While the low round kick was vilified in the movie The Karate Kid, it is actually extremely effective and is ideal for fighting bigger,...

The other day a critic claimed that the techniques and tactics in my book were too simple to be effective. He stated that forms and...

Believe it or not, the easiest and simplest methods of self defense are non-combative. Also, they are the simplest things you can do, and...

Hey all, here is the eight routine in the series of Great Functional Body Weight Workouts that I designed to help new self-defense students get into shape. These quick workouts create basic foundational strength, agility, and cardiorespiratory endurance.

Fully one in three children are either overweight or obese in this country! That's insane! How could this happen? Well what would happen...

Below is one of my favorite breakfast smoothie recipes that I use for optimizing my performance. However, before we get to that, I want...

A brutally effective upper body weapon is the head butt. The forehead (front of the head) is the most durable part of the skull, so that...

You've probably heard of the importance of performing cardiorespiratory exercises to increase your heart and lung health. You've also...

It started like any other day, I was at my martial arts school getting ready to teach the 9:00am kickboxing class in Rockland County (a...

Hey all, here is the seventh routine in the series of Great Functional Body Weight Workouts that I designed to help new self-defense...

This week is another whole food plant based meal, The Spicy Asian Tacos. These tacos are another family favorite when we are craving...

Did you know that if you do not have strong balance you will not be able to defend yourself effectively in a street fight? That's why...

For the past few weeks we have covered various elbow strikes from different angles (please see my previous blogs). Elbow striking is a...

Get the self-defense book these major networks are all talking about! "The Short Fight - Essential techniques and tactics to defeat the...

About ten years ago I noticed that my performance was worsening, and my body was not recovering from injuries like in my younger days. ...

Hey all, here is the sixth routine in the series of Great Functional Body Weight Workouts that I designed to help new self-defense...

This whole food plant based power burrito is loaded with all the good stuff, and will definitely leave you stuffed. This is one of my go...

Are your kicks slow? Are they weak when you kick the bag/pads? This occurs because you have too many slow twitch muscle fibers in your...

The other day I saw an advertisement about a "secret technique" to beat any assailant of any size, without using any strength (just buy their program). This type of irresponsible advertising angers me immensely.

One of the best techniques to use when grabbed from behind is the low back kick to the knee. This is a very effective technique that...