Using The Head Butt For Self Defense (instructional video included)
A very effective upper body weapon is the head butt. Head butting works great if an assailant is holding your arms, and controlling you....
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Lawrence Castanon
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Self Defense Tip: Learn How To Use A Weapon Before Carrying It
Many folks carry a gun, knife, taser, or pepper spray with no experience on how to use them. The problem is that just carrying a weapon...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Elbow Strikes part 3 - Vertical Upward Elbow (instructional video included)
The vertical upward elbow strike is another great technique to use when you are in close quarters with an assailant. This technique is...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jul 26
- 3 min
Eating For Self-defense?
The first chapter in my book, The Short Fight, is the preparation phase, and it's all about diet. Why? Because there is a direct...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jul 20
- 1 min
Elbow Strikes part 2 - Reverse Horizontal Elbow Strike (instructional video included)
The reverse horizontal elbow strike is an excellent technique that can be performed when the assailant is behind you, and either attempts...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jul 12
- 3 min
Self Defense Tip: Can you learn how to fight from a book or video?
With so many books and videos out there on martial arts training, the question arises, "can I learn self-defense from a book (or...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jul 7
- 1 min
Elbow Strike Series (part 1): Horizontal Elbow Strike (instructional video included)
We begin the elbow strike series with one of the simpler elbow strikes to practice: the forward horizontal elbow strike. As the name...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Introduction: Elbow/Forearm Strikes
Over the course of the next few weeks, we will be covering the most devastating weapon in your upper body arsenal. It is so effective...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jun 29
- 3 min
Self Defense Tip: Did They Teach You How To Fight?
The terms "Martial Arts" and "Self-Defense" has almost as many meanings to them as there are people teaching them. The problem is that...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jun 25
- 2 min
Palm Heel Strike (part 2) From Lying On Your Back
One of the worse positions to be in when defending yourself... One of the worse positions to be in when defending yourself, is lying on...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jun 20
- 4 min
Self Defense Tip: Should You Go To The Ground In A Street Fight?
Should you go to the ground in a street fight? Warning graphic details here: Recently a video was posted online of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jun 14
- 2 min
The Palm Heel Strike - part 1 (instructional video included)
The palm heel strike is another easy-to-use anatomical weapon that you can use with very little effort. It's so simple to use that you...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jun 9
- 2 min
Self Defense Tip Of The Week: Legal Troubles
You did it! You defended yourself against an aggressive assailant, but now you might get charged with assault! What??? Defending yourself...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Jun 5
- 2 min
How To Throw An Uppercut Punch (instructional video included)
Uppercut punches are another crucial weapon to use when fighting in close. The best areas to strike with the uppercut punch are the solar...
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Lawrence Castanon
- May 31
- 2 min
Self Defense Tip Of The Week: What To Expect In A Real Fight
It happened! You tried talking your way out of the fight, but it didn't work and now he/she is coming towards you. This is everyone's...
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Lawrence Castanon
- May 27
- 2 min
Hook Punches From Lying On Your Back (instructional video included)
One of the worse positions to be in when defending yourself, is on your back with a bigger, heavier and/or stronger person above you. The...
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Lawrence Castanon
- May 25
- 3 min
Killing Kids, When Will This Insanity End! Can we prevent It from happening?
Yesterday, May 24, 2022, another disturbed young man (18 years old), walked into an elementary school in Uvalde Texas and shot and killed...
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Lawrence Castanon
- May 21
- 2 min
Self Defense Tip Of The Week: Talk Your Way Out Of A Fight
Memorial Day weekend is around the corner. Time to get away for a short vacation, or go to your local bar/club to party like a rock star....
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Lawrence Castanon
- May 17
- 1 min
Hook Punch From A Kneeling-mounted Position
This week we cover how to deliver a hook punch from being mounted on the assailant. When this technique and position are combined, it...
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Lawrence Castanon
- May 13
- 1 min
The Short Fight Is One Years Old! (gift for you)
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