When I see a martial arts techniques that talk about "Front Choke Defense" I mostly scream BULLLLSHIIITTT!!! "Step 1 - your slap the arms, Step 2 - you strike nerve center X78C3, Step 3 - your twist their nipple into compliance. In all reality - the front choke really isn't effective, unless your being pinned against all and your attacker is using the choke grab to strike you, stab you, threaten you or...

Elbow strikes are some of the most effective and devestating weapons your body has to offer. They are most effective when delivered in close range or in the clinch. Many MMA fighters and hand to hand combat experts use them very well against a cage or a wall.

It's rare to be involved in a fight where a walls, fences, cars, poles... cages are not involved. I can rarely think of a real fight that I have seen (whether on video or in person) where the fighters have not had hard objects around them. Yet sometimes in our training, we ignore the important value of fighting against a wall (I'll use wall as a blanket term for all of the previously mentioned hard objects). Most of us martial artists train in an open environment where the wall is not used, not trained against, and is not taken into the equation of real combat training.

Hey guys,

We were watching UFC 117 - Chael Sonnen vs Anderson Silva, and saw Chael using the Ear Slap technique against Anderson Silva when Chael had mount and Anderson was holding on tight. This is a VERY effective technique from our H2H Self-Defense system which can cause MAJOR damage, pain, and disruption. You can combine it with and Eye Gouge and you have a very effective opening combination to destroy your opponent is a street fight or self-defense situation.

When training martial arts sometimes we get so focused on the technique, that we forget one of the most basic of all principles: how to properly stand. As I watch my students train through their technique and do countless of repetitions of throws, takedowns, defensive striking, weapons defense, etc - it's almost funny how most of them actually present themselves to their "attacker". Their hands are down, they are flat footed and they're so concentrated on the technique itself that they are actually missing the most vital part of lesson: how to defend yourself.

Last weekend we had one of your brown belts in Kobukai Ju-jitsu test for his black belt. The black belt test is long, brutal test that lasts about 2 hours. You have to be able to demonstrate around 200 striking, throwing/takedowns, ground fighting, and weapons defense techniques. We have many of these techniques available in the H2H Combat System. The last part of the test is fighting. The tested will have around 6 rounds of ground fighting, 6 rounds of standing and ground fighting and 6 rounds of MMA fighting. A round ends when there is a tapout.

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Almost all altercations will eventually go to the ground. This hold true whether you are in a street, military or law enforcement fighting scenario.

When training martial arts you may come across two schools of thought when it comes to kicking for self-defense and/or mixed martial arts.

The front choke is a common attack used to either threaten or seriously harm a victim. When it is most common is when used to pin a victim. against a wall, car, etc. It is also a common ground fighting attack. This particular response: The Spearhand, found in the H2H Combat System, can be used standing or on the ground to create an opening for more techniques. It causes an extreme pain response, but not a disabling response.