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SUS Wrestlers and San Da Fighters in the MMA Gym

SUS Wrestlers and San Da Fighters in Fighters Unite-Shanghai

For the first time in about a year, I had no classes, no work, and no wrestling team practice for three days. So, I...

Be Physically and Mentally Prepared

Officer Stacy Lim from the Los Angeles Police Department pulled into her driveway after an enjoyable evening of softball practice. When Lim got out...
Vladimir Vasiliev Russian Martial Arts

Be a Moving Target

Everyone knows that shooting a moving target is much harder than a fixed one. It requires additional efforts and skill. Something similar happens in...
Sword

Becoming the Total Warrior

We all search for personal refinement and fulfillment, but in the martial arts we work tirelessly to help empower others to become the total...
Morne Swanepoel

Mixed Martial Arts Positioning

One of the most emphasized coaching instructions in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) No Holds Barred and Submission wrestling today is -...
Jim Wagner Articles

Filipino Kali is Alive and Well in Today’s Police and Military Training

Thumb through any martial arts magazine and you’ll see advertisements and the mention of the Filipino martial arts (kali, escrima, and arnis). In today’s...
Avi Nardia KAPAP Combatives

Lines of Attack

For Success in Sparring and Self-Defense, It Pays to Think Outside the Box! “Shapes are important in the martial arts,” Avi Nardia says somewhat matter-offactly. “Karate,...
Sports Karate and Traditional Fighting

Sports Karate and Traditional Fighting

Sports karate and traditional fighting – is your Dojo’s curriculum working these synergistically? Why each evolved the way they did and why analysis makes...
Cross-Training and Mixed Martial Arts

Cross-Training Isn’t A New Concept

Cross-training isn't a new concept. The Shaolin and the Samurai both cross-trained ... and they weren't the only ones, just the best known. Cross-training...
How to Make and Cut Weight

How to Cut Weight and Make Weight

Have any of you ever watched a weight class fight in which one fighter looks far bigger and heavier than the other even though...
Shureido Gi

The Tradition of Folding the Gi

Traditions in every aspect of life are extremely important. They not only give direction to the culture; they uphold the values and reason for...
Bill Wallace

Bill Wallace on Surefire Scoring Techniques

In my February 2004 column, I explained why it’s important to find a few techniques that work really well for you, which you can...
5 Dimensions of Kyusho

The 5 Dimensions of Kyusho

All Martial Artists work in 3 - 5 dimensions with the 4th & 5th being the more advanced practitioners realm. Each dimension has a...
Jim Wagner Articles

Reality-Based Training One Minute at a Time

It doesn't take years to learn self-defense, it takes days.” That’s a statement I've used to promote my Reality-Based Personal Protection system for many...
Olivier standing over a stack of 6 cement blocks. He is preparing to break only the last one on the stack.

The Mysterious Art of Chi Power

Much of the mystical power surrounding the martial arts and its superhuman deeds stems from the Eastern concept of chi or "energy," in Chinese, and...
Donald Miskel

Self Defense vs. Personal Security

For the most part I don’t write on demand and I don’t take requests. I’m a martial art instructor not your local DJ. That...