Real Fights are Chaos When you see 2 (or more) guys going at it they swing their arms wildly, fists going everywhere. They are off balance and many times fall on their own. Guys will stand toe-to-toe and just throw punches without any tactics at all. They are hoping to land a huge blow that […]
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Blocking Doesn’t Work? If you watched the video you will see that in the video most of the people aren’t actually blocking… the ones that actually have their hands up are covering. Covering is a boxing technique that is used when a boxer is disoriented and can’t focus on the incoming punches. It is a
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Step 1 – Parry to Jab Counter If you haven’t watched the video on the jab > parry > jab drill I would do that first as this drill is more complex and builds upon that one. This version of this drill requires that both fighters be in the same lead. R for R or
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3 Marines Beaten by Mob Quick summary of what happened: 3 Marines were walking on the beach in San Clemente where a large group of teens and young adults were acting rowdy and shooting fireworks at people. A woman pushing a stroller with her 9 month old inside said the teens were throwing fireworks at
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Sucker Punched The dreaded sucker punch. Don’t discredit it as dishonorable… it doesn’t matter. If it hits you it might knock you out and end the fight. It is the most common form of attack… frankly any ambush is the most common type of attack. Why? Predators want to catch their victims off guard. Maybe
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Jab Parry Jab Drill Boxing Drill to Improve your RAT Our goal should almost always be to terminate the fight using Rapid Assault Tactics but we still need an entry into our RAT. If the fight starts on the outside in kickboxing or lunging range then a classic boxing counter could be just what the
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Rapid Punches on Front Gun Disarm One of the most common things I see when people practice a gun disarm from the front is to grab the gun with one hand, push it off to the side, and then with the other hand repeatedly punch the attacker in the face. Ok, looks great, very aggressive…
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The Scenario Can you imagine you and your family are leaving a store when suddenly a group of attackers rush in? Some surround you while others try to open the doors where your wife and kids are. That is exactly what happened in this video. Granted we don’t have the beginning to see how it
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The Controversial Podcast A client sent me a podcast of a martial arts instructor discussing the state of martial arts and self-defense. He made some bold claims about sport fighting being superior for self-defense. In the video I go into my responses and thoughts on what the instructor shared. Below I will summarize his points
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Today you will get 100 reps of your uppercut punch focusing on 5 different rounds. Uppercut Tip 1) Shift Your Weight Shift your weight to your opposite leg when throwing your uppercut. So if you are throwing a lead uppercut shift your weight to your back leg and vice versa. The weight shift should be
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