False uchi mata creates an opening for a multitude of throws: lat drop, fumita, obviv (grapevine throw), the polish, vertushka and many others.

About the instructor:
Vlad is the founder of the Koulikov Grappling Academy (KGA), and is a world champion competitor; placing 2 times in the USA and re...

If your spear, naginata or polearm was cut in half on the battlefield, what would you do? What could you do to survive with half a weapon?

Sr Budo Instructor Todd Norcross takes you through some of the more advanced principles of Kukishin Ryu Hanbojutsu.

The art of the stick.

In modern days, t...

There is no Martial Art so closely aligned with a faith than Tai Chi Chuan and Taoism. Tai Chi can be called the Tao in motion. The classic Chinese text, Tao Te Ching is a guide to the principles of Tai Chi. As Wudang Tai Chi master Zhong Yun Long states "The Tao Te Ching tells us everything in t...

Have you ever been stuck in someone's closed guard feeling completely helpless – no matter what you tried, nothing worked? And have you ever asked yourself why your own closed guard doesn't create that same feeling, even though you're using basically the same techniques?

The difference is not th...