http://zombiecombatclub.com Combat techniques, weapons, and strategies to defeat the living dead. Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:05:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Two days ago, Mike Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York City, issued a press release concerning the impending storm, Hurricane Irene.  This is the first time in the history of the city that individuals are being pre-emptively evacuated from low-lying areas.  This is also the first time the largest rapid ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2011/08/27/this-is-an-emergency-broadcast/ In an article for Wired Magazine’s Geekdad Blog, I detail how the parenting techniques described in Amy Chua’s book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, can not only help develop a child into an exceptional student, but also turn them into a disciplined zombie combatant.  In the course of the ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2011/02/13/tiger-mother-effectiveness-during-a-zombie-outbreak/ So there you have it.  The first season of one of the most hotly anticipated TV shows for zombie fans has come to a close.  It’s been a ton of fun analyzing each episode of this season from a hand-to-hand combat perspective, and like all the previous blog installments, I’ll ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/12/16/the-walking-dead-season-one-finale-combat-analysis-and-final-thoughts/ In the second to last episode of the first season of AMC's The Walking Dead, we're treated to the least amount of zombie engagement in the series to date, mostly because the survivors are busy mopping up the mess that was last week's nocturnal assault on the base camp. It's ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/12/05/the-walking-dead-episode-5-wildfire-combat-analysis/ In the final minutes of the fourth episode of The Walking Dead, viewers were treated to what many have been hotly anticipating since the beginning, a full-blown zombie mob assault.  Thus far, we’ve been witness to the occasional engagement with a single walker or evasive measures taken by survivors in ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/11/24/the-walking-dead-episode-4-combat-analysis/ Episode three of AMC's The Walking Dead brought on less hand-to-hand combat action than I had hoped, but it did reveal some interesting aspects of the zombie canon to which the show is following.  Plus, we had the opportunity to see a ballistic weapon in use that wasn't a firearm, ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/11/19/the-walking-dead-episode-3-combat-analysis/ Last week I began my analysis on how hand-to-hand zombie combat is being handled in AMC's new series, The Walking Dead.  While the premiere was fairly limited as far as non-ballistic weapons were concerned, this week's episode provided a satisfying variety of close-combat armaments. A brief episode recap: Rick Grimes has ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/11/11/the-walking-dead-episode-2-combat-analysis/ Last Sunday saw the AMC premiere of a event that fans of the undead never thought they would see - a television series based on the zombie apocalypse.  Ever better is the fact that the show is based on Robert Kirkman's excellent comic book serial - The Walking Dead. There are ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/11/07/the-walking-dead-premier-the-zombie-combat-club-perspective/ ZomBcon 2010 is in the record books, and now that the suitcase has been emptied and the pictures downloaded, I have time to recap this first event of its kind - a 3-day all-zombie fest. I was lucky to be an invited guest to this convention, but if I wasn't, ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/11/05/zombcon-2010-the-aftermath/ This Halloween weekend, and unprecented event will take place in Seattle.  The first ever large scale all-zombie convention is being held in the Seattle center, and I'm lucky enough to be an invited guest. As not just a contributor, but a lifelong fan of the undead genre, I'm thrilled to be meeting ... http://zombiecombatclub.com/index.php/2010/10/29/zombcon-halloween-weekend/