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Some of our instructors and expert students share their thoughts about about self-defense, training and motivation (plus important updates like closings).

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2 days ago, Jul 27 at 5:24pm | by avatke
A German man hustled by teenagers in the subway tried to teach them a lesson by showing off his sparring skills. The kids however didn't fight fair and it ended in the worse possible outcome for the man.
3 weeks ago, Jul 13 at 1:01pm | by mulhollen
The movie may have a good morale behind it but are the training and defensive tactics involved really practical?
Jun 11 at 5:13pm | by avatke
When a 235 pound man is on top of you pounding his fists into your face while his buddy circles, fighting fair isn’t an option that will keep you alive. In self-defense no option is off the table and the objective isn’t to get him to "tap out.” 
Jun 6 at 7:44pm | by avatke
When it comes to joint manipulation or the next step, join breaks, Jujitsu is remarkably efficient. However, because the grappling moves are so technical, they also become impractical as self-defense for the average person.
Jun 5 at 5:29pm | by avatke
To survive coming home to three thugs packing up your possessions requires a very different direction of training versus winning a tournament (TKD Point, Grappling, MMA, Kata, etc.).
Apr 18 at 1:42pm | by avatke
A single punch to the face landed 59 year old Tian Sheng Yu in the hospital and on life support.  Mr. Yu was shopping with his adult son when they were attacked by two unarmed punks in broad daylight in a reputedly safe area of town. Learn how you can eliminate the uncertainty of random violence.
Apr 9 at 1:57pm | by mulhollen
Most Martial Art or MMA style schools teach a standardized curriculum where you will review a hold and work to get out of it in a text book manner. But what if that defense tactic taught does not work?

 

Apr 8 at 10:43am | by avatke
Most one-day self-defense seminars do little more than give the participant a false sense of security. Simply learning self-defense techniques is not enough to keep you safe when faced with an actual violent encounter. In fact, criminals count on it. Learn how to switch off your instinctive fear response and respond reflexively in violent situations.
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