It’s become increasingly difficult to legally arm yourself for the purpose of self-defense. Laws vary greatly from state to state, and...

There was a time when the haymaker was the most advanced technique you were likely to encounter in a typical sidewalk scrap. Sadly, those...

It’s become an all too common sight on the nightly news: allegations of police officers using excessive force, which lead to furious...

The techniques you see in MMA are not new techniques. They’re just a blending of old martial arts techniques. In MMA, we’re just taking...

I haven’t seen Damon Gilbert’s martial arts resume, but it’s got to be among the most diverse in our world. He’s trained and competed...

Young people who grew up in the age of the internet will find it difficult to grasp just how hard it used to be to track down information...

Let’s start with a definition. For the purposes of this column in giving tips for martial art teachers, the term “training scar” does not...

Mike Tyson is famous for saying, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Think what you want about the former...

Tom stepped in front of Jim and challenged him to a fistfight. In response, Jim did a kiai and stepped back into a stance. Tom lunged...

“If there’s one technique that’s more effective than anything else in a real fight, it’s punching.”

Fighting skill is one of the most unconventional abilities to quantify.

Kelly McCann’s Combatives Self-Defense, Real World Self-Defense course on Black Belt Drills is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!

Like most martial arts, karate originated as a system that was designed for hand-to-hand combat.

Anyone who’s been around the martial arts long enough no doubt has heard a certain boxing maxim: Make him miss and make him pay. That’s...

Whether Systema can be classified as a traditional martial art is a matter of debate.

The Keysi Fighting Method (KFM) is a modern martial art that has garnered attention for its raw, street-smart approach to self-defense

You become known for making great-tasting Kool-Aid, so much so that your reputation would take a hit..

Timing is crucial in every facet of life. None is more important than when we’re forced to physically defend ourselves or a loved one.

I’D NEVER BEEN ATTACKED in broad daylight like that before..

You don’t have to be a black belt to protect yourself; these ten essential moves are easy to learn and can be applied effectively..

The Rough and Tumble style began as a hybrid of boxing and wrestling systems that originated in far-off lands...

These are people whose own humanity, whose sense of civility, is so strong that they’re caught vacillating between fight-or-flight decisions

We all know that the street is different from sport, but over time, I was able to blend self-defense elements from JKD, kali, silat....

Intellectualization is defined as a defense mechanism that entails using reasoning to avoid unconscious conflict and its associated...