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Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe In this, the last episode of Inside the Team Room-Peshmerga, they discuss just how effective coalition air strikes are based on their first hand experience fighting with the YPG in Syria and the Peshmerga in Kurdistan. Find out more about the foreign volunteers showing up to fight ISIS and what motivates them to fight alongside the Peshmerga. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Two American volunteers in the Peshmerga describe ISIS tactics, IEDs, ambushes, captured western weapons, and more. Kurt and Joey also talk about how European coalition support has aided the Peshmerga’s war against ISIS including the Pazerfaust, Milan, and Carl Gustav recoiless rifle. Despite this, the Peshmerga are outgunned without Western air support. Also discussed is Western Special Operations soldiers on the ground calling in coalition air strikes. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Kurt and Joey discuss the weapons and tactics they have encountered in the Peshmerga’s war against ISIS, which are obviously quite different than what they experienced in the US military. Joey, who previously volunteered with the YPG compares and contrasts them with the 9th and 3rd Brigades of the Peshmerga. Kurt then details a sophisticated ISIS assault on his position at night. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Joey talks about serving in a NBC unit in the US Army, working for Geek Squad at Best Buy, then joining the YPG in Syria before finally making his way to the Peshmerga. Kurt, formerly a embarkation specialist in the Marine Corps, attempted to join the French Foreign Legion but eventually joined the Peshmerga and entered the fight against ISIS. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

In this episode, John discusses the US Army Special Forces, affectionately known as the Green Berets. He tackles the origins, history and relevancy of one of the most elite US special operations unit. Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Founded in 1977, the Delta Force is the first Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (1st SFOD-D). In this episode, John discusses their history, selection process and role in the military. Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Jim West provides some basic, reliable moves for women to defend against an abuser – husband, boyfriend, drunk in a bar – who attempts to angrily grab the woman’s wrist to control her. Jim starts by showing how to react when the abuser grabs the wrist, the stance to take, the moves to make, and the effective steps to retaliation and escape. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe You’re in a bar, on the street, or in a situation where some guy gets all riled up and aggressive. He confronts you and pushes you. Maybe he doesn’t want to start hitting immediately, maybe he’s just trying to escalate things, but the intent is obvious. In the words of Bill Murray, “It’s go time.” Jim West answers the question, “What do you do when the fight starts?” by demonstrating how to respond to an aggressor and ending things as quickly as possible. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Jack Murphy takes us behind the punch with Jim West in a new series that will help you prepare to defend yourself in the most likely situations you could face in bar fights, street fights, and women’s self-defense. Episode 1 features Jack talking with Jim about his background, what got him into fighting, and how he came to be where he is today. Jim West is a street fighter and Special Forces veteran with a long and storied history – good background for you as you get into the ‘how-to’ episodes that follow. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Jim West said that he has been hit over the head with a beer bottle several times over the years, either on the forehead or to the back of the head. Expect the bottle to break, and for the label to hold the glass together, which can result in multiple cuts. If you choose to pick up a bottle to fight, Jim recommends holding it and hitting with it in a very specific way. Jim West also illustrates a good fighting stance for such an occasion. Instead of the typical A-frame, bring your elbows in closer to protect vital areas. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe The legendary fighter Jim West started this episode with a simple shoulder grab, then escalated it to a strike to the hypoglossal nerve—taking the threat to the ground. Once an enemy combatant is on the ground, Jim says this is the time to “put them out of business.” -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe In this episode of Stand & Fight with Jim West, Jim says that when he fights with a knife or other handheld object, he prefers to frame his body in such a way as to hide the object during an attack. One of the best places he has found to hide a blade is in the inside of his boot, which is accessible if he is forced into a compromising position on the ground. Once on the ground, he shows you his choice locations to strike an attacker with the knife or object. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Jack Murphy asks legendary street fighter Jim West about his technique for getting out of a headlock during a fight. Jim states that one of the most important things to get out of a headlock is getting a good base behind the attacker. Once you have a good solid base, you can incorporate punching and biting, then ultimately throwing him over your knee. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Jim West talks us through some unfortunately normal issues that women might find themselves in. For some reason, choke holds on women are pretty normal. Jim shows us the proper way to go for the eyes and explains how it will knock your opponent off balance. This can be modified with a kick between the legs. These techniques are effective to break the attacker’s choke hold on a woman and give her time to run away, or plan her next move to take the attack to the attacker. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe During this episode of “Stand & Fight with Jim West,” Jim demonstrates using your body’s natural defenses to check punches. He points out that the recoil is just as important as throwing a punch. The best part of this video is watching Jim West break a board mid-air. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe In this episode of “Stand & Fight with Jim West,” Jim talks about the number-one move he uses in a street fight. “I always go for the groin!” he said, demonstrating the move on SOFREP’s own Jack Murphy. Street fights do not last long, so make the moves count. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Jim West teaches us the basics about getting yourself out of a two-handed choke hold. Going directly for the eyes is a common theme behind his tactics. Don’t forget slapping the good ol’ willy on your way out of any situation with Jim. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Jack Murphy asks Jim West about experiences you might run into in real world situations. Most of the time at a bar you wont get a proper punch so disarming or defending against attacks can be easier than you might think. Jim talks about different ways to stand while staying in different protective positions and “answer the phone.” Jack then gets to practice these skills with Clint while Jim explains “If it feels strong it’s wrong.” -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe When you’re first attacked you may not be able to run away immediately, you may not have a plan of response, so you need to train your mind to hit immediately to give yourself some room. Jim West takes us through a partner exercise where the partner ‘attacks’ with a push or shove, and the person being attacked responds immediately with a punch or two. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Tom recalls combat actions on the ground in occupied France, including hair raising nightime recon patrols in which ones of his team mates was killed by a enemy sniper. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Episode 5: Tom tells the hair raising story about how the men of the 501st Parachute Regiment loaded into their aircrafts and took off to jump into Normandy. The para-troopers flew towards France at low level, enduring fog, flooding on the ground, and Nazi boobytraps on the dropzones. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Tom talks about a riot between the Air Force and Army in North Carolina prior to deploying to combat. Tom also recalls one shameful episode in the U.S. Army, however the military justice back then was swift and effective as the para-troopers soon learned. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Tom explains the Tennessee maneuvers, the pre-war combat training conducted prior to shipping off to combat in World War II. Tom also talks about the infamous mount currahee runs that the para-troopers had to conduct before explaining their trip to the European theater by boat. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe

Want more Military Grade content? Sign up for a SOFREP Team Room membership today. https://sofrep.com/subscribe Tom Rice talks about why he joined the Army, exploring the jungles of Panama, and how being a risk taker led him into the Airborne prior to the Normandy invasion. He also explains the curious history behind the jump towers at Airborne school. While training for combat, Tom also gets into some trouble with his company commander for sneaking out of the barracks to buy chocolate bars. -- The SOFREP Team Room is an exclusive community with full site access to ad free content and invites to special events. Our editorial team is unlike any other because we’re all military and special operations veterans. We were the first in the world to adopt this style of content in 2012. Real world experience combined with unbiased reporting. A Team Room membership gets you access to exclusive news and editorial content, hardcore gear reviews, community forums, military documentaries, and Spec Ops interviews – all with much needed authenticity in media. If you aren’t SUBSCRIBED, what are you waiting for? Now’s the best time to join! https://sofrep.com/subscribe