One of the biggest epiphanies I had in my martial arts life was watching Gracie Jiu-jitsu in Action in 1988. It is probably too hard to fathom what this did…

This is not one of the first MMA fights ever. There had been hundreds if not thousands prior to this. Just in Brazil alone through the first three decades of…

Last week I did a podcast (which should be out before the end of the year) and the host and I had an interesting discussion on ego. Now generally, ego…

I like podcasts. I generally listen in my car and it makes whatever commute I have much more bearable. Here are some ones I tend to get the most out…

I am a huge fan of Theodore Roosevelt. He was one of my first heroes, and probably the main person who inspired me to try to overcome my asthma when…

Unfortunately there is a lot of lousy information in the self-defense community. A great deal of traditional martial artists use pure lies to maintain their self-anointed position as “master”. One…

  I am a big believer in keeping a training log, as well as a training journal. I think it is critical to our efforts to become more capable to…

I think there are extremely valid and compelling reasons to train for ground grappling in a self-defense context, even if you hate the idea. Here I present my reasons:  

  Massad Ayoob is one of the most experienced trainers in the history of armed self-defense. Not only is he one of the foremost lecturers on the legal aspects, he…