A Fighter’s Intuition

Frankly, if you’re like most people, you’re probably asleep at the wheel, spending most of your day in a kind of waking dream, on the phone, texting, listening to music. Thinking about something else, anything except what’s happening around you. Believe me, the bad guys love this. Read More

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Defending Your Zone

Here’s A Scenario: You and your wife are walking along a familiar street one night. Other couples pass by, and then, somehow, you two are alone…except for the shady-looking stranger looming ahead. You watch him approach, instinctively knowing that something is wrong, but disbelief stops you from acting. Suddenly, he’s in your face, brandishing a Read More

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Punishing Stiff Arm Elbow Shot

For When You’re Caught Off Guard This technique is great for situations where an attacker has the jump on you. The stiff arm portion of the technique stops the attackers momentum and provides protection for your jaw line. The elbow shot allows you to get inside and deliver devastating close range strikes to gain the Read More

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Do you carry this crucial “low-tech” survival tool?

Bruce Beck is a well respected master at surviving in the harsh and unforgiving deserts of the American Southwest. In this short clip he explains why a simple survival tool like a piece of plastic tubing can be the difference between life and death in the desert where water is your most critical resource.

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Take-down from the Clinch – with Mike Gillette

Being in the clinch in a street fight is a dangerous place. An attackers buddies can attack you from behind, you don’t have much mobility, you can be easily forced to the ground, and it typically lengthens the fight (exposing you and your loved ones to more risk). For those reasons you want to transition Read More

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The Secret To Hitting Hard At Close Range

The Physics of Striking Most people have heard someone say they need to “throw their weight” into a punch or strike, but few people truly understand how to do this. There are a number of ways to explain this concept. In the following video, self-defense expert Richard Ryan gives you the explanation he uses with Read More

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