Your ability or inability to kick effectively in a self-defense situation may depend more on the clothes you are wearing and less on your actual proficiency at kicking. As hard as this may be to believe it is a fact and one that I learned on several different occasions.[...]

Being the author on several books that focus on the subject of kicking I am often confronted by the following statement andldquoKicking is ineffective at best in a real self-defense situation and is usually dangerously detrimental to the individual who attempts to use it on the street.andrdquo I very rarely hear this type of statement from practicing martial artists especially from the practitioners of karate tae kwon do and kickboxing. It usually comes from...[...]

Michaelandrsquos book is one of those gems that are so hard to find in the vast sea of waste that seems to be so prevalent especially in the self-defense and martial arts literary field. His easy to understand and simplistic approach to this very important subject is in and of itself a thing of beauty to behold. Michael gets right to the point on every subject that he coves in this book and every subject is a vital piece to learning how to use a knife in combat.[...]

As you already know if you have read any of my reviews of Marcandrsquos books one of the great things that I absolutely love about Marcandrsquos writing is his no-holds barred direct approach to getting his point across. There is never any sugarcoating or politically correct terminology is his books. He simply tells it like it is whether you like it or not. Marcandrsquos not-so-politically correct way of explaining things is always refreshing in todayandrsquos society where everyone wants to sugarcoat everything so as not to offend anyone. In some ways I would compare Marcandrsquos method of teaching to the comical rants of George Carlin. You may be offended by what he says but by golly itandrsquos the truth. And yes sometimes the truth hurts.[...]

Being the author of several books on the martial arts and fighting I am always looking for books of exceptional quality to add to my library. If I have a book in my library its definitely worth owning. One such book is David Kahnandrsquos andquotKrav Maga.andquot After a brief introduction David gives you a good basic overview of Krav Maga including some of its history. From here he goes right into a section on philosophy which is very good and one in which I would have to agree with about 90 of what he has to say.[...]

You owe it to yourself to be the very best you can be in everything you doandhellipWhy not in the martial arts as well[...]

Muay Thai began as a fighting discipline for Thai people well before the 1500s the exact date is unknown. As a means of self defence it was used by a Thai person to either defend their plot of land on which they lived or to defend their country from foreign attack. Therefore from layman to nobleman Muay Thai was practiced by virtually everybody at every level of society. [...]

Do not fight force with force this is the most basic principle of Aikido. Considered as one of the non-aggressive styles in martial arts Aikido has become popular because it doesnt instigate or provoke any attack.[...]

Some of the techniques in Aikido include the following. Ikkyo is the first technique. Using this technique you control an opponent by using one hand in holding the elbow and one near the wrist this action is supposed to make you pin your opponent down in the ground.[...]

Aikido is one of the oldest form of martial arts. Founded by Morihei Ueshiba aikido came about through the studies of many different kinds of traditional martial arts. In fact is often perceived as a form of exercise or a dance because of some of its forms. It is also viewed by some quarters as some form of martial mesmerism. [...]