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.
6 Blind Men of Industan
People tend to claim absolute truth based on their limited, subjective experience and so it goes with self-defense… everyone thinks they know the answer.
The Deification of Dangerous Knife Grips
Have you ever used a hammer, a screwdriver and/or pliers? Is this the way you would normally hold them while working on a task?...
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...
Adding Judo to Your Self-Defense Toolbox Part 1
Judo is arguably the most underrated fight sport for nonweapons self-defense. For years it’s been overshadowed by striking-based martial arts. It wasn’t until the...
Adding Judo to Your Self-Defense Toolbox Part 2
Read Judo Part 1
The Force of Competitive Throws
The Impact of someone being thrown on their head on concrete is far more devastating than the...
Safety on the Streets: Recognize How Danger Escalates
As a student of the ninja personal protection martial art, based on fighting principles developed for intelligence gatherers in Japan centuries ago, you are...
Life and Death: When Seconds Count
Imagine leaving a party having had too much to drink and suddenly finding yourself attacked by three individuals! It’s a blitz attack in the...
No Lie Blades: From Martial Artists to Combative Practitioner
I started my martial arts journey at age 15. It was a search for a method of self defense that would be empowering and...
Is Kicking the Knee the Best Defense in a Street Fight?
Dear Michael,
A friend who practices traditional karate recently told me that the best defense in a street fight would be sidekicks to my opponent’s...
The Reality of Combat: Are You Combat Effective?
Let’s be clear about something. Martial arts and armed and unarmed combat aren't the same thing. I’ll probably get a lot of flack from...
How to Spar for the Street: Part 3
In this series of articles we are discussing how to make your sparring relevant to real situations. As we've discussed in previous articles, the...
How to Spar for the Street: Part 2
In this How to Spar for the Street series of articles we are discussing how to make your sparring relevant to real situations. The...
How to Spar for the Street: Part 1
Almost all martial artists include sparring in their training. However, there are many different types of sparring and there is some debate as to...
Seigyo through Metsubushi: Control through Blinding
In Martial Arts we wish to control the situation at hand and manipulate the opponent to stop attacking us. We can control our opponent physically or mentally, or both.
The Best Defense Is A Good Offense
The BTK killer was asked if there was anything that would have made a difference with his victims. He answered, “I guess if they...