Boundary Tips for Knife Attacks
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I notice that most students do not clearly understand distance when they practice defense against simulated knife attacks and many practitioners of...
Taekwon do and Muay Thai Competition Styles
Many times the road to victory begins with an understanding of your opponent’s style of fighting. Two of the most popular forms of competition...
Jim Wagner Television: Women’s Survival Course – Germany
Jim Wagner's two-day Reality-Based Personal Protection Women's Survival course was videotaped by a German television crew in May of 2009. This is a look...
Amateur Assassins and the Threat They Impose
This is not a review for the Donnie Yen movie Bodyguards and Assassins; this is an article about amateur assassins and the threat they...
Systema Combative Body Massage
Any good massage is beneficial. The Systema combative body massage that we do in classes has its own unique and practical value. Done in...
Why the Front Squat is the Real Judoka’s Best Friend
I have seen more than one article on the web, heralding the Squat as the best exercise for a judoka. While I can’t argue...
Quest For The Truth: The Origin of Tang Soo Do’s Forms
Hwang Kee, founder of Tang Soo Do, claimed to have brought the art's Pyong Ahn forms back from China in the 1930s. That was...
Leg Checks and Defenses of Muay Thai
Leg checks are a vital aspect of Muay Thai and no one knows that better than legendary instructor Bob Chaney. He consistently produces some...
Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets – What is Smart Training? #6
To me, it is the best possible utilization of your training time. How many people in a weights gym do you see, standing around...
The Pinan / Heian Kata Series as a Fighting System: Part 2
In the first part of this series we examined how the Pinan / Heian katas represents a complete fighting system that contains techniques for...
O Goshi, for Sport or Street
A basic and popular Judo throw is O-Goshi, the well-known hip throw. It is an ideal throw for shorter people to employ against taller...
The Discrepancy Between Martial Arts and Increasing Street Violence
There is a stark difference between the perceived effectiveness of martial arts/fight sports, in handling violent encounters and the reality of street violence.
Combatives are Replacing Martial Arts
Did you know that law enforcement agencies and military units are doing away with martial arts. Well, actually they're doing away with just the...
Tegumi – Old Style Karate’s Two Person Exercise
Tegumi or Okinawan grappling and wrestling
Just as a great dish needs a recipe or an extensive trip needs a map, so too does the...
Best Practices: Stress Management
Stress is an officer’s number one nemesis. During a call, it creates automatic psychological and physiological responses that reduce your effectiveness. Too much stress...
The Conflict Cycle
Any human conflict that you engage in will have a predictable cycle. Whether the conflict involves a heated argument with a hostile subject or...