Traditional Arts Techniques

Most Difficult Kicks to Master in Martial Arts

Every martial artist remembers a time when they witnessed a kick so masterful that it inspired them to train even more. Whether it was a...

Silat: Indonesia and Malaysia's Deadly Martial Art

You are minding your own business, buying a newspaper at your local convenience store, when a belligerent drunk decides to throw a punch...

Self-Defense vs. Self-Protection

Where should your focus be? These days, people seem to use the term “self-defense” as a catch-all. It’s become so overused that it has...

Most Difficult Kicks to Master in Martial Arts

Every martial artist remembers a time when they witnessed a kick so masterful that it inspired them to train even more. Whether it was a...

Defanging The Snake

Dr. Leonard C. Holifield is the president and founder of the International Academy of Executive Protection Agents, the Phalanx Training...

Find Function in Your Forms: Part 2

In “Find Function in Your Forms: Part 1” I shared my training background and mentioned the different style’s forms we are considering as...

The Physics of Rebounding for Superspeed: Parting Wings technique (Part 2)

In Part 1 of “The Physics of Rebounding for Superspeed” we took an in depth look at the physics behind the force production necessary...