Martial Arts

A basic understanding of the martial arts is something worth knowing if someone attacks you. While I'm not a lawyer I do know that you may defend yourself with just enough force for the job if you...

The following are tips to help you when you are in a fight. The first thing to always remember is there are no rules so, if you follow these tips, you have a better chance to walk away unharmed...

Karate is a Japanese martial art that can be practiced in any space with a level floor and a large enough area for the karateka (karate student) to step forward and extend his arms and legs....

The Malaysian martial art of Silat is well known for its various strikes, throws and animal-based techniques. But it is most famous for its brutally effective joint-locking techniques. Silat...

The popularity of mixed martial arts (MMA) events has brought submission fighting into a new light. Submission fighting focuses on ending fights by forcing one competitor to give up rather having...

When you're confronted by an attacker, knowing how to properly defend yourself is the most important skill you can possess. If someone comes at you with a weapon, such as a knife, the key is to...

For whatever reason, you've found yourself on the business end of a head lock. For the purpose of this article, we will assume that the head lock came from behind, and the assailant has their...

From the MMA crab position, an arm bar can be performed by grabbing the opponent's wrist underneath and moving a foot across to block their hip. Learn about using an under hook to do an arm bar...

In order to do a knee tap and arm drag in MMA, grab the wrist and touch the knee to fake a shot so that the opponent pulls back. Find out how to squeeze the elbows together to get the submission...

In MMA training, an arm drag can be used from a V guard position in order to take an opponent's back. Learn about grabbing an opponent's wrist behind the elbow to do an arm drag with helpful tips...

In order to do an arm drag to a rear naked in MMA, start by grabbing the wrist and going behind the elbow to hyperextend it. Swing around and finish the rear naked choke with helpful tips from a...

In MMA, a guillotine with the hands included is a common position that involves locking the legs and raising the hips to get a submission. Do a guillotine arm submission from in the guard with...

An arm bar from the guard in MMA involves using a swing-around the put pressure on the opponent's head. Find out how to use a tombstone grip when doing an arm bar with helpful tips from a martial...

An omoplata submission in MMA can be done after an opponent pulls away from an arm bar. Learn how to turn a failed arm bar into a submission with helpful tips from a martial arts coach in this...

When practicing grappling in MMA, it's important to practice rolling arm bars from the knees. Find out how to keep an opponent from ripping out of a rolling arm bar with helpful tips from a...

In MMA, a swing-around arm bar is performed from a position of side control. Learn about pinching when looking for a submission with helpful tips from a martial arts coach in this free video on...

In MMA, a mounted arm bar starts with grabbing an opponent's limb and pressing it down in order to gain an advantage. Learn a couple of variations on mounted arm bars with helpful tips from a...

Arm bar from side control involves trapping a limb off and moving a knee across the belly. Pull an opponent up and get the submission with helpful tips from a martial arts coach in this free video...

Before doing a flying arm bar in MMA, a person must first know how to do one on the ground. Discover why there is tapping before hitting the ground with a flying arm bar with helpful tips from a...

In MMA, arm bars involve looking for different leverage points, and the guard is important and common in all submission matches. Look for different submissions from in the guard with helpful tips...

To go from a Russian tie to an arm bar in MMA, kick the opponent down and pinch the legs together before driving the hips forward to get the submission. Find out how to use the shoulder to apply...

In order to do an arm bar in MMA, it's important to have control and to be able to do under hooking. Learn about popping out and driving the chin across an opponent's neck with helpful tips from a...

In MMA, an arm bar can be done from the bottom side by moving a hand underneath an opponent's stomach and using the legs to push up. Discover how to pinch and get the tap with helpful tips from a...

Arm throws include the act of going across, taking a step back and using the hips to make a throw. Learn about using a cross step to do an arm throw with helpful tips from a martial arts coach in...

