Most combatives practitioners spend a lot of time learning to develop powerful strikes. It’s important to be efficient, to be able to exploit the momentary vulnerabilities your attacker presents and not waste them on half-assed or weak attempts at hitting and hurting. Unfortunately, what people don’t spend enough time on in their martial arts training is understanding the importance of movement, establishing range, and being harder to hit. Sure, the combatives mentality lends itself to “hey...

It’s a sad fact that when we conduct combatives seminars, some attendees who have spent money and effort developing their martial arts...

The knife and its use as a defensive tool are always contentious topics — not only with respect to if and when you should use one but...