Self-Defense

Real-world self-defense applications

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Intellectual gangrene: A Counterpart to Physical One:
May 9, 2020

Intellectual gangrene: A Counterpart to Physical One:

Physically, gangrene refers to the death of body tissue due to either a lack of blood flow or a serious bacterial infection. Gangrene commonly affects the extremities, including your toes, fingers and limbs, but it can also occur in your...

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Meditation: Its Acquisition and Purpose
Mar 27, 2020

Meditation: Its Acquisition and Purpose

The word meditation is derived from Old French (meditacioun) and in turn from a Latin Verb (meditari), meaning to ponder, to think, and to reflect or contemplate. There are so many different kinds and methods of meditations. Here is short...

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Flow: A Reflection of Transition and Continuity
Oct 19, 2019

Flow: A Reflection of Transition and Continuity

Each range (Kicking, Punching, Clinching, Ground-fighting) in a self-defense situation may flow within its own limitations, techniques and strategies; and therefore we can assign a sense of continuity within each range. However, when we...

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LIFE STYLE: WHY DOES IT MATTER?
Jan 29, 2019

LIFE STYLE: WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Different life-styles are like different types of boats. It is true that they all float and they all are capable of moving on water, but NOT all of them are going to get you to your long term destination goal! Some life styles, like small...

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The True Art of Interception
Nov 12, 2018

The True Art of Interception

The origin of the word "interception" goes back to sometime between 1535–45 A.D, and comes from Latin interceptus which is the past  participle of intercipere------meaning, to prevent, to interrupt, to seize, to halt..... We have the...

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DO YOU TEACH RAPID ASSAULT TACTICS?
Apr 11, 2018

DO YOU TEACH RAPID ASSAULT TACTICS?

For years I have been contacted and asked whether I teach Rapid Assault Tactics (R.A.T). Originally the RAT system and principles were taught by Sifu Paul Vunak and Sifu Thomas Cruse and I believe it's very effective. Most of the people...

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A Look into the Concept of [Stance]
Apr 9, 2018

A Look into the Concept of [Stance]

I often hear new students ask me what is the best stance in fighting. I, first teach such students a-1964-1973 basic concept of stance, but I mention to them that this concept is evolutionary in scope, and in the final analysis, they need...

Training Muay Thai Self-Defense
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Women's Self-Defense Seminar
Feb 24, 2018

Women's Self-Defense Seminar

Today we had a women's self-defense seminar. All participants were excited and eager to absorb useful information. The theme was about some of the most common positions that a woman may end up in, if she were taken to the ground----which...

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Feb 19, 2018

Women: How They Should Approach Self-Defense Programs

Women in recent decades have become more and more involved with martial arts, which is a great news---not just for self-defense purposes, but also for stress reduction, health, and longevity. Also, the advancement in athletic sciences...

Training Self-Defense Martial Arts
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