Martial Arts Training

How to escape a wrist grab: turn your wrist toward the gap between the grabber's thumb and fingers, pull sharply out through that gap with your elbow bending toward their arm, and immediately step away. The thumb is the weakest...

The wing chun chain punch is a rapid series of straight, vertical-fist punches thrown down the centerline, each one launching as the last returns. Done right, it is relaxed, compact and driven by structure rather than arm strength. Done wrong...

The armbar from guard is a BJJ submission where, from your back with your partner in your closed guard, you isolate one of their arms, pivot your body to an angle, bring your legs over their shoulder and head, and...

This kickboxing workout at home takes 25 minutes and needs no bag or equipment: a 5-minute warm-up, three timed blocks of punches, kicks and knees, and a short cooldown. Every move has a low-impact option, so you can do it...

A good martial arts workout at home is built from simple solo drills: shadow striking, stance and footwork patterns, balance work, form practice and short conditioning rounds. You don't need a partner, a bag or a big room. Twenty to...

To do a roundhouse kick, step out at a slight angle with your lead foot, pivot on the ball of that foot so your heel turns toward the target, rotate your hips over, and swing your rear leg through so...

Boxing defense for beginners comes down to four skills: blocking, slipping, rolling and parrying. Blocking uses your gloves and arms as a shield, slipping moves your head off the line of a straight punch, rolling dips under a hook, and...

The best martial art for weight loss is usually Muay Thai, kickboxing or boxing, because pad work and bag rounds keep your heart rate high for most of the class. BJJ and krav maga come close. But the art you'll...

Krav maga techniques for beginners are simple on purpose: a protective stance, palm and elbow strikes, knees, a front kick, an instinctive block called the 360 defense, and basic choke escapes. Every one of them uses big, natural movements that...

Siu nim tao is the first and most important form in Wing Chun kung fu. Done standing in one place, it builds the stance, the centerline, relaxed elbows and the basic hand shapes that every later Wing Chun skill depends...