Close Quarter Baton Training with Police Safety Batons
We want to introduce the ActionFlex police safety batons that will improve law and security enforcement officer training.
Security and law enforcement personnel have long had...
How To Buy A Sword Part 1
The number one question you need to decide is, "What do you want the sword for?" Do you want to use it for a...
Kata Naihanchi – Karate’s Most Deadly Kata?
The kata Naihanchi (Tekki) is practiced within the majority of karate styles. The word 'Naihanchi' is said to mean 'sideways fighting' due to the kata's...
The Importance of Kata
Over the past several years I've written articles discussing various sides of martial arts training. In my article entitled, “Commercialism vs. Traditionalism” I talked...
Bouncer and Doorman Defensive Tactics
The Bouncer and Doorman Defensive Tactics video is for EVERYONE working the door of a bar, nightclub, or exclusive club in order to keep you...
Martial Arts Vs Crash Test Dummies
How many of you out there have ever wondered just how powerful a good karate spinning back fist is compared to a boxing right...
Stealth .45 ACP Compensators
I don't like compensators. To my traditionalist's eye, they are funny-looking contraptions better suited to imaginary guns in Star Wars movies. Real men all...
Young Bo Kong on Cutting Down Your Opponent with an Axe Kick
Tae Kwon Do Grand Master Young Bo Kong has been called the fastest kicker alive. However, even with his speed, this two-time national champion...
Bob Chaney Muay Thai and Tae Kwon Do Creates Fighters
Although all martial arts employ a variety of kicking techniques, undoubtedly the most widely recognized kicking styles are that of Thailand’s, “ Muay Thai”...
An Instructors Guide to Teaching Knife Defense to Civilians Part One
The knife is one of mankind’s oldest and most valuable tools. It’s also the weapon of choice for most violent attacks around the world....
Break It Down: Breaking in Martial Arts
A prevailing image associated with the martial arts is that of an intense, screaming guy in pajamas screaming as he breaks a board, or...
NFL Stars Train Tae Kwon Do at Young Brothers Institute
NFL stars train Tae Kwon Do with Young Brothers Institute in Pittsburgh that could resemble an NFL training camp. Some of the most famous...
What is Important to Know About Kyusho
So what is important for an individual to know who wants to excel in Kyusho:
1. Know the target inside and out. This seems like...
3 Stretch Yourself: Your Potential to Do a Front Split
Stretch Yourself: Testing Your Potential to Do a Front Split
This is the third installment of my column on training that appeared in May 1999...
Footwork Training In Martial Arts – An Introduction
In response to a comment a respected martial arts teacher recently made to me that he felt that footwork training was becoming a lost...
Naihanchi’s Mook Jong Drills – Karate’s Hidden Wooden Dummy Techniques
Naihanchi or Tekki kata is one of several traditional Chinese-Okinawan karate katas whose origins have been lost over the centuries. While the Naihanchi kata...
