Heart rate goes up, blood pressure rises, adrenaline dump Anger can also trigger the fight or flight syndrome but is it a good thing to be angry? Make yourself look angry in self-defence In self-defence if someone tries to assault you, even just a small push, or they may come towards you in a dark […]
Head Lock Defence
An attacker using a Head Lock in an altercation is quite common particular after a few pushes and strikes. So how do you perform a head lock and how do you defend against it ? The Head Lock Although this article is “How to defend against a Head Lock” it also is very useful to […]
What does it mean?
Translating the Martial Arts can be a nightmare. What does it all mean. Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Cantonese, Mandarin. Then there is Russian, Israeli, Vietnamese – the list goes on. Let us stick to the basics here and just look at the names of the styles and what country they are generally considered to be […]
“What a Nutter” – Martial Arts Outside
I recall as a young child staying on a caravan site in Wales where we regularly stayed in the mid 1970’s. My Dad looked out of the window and saw a man doing what could have been Karate Kata, all alone, in the middle of the caravan site. “What a Nutter, look at him, who […]
Rear Choke Defence
If you have the misfortune to be held in a rear choke hold or choke out you will probably loose consciousness in 5-10 seconds. You have to react fast before any pressure is applied. If you’re not fast enough try extremely hard to escape. I have compiled this article from my experience and the use […]
Smashing Boards and Bricks
When I started Taekwondo in the 1980’s with the United Kingdom Taekwondo Association (UKTA) breaking boards in colour belt junior gradings was a big thing. You had to break a wood or plastic board to pass any grading from, as far as I recall, Green Belt. Black Belts were required to break house bricks. Breaking […]