Young people who grew up in the age of the internet will find it difficult to grasp just how hard it used to be to track down information...

Let’s start with a definition. For the purposes of this column in giving tips for martial art teachers, the term “training scar” does not...

There is a 90-percent chance that you’re right-handed. I say that because statistics show left-handed people make up approximately..

For seven years, I worked for Guns & Ammo magazine, where I wrote the monthly Personal Security column under the byline Jim Grover...

A THOUGHTFUL QUESTION FROM MITCH MITCHELL, AN AFFILIATE COACH OF AMERICAN FRONTIER ROUGH AND TUMBLE, PROMPTED ME TO COMMIT TO PAPER SOME...

These tips were culled from the author’s 16 years with the Special Forces and 11 years as a combatives instructor...

Ambidexterity in the empty-hand game may be of little value in the long run...

Through- out the European Union, they’re almost epidemic. Even worse, edged weapons used in attacks overseas many times aren’t the 4-inch...

No matter which category a particular system belongs to, all instructors of these systems teach methods for stopping a blade-wielding psycho

It’s an all-out brawl, no guns allowed, what weapon would you bring to a fight and why? We asked some of the top experts in combatives...

Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters Combat (CQC) Instructor. His TRICOM combatives system is an integration of...

Jared Wihongi breaks down step-by-step how he'd handle an armed combatant: Jared Wihongi is a full-time International Close-Quarters...

Undefeated boxer and kickboxer, Graciela is the first athlete male or female to hold 2 world championships in kickboxing and boxing at...

It's long been a bone of contention within the martial arts world as to whether shooting guns should be considered a true martial art....

The world is a dangerous place. But you already know that. As a martial artist, you probably enjoy the physical fitness, the challenge...

The best weapon for personal self-defense is a firearm, especially if the bad guys are kicking in your front door to do a home invasion....

As Heichichiro Okuse says, it was cunning and deception that gave the ninja the edge over their enemies. These traits were emphasized and...

It's a testimonial to the ninja that Japan's 1964 Olympic team seriously considered using a number of ninjutsu training methods. Masaaki...

I was recently fortunate to train, have dinner with and catch up with two friends who recently returned from Afghanistan. They’re members...