Martial Arts Articles by Stephen Spivey

Stephen Spivey is a worldwide leading authority in self defense. At an early age, he was wired for reality-based self defense. He started his training in the adversarial streets of New Orleans. Fighting was common place in his neighborhood so his mother enrolled him in a local martial arts studio at the age of seven. (View Bio)

Our society is becoming more violent. Violent crimes increase daily and yet, our world is more integrated than ever. We travel more, commute from home to work, and are out and about more than our grandparents or even our parents were. So, the question is: how will you prepare to be out in this world, as it presents increasing risks to your own personal security? You are taking steps, such as reading this article, to educate yourself. But what type of training will that education lead you to choose? (Read Article)

As a predator attacks, your body will go into an adrenal state. You are flooded with adrenaline (epinephrine), noradrenalin and cortisol. The good news is these chemicals perform several positive actions in the body that make them very effective. (Read Article)

Here is a bold statement; self defense is not rocket science. In its most simple form it should be a natural flow of simple yet devastating strikes and movements. No matter what you hear from the up-teen million experts on the subject it breaks down very simply. Protect your life at all cost necessary, using the most devastating forms of hand to hand that you can. You can dress it up however you would like but that is what it takes to protect you and yours! It would be nice if we had 10 years to train in Kung Fu and a red pill to take to become a combination of Bruce Lee and Neo from the Matrix easily rendering our aggressor harmless while gliding through the air. However, that is not reality, and it never will be, no matter who you are. (Read Article)