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...
Makiwara Training
One of the major images in the general public’s perception of Karate is that of Karate practitioners performing feats of breaking wood, tiles etc....
The Wooden Dummy
The wooden dummy is a training device that is used in many different systems of Chinese martial arts. There are many different designs for...
Bill Wallace on Surefire Scoring Techniques
In my February 2004 column, I explained why it’s important to find a few techniques that work really well for you, which you can...
Your Secret Self-Defense Sequence
Unconscious Machine Gun of Moves
When people come into my self-defense gyms one of the first things I teach them is to have a defensive...
Footwork, Footwork, Footwork
The single biggest distinction between fitness and martial arts training is whether participants move or remain stationary, and the key is learning footwork.
However they...
The 5 Dimensions of Kyusho
All Martial Artists work in 3 - 5 dimensions with the 4th & 5th being the more advanced practitioners realm. Each dimension has a...
Teaching Shan State Rebels Practical Fighting
I slowly formulated a plan as to what I would teach the men. For years, I had been developing a system of practical fighting...
The Pinan / Heian Kata Series as a Fighting System: Part 2
In the first part of this series we examined how the Pinan / Heian katas represents a complete fighting system that contains techniques for...
Para Ordnance P14-45
The gun was a train wreck. I was rooting around my safe and came across the Para Ordnance P14-45 I used at the range...
Kyusho Attacks the Inner Body
Inside – Outside
Typical Martial Arts attack the outer body, while Kyusho attacks the inner body.
We looked at this idea a bit in the Blog on...
Fuydoshin and Zanshin
After reviewing an article I had previously written ("What Does a Black Belt Mean?"), one of my seniors in the SMAA that I highly...
Karate: A Brief Overview And How To Supplement It With Reality-Based-Training For A Post...
Karate is a martial art that originated in Okinawa with strong roots to China; it was also frequently called kenpo. The term “karate” originally...
The Case For Defensive Knife Training Part 2
In Part I we discussed the alarming upsurge of knife violence in First World countries — and the necessity for defensive knife training for...
Wood, Metal, Bamboo – Usage of the Japanese Sword
In the following few paragraphs I want to explain the “nuts and bolts” and the “hows and wherefores” for the usage of the Japanese...
Be Physically and Mentally Prepared
Officer Stacy Lim from the Los Angeles Police Department pulled into her driveway after an enjoyable evening of softball practice. When Lim got out...
