Tag: choke

  • Learn to Fight – The Clinch for Beginners

    Learn to Fight – The Clinch for Beginners

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    Nick D
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    One of the best things you can do if you’re just starting out training or if you’re looking for a way to integrate your martial arts with self defense is to learn or improve your clinch. There are some distinct advantages to learning the clinch first, before sparring with strikes or when first learning grappling.

  • Choke Defense!

    Choke Defense!

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    Nick D
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    Here’s our approach to dealing with a choke.  The defense is simple and works from any direction.  The key thing to understand, though, is that learning self defense is not about acquiring a collection of techniques. It’s about managing the threat you’re presented with.  The threat isn’t the choke (you can break a choke fairly…