What Kicks Do You Use?

Thanks for coming back to this site… Kicks for Self-Defence Survey

Excerpts from discussions after a Kicking Survey sent out from Defendu to members.
Front, side and roundhouse kick — those seem to be your most viable kicks for self-defense.
You advised to keep the kicks simple and to keep them low. And you think that – despite [...]

What Does a Black Belt Mean?

What Does a Black Belt Mean?
When I started martial arts in the 1970’s, the rato of the number of Black Belts in our karate club to other students was about 5 to 200 students. I don’t remember any student being under 16 – children were not taught in our club. These black belts were as [...]

Head Butts For Beginners!

Headbutts or How to be a Nutter – by Gerald Moffatt
Introduction
I decided to write about head butts not only to indulge my boundless ego and sense of self-importance but also because I feel they are neglected techniques, Most Martial Artists think they know how to do head butts, but really don’t. Few Martial Artists ever [...]

Reality Based Self Defence Components

Modern Components of Reality-Based Self-Defence!
There are literally thousands of martial arts, self-defence, and close quarter combat systems out there. All of them have their place and each offers a different perspective which essentially depends on the goal of the student. For example, if the student’s interest is in cultural traditions and historical applications of a [...]

Tang Soo Do Put Under Pressure

Pressure and Vital Points were on the agenda last (Thursday) night as Master Ian Parker warmly invited Master Peter Holmes to use the training night at Walton to give an introductory seminar on how to hit harder and start locating vital points on the body.
Starting with the simple handshake and how to stop an over [...]

Martial Art Grades are a Modern Phenomenon!

Martial Art Grades, Ranks and Coloured Belts
Many martial arts have a ranking system and those within it are familiar with beginner to most experienced master.10th kyu, 9th kyu, …, 2nd kyu, 1st kyu, 1st dan, 2nd dan, …, 10th dan. Where “kyu” and “dan” are Japanese words; Korean systems use the word “gup” instead of [...]

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