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Make This Healthy Dessert For Your Thanksgiving Dinner
Most folks get stuffed on Thanksgiving, but that doesn't have to mean it has to be from bad calories. So why not make a healthy whole...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 21, 20222 min read


Rest In Peace Green Ranger
Saddened to hear that a martial arts colleague, took his life today. RIP brother! Depression kills y’all. If you know someone who suffers...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 20, 20221 min read


ONE Championship Is Live
ONE Championship is putting on some epic fights tonight at 8pm! It’s free with an Amazon Prime subscription. Once again, I’ll be...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 18, 20221 min read


This Exercise Will Strengthen Your Back And Remove Back Pain
The low back is one of the most important areas of the body to exercise, unfortunately, it is also one of the most neglected. Part of the...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 17, 20222 min read


Strikes using the One-arm Collar Grab (2 instructional videos included)
The one-arm collar grab/clinch is a favorite among many Muay Thai Kickboxers, MMA fighters, and Krav Maga practitioners because it's...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 15, 20222 min read


Happy Veteran's Day!
Happy Veterans Day to my brothers and sisters who served! PTSD is real, and we all need help from time to time. If you ever want to talk...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 11, 20221 min read


T'is The Season To Gain Weight (eating tips)
Holiday weight gain is a worldwide phenomenon, and has been studied for years. Whether it's the social habits of having more treats for...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 9, 20223 min read


Short On Time? This One Exercise Works Everything! (exercise video included)
Short on time but you need to get a workout in? No equipment to work out with? No worries. This functional body-weight exercise will...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 5, 20221 min read


How To Strike Using The Single Wrist Grab (2 instructional videos included)
Grabbing the assailants wrist is a great way to both control the assailant, and lessen the amount of strikes they deliver to you. Use...

Lawrence Castanon
Nov 3, 20222 min read


Halloween Safety Tips
Happy Halloween all! If you’re going trick or treating, please observe (and share with your kids) the following safety tips. Carry/use a...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 31, 20221 min read


Balance and Stabilization For Fighting (exercise video included)
Did you know that if you do not have great balance you will not be able to defend yourself effectively in a street fight? That's why...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 30, 20222 min read


Free Training for First Responders
Happy First Responders Day to all the amazing people who serve as career and volunteer firefighters, police, emergency medical...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 28, 20221 min read


How To Attack Using The Single Over-hook
The Over-hook is another great tactic to use when in the clinch. Over hooking occurs when, in the clinch, you wrap one of your arms...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 26, 20222 min read


Can What And How You Eat Affect Your Ability To Defend Yourself? (tips)
Can what and how you eat affect your physical activity, and fighting? Whether you want to defend yourself, train optimally, or just...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 24, 20223 min read


Epic Fights Tonight!
Tonight at 8pm ONE Championship is on Prime Video. If you don’t have access, I’ll be doing play-by-play commentating on @ONEChampionship...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 21, 20221 min read


How To Perform The Single Under-hook With Striking (Pics and video included)
The under-hook is a great offensive technique that you can use when in the clinch. The single under-hook occurs when one of your arms...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 19, 20222 min read


Clinch Fighting For Self Defense
Clinch fighting is a type of stand-up grappling, and is a very common position in street fights. Clinches can occur when one fighter...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 18, 20222 min read


Try My Quick 30-Minute Explosive Power Workout
Today I am sharing with you one of my quick plyometric-explosive power workouts. This is a great total body functional training workout,...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 16, 20221 min read


Parents Beware!
A few years back a frantic mother stormed into my school visibly upset, pleading me to help her. She went on to tell me that her son got...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 14, 20223 min read


Low Impact Workouts Are For Everyone
Irresponsible and dangerous advertising has promoted extreme, hard core workouts as the only way to get healthy or lose weight. Examples...

Lawrence Castanon
Oct 11, 20223 min read
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