Savate: From the Back Alleys of France to the Martial Arts World
Most martial artists know that savate is the official fighting art of France, but beyond that, they would probably be hard-pressed to recite any details about the style. That’s unfortunate because it...
View ArticleLearn UFC Champ Georges St-Pierre’s MMA Training Tactics
Even if you’re not a fan of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, by now you’ve probably heard about the ease with which Georges St-Pierre systematically dismantled opponents such as B.J. Penn at the UFC...
View ArticleIs Wing Chun Effective for Modern Self-Defense? Grandmaster William Cheung...
Is wing chun effective for self-defense on the street? In this exclusive preview from the DVD Grandmaster Cheung’s Wing Chun Kung Fu, grandmaster William Cheung and Eric Oram discuss wing chun history...
View Article5 Categories of Modern Weapons: How to Incorporate Them Into Your...
The threat of violence is a fact of life for everyone nowadays. Training to protect yourself against violence is very different from gearing up for a martial arts competition or practicing for personal...
View ArticleThe Secret to Being a Survivor on the Street: How to Develop a Combatives...
Fitness is one of two essential prerequisites for self-defense performance. The other is mindset. What a shame it would be to develop your fitness and master the techniques necessary to prevail in a...
View ArticlePencak Silat Expert Gets MMA Smackdown, Regroups, Comes Back Even Stronger...
Fighters have practiced pencak silat for thousands of years, but it didn’t capture the attention of Western martial artists until the late 1980s. Suddenly, the Indonesian system was everywhere, with...
View ArticleThese 10 Silat Strategies Will Expand Your Consciousness and Make You Better...
In the first part of this post, Burton Richardson talks about the following silat self-defense principles: • It’s easier to de-escalate a situation with open hands. • Open hands facilitate the use of...
View ArticleLearn the Most Important Martial Arts Lessons Bruce Lee Taught — From His Top...
Black Belt contacted 16 well-known martial artists who teach jeet kune do or were heavily influenced by it to get their thoughts on the most important part of Bruce Lee’s art. Part 1 features replies...
View ArticleHow to Avoid Street Fights When You Can — and How to Win Street Fights When...
Last night as I waited for the bus, I was hassled by a man who was “interviewing” robbery candidates. (In the past month alone, 35 muggings took place at bus stops in my section of Baltimore.) After...
View ArticleSplit Second Survival, Part 1: Reality-Based Knife Defense as Taught by Larry...
If you think Split Second Survival, the brand of gun and knife defense being propagated by Larry Wick, is just another modern martial art or self-defense course, you couldn’t be more off base. Wick, a...
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