As someone who strongly advocates BJJ as a backbone art for a good base in self-defense, I am often asked what the benefits are. The obvious one is being…

I am asked all the time on advice in finding a coach that can mentor someone in their journey to mastery. I did this video to go through some of…

A lot of people have questions regarding the best strength and conditioning work for the specific purpose of being prepared to defend yourself.  If that includes you, do yourself a…

I wrote the following a couple of years ago, but unfortunately the need to revisit the concept is stronger than ever. Recently listening to people with zero knowledge in the…

  Recently, on the Strenuous Life Podcast by Stephen Kesting,   available here: http://kesting.libsyn.com/116-should-you-pull-guard-in-bjj-competition-or-not he talked about a question that often is argued in BJJ circles – should you pull…

  http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhdU443Bekk5R06s71   Here are the lessons I take away most from this video: 1) It is easy to say “don’t let people get close to you”. The fact of…

  There has been a lot of discussion lately in the self-defense training community about the actual use of knives in a defensive context. The current trend with a number…