Welcome back!In this series of articles we have been looking at ways to manage a potentially violent situation and how to stop a situation from spiralling out of control into a fully-fledged fight (or beating, depending who you are up against- and that’s the point, don’t forget, you never know who you’re up against). So [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Striking'
How to Survive a Violent Conflict Part 3
November 6th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
Tags: Confrontation Management·Distraction Techniques·Law·Pre-Emptive Strike·Street Defense·Striking
The Forgotten Healing Arts
September 19th, 2009 · Comments · General
Every man and his dog knows about the martial arts these days. To the layman the martial arts are a system designed to basically hurt people, but what many people don’t know, including a shocking number of martial artists, is that the martial arts were conceived originally alongside complementary healing systems.
The origins of the martial [...]
Tags: Development·Healing Arts·Injury·Martial Success·Recovery·Striking·Traditional·Vital Points
Emil Martirossian Close Range Training Video
September 5th, 2009 · Comments · General
Emil Martirossian, the founder of Urban Combat and someone I interviewed just recently, has posted this excellent little clip of himself displaying some of his amazing trapping and close range fighting skills. If you read my recent series on effective training methods for street self defense you may remember that I discussed the importance of [...]
Black Medicine: 10 Points to Target on an Attacker
June 20th, 2009 · Comments · Street Self Defense
In previous articles I have talked about the need to drop an attacker with only one blow and also the importance of being accurate with that blow. In this article I want to talk about the best places to actually strike an attacker, i.e. the most vulnerable areas of the body that are going to [...]
Secret to Developing a Power Punch
June 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Training Advice
“…correct hitting is invisible. The enemy should fall without seeing your hands.” Chinese Martial Arts Text
Punching is common to almost all the martial arts. As a basic strike it is unparalleled in terms of usability and effectiveness. Almost anyone can throw a half decent punch, if not a power punch, no matter what level [...]
Why You Should Be a One Hit Wonder
May 6th, 2009 · Comments · General
When it comes to street self defense it helps to be a one hit wonder and by that I don’t mean you should record a catchy and irritating pop song that goes to the top of the charts and makes you famous for a few weeks before you fall of the map, never to be [...]
Tags: Development·Kicking·Martial Attributes·Street Defense·Striking·Technique
