New Article: Barbell Workout for Fighters

Steve Scott and John Saylor, authors of Conditioning for Combat Sports, outline a "bread and butter" barbell workout for grapplers and fighters.

Police Defensive Tactics Podcast

 Excellent podcast interview at Police Magazine with Loren W. Christensen about police defensive tactics, including some great info making every standing into a fighting stance, using a baton effectively for nonlethal disabling strikes, and making every stance into a fighting stance.

New Article: Supplements for Wrestling and Combat Sports

Wrestling coach and author Steve Kimpel, Ph.D. discusses four supplements that may work for wrestlers and other combat sports athletes - creatine, beta-alanine, protein and caffeine - in this new article posted in the Turtle Press Martial Arts Training Tips library.

New Book: Conditioning for Combat Sports

Steve Scott and John Saylor have written an authoritative new book on strength training and conditioning for martial arts and combat sports: Conditioning for Combat Sports.

Here is just small part of what the book contains:

• What is Functional Training and why does it work?
• Periodization: how to plan your training cycles
• Proven workout routines designed just for fighters
• The science behind the exercises, drills and workouts
• Freehand and bodyweight strength training
• The best barbell, dumbbell and weight machine exercises
• How the exercise ball can help you develop a rock hard core
• Strength training with Kettlebells
• "Old School" hard core power training
• Staying healthy and avoiding injuries for maximum mat time
• How to plan your workouts around your fight schedule
• Challenging medicine ball exercises
• Plyometric and jump training
• Over 400 exercises to build strength, power, agility, and speed

BONUS: Foreword by Louie Simmons

New Book: Wrestle & Win

Turtle Press has released Wrestle & Win: Wrestler's Guide to Strength, Conditioning, Nutrition and College Preparation by Steve Kimpel. This book is a comprehensive guide to the in-season and off-season training habits necessary to succeed at the state or national level.

First, find out exactly what kind of strength training and conditioning you should be doing, including how to get the most out of your time in the weight room and what type of workouts to do during the off-season. Then get the facts on eating right, making weight and evaluating supplements. Finally, learn how to successfully make the transition from high school to college wrestling, including an inside view of the recruiting process and a step-by-step plan for getting recognized by college coaches.

Beginner Karate DVD Giveaway

Hope's Cafe, a family-friendly review blog, is giving away a Turtle Press Beginner Karate DVD.

New article: How to Defend Against a Tackle

Mark Mireles and Loren W. Christensen, authors of Total Defense: Grappling and Striking Defenses Against Common Street Attacks share some tips on defending against a tackle in street fighting or self-defense situation.

New Black Belt Magazine Ads

New Black Belt magazine ads for the holiday season:

October 2010 - Taekwondo Books ad

November 2010 - Fitness and Conditioning Ad

December 2010 - Submission Grappling Books ad

January 2011 - Self-defense books ad

New article: What is Step Sparring

New article in the martial arts tips library: What is Step Sparring? In this excerpt from Taekwondo Step Sparring, Sang H. Kim explains what step sparring is and why it's useful for beginner and intermediate level taekwondo andTaekwondo Step Sparring karate students.

New Taekwondo Book by Sang H. Kim

Taekwondo Step Sparring, the latest book in Sang H. Kim's taekwondo book series, was released today.

Step sparring is a traditional form of drill training used by Taekwondo students to practice and perfect stances, blocks, strikes and kicks with a partner. In Taekwondo Step Sparring, Sang H. Kim progressively teaches you nearly 70 step sparring techniques, from beginner to black belt.

Other books in the series include:

Complete Taekwondo Poomsae
Complete Kicking
Taekwondo Self-defense

10 Martial Arts DVDs for $50

Right now you can get 10 martial arts DVDs for $50. Check out our 4 different Martial Arts DVD Value Packs to see which DVDs are included in this unbeatable special offer.

Last Day to get Get 10 Self-defense DVDs for $50

This is a great deal on 10 MARTIAL ARTS SELF-DEFENSE DVDs. All of these DVDs are guaranteed first quality, factory sealed items with run times between 45 and 90 minutes. Compatible with DVD players worldwide. Save when you buy them as part of this special package deal!

Last Day to get Get 10 Self-defense DVDs for $50

This is a great deal on 10 MARTIAL ARTS SELF-DEFENSE DVDs. All of these DVDs are guaranteed first quality, factory sealed items with run times between 45 and 90 minutes. Compatible with DVD players worldwide. Save when you buy them as part of this special package deal!

Martial Arts Technique of the Week Podcast wins Award

The Turtle Press Martial Arts Technique of the Week has received the “Editors Choice Podcasting Excellence Award” from Podseek.net. The podcast will be featured on the front page of Podseek.net for the next 30 days and will also be featured in the Podseek.net monthly newsletter.

Subscribe to the award winning Martial Arts Technique of the Week for a new martial arts video lesson every week.

2 Martial Arts Books for $20

For a limited time, we've paired up books that go great together and we're offering them for $20 when you buy both titles. Just click on any of the books below to see the special "Buy Both and Save" offer. See something you like? Use the "Add Both to Cart" button and both books will be added to your shopping cart for a total of $20. These are unbeatable discounts that you won't find anywhere else!

Want a sneak peek at just how good these deals are? You got it! Buy the Armlock Encyclopedia and get Grappler's Guide to Strangles and Chokes with it for just $4.05. That's a savings of over $17 off the cover price of these two popular MMA training books.

Just arrived: 2009 WTF Taekwondo World Championships DVD Set

We've just received a limited number of 2009 WTF Taekwondo World Championships DVD Sets. Held in Copenhagen Denmark the 2009 WTF Taekwondo World Championships showcases the best taekwondo players in the world today. You get high quality WTF taekwondo action filmed at ringside. Over 3 hours of footage including all of the men's and women's weight classes, with semi-finals highlights and complete final matches.

Author Bob Deatherage on Code Red Radio

Bob Deatherage, author of Terrorism Awareness and Security Operations, is going to be interviewed live on the Code Red radio show tomorrow morning. If you're in the DC area, you can catch it on the radio. Otherwise, you can find the show in the Code Red Radio website archives after its broadcast.

Martial Arts Technique of the Week

New Martial Arts Technique of the Week podcast: 8 minute Core Strengthening follow along workout. Subscribe in iTunes or your favorite newsreader.

New Article: How to Choose a Self-defense Baton

New Article in the Training Tips Library: How to Choose a Baton for a Self-defense Weapon by Master Hei Long. This is an excerpt from Master Long's latest book, Art of the Steel Telescoping Baton: Tie Gun Lian Shi. Learn the pros and cons of the various types of collapsible batons, including spring body batons, chrome body batons and steel telescoping batons.

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