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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Escape Being Face Down on the Ground Being on the ground with someone on top of you firing punches is dangerous enough. But being face down is even worse! It is human nature to close our eyes, push away, and turn away from danger. Especially fast punches coming at your face. But of course this
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Too Fast To Hit? I believe it was Al Davis who said “speed kills!” And oh boy does it. Sure power is important. Timing is critical. Stamina matters. Toughness is a thing. But if someone is so fast that you can’t even touch them… what an advantage. The Problem With Many Fighters Many martial artists
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