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The BJJ Guard for Self Defense… on Your Phone!

January 14, 2019 By Stephan Kesting

The Self Defense Guard in an iPhone

I've just released the Self Defense Guard as a 2 module instructional for iPhone and Android. It covers the techniques and strategies from the bottom of guard that are most useful in a real fight.  From defending yourself against strikes, to getting back to your feet, to choking your opponent out or sweeping him and getting on top, it's all covered here. (Watch the video … [Read more...]

Too Deadly for Boxing, MMA and BJJ: Illegal but Effective Combat Sport Techniques

June 20, 2017 By Stephan Kesting

Illegal but Effective Combat Sports Techniques

by Jeff Meszaros Many people learn martial arts to learn how to handle themselves in a real fight. But many martial arts are sports and sports have rules while street fights don't. That means many things happen in fights that aren't allowed in certain martial arts. Although it started out as "no-holds-barred", mixed martial arts has rules today. Headbutts, groin … [Read more...]

Submissions for Self Defense

June 17, 2017 By Stephan Kesting

3 Street Submissions

In self defense you need at least some submissions in your arsenal.  Breaking someone's arm or putting them to sleep with a choke is often a much more effective (and safer) strategy than standing in front of the guy and trading haymakers. Now when it comes to submissions you have thousands of options: armlocks, chokes, wrist locks, neck cranks, face crushes etc. But … [Read more...]

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The 4 Deceptions to Set Up Your Knockout Strike

If you want to knock people out then you’ve got to use deception, duplicity, and subterfuge to set those big fight-ending shots. In fact having good strategies to set up your attack can go a long way to compensate for many physical deficiencies. It’s exactly what the famous world full contact Karate champion Bill ‘Superfoot’ […]

Is the black belt sacred?

It’s Just a Belt Folks….

This is just your daily reminder that a black belt is a symbol of the amount of training someone has put into a martial art. But just because something is a symbol does not mean it’s a sacred object. It’s just a piece of cloth. Furthermore, the fact that a person has a black belt […]

The skip knees on wall drill

A Drill to Make Multiple Knee Strikes Powerful and Instinctive

The knee strike is one of the most powerful shots you can throw. A good knee to the groin, the torso, or the head can drop any attacker. But if one knee is good then more are better! The classic Muay Thai ‘skip knee’ attack involves you throwing multiple knee shots in quick succession until […]

Suplex and Slam in MMA from the Rear Bearhug

Five Rear Bearhug Counters

If someone gets behind you and puts you in a rear bearhug then you have to take defensive action right away! That’s because getting picked up and slammed on your head is one of the worst-case scenarios in a confrontation. It’s one thing to get punched in the face is bad, but getting hit in […]

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