Becoming the alpha male / female
From Monderno.com ‘It is not enough to think we own the ground we stand on. A criminal or aggressor is not a psychic reading our…
Technique Math
Why do some techniques not work in real life? It’s a matter of neurology, physiology, and math. Matt shows you why your techniques are limited…
Mechanics of a grab: The Screw
We often discuss levers in releases from grabs, but what about the concept of the screw? Watch the video below, or buy the full one…
Climbing the body
A new Youtube instructional…climbing the body. Understanding anatomy is the key to controlling an opponent or enemy in the clinch. In this video Matt discusses…
Defense against dives
The physics of dive defense. Often times we see struggling when defending against a waist grab or dive because the mechanics and physics need adjusting.…
The Rule of 25
The 25% Rule of Pramek is our guiding rule in combatives. Will we always obey it? No. But we can always train to it. Many…
Levers in Ground Submission
We’ve had some questions about the ground fighting video on Youtube. Leverage on the ground is vital to submission and escapes, but the word ‘leverage’…
Taking short cuts….
In the martial arts, we talk alot about two subjects…science and short cuts. Tighten up the circles, a quicker way to execute a throw, The…
Relax
I just finished a brutal move from one house to another. Most of the time I moved by myself because I didn’t want to wait…