John Pellegrini’s Combat Hapkido Invades U.S. Military Training
In 2004 John Pellegrini was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as Instructor of the Year. Since then, it’s been tough to get in touch with him because his art, combat hapkido, has become one of...
View ArticleLaw-Enforcement Training Tips for Grappling and Ground Fighting
In any kind of street combat, fighting on the ground for an extended period can put you in a world of hurt. Although grappling has proved its effectiveness in controlled environments such as the dojo...
View ArticleHow Germany’s Police Handle Law-Enforcement Defensive Tactics Training
The art of policing doesn’t change much from one country to another. When citizens commit crimes, the police respond and arrest them; and if a suspect resists arrest, force is frequently used. What...
View Article9 Martial Arts Training Tips From Kung Fu Expert Mark Cheng
People tell me I tend to sound like an old-timer. I tell them to shut up and get off my lawn! Then I explain that a lot can be learned from comparing the way we did things in the past with the way...
View ArticleDepartment of (Self)-Defense: Military Training and the Martial Arts
A military branch commissions an expert to create a high-tech weapon that uses an electronic pulse to wipe out the enemy’s computer chips and thus reduce the amount of deadly force needed—and blood...
View ArticleHow the Bushido Code of the Samurai Influences Japan’s Police Force
Judo and kendo are part of law-enforcement training in Japan, and many police officers continue to study the martial arts throughout their careers. In most cases, the toughest dojo in a city in Japan...
View ArticleBehind-the-Scenes Video of Jeet Kune Do Expert Harinder Singh Demonstrating...
Harinder Singh is a senior instructor in jeet kune do and a certified kettlebell instructor. He is the CEO and senior training officer of Paul Vunak’s Progressive Fighting Systems and Descendants of...
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George Kirby’s Top 10 Jujitsu Techniques: Basic Drop Throw
Black Belt asked jujitsu master George Kirby to tell us about a few of his favorite techniques from his new book, Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art Expanded Edition. Long before Brazilian...
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George Kirby’s Top 10 Jujitsu Techniques: Elbow Lift
To help you improve your grappling game, we asked George Kirby to share with us the top 10 jujitsu techniques from his book Jujitsu: Basic Techniques of the Gentle Art Expanded Edition. Here’s what...
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Combat Hapkido’s John Pellegrini on Women’s Self-Defense, MMA and Military...
To help us learn more about traditional training in a modern world, our friend GK Zachary from AdultMartialArtist.com sat down with combat-hapkido founder John Pellegrini. Pellegrini’s been inducted in...
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