Every day, people in the United States are attacked, sometimes by means of firearms, they’re beaten unconscious, raped and even killed by other people. You won’t hear about many of these in mainstream media, but the odds of them happening to you are there, especially if you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Take personal protection and self-defense very seriously and prep accordingly, by having the means and wisdom to prevent and fight one or multiple attackers should they come after you.
Self-defense is a topic that’s just full of misunderstandings and misinterpretations. In the eight – almost nine – years that I’ve been training in martial arts, every discussion on the topic of self-defense has focused on the physical side of things. Now, that’s fine to a point but there’s much more to it than punching …
Sambo is a Russian martial art that got its start in the 1920s and 30s when Viktor Spiridonov and Vasili Oshchepkov worked together to develop a hand-to-hand combat system for the Russian military. This system was developed by integrating the techniques of catch wrestling, judo, and a few other styles into what would come to …
Most of us who consider ourselves adherents to a lifestyle of readiness or serious students of self-defense often think through or war game our responses to a violent attack. We will go through countless variations of different encounters in different places at different times of day with varying numbers of attackers. Maybe we go to …
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Fighting is something that can and does terrify most normal people. This is because most people are good people who don’t want any trouble. With that said, there’s no denying that these situations – while totally avoidable – do happen. It’s also fair to say that they follow a few different patterns. One part of …
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Mike Tyson Truer words were never spoken, we all like to think of what we would do in a self-defense situation – usually with no experience in dealing with those situations. A big part of self-defense, from a physical standpoint, is striking. Punching and …
We all like to imagine what we would do if we were grabbed by some thug on the street. Unfortunately, the reality is very different and all that planning and imagining goes out the window. Being grabbed or attacked on the street is a nerve-wrecking experience, and these situations can easily spiral out of control …
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Kicking and punching are natural instincts when it comes to fighting. Over the eight years that I’ve been training in taekwondo, I’ve had many, many sparring matches and seen and used many different kicks. Now, not all kicks are equal and self-defense is very different from a sparring match in a Dojo. With that in …
Street fights… if ever there was a form of fighting to avoid, this would be it. Why? Because street fights are generally no-holds barred, anything-goes deals which can, and do get out of hand very, very quickly. These situations can be very intimidating but there’s a common question that you hear when these types of …
You wouldn’t know it by looking at me but I’m crazy about martial arts, and have been training in Taekwondo for the last eight years – finally achieving my 1st Dan (1st Degree black belt) in December last year. Over the course of my training, I’ve had to answer a couple of different questions and …
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The blackjack is a venerable, notorious, and respected weapon that has been used in one form or another around the world for extreme close-quarters combat. Relying on a weighted head and a flexible or semi-flexible shaft, a blackjack can deliver a ferocious impact out of all proportion with its size. In use by police, security …
