Self Defense Tips: Should You Grapple In A Street Fight?
Full Disclosure: I have been grappling for over 30 years, and competed for many years. Additionally, I am a USA Wrestling coach, and...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Dec 30, 2022
- 2 min
Do This If Assailant Grabs Both Your Wrists (instructional video included)
An easy way for an assailant to control a smaller, weaker person is to grab both of their wrists. This method of control works because...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Defend The Front Bear Hug #2 - Under The Arms
A front bear hug where the assailant has his arms underneath your arms (around your waist) is actually easier to defend yourself against...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Defend the Front Bear Hug #1 - Over Your Arms (instructional video included)
Please teach this defense to your children! The front bear hug over the arms occurs when the assailant grabs you around your arms while...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Dec 7, 2022
- 2 min
Stop The Assailant From Taking You Down (instructional video included)
Often times an assailant may try to take you down in the street, doing this gives them complete control and dominance over you. It is a...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Nov 15, 2022
- 2 min
Strikes using the One-arm Collar Grab (2 instructional videos included)
The one-arm collar grab/clinch is a favorite among many Muay Thai Kickboxers, MMA fighters, and Krav Maga practitioners because it's...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
How To Strike Using The Single Wrist Grab (2 instructional videos included)
Grabbing the assailants wrist is a great way to both control the assailant, and lessen the amount of strikes they deliver to you. Use...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
How To Attack Using The Single Over-hook
The Over-hook is another great tactic to use when in the clinch. Over hooking occurs when, in the clinch, you wrap one of your arms...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
How To Perform The Single Under-hook With Striking (Pics and video included)
The under-hook is a great offensive technique that you can use when in the clinch. The single under-hook occurs when one of your arms...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Clinch Fighting For Self Defense
Clinch fighting is a type of stand-up grappling, and is a very common position in street fights. Clinches can occur when one fighter...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Aug 17, 2022
- 4 min
Self Defense Tip: When Should You Grapple In A Street Fight?
Grappling in a street fight is fraught with problems. If you ever wrestled around with your buddies, you know that helpless feeling when...
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Lawrence Castanon
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
The Passing Of A Legend
Feeling heartbroken: Just got the news my teacher and greatest grappler and coach in the world, "Judo" Gene LeBell died today. He taught...
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