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I am often asked how can you fight someone who is bigger and stronger than you? This really depends on whether you are fighting in the ring as a sport, on the street or simply politics. Lets be realistic, in

Ben found the following video that assembled quite a few KOs from past fights: Exercise Watch the video, comment on what you saw and draw some conclusions.

Some people have problems with the concept of ‘attacks’ because if martial arts is suppose to be for self defense only, attacks sound like you are initiating an aggression. Conflicts leading to actual physical contact start way before the first

Parents send kids to martial arts class to learn self defense. The hope is that they can protect themselves physically – punch back if needed. Yes, that is an important fallback resource but not enough. Kids and young adults can

There are probably a million ways for a specific defense strategy to fall apart. Here are some on the top of my list: If you do not know / see what you are defending against. If you have wrong assumptions

A lot of martial arts for children classes tell kids that fighting is only used as the solution of last resort. I agree. However, as part of the child’s first introductory class, they teach kids how to punch and kick

We cannot take for granted how we move or even maintain a static pose – a lot of chronic pains are developed because of bad mechanics. By mechanics, we mean strength and coordination of muscles, workload, angles / alignment, balance,

It makes me mad when I see people using the all potent term Qi or Ki to impress audiences and mystify something that could have been explained with simple science. An example of one such demo regardless of style or

As martial arts practitioners, we are often told to relax. Tightening not only waste energy but can work against you by creating a leverage system to the benefit of your opponent. Furthermore, tightening can telegraph, slow you down and more.

Sometimes, people only see “Oh, that knock-out was spectacular!….(The fighter must be very talented)”. Actual fact is that talent by itself only take you so far. Here are some clips that tells a more in-depth story of a ‘non-traditional’ journey.