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NFL Stars Train Tae Kwon Do at Young Brothers Institute

NFL stars train Tae Kwon Do with Young Brothers Institute in Pittsburgh that could resemble an NFL training camp. Some of the most famous...
Ted Gambordella – Fights To Win

10 Things To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 4: Ground Jiu Jitsu...

10 Things You Need To Know To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 4: How To Do Ground Jiu jitsu Without A Gi. Everyone knows...
Kenwa Mabuni

Kata Training: Practice Kata Correctly

This translation originally appeared in Vol. 29, No. 1 of the Hiroshima University of Economics Journal of Humanities, Social and Natural Sciences. Translator's Introduction Over the...
National Geographic Fight Science

Martial Arts Vs Crash Test Dummies

How many of you out there have ever wondered just how powerful a good karate spinning back fist is compared to a boxing right...
Loren Christensen

Control Fear with Knowledge

“I was parked on a side street writing a report when dispatch gave the neighboring car a call in my district. ‘See the bartender...
Donald Miskel

Stillness in Combat

In the end, whether you have to discourage a would be predator or combat an attacker mushin, that calm in the face of opposition,...
Qi Whiz

Qi Whiz!

Controversies come and go in the martial arts community, but one topic that can always be relied upon to start a loud argument is...
Sensei Elliot Freeman teaching bouncers

The Bouncers and the Dojo

By Ben Westhoff ~ Sensei Elliot Freeman is surrounded by strip-club bouncers, who are sitting Indian-style in a semicircle around him. A smiling Micheal Ocello,...
Russell Stutely Hidden Secrets

Martial Arts The Hidden Secrets: Pressure Points Questions #11

Pressure Points are only the size of a pen nib ~ How can you hit them for real? The point itself is only that size,...
Eyes

Use Your Eyes to Save Your Assets

Knowing where to look when standing face-to-face with a hostile subject is critical, though it’s rarely addressed in training. This is a glaring omission...
Knife Attack CCTV

Knife Attacks Can Be Sudden

Knife attacks can come on suddenly before you have time to realize it! *From a recent CCTV video – An argument on the street starts out...
Best Practices by Amaury Murgado

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...
Frecuancia Marcial

juego De Manos Es De Villanos

“juego De Manos Es De Villanos” Refrán Mexicano Era día de examen en el Gimnasio de la Federación de Estudiantes de Guadalajara. Antes de iniciarlo me...
Martial Arts are About Survival

Martial Arts Are About Survival

Here’s a shocker for you … martial arts are about survival. Yep, that’s right. The purpose of martial arts is to have the skill...
Surviving an Edged Weapon Attack

Surviving an Edged Weapon Attack

Unconsciousness and Death – Surviving an Edged Weapon Attack . . . witnessed over my 23 years of being a law enforcement professional. In...
Kami Katana

The Japanese Sword Forging Process – Part 1

Throughout history the sword forging process used in the creation of authentic Samurai Swords has been as much an art form as it is a...