The Staff: A Remarkable Weapon
The Staff is a simple, but remarkable weapon.
From humble beginnings the staff has aided mankind throughout history. In many countries, stories have been interwoven...
Internal and External Work: A Composite Organism
As a composite organism in wushu training, internal and external work helps to make a martial artist strong outwardly and sturdy inwardly.
DOWN through the...
When Personal Training Gets Too Personal
Women Fall for their Personal Trainers and Here’s Why
What is it that really turns sweaty strength training sessions into steamy afternoon rendezvous? (Read More)
When...
Chris Thomas: My Approach to Teaching Self Defense
I was reading a military hand-to-hand (H2H) training manual, and recognized that the program had been influenced by the Filipino martial arts. One chapter...
Jim Wagner My Self-Defense Instructor: Urban Criminal Ambush
In this My Self-Defense Instructor video Jim Wagner, of Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection, discusses detecting an urban criminal ambush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx0RNgyLcno
SUBJECT: Detecting an Urban Criminal...
Closing the Gap in Fighting
The most important space for any fighter is the distance that separates them from their opponent. Closing that gap is the key to executing...
The Sub-Arts of Karate: Tuidi-jutsu and Kyusho-jutsu
Tuidi (Grab-Hand) "The Grappling Aspect of Karate"
All bodies can be weakened - they all have nerves, vital points, joints, tendons and muscles that will...
Pure Punching Power: Karate-do Punch vs Karate-jutsu Punch
In this article a Medical Doctor Examines Karate-Do and Karate-Jutsu to find out which system has a better karate punch.
Much has been made of...
De Ashi Harai is like the Judo Jab
Just as in boxing, where it is said that "Everything works off the jab", in Judo it might be said that "Everything works off...
Kata and Pressure Points
By George Dillman ~ Kata can be compared to a song. The meaning of the song is stated in the lyrics and expressed in...
6 Points For Firearm Defense
Events of the last several years have finally sent the “wake-up call” to the entire world. The United States begrudgingly joins with many countries...
Learning Balance Points Helps With Learning Pressure Points
This is a bit like one of those "trust me" times. There are certain parts of the martial arts that we REALLY need to...
What Usable Backup Knife Should I Use For On and Off Duty Carry?
As a senior knife instructor for both Mil and L/E as well as a combatives practitioner for over 37 years I think this idea...
The Basics of Bunkai Part 7
This series of articles explores the basics of "bunkai" (kata application). Over the last six parts we've been discussing the fundamentals of this vitally...
The Martial Artist a Lethal Musician
One cannot learn how to make music without understanding how it functions much like one cannot practice martial arts without understanding martial arts forms...
Muay Thai Boxing the Vietnamese in 2011
In 2007 I did a magazine story entitled, "Boxing the Vietnamese" about me training with a boxing team in Cholon, the China Town of...
