I don’t mean to make fun of fellow martial artists. And I am not sure whether this bit of joint-locking wisdom is funny or sad …
But to be frank, people who try to learn wrist locks by copying videos look pathetic. And the locks...
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Do Joint Locks Work in Law Enforcement is the title of an article by Loren Christensen. Most of the article deals with objections to the practical-application side of wrist locks.
A large faction of police officers won’t lock, thinking...
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Sure, you can practice many aspects of martial arts and more specifically, self-defense, solo. But do keep in mind, if you want to get good, I mean really proficient, then you will need to practice on real people. In fact a variety of partners...
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Martial-Arts Distractions and The Ways of Attack
This article will teach you a response to a lapel grab, why spitting might not be your best course of action … and some solid principles of two of the five ways of attack.
Are you ready...
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Can you learn to fight from an ebook?
Good question.
Apparently, one “unsubscriber” feels that you can’t.
He thought that my articles were “very interesting,” but that you can’t learn from silly, little pdfs....
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As a test, I recently sent out two martial-arts videos to subscribers of two of my other lists.
One video was 15 minutes long; the other was a 3-minute vid. Do you know which video is selling the most copies of How to End the Fight with One...
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Imagined That You Are Attacked at a Bar ….
This was the topic of discussion in several articles in Martial Arts Mastery, Issue #530.
We talked about low kicks, wrist locks responses, and even eye jabs with a body pivot. I’d like...
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Wrist Locks Article (Humor)
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If you are wondering why I didn’t also write 8 Reasons to Wrist Lock at Hanukkah, it’s because even with the Shammash candle, I’d only be able to have a list of nine items. This way I can squeeze...
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Joe Lewis Interview Excerpts, Good and Bad
Yesterday, I was rereading the August 1997 issue of Black Belt Magazine. In particular, I found an an interview with martial-arts expert Joe Lewis.
I have to admit, that I disagreed strongly with aspects...
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Can you believe it — the first edition (out of print) of Wrist Locks is selling for more than $200!!!
I just don’t understand. The old edition only had line drawings; the new soft cover has 423 new photos. The first edition of Wrist...
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