1. The Assumptions of Combat When defending yourself there are assumptions that every close combat student should make. The assumptions are your attacker is physically superior to you, armed, intends to seriously injure you and there are multiple adversaries. Naturally every combat situation won’t involve all or any of these factors but it’s safer […]
1. Mindset is most important for self-defense When I began training in brazilian jiu-jitsu I was told mindset is important to being a successful athlete. Again in guided chaos I was advised that your mindset is critical to defending yourself. Initially this is strange for people to hear because if you can’t perform physically you […]
1. Is Guided Chaos too extreme? People argue the measures used in Guided Chaos are too drastic for self-defense. On my recent video I posted people commented that for self-defense you can’t strike people intending to seriously injure them. The reason is the law would punish you for taking such drastic action. However, people that […]
1. Self-defense is important to ending sexual violence It’s time everyone. Time that we end sexual violence against women for good. The reason I say this is because recent incidents have shown we have serious problems in our society. Many people are offering strategies to fix these problems. I like them […]
The difference between combat and a sport Engaging in a competitive match is very different than an all-out violent assault on the street. As a result the way you train for a competitive match is different than a close quarters situation. This has been very difficult for people to understand because typically experts don’t […]
1. Self-defense requires serious preparation Historically martial arts have created great fighters that are fast, strong and powerful. In MMA competition martial artists have found a new venue in which to practice their techniques against other skilled fighters. These are conditioned athletes who are well trained, pain resilient and mentally tough. Therefore, martial artists spend years […]
1. Training for a fight or an Assault Martial arts is intended to train you to win a real fight. After studying martial arts though you inevitably hear some argue certain things won’t work in a “real fight”. But what is meant by a real fight? The truth is that there needs to be a […]
1. Martial artists don’t train effectively to deal with knife attacks A lot of clients initially train with me to learn how to deal with assaults involving weapons. This type of assault invokes a lot of fear in citizens and rightfully so. Attacks with any […]
1. Bjj as the ultimate self-defense Inevitably if you study martial arts you will hear about Brazilian jiu-jitsu. To many bjj represents the pinnacle of self-defense, the ability to defeat a larger, more aggressive attacker without inflicting serious injury. Americans always wanted the skill to have a physical and moral victory, to win and not […]
The Truth about Stances in Combat 1. Introduction Martial arts have an enormous amount of stances they teach. Arts such as karate, tai chi, boxing and wrestling have specific stances that you’re supposed to fight from. Certain stances range in effectiveness as proven in boxing and early mixed martial arts events. The general view is that […]