Technique may trump raw strength. But focus on technique directs your attention inward — on how you move and what you feel — so not outward, not on how your opponent moves. Tactics trump technique. Effectiveness of your tactics depends on your reading your opponent, so your attention must be focused outward, on the opponent, […]
Self-Defense Tip 137 Tactics Trump Technique Read More »
The best expandable batons and how to use them Pros and cons of four different expandable batons from three best brands (ASP, ESP, Peacekeeper Products International), and how best to use each baton — all in one video by Burton Richardson, the president of Jeet Kune Do Unlimited/MMA For The Street. Watch it, it is
Self-Defense Tip 133 On the Use of Expandable Batons and Collapsible Umbrellas Read More »
Kicking vs. knife Watch and learn: Kicks vs. Knife — Officers of Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) stab a man to death Ah, the stupidity of kicking without a good tactical setup, and on slippery ground too…. You see, a good tactical setup for your attack (which could be a defense), is such that your
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Raymond “Ray” Floro instructs the U.S. Special Forces, Korean Special Forces, SWAT teams, Australian Police, New Zealand Police, and various Tactical Response Groups. You will learn from Ray a versatile and complete method of effective defense against edged weapons, blunt weapons, and empty-hand attacks. Recently Ray Floro released a new course, Dos Manos System –
Self-Defense Tip 128 Review of Ray Floro’s Essential Umbrella Cane System Read More »
What videos will teach me how to defend myself and disarm attackers with weapons, such as knives A customer’s question: What videos will teach me how to defend myself using the short telescopic umbrella? I mean, including disarming attackers with weapons, such as knives. My answer: For teachable people, watching the video Self-Defense Tools of
Self-Defense Tip 127 What Videos Teach to Stop Knife Attacks Using a Telescopic Umbrella Read More »
Man, monitored constantly by up to 30 police officers, stabbed seven people The man, who stabbed seven people in a New Zealand supermarket, was being monitored constantly by up to 30 officers who tracked his every move in the weeks leading up to the attack. He was followed by police officers to the supermarket, and
Self-Defense Tip 126 When Seconds Count: Tactical Preparedness Read More »
Good technique, poor tactics In tight quarters, a small guy, with good boxing technique, rushes into a close distance with a bigger guy, a wrestler. Result: The boxer is finished in one move. Your browser does not support JavaScript! JavaScript is needed to display this video player! Lessons on self-defense tactics 1. Don’t fight in
Self-Defense Tip 125 Good Technique, Poor Tactics: An Ugly Defeat Read More »
What martial art, or combat sport, is best for fighting? Do you have an answer to the eternal question: What is the best fighting art? Many, if not most, fighting arts are attempts at creating the universally best, the winningest, fighting skills. But yet so many fighting arts exist — if one is the best,
Self-Defense Tip 124 What Is the Best Fighting Art? Read More »
Ray Floro’s Dos Manos System for long blunt-impact weapons For self-defense with a cane or an Unbreakable® Walking-Stick Umbrella I recommend Ray Floro’s video course on his Dos Manos System or Two-Handed System for blunt impact weapons (see its video trailer). The course teaches the use of the Unbreakable® Walking-Stick Umbrella and a walking cane
Self-Defense Tip 121 Review of Ray Floro’s Dos Manos System Read More »
Fighting techniques in contact sports Good techniques cause you no discomfort. An example for strikes and kicks: Your technique is good if you can deliver knockout power without any discomfort on your part. Causing yourself discomfort when practicing and performing a technique is a sure way to an injury — it may take a while,
Self-Defense Tip 120 Fighting Techniques: How to Tell Good Ones from Bad Read More »
