Articles tagged "self defense"
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Wushu Watch: Advanced Ways to Get Stabbed to Death
Thousands of martial arts schools promise "self defense" and then delve into the art of disarming a knife wielding attacker. We look at some high level, and extremely stupid, ways to wrestle a knife from your attacker's clutches. Full story
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Self-Defense Lessons Gain Popularity In Trump's America
According to a recent report in The Daily Beast, martial arts and self-defense class attendance has been at an unprecedented high since Donald Trump's presidential win. And most of those new students are women, LGBTQ people, and Muslim individuals. Full story
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How Honor Blackman Brought Women's Self Defense to Television
Speaking of pussies that you shouldn't grab without permission, the actress behind the famous Bond Girl Pussy Galore was a high-ranking judoka who published her own book on self-defense the year after Goldfinger came out. Full story
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The Russians Are Learning How to Defend Themselves With Selfie Sticks
Moscow’s M-Profi martial arts center is teaching tourists how to fend off would-be thieves with the selfie stick. Full story
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The Mixed Martial Arts of Victorian London
Before BJJ, there was Bartitsu.
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Jonathan Maicelo: The Last Inca
Peru's up-and-coming boxing star.
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Kron Gracie on Jiu-Jitsu, Skateboarding, Older Brothers, and Famous Fathers
The ties that bind are strong.
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Joel Tudor on the Art of Surfing, Fighting, and Style
A surf icon helps MMA keep its sense of tradition.
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Japan's Karate Kid: Kyoji Horiguchi
Japan's brightest MMA prospect.
