Self Defense/Combatives

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

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

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

Learning how to avoid a fight should be the very first thing martial arts instructors teach in their schools.

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

Halloween stores are a close combat trainer's paradise when it comes to training for edged weapon defense.

We talk so much about the "first strike" as being a punch, but rarely do people consider using "distraction" as a self...

My first martial arts instructor had a unique style of teaching how to block a punch. He'd stand you up against a wall and...

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

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