The Bouncers and the Dojo
By Ben Westhoff ~ Sensei Elliot Freeman is surrounded by strip-club bouncers, who are sitting Indian-style in a semicircle around him. A smiling Micheal Ocello,...
Systema Pushups
A few years ago, when I was visiting Mikhail Ryabko in Moscow, he demonstrated a slow fist Systema pushup against the wall. I still...
Bradal Serey
Learning Khmer Kick Boxing with Paddy Carson
"We have to remember why we are in that ring we are there to hurt the other guy...
The Necessity of Hand to Hand Combat Training For Traditional Martial Arts
In a day where small arms and massive fire power typifies combat you would think that martial arts training would have faded into obscurity....
Three-Step Adaptable Choke Defenses
Whether you’re talking about a mixed martial arts bout, or vicious street attack, getting “choked” has to be one the scariest things to happen...
Basic Sword Concepts with Padded Combative Weapons
Dana Abbott discusses how warriors have been educated since the beginning of time and how training with padded combative weapons improve training.
I want to...
The Winning Edge: Less Is More
Defensive tactics programs and police combatives programs often fail as a system because they encompass a set of techniques instead of following a set...
Combative Knife Fighting Truths
There are 12 brutal truths when it comes to combative knife fighting. Knife fighting is a serious topic and should never be taken lightly!...
Jeet Kune Do & The Military Knife
The knife has been a vital part of a warrior's personal arsenal for thousands of years.
It is nearly as old as mankind. Even with...
Weight Training for Martial Artists
I expect to get two responses to my discussion of weight training for martial artists. One will probably cry, “Perish the thought. Martial arts...
Systema Breathing Application
How to breathe to prepare yourself for a fight using Systema breathing application?
When an untrained person perceives danger, his heart rate and blood pressure...
The Torso Method Exercises Transform One’s Taiji
The last of a series of exercises developed by Jou Tsung Hwa at the Taiji Farm, the aim of these subtle, precise, and intensive...
Tai Chi Master Willie Lim Takes Tai Chi to the Next Level
Tai Chi Master Wille Lim has taken Tai Chi to the next level. As a practitioner of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan from Chen...
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...
Old Karate is About Interpreting Kata
I prefer "old karate." I mean this in three different ways.
When I first used the phrase, I had been training for about ten years....
Wild Wild West: Martial Arts in a Gun Oriented Society
What a time we live in. It’s frightening and it’s frustrating. It’s frightening because you don’t know what life threatening challenges you might face...
