods of verbal self-protection.

It’s not anyone’s idea of a good time to get in a fight on the street, but sometimes, it’s inevitable. Maybe you run into a drunk guy at the bar, or maybe someone belligerent follows you home. Whatever the case may be, can you win the encounter? Should you? This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will discuss what Street Fights are and how to handle them.

Improvised weapons are everyday objects used for defense or attack when conventional weapons are unavailable. They can be as simple as a pen, a car key, a rock or a newspaper. While not designed as weapons, they can be used in self-defense. The only limits are your imagination and resourcefulness. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will look at the various types of improvised weapons and how to use them.

A walking stick is more than just a mobility aid; it’s an “intelligent,” discreet and practical tool for personal protection. If you carry a sturdy stick that’s four or five feet long, you could easily swat a menacing person from that far away. Have a menacing dog circle you while walking in the park, a walking stick can run it off. It’s reassuring to have that solid walking stick in your hand because fending off a dog or mugger bare handed is not very appealing. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will teach you what walking sticks to get, which ones to avoid and how to use a walking stick appropriately for self-defense. Due to technical difficulties, we had to postpone the original walking stick class, but we ironed that out and now we bring you the walking stick class! So join in and sound off!

A walking stick is more than just a mobility aid; it’s an “intelligent,” discreet and practical tool for personal protection. If you carry a sturdy stick that’s four or five feet long, you could easily swat a menacing person from that far away. Have a menacing dog circle you while walking in the park, a walking stick can run it off. It’s reassuring to have that solid walking stick in your hand because fending off a dog or mugger bare handed is not very appealing. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will teach you what walking sticks to get, which ones to avoid and how to use a walking stick appropriately for self-defense.

Fight or flight is a well-known stress response that occurs when hormones are released in your body, prompting you to stay and fight or run and flee danger. If your body perceives itself to be in trouble, your system will work to keep you alive. Fight, flight, freeze, and fawn are a broader collection of natural bodily reactions to stressful, frightening, or dangerous events. This sympathetic nervous system response dates back to our ancestors coming face-to-face with dangerous animals. This week on Warrior Class, the Instructors deal with the various ways to survive dangerous situations. Which one do YOU choose? Tune in and sound of Saturday, at 1pm EST, on Black Power Media!

A confidential informant (CI), often referred to as a snitch, is an individual who provides information to law enforcement agencies about so-called criminal activities, activism or revolutionary acts, typically without revealing their identity to the public or the individuals they are informing on. A government agent, particularly a law enforcement agent, is someone who acts in an official capacity on behalf of a federal, state, or local government agency. On this episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will show you how to spot both.

Real-life martial arts and cinematic martial arts exhibit substantial differences. While fight scenes in movies often exaggerate the speed, power, and endurance of the combatants for entertainment purposes, actual combat is characterized by its unpredictability, messiness, and emphasis on efficiency and self-preservation. Cinematic fights may include implausible stunts such as leaping from buildings or surviving potentially fatal blows, whereas real-life confrontations can result in broken bones, injuries, and significant blood loss. This week on Warrior Class, the Instructors will deal with what looks good vs. what IS good when it comes to martial arts and self-defense. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Surveillance is the act of observing another in order to gather evidence. It can be accomplished with the knowledge of the person being surveilled (overt surveillance) or without (overt surveillance) and includes wiretapping , bugging, videotaping, geolocation tracking, data mining, social media mapping, the monitoring of data and traffic on the internet, “stake-outs’ and ABC surveillance. Are YOU or someone you care about being surveilled? This episode, the Instructors of Warrior Class will dive deep into the world of surveillance—it’s history, tactics, relation to slavery and more! Join in and sound off! 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Surveillance is the act of observing another in order to gather evidence. It can be accomplished with the knowledge of the person being surveilled (overt surveillance) or without (overt surveillance). Generally, surveillance is electronic or fixed . Electronic surveillance includes wiretapping , bugging, videotaping, geolocation tracking, data mining, social media mapping, and the monitoring of data and traffic on the internet. Fixed surveillance includes covert surveillance of individuals in-person. But how far can people and governments go before surveillance is against your rights or is against the constitution. This week on Warriors’ Class, the Instructors will get into hard truths you need to know. Show up and sound off! 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Boxing, wrestling, and BJJ do not include meditation or chi cultivation because those martial arts do not come from cultures or sub-cultures that practice meditation or use chi or even know about them. But does that mean meditation or chi use has no value? I was once called a “Chi master,” and said to be fooling my students by proving some “chi” techniques are simple science. The individual believed I have “powerful chi” but was teaching that the “mystical” things I do is attributed to science. Was dude correct? Can chi be used to heal, harm, or keep twenty people from being able to move you? Can meditation make you stronger, faster, and more aware? This week on Warrior Class the Instructors get into it. Join us.

You may worry that your child is being bullied or will continue to be bullied, and think that telling a teacher, just walking away, or fighting back is the only way to put a bully in their place. Which is right? Or, are they all wrong? This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors discuss handling bullies, handling teachers and the administration who let your child get bullied and the dangers of bullying in elementary, middle and high school. Tune in and sound off! 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Good balance is crucial for preventing falls and injuries, especially as we age, and it significantly impacts daily activities, athletic performance, and overall health. It also enhances coordination, improves mobility, and can even contribute to better posture and cognitive function. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors discuss balance—what it is, why yours is “off,” the importance of good balance in self-defense and everyday life, and exercises to improve it. So, put on your athletic gear, stretch out, drink water and let’s work! 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Traveling, alone or with your children, or just being in the car – a very confined space (even if you’re riding in a truck or Hummer) – is one of the most dangerous places you can be if an attack happens. An assailant may want your money, your car… or your kids. Do you know what to do? Do you know how to safely approach your car in a parking lot? Do you know how to avoid unarmed or armed attacks in your vehicle? This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will deal with attacks before and when you get in your vehicle and how to avoid fatal mistakes you probably make every day. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

Wellness has been said to be physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, fueling the body, engaging the mind, and nurturing the spirit. Wellness is a modern word with ancient roots. The key tenets of wellness as both preventive and holistic can be traced back to ancient civilizations from throughout Africa, to the East (India, China), to the West (Greece, Rome). In 19th-century Europe and the United States, a variety of intellectual, religious and medical movements developed in parallel with conventional medicine. With their focus on holistic and natural approaches, self-healing and preventive care, these movements have provided a firm foundation for wellness today. This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will deal with wellness and what it means to be “well.” This Saturday at 1pm EST on Black Power Media. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

If you encounter someone skilled in MACP (Modern Army Combatives Program) or MCMAP (Marine Corps Martial Arts Program) will you be able to defend yourself, to fight back, to survive? Or will you throw up your hands and say, “You got me,” or just get knocked out or killed? This episode of Warrior Class, the Instructors will look at how the Green Berets, Rangers, several SWAT units, Marine Force Recon, Navy SEALs and Marine Raiders engage in close quarters combat without a firearm and how you can survive an attack by one of these elite soldiers or police officers and even prevail. 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5586317400866816

There has been much controversy about the origin of martial arts. Balogun’s fifty years of martial arts study and training has led him to asking this very question and doing years of research. What he has discovered may shock you. Do the martial arts have one root? Did they start in India? Africa? Greece? Or Norway? Why are certain karate drills, Filipino hubud and Malian fanga waleyali (energy drills) similar? Or Wing Chun chi sao and wrestling pummeling both build up sensitivity of the body in similar ways? This episode on Warrior Class, the Instructors are going to break it down and show you why and how. So put on your thinking caps and workout clothes and bring plenty water and let’s work! Saturday at 1pm EST on Black Power Media.