Tom stepped in front of Jim and challenged him to a fistfight. In response, Jim did a kiai and stepped back into a stance. Tom lunged...

Kelly McCann’s Combatives Self-Defense, Real World Self-Defense course on Black Belt Drills is an opportunity you won’t want to miss!

How ridiculous and strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life!”

Damon Gilbert has served the citizens of Oakland, California, as a police officer for more than two decades. Unlike many of his law-enforcement peers across the country, who often gravitate toward self-defense systems with reputations for being “hard core” or “close-combat oriented” — think krav maga, military combatives or even MMA — Gilbert trains in and teaches what could be regarded as a traditional martial art (inasmuch as “traditional” refers to anything that predates t

In his writings, Bruce Lee attempted to depict a street fight in its empirical form and not through the prism of any style or system....

The Primary Factor in Self-Protection and Self-Defense is Situational Awareness.

A question that invariably comes up in combatives training is, “How hard should I bang?”

Whether Systema can be classified as a traditional martial art is a matter of debate.

Timing is crucial in every facet of life. None is more important than when we’re forced to physically defend ourselves or a loved one.

My wife and I were walking home with some friends in downtown Montreal one Friday evening when four drunken men came stumbling toward us...

The Rough and Tumble style began as a hybrid of boxing and wrestling systems that originated in far-off lands...

I find it amusing when people get overly serious about fantasy football — imagining player trades, envisioning games between specific teams.

These are people whose own humanity, whose sense of civility, is so strong that they’re caught vacillating between fight-or-flight decisions

I don’t know the attribution for the following quote, but it applies perfectly to our course: “You can’t hide what you don’t know in here.” 

We all know that the street is different from sport, but over time, I was able to blend self-defense elements from JKD, kali, silat....

Intellectualization is defined as a defense mechanism that entails using reasoning to avoid unconscious conflict and its associated...

Which Martial Arts is Best for Self-Defense? No single style of self-defense is superior; it depends on the practitioner. The best...

These tips were culled from the author’s 16 years with the Special Forces and 11 years as a combatives instructor...

Will martial arts help in a fight? Martial arts can help in a street fight as the trained and skilled martial artist can rely on their...

Are Martial Arts Actually Effective? Martial arts are only as effective as the practitioner. Training requires time, patience, and...

When a subject is near and dear to him, Bill “Superfoot” Wallace has never been shy about speaking his mind.

Vladimir Vasiliev has appeared in Black Belt numerous times, and in 2013 he was the magazine’s Instructor of the Year.

When violence happens, it’s explosive and often catches you off-guard.

I agree with that quote, but when it comes to martial arts, I think it’s only part of the picture.