With these simple to follow instructions you'll learn the # 1 power punch in boxing, the right cross or as some call it the Right straight. For you lefties this can also be a Left Cross

Ninja had many tools to even the odds in a fight. Kyusho jutsu was one of these. It included pressure-point striking for paralysis and knockouts. The ninja of ancient Japan are portrayed today as...

The street is a dangerous place. In one point in our lives, there is a good chance we all will encounter some sort of situation in which our life is in danger. This article will help prepare you...

Doing a hip throw is one of the most basic moves in the martial arts and it's not just judo that uses them. Many other styles such as jiu-jitsu, kung-fu and karate, use them to put an opponent on...

Attacks against women are becoming all too common today. Sometimes these even take place during the day. However with some simple, but effective self-defense techniques these can be prevented.

Rapists can strike anytime and anywhere. Would you know how to deal with a man if he became aggressive? It doesn't take a lot of training, but it does require some physical and mental preparedness.

A standing arm bar submission move employs a grip with the fingers up and the thumbs in. Do standing arm bars with tips from a martial arts instructor in this free video on jiu-jitsu and judo...

The arm bar submission move is performed from a guard position and can be very painful on the elbow. Perform arm bars on an opponent with tips from a martial arts instructor in this free video on...

In jujitsu, establish head and arm control on an opponent by ducking under their arm and choking the neck. Establish head and arm control with tips from a professional martial artist in this free...

In jujitsu, perform the triangle choke by ducking under an opponent's arm and pulling the head in tightly to the arm. Execute the triangle choke with tips from a professional martial artist in...

The arm bar is a jujitsu attack technique used to break an opponent's arm and stop a fight. Practice the arm bar with tips from a professional martial artist in this free video on jujitsu.

In women's self-defense, an arm grab is responded to by a kick to the groin. Get out of arm grabs with tips from a martial arts instructor in this free video on women's self-defense.

In kung fu, use the side punch, arm twist and side kick attack moves to produce a powerful combination. Perform the side punch, arm twist and side kick combo with tips from a professional kung fu...

Attackers often grab women by the arms. Learn a self-defense technique to counter a single arm grab in this free video on women's self-defense.

Women can neutralize a double arm grab by using the attacker's momentum against them. Learn a self-defense technique to counter a double arm grab in this free video on women's self-defense.

A rear choke is a dangerous assault and should be countered immediately. Learn a self-defense technique to counter a rear arm choke in this free video on women's self-defense.

Women can escape an upper arm grab by lifting the arm up and pulling the elbow down. Learn how to escape from an upper arm grab in this free video on women's self-defense techniques featuring a...

Women can escape a straight arm grab by twisting the wrist into an attacker's thumb. Learn how to escape from a straight arm grab in this free video on women's self-defense techniques featuring a...

In self-defense, lock an opponents arms under your shoulders in order to perform the double arm bar. Learn more about the double arm bar from a professional martial arts instructor in this free...

The arm bar is a great self-defense maneuver to use when being attacked from behind. Learn to perform the arm bar for self-defense from a professional martial arts instructor in this free combat...

In self-defense, twist the body away from an attack, while lifting the fingers in order to perform a cross grab arm lock. Learn more about the cross grab arm lock and self-defense from a...

Northern Mantis kung fu arm locks are performed by dropping the attacker's arm over your wrist. Learn to do an arm lock in this free self-defense video on Northern Praying Mantis kung fu techniques.

The catching arm break kung fu technique is always the same: block the punch and catch the forearm of the attacker. Learn an arm break technique in this free self-defense video on Northern Praying...

Arm break and trip kung fu technique is done similar to a catching arm break, but the lower body is struck using the palm. Learn an arm break and trip technique in this free self-defense video on...

The arm sweep, in Nia, is a great way to strengthen and stretch your arms and shoulder blades. Learn the cha cha arm sweep variation from a professional Nia instructor in this free workout video.

Freely moving the arms, in Nia, is a great way to increase mobility and stretch out the body. Learn a cha cha arm movement variation from a professional Nia instructor in this free workout video.