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Silat by Inosanto

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Dan Inosanto is a very famous martial artist and master: he joined one of Bruce Lee’s school back in 1964 and developed his skills in… Read More »Silat by Inosanto

Knife Defence

Whenever you see in a movie a guy fighting one or more attackers armed with knives don’t believe what you are seeing: most of the… Read More »Knife Defence

Hook kick: 5 good reasons to hit with the ball of the foot

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Different schools and styles of martial arts teach the hook kick (also called reversed round kick) in different ways. Main differences manifest essentially in the… Read More »Hook kick: 5 good reasons to hit with the ball of the foot

Differences between Kickboxing and Thai Boxing

Many people, too many people, confuse Kickboxing with Thai Boxing (also called Muai Thai): perhaps it is because of the generalization that many schools do… Read More »Differences between Kickboxing and Thai Boxing

Differences between Aikido and Tae Kwon Do

I met yesterday a guy and our conversation drifted very quickly into martial arts (surprise!), specifically about self defence. I was confused when he stated… Read More »Differences between Aikido and Tae Kwon Do

Stretching for kicks#2

High kicks have an arguable use in self defence although they display excellent athletic performance and look great. In combat sports, particularly in full contact… Read More »Stretching for kicks#2

Some Kali drills

I bumped into these videos and I decided to create this post for a few simple reasons: The drills are well explained starting from the… Read More »Some Kali drills

Stretching for kicks

Bill “Superfoot” Wallace is one of the kickboxing legends that built his fame and career on great kicking techniques. Here is a short clip I found on YouTube, taken from one of his commercial videos. It shows one simple exercise about how to improve the central split.

Some physics about martial arts

I found this video (see below) on you tube and it shows, supported by scientific evidence, a number of facts about what martial art deliver the strongest punch, kick and so on: the video is a National Geographic production and it’s very well made.

The role of kicks in professional fights

I recently found this video (see at the bottom of the post) on YouTube and I was impressed simply because it’s rare to see somebody… Read More »The role of kicks in professional fights