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How To: Devastate your attacker during a hand gun attack

Learn how to strike your attacker when facing a hand gun attack. This is step three in surviving a hand gun attack, following how not to get shot, and how to gain control of the weapon. Learn how to get inside the gun's danger circle using different strikes and stay in there. Also learn what to do against a two handed gun grip.

How To: Do self defense moves

Kim Strothers and Ian Morris show us how to do self defense moves.

How To: Learn Taijutsu

Learn a few basic moves and techniques of fighting with Taijutsu. Part 1 of 7 - How to Learn Taijutsu.

How To: Use the Ku No Kata technique

Learn how to defend yourself using the Ku No Kata technique.

How To: Breathe for Tai Chi and Chi-Kung

Master Gohring teaches the basic breathing for tai chi and chi-kung. Breathe for Tai Chi and Chi-Kung.

How To: Do beginning Wushu techniques

In this video series, let Mei-chiao Chiu teach you the beginning forms of Wushu. She explains the history of Wushu, and its importance in the world of martial arts. She shows you how to warm up and stretch before being any Wushu exercise. With her instructions, you can discover the exciting martial art form of Wushu today

How To: Do Filipino martial arts

In this video series, our expert John Brown will teach you all about filipino martial arts. He'll teach you how to do retirada with follow ups, and how to fight with escrima sticks, and with short swords. He'll also teach you how to do knife thrusts including a knife thrust drill, a knife thrust feint, and various ways to disarm your knife bearing opponent.

How To: Do leg locks in MMA

In this video clip series our expert, Charles Bishop, will show you many tips and techniques of how to obtain a leg lock from many different angles and positions. He will also show you how to defend against a leg lock and heel hooks because what good is knowing how to do one if you lose because you were put in one yourself. The knee bar, heel hook and toe hold are three of the main techniques that will be covered in this series and by the time you are done you'll be ready for the Royal Rumble!

How To: Do stand up grappling techniques in MMA

In this video series, expert MMA wrestler Charles Bishop will show you a variety of takedowns, throws, and stances. He leads you through setting up a double leg takedown and two different ways of finishing the move and transitioning into a submission. You will learn the same for a single leg takedown, with various ways to finish and move into a submission. Charles also teaches you many throws: under hook, arm throws, shoulder throws, upper body, and more.

How To: Do basic moves in women's self defense

In this video series, learn some basic self defense moves for women. Our expert, Chemin Allderdge, is a third degree black belt that specializes in teaching self defense classes for women.

How To: Do the Tepee in Jiu Jitsu

The Tepee Jiu Jitsu technique, made famous by Eddie Bravo is a GREAT submission when you can't lock in a triangle choke. This is aslight variation of the move made by Submissions 101.

How To: Counter an arm bar with a knee bar in Jiu Jitsu

Learn how to counter an arm bar with a knee bar in Jiu Jitsu.Remember when you block (using the telephone) you pull your arm through very hard.

How To: Counter an arm bar with a kimura in Jiu Jitsu

Learn how to Counter an arm bar with a kimura in Jiu Jitsu

How To: Do a Gracie-style Jiu Jitsu lapel choke

This Jiu Jitsu choke,created by Carlson Gracie, uses the bottom portion of your OWN gi to get the choke on your partner.

How To: Do a Jiu Jitsu guillotine choke

Learn to execute jiu Jitsu guillotine choke

How To: Do a Jiu Jitsu twister from a scarf hold

Here is an option for the twister when you get caught in scarf control (kesa Gatame) in Jiu Jitsu.

How To: Do a Jiu Jitsu Von Flue choke

Known by a few names, the "Von Flue Choke" is a great defense against a guillotine from side control.

How To: Do a Jiu Jitsu Bermuda Triangle lock

A reverse triangle type of submission which is a crank and shoulder compression. Bermuda Triangle: You think you're getting out of the triangle...but it's inescapable.

How To: Use the Jiu Jitsu escort technique

In Jiu Jitsu the standard goose neck wrist lock may not work of very stong individuals. That means that your level of force must go up in order to deal with the increased resistance.

How To: Attack the turtle position in Jiu Jitsu

Here is an option in Jiu Jitsu to attack when your partner is balled up into the turtle position. (less)

How To: Defend with your back against the wall with Jiu Jitsu

Learn some Jiu Jitsu self defense for situations where you find your back against a wall - a simple option of rotating yourself off the wall that uses trapping,leverage, and blocking principles.

How To: Escape a Jiu Jitsu scarf hold by getting to your knees

Learn to escape a Jiu Jitsu scarf hold by getting to your knees

How To: Escape a Jiu Jitsu scarf hold by hooking the head

Learn to escape a Jiu Jitsu scarf hold by hooking the head

How To: Escape a Jiu Jitsu arm bar using the s-grip cradle

Learn the Jiu Jitsu S grip craddle stacking defense against the arm bar from guard.

How To: Chain attacks in Jiu Jitsu

What makes you better than your opponent in Jiu Jitsu? The ability to chain attacks, one right after the other.

How To: Escape a Jiu Jitsu arm bar from the guard position

Learn to Escape a Jiu Jitsu arm bar from the guard position using what is called the "telephone."

How To: Grapple from the knee position

Learn some grappling takedowns and strategies to use when starting from a knee or kneeled position.

How To: Escape a punching head lock using Jiu Jitsu

Learn to use Jiu Jitsu techniques to execute a head lock escape while someone is punching you.

How To: Escape a head lock using a suetmi Jiu Jitsu throw

Learn to execute a Jiu Jitsu sutemi (or sacrifice) throw from a head lock

How To: Escape a head lock using the Jiu Jitsu sit and roll

Learn to escape a basic wrestler's headlock using the Jiu Jitsu sit and roll technique

How To: Escape a head lock using Jiu Jitsu

Learn to escape a basic head lock (a wrestler's headlock) using Jiu Jitsu for self defense.

How To: Do a Jiu Jitsu bridge takedown and arm bar

Learn how to execute a Japanese Jiu Jitsu bridge takedown technique into an arm bar.

How To: Do a Jiu Jitsu Tenchinage throw

Learn how to execute a Jiu Jitsu Tenchinage (Heaven and Earth) throw from aiki jujutsu.

How To: Train with Japanese Sai

In this martial arts video series, learn how to train with the Japanese Sai from 3rd degree Black Belt Michael Lewis. Michael will demonstrate Sai fighting techniques such as how to use a Sai to block a bo staff strike, how to block and counter strike with a Sai, how to use a Sai disarm an opponent armed with a bo staff and an opponent armed with an escrima stick, and how to use a Sai to block and disarm an opponent with a katana blade.

How To: Improve your quickness with speed drills

In this video series, expert Michael Lewis will guide you through a series of drills that you can leverage to improve the speed and accuracy of your martial arts skills. Michael's drills cover a variety of areas including seeing, hearing, and feeling as ways of detecting speed.

How To: Do self defense using a baton or baseball bat

In this video series, our expert Tres Tew will show you how to use a baton or bat for self defense. He will teach you about open and closed positions, how to draw the bat quickly and strike or block, and how to defang the cobra. Tres will also teach you how to defend against a charge, a cross slash, a shoulder grab, a front choke, cross grab, and wrist grab using a baton or bat.