In this episode, I interview Jeremy Brown, owner and head instructor at Treadstone Defensive Tactics in Fort Mill, SC. Our conversation hits on topics including how self-defense training should be comprised of more than just fighting skills, why hand-to-hand training is crucial for those who carry a firearm, and how he got into the craft of bladesmithing.

For the very first episode of the Mats and Mags podcast, I chat with John Miller, head coach at Modern Gladiator Fight Training Academy in Roanoke, VA about combat sports, traditional martial arts, self-defense training and even the history of fighting in ancient Greece plus a little Japanese philosophy.