Martial Arts Secrets Used By Military Special Ops
If you want to give yourself an enormous advantage over any kind of attacker — whether they’re armed, trained or just plain psychopathic — then the best thing you can do for yourself is do your mart…
Self-defense Against a Knife: Myths, Fantasies and How to Stay Alive, Part One
"Knife defense" (actually, "defense against weapons" in general, but let’s stick to knives/shanks/little pointy things for now), as trained these days in most martial arts/se…
The Secret Self Defense Tactic That Lets You Win Ground Fights Without Fighting
It’s pretty much common knowledge that the majority of fights eventually end up on the ground.But what’s not so well known and obvious is this almost fool-proof way to win a ground fight without needi…
Martial Arts isn’t Just for Kids
Walk into most martial arts schools and you’ll be likely to see classes full of kids. You might even see classes mixed with kids and adults. Sights like these turn many adults away from the possib…
Makiwara Training
Shigeru Kimura Sensei 9th Dan Tani-Ha Shitoryu Shukokai had a punch that was like getting hit with a cannonball.Kimura Sensei had won the All Japan Karate Championship two years in a row. His techniqu…
Martial Arts Training for Real Self-Defense: Making Sense of Chaos
I once had a talk with a student who pointed out the almost insane notion that anyone could think that they could use a preset string of moves (known as a kata, pronounced kah-tah) to handle something…
A Personal Safety Weapon To Consider: The Self-Defense Keychain
I use a generic term, “Self-Defense Keychain,” to describe this device but you may have heard of it by more popular, commercial names such as “Kubaton” or “Persuader Keychain.” Because, “Kubaton” is t…
Real Life Self-Defense Starts From…
“Nicky Bats” was an “old school” kinda guy. He was “street” thru and thru. He was a hard bark tough as nails S.O.B. He was a survivor. His definition of “success” in life was dying pea…

