Isshin-ryu and Pressure Point Fighting
When traditional karate practitioners are introduced to pressure point fighting and shown how it unlocks the secrets of kata and other aspects of classical...
No Such Thing as Pressure Points
I realize this is controversial, it will upset some, it will anger others, but that should not prevent it from being said.
We need to...
Airguns and Self Defense Training
Reality Based Training With Airguns
Most violent crimes today are committed by armed criminals, be it with knives or guns, and yet most martial artists...
RBT Learning Methodologies to Survive Street Violence
Modern self-defense training includes “RBT and/or combatives,” not rigid alliances to single martial arts styles and incorporates new techniques and strategies.
10 Things To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 9: Use the Ring
10 Things You Need To Know To Be A Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Part 9: How To Use The Ring.
Everyone knows that the Mixed...
Use A Camera Phone To Look Into The Hot Zone
Want to look around a corner into a Hot Zone where an attacker could be laying in wait for an ambush, use a camera...
Traveling Companion: Tussey’s stealth comp is “just right”
It's mid-night-thirty and dark like the second line of the Bible. I've got the GT Pony car stretched out across the lonesome high desert...
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 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...
Reflections on No-Touch Knockout Techniques
Chris Thomas discusses his personal experiences with the controversial no-touch technique often referred to as the no-touch knockout.
Chris Thomas is a master instructor of...
Tegumi – Karate’s Forgotten Range
It is believed that the native wrestling art of Tegumi, along with the Kempo systems brought to Okinawa by the Chinese, were forerunners of...
The Knife: The Ultimate Tool To Develop Trapping Skills
One method Progressive Protective Systems (PPS) practitioners use to develop trapping skills is knife sparring within a confined environment. Knife fighting usually occurs with...
Combating Conditioned Hesitation
To survive confrontations in the kill zone, officers must overcome second-guessing and act quickly and decisively. This article is about combating conditioned hesitation.
There are...
Selective Brick Breaking Using Kinetic Energy
Martial Artsist Dustin Fargher shares about selective brick breaking / depth control using kinetic energy. Breaking top - middle - bottom out of an...
The Psychology of Combat
Training for combat is not a casual pursuit for the purpose of self-aggrandizement. Using this training to dominate others with the power gained is...
The Claymore Sword and the Cross
For my 50th birthday I received a Scottish Claymore sword. This sword represents my life: a life of conflict and my Christian faith.
In July...
