The Russian Boxing Step Jab The Russian boxing step-jab is so named because I learned it from a Russian boxing coach. It allows you to extend your reach while keeping your head further from your opponent’s reach. Key Tips to the Russian Boxing Step Jab Step forward with an internally rotated foot This allows you […]
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How to Coil To punch hard while moving we must use body mechanics that create rotational power. The way that I like to describe it is to coil and uncoil. Coiling is something that we all do when we throw a ball. You pull back your throwing arm as you shift your weight back. You
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Best Martial Arts Kicks for the Street If we only trained Tae Kwon Do we could focus on just learning kicks. If we only practiced BJJ we could spend all of our time getting into the weeds with ground fighting. But as martial artists focused on reality-based self-defense we have multiple areas of martial arts
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Why Pistol Drill Training? Imagine you are out with your family when a crazed man with a gun rushes in and starts shooting people. You have started carrying a concealed carry pistol since you wanted to be prepared to defend yourself and your family in case this unlikely event happened. In the heat of the
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Escape the Dangerous Side Mount The 2 most common places to wind up on the ground will be the full mount – which I describe how to escape here – and the side mount which we will go over in this post. In both of these positions your attacker is going to be on top
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Can You Recover From a Failed Disarm? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen security camera footage of an armed robber stick a gun out and the person being robbed just grabs the gun away. I mean it is truly staggering. These would-be victims are not trained in gun disarms. They just had
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Develop Lightning Fast Punches Who doesn’t want to be faster? Who doesn’t want lightning fast punches that can’t be blocked? Well you won’t get them hoping but if you are willing to put in the work they can be yours for the taking. 1st you need a drill that can evaluate your abilities and progress.
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Fake Punch for the Swatter Very few people are good and blocking and parrying punches. It actually takes a lot of practice and lots of punches thrown at your face over and over again to not swat at punches. A good parry or block should move just enough to be effective at stopping the punch.
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2 ½ Minutes to Better Footwork The difference between ordinary people and truly amazing performers comes down to the willingness to put in the work… to get your reps. If you do this 2 ½ minute follow along session near daily you will develop amazing footwork and will feel super comfortable striking while moving. Follow
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Punch Hard While Moving You don’t want to stand still and swing away with your opponent. You are basically standing on X marks the spot and it becomes a game of luck for who lands the most telling punch first. Instead we want to be moving around especially on the outside range. We want to
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