I’m sorry to say that a lot of people confuse dojo sparring and traditional competition sparring within martial arts and that of street self-defence. They believe that if you are a great roundhouse kicker and able to smash boards then this makes you an expert in self-defence on the street. The reality is that competition […]
I have a habit of going onto social media and watching incidents of violence against the public. It’s confronting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWIT4Q33ysY Most of the victims of random violence are in the wrong place at the wrong time and are totally unaware. The threat of all of us being verbally and physically attacked is high. We have […]
One of the questions I often receive about self defence training is: How do I react to a verbal confrontation? My answer: It depends on the threat level and your training experience but one things for sure… Don’t get angry! This is because your adrenaline levels will escalate and likely get you into tunnel vision […]
I have just this minute taken one of my 2nd Dan Black Belts on a private lesson at our home address and we discussed these vital self defence points and of course a few others which I will put down on paper soon. Okay then. These are the top four decisions you may be forced […]
Have you come across the term ‘Hard target?’ We used this a lot during my Army service and if we failed to implement NOT being a hard target then it could and did on a few incidents result in serious injury and or death. So what do I mean by being a hard target? Well, […]
Well, it’s snake catcher Luke Huntley in the photograph grappling with a large python as you can see! Luke is also one of our new beginner students and in his words “Loving our training!’ It goes without saying that he has to be very switched on with awareness, preparation and planning, situational awareness and speed […]
When we have new students taking out membership I provide them with a membership pack which includes training principles and alert states. Now I know I have covered this before but I’m just going to put these alert codes/states in plain language and as a quick guide. If you implement them straight away then you […]
We live in dangerous times and I’m not just talking about the virus. I’m talking about the threat of you being physically attacked. These low lives may even be wearing face masks which makes it difficult for you and the police to identify them. I wouldn’t rely on the police to come to your aid […]
You’ve probably been bombarded with news in every media about the extreme violence that’s taking place on the streets. Street violence not only here in Australia but in a lot of countries around the world. The US, UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Hong Kong … OK I understand the reasons for peaceful protests but there can […]
There’s a lot of distractions going on out there what with this Covid-19 situation. An attacker may well take advantage of you. He knows that you may have a lot on your mind and he is looking for that opportunity to injure you. Over the past weeks since we have started to enjoy the […]