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The Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) as said is the most modified fighting technique of the country Philippines with combined Western and Eastern essentials. As the new changes of the environment ascends and the wicked fled, the art was use as a battle talent for self-protection. Hence, FMA’s ability was widely known to combat with weapon…

Previously I wrote about mixing in simple combative drills with basic cardio building movements in order to create a self-defense workout which anyone can do, and how surprisingly that can build fighting endurance, stamina and strength.  Today I want to share a second workout which works under the same premise, but with a little twist. …

I get asked regularly, what is the first thing I teach brand new people who come into my self-defense school, and want to learn how to defend themselves.  I used to bore them with a long sermon on the “Five Areas of Combat”, some of Bruce Lee’s secrets or the history of Krav Maga.  What…

In 2011 I was brought into the office of a government agency, and they told me that they were overhauling their defensive tactics program.  They brought out two stacks of paper, each being around 200 pages.  The first stack was the current defensive manual.  The second was the PowerPoint presentation which went with it.  The…

When I started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu over 20 years ago, there was one move which really caught my attention.  It was so dominating to put it on an opponent, and so humiliating to have it put on you, I had to learn it.  I saw a more skilled student practice it and then…

What does a boxing match, kick boxing match, wrestling match, stick fighting match, a street fight and a rape all have in common?  If you can answer that question, you’ll have one of the keys to winning most of the violent altercations you might find yourself in. The thing they all have in common is…

I remember watching the Flintstones cartoon growing up, as it supplied hundreds of hours of entertainment to me as a kid.  I could probably name dozens of storylines, and the more I think of, the more topics would probably come to mind. One that sticks in my mind is when Fred and Barney were fighting…

Do you want an “at home dojo”.  I get questions regularly of what someone needs to make their own training area or room at their home in order to practice and train martial arts and self-defense.   If you want to make a martial arts studio work in your home, you’re going to need some extra…