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As I have written quite extensively about, Jigaro Kano is probably the very most influential martial artist of modern times. […]

One of the questions I often get is about the value of short term “quickie” self defense courses and how

In the previous segments of this series of posts, on the differences between Krav Maga and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, I argued

In my first post about “evidence based self-defense”, we discovered that even a profession as steeped in the scientific method

In my post about balance and first principles (“Part 2:Krav Maga vs. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu” ), I mentioned that by understanding

A while back, I picked up the June, 2015 edition of “COMMON GROUND”. For those of you who are not

Multiple opponents, multiple opponents, multiple opponents, as a Self-defense professional who focuses primarily on Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, I sure hear a

In an earlier post I discussed the major differences between Krav Maga and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu as self-defense systems. In that

A question that I am often asked is about the kind of unarmed combat, “defensive tactics”, martial arts or Hand-to-hand

“Not all Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is created equal”. This is a short-hand phrase that I use to get people’s attention and