In the first of a series of upcoming Book Reviews for the readers of MartialArtsLab, I take a look at a comprehensive guide to self-defence from a world renowned Israeli self-defence system, written by an expert and Judo enthusiast: Krav Maga: Real World Solutions to Real World Violence by Ben Keren from Tuttle Publishing ‘Krav Maga’…

So you have been practicing one of the types of martial arts for some months or years now and you are itching for someone in a bar or in the street to pick a fight with you so you can show them some moves. Sadly, while lethal punches and kicks look great in the movies,…

People learn martial arts for a lot of different reasons; some for fitness, some for sport, some for pure enjoyment, but many learn them for self-defence. For the confidence that only years of training can bestow in a person. Martial arts make the body strong and the mind quick. Deadly quick. That’s why they are…

The most effective martial art types are the the one that helps you get out of tight situations. They are those techniques that allows you to respond to a hostile environment in the fastest and least dangerous way possible. The most effective martial art type is one that allows you to respond to different challenges…