The Beginning

It all started back in the 80's. I was still in school and about fourteen years old. I was a survivalist and my fear was nuclear war. I lived with my family in the Florida Keys, Marathon, Fl to be exact. I was all alone in this, my family had no clue. I read everything I could and made plans on what I would do and how I would help my family if nuclear war came down upon us. I knew that we were in a bad spot as Miami was to the north of us and military bases in Key West were to the south of us. My plan was simply to take a boat and sail away from the mainland. I acquired books and knowledge from wherever I could find it. I ordered many books on survival as well as combat from Paladin Press and there was a local gun shop that sold me a bunch of used books on survival, combat, improvised weapons, etc On top of that, like most teenage boys I had dreams of joining the military to train to be special forces, that is of course if nuclear war didn't happen. So...needless to say, nuclear war never came about and I never made it into special forces. Turns out that I'm color blind and my vision sucked so they wouldn't let me into the program or even the army. Eventually I did enlist into the Army with a family doctor signing the waiver for me. I ended up in a military intelligence unit, not quite Special Forces but I did get some of that U.S. Army training I was seeking.

Soke Masaaki Hatsumi

Thoughts of nuclear war faded away but I've always continued increasing my knowledge about survival and preparing. Most of my interests has been in martial art training, Bujinkan Ninpo brought to the world by Soke Masaaki Hatsumi to be exact, also known to the world as Ninjutsu (the real stuff with traceable roots) and I had the luck of having an instructor who was Australian SAS (Special Air Service, comparable to our U.S. Army Special Forces) trained so I learn much about combat survival, wilderness survival and so much more that I feel it is time to start teaching others what I have learned. On top  of that I have spent years studying and mastering various self-improvement disciplines.

Now at the age of forty-three, with wife and children, I find myself thinking of survival and preparedness for real. With the economy the way it is and so many people unhappy with the government, add to that terrorism and the U.S. creating so many enemies in the world, one has to wonder if it doesn't make sense to be prepared, ready to survive anything. I don't truly believe we are headed to any sort of 'end of the world' event but disaster can happen at any time and any place. It would be wise and prudent to be prepared for any eventuality whether it is civil unrest, terrorist attack, financial collapse, super storm, earthquake or simply a home invasion or mugging as you walk the dog. This is the world we live in and it is highly recommended to be prepared. Just ask anyone who survived World War II Germany or civil war in Bosnia or if you could, those who did not survive.

As I look back through my life I realize how many 'survival situations' I have been through. I have survived hurricanes, forest fires, stuck in cold, snowy mountains, ship wrecked, and dealing with thugs in a park. My wife and I with our infant son lived in a van for a while, surviving by strong will and smart wits. No matter what has happened to us, we have always come out on top, maybe not always better off though. We have learned life always goes on, no matter what! With the right attitude and belief that all will be all right anything can be survived.

It is my goal, with this blog, is to help my readers and to share my knowledge about preparing and survival for anything from street survival to surviving war.