Close Quarters Combat

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How To Deal With Gangs

This can be a pretty scary situation when you're in an unfamiliar area and are faced with the very real possibility of becomi...

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca A. Lamont

Is Your Martial Arts Training BACKWARDS?

I have a problem with "martial arts".

U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Giang Nguyen

Mixed Martial Arts vs. Street Fighting

There's no doubt that mixed martial arts competitors are highly skilled. But how would they fare in a real street fight again...

Sgt. Maj. Michael S. Burke (U.S. Marine Corps photo)

The #1 Secret to Surviving a Ground Fight!

With the popularity of mixed martial arts these days and "no holds barred" fighting, there's been an increasing demand for tr...

Officer Isaac Rosario deploys OC spray to break up a fight between two combatants during fight dispersion training at MCAS Yuma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bill Waterstreet)

Should You Intervene in a Fight?

There IS no real "right or wrong" when it comes to helping someone else out!

The 12 Inch One Punch Knockout!

This weekend I was filming a new DVD for my site at www.CloseQuartersCombat.com on "How To Defeat Larger Attackers".

Amazing Jedi Mind Trick for Self Defense

How you look and act have a huge effect on your chances of being attacked.

A Marine blocks a punch during a martial arts training session. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl Mike Escobar)

Can You Block A Punch?

My first martial arts instructor, Master Ron LeBlanc, had a unique style of teaching how to block a punch...he'd stand you up...

MMA Metabolic Resistance Workout

The one thing every MMA fighter has in common is a powerful athletic physique built from metabolic resistance training.

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