Years ago, I was invited to a birthday party at a restaurant-bar. I had an unsettling feeling about going, but not wanting to be rude to...

Ducking is designed to evade any horizontal, or diagonal strike to the head like the hook, overhand, or wild punch. How To Perform: From...

This weeks lesson is on How To Parry A Punch (instructional video lesson)

The first defense we are going to cover is slipping a punch. This defense works against a straight punch to your face (i.e., sucker...

Whether it's the schoolyard bully, the work bully, or the thug on the street ready to assault you, they all have one thing in common....

We begin our segment on defenses. You may have noticed that up to this point I have only written about offensive techniques. That's because the best defense is a good offense. Attacking the attacker is always the best option when having to defend yourself in the street.

An easy way for an assailant to control a smaller, weaker person is to grab their wrists. This method of control works because the...

The other day at the park, I saw a young lady running with earphones on. As she made her way from the track to the parking lot, a car...

Getting grabbed from behind is always a scary situation, but if they grab you under your arms, you have a few striking options. If an...

One of the most difficult grabs to escape is the rear bear hug over your arms. This is because you are not facing the assailant, and they...

If you're like most of us, you're doing some, if not all, of your shopping online. While it is a convenient way to shop, there are some...

A front bear hug where the assailant has his arms underneath your arms (around your waist) is actually easier to defend yourself against...

Is Mixed Martial Arts the best thing to happen to self defense and martial arts? Let's see. While many folks don't remember the days...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or is it? While you’ll be busy out shopping for gifts, and going to holiday parties, criminals...

The front bear hug over the arms occurs when the assailant grabs you around your arms while facing you. It is commonly used on smaller,...

For many years this was an unknowable question, answered primarily by anecdotal evidence of folks personal experience, which was...

The front headlock is an excellent clinch to use in the event the assailant tries to take you down by attacking your legs (i.e. a...

Since the beginning of recorded history there have been stories of woman fighting men in battle, as seen above in the sculpture....

The collar grab clinch (aka collar tie) is a crucial technique to learn as part of a realistic defense program. Unless you are lucky...

Grabbing the assailants wrist is a great way to both control the assailant, and lessen the amount of strikes they deliver to you. Use...