How Can Martial Arts Training Improve Safety for Law Enforcement Officers?
It’s become an all too common sight on the nightly news: allegations of police officers using excessive force, which lead to furious...
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Black Belt Team
Nov 19
The Unprecedented Evolution of MMA
The techniques you see in MMA are not new techniques. They’re just a blending of old martial arts techniques. In MMA, we’re just taking...
Black Belt Team
Nov 14
Weapon Defense: A Law-Enforcement Officer’s Best Advice for Martial Artists
I haven’t seen Damon Gilbert’s martial arts resume, but it’s got to be among the most diverse in our world. He’s trained and competed...
Robert Young
Nov 11
Hisardut: The Aggressive Israeli Self-Defense System You Haven’t Heard Of
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...
Mark Hatmaker
Nov 6
Stop Training Scars Before They Start: Essential Tips for Martial Art Teachers
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...
S.D. Seong
Oct 29
When Perfectly Good Techniques Fail: Ricardo Liborio's BJJ Strategy for Competition and Self-Defense
Mike Tyson is famous for saying, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Think what you want about the former...
Black Belt Team
Oct 24
6 Self-Defense Moves That Will Get You Hurt
Tom stepped in front of Jim and challenged him to a fistfight. In response, Jim did a kiai and stepped back into a stance. Tom lunged...
John Hackleman
Oct 21
A Minimalist’s Toolbox for Street Survival
“If there’s one technique that’s more effective than anything else in a real fight, it’s punching.”
Kelly Mccann
Oct 17
The Price of Piety: A Call for Open-Mindedness in Combat Training
Fighting skill is one of the most unconventional abilities to quantify.
Black Belt Team
Oct 8
Unlock the Secrets of Real-World Self-Defense: Kelly McCann's 22-Episode Combatives Course Now on Black Belt Drills!
Kelly McCann’s Combatives Self-Defense, Real World Self-Defense course on Black Belt Drills is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!
Emil Farkas
Sep 10
Combat Shotokan: Reviving Karate’s Self-Defense Roots in a Sport-Focused Era
Like most martial arts, karate originated as a system that was designed for hand-to-hand combat.
Tony Torre
Sep 9
Weaponize Your Structure: Limb Destruction From the Filipino Martial Arts
Anyone who’s been around the martial arts long enough no doubt has heard a certain boxing maxim: Make him miss and make him pay. That’s...
Black Belt Team
Sep 3
Russian Systema: The Evolution of a Unique Martial Art
Whether Systema can be classified as a traditional martial art is a matter of debate.
Black Belt Team
Sep 2
The Rise and Evolution of Keysi Fighting Method (KFM): A Comprehensive History
The Keysi Fighting Method (KFM) is a modern martial art that has garnered attention for its raw, street-smart approach to self-defense
Kelly Mccann
Aug 29
Self-Defense Requires More Than a Black Belt: By Kelly Mccann
You become known for making great-tasting Kool-Aid, so much so that your reputation would take a hit..
Lyle Laizure
Aug 27
Self-Defense's 3 Forms of Reactionary Timing
Timing is crucial in every facet of life. None is more important than when we’re forced to physically defend ourselves or a loved one.
Mark Jacobs
Aug 26
Glen Heggstad on Surviving Real-Life Attacks and Abductions Thanks to Martial Arts Training
I’D NEVER BEEN ATTACKED in broad daylight like that before..
Black Belt Team
Aug 25
10 Essential Self-Defense Moves Anyone Can Master for Real-Life Situations
You don’t have to be a black belt to protect yourself; these ten essential moves are easy to learn and can be applied effectively..
Mark Hatmaker
Aug 15
A Viking Argument for Low-Line Kicking
The Rough and Tumble style began as a hybrid of boxing and wrestling systems that originated in far-off lands...
Mark Hatmaker
Jul 31
Self-Defense Statistics Say to Always Fight Back: “Should I always fight back?” Yes. “But what if ...”
These are people whose own humanity, whose sense of civility, is so strong that they’re caught vacillating between fight-or-flight decisions
Burton Richardson
Jul 11
Is Your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ready For The Streets? 10 Ways To Make Your Sport a More Effective Self-Defense Art!
We all know that the street is different from sport, but over time, I was able to blend self-defense elements from JKD, kali, silat....
Kelly Mccann
Jul 6
In Self-Defense Training, Beware Of Intellectualization!
Intellectualization is defined as a defense mechanism that entails using reasoning to avoid unconscious conflict and its associated...
Mark Hatmaker
Jun 13
Fighting With Blades: Let Us Not Slash History to Shreds
A few like-minded associates and I recently were comparing notes on the historical blade work of some indigenous cultures...
Floyd Burk
Jun 5
Self-Defense, Superfoot Style: Bill Wallace Sounds Off on the Side Kick and How It Fits Into His Favorite Fighting Strategies!
When a subject is near and dear to him, Bill “Superfoot” Wallace has never been shy about speaking his mind.
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