How to Escape from Common Wrist Grabs

A Wrist Grab is a common attack from someone who wishes to restrain you in some way. It may be from a friend trying to take you somewhere, someone official eg school teacher or someone trying to abduct you.   As always, you need to adjust the amount of force you use...

The Lines Of Balance

The Lines of Balance. When a lot of Martial Arts and Self-Defence coaches teach this, they usually refer to your  ‘centre of gravity’.   I personally prefer to break it down by using the ‘Lines of Balance’.  There are two Lines of Balance: The horizontal line The...

Improve Your Martial Arts Grip Strength

If you are in the martial arts community should know that grip and hand strength are a very important aspect of their fighting abilities. Be it on the offence when you need to use your hands for punching, where your hands need to be tough to prevent injury to yourself...

Martial Arts For Children

These days, martial arts are something that everyone should know.  With crime at an all time high, knowing how to defend yourself is essential.  For the children, martial arts can mean a lot of things.  Even though martial arts is great for adults to know and practice...