Just Released: Unlocking Kung Fu book

Noah Knapp's newest book - Unlocking Kung Fu: A Comprehensive Beginner's Guide - has just arrived in our warehouses. In this comprehensive introduction you’ll learn the fundamental stances, blocks, strikes, and kicks of Kung Fu as well as drills you can practice alone and with a partner to improve your skills and learn to channel your internal energy. Unlocking Kung Fu also introduces advanced concepts like generating power, clearing, freestyle practice and combination techniques.

Just Released: Vital Point Strikes book

Sang H. Kim's latest book - Vital Point Strikes - is now available. Vital Point Strikes is a guide to pressure point striking for the average martial artist. Sang H. Kim demystifies the lore of vital point striking and shows you realistic applications of vital point strikes for self-defense and combat sports.

This is one of the most complete and in-depth books available on the art and science of Vital Point Striking.

TurtlePress.com has a New Look!

We've made some big changes at TurtlePress.com - a new look and some exciting new features including a better search engine, a more user friendly checkout and enhanced product descriptions for our books and DVDs. Stop by and check it out today!

Just in: Drills for Grapplers book

Steve Scott's latest book has just hit our warehouses. DRILLS FOR GRAPPLERS is a slim but essential collection of conditioning and skill drills for anyone who practices a grappling style. You get over 50 drills and games for individuals, partners and groups, kids and adults, beginner through elite level. This is an essential book for instructors and coaches and a great way to take your training to the next level.

Just Released: Point Blank Gun Defenses book + DVD

Bob Laronga's new book and DVD set - Point Blank Gun Defenses - has just arrived in our warehouses. If you preordered a copy, it's in the mail!

Point Blank Gun Defenses: More Survival Secrets teaches you how to defend against a point blank gun threat to almost any part of your body. Learn techniques for disarming and incapacitating an attacker who threatens you with a gun to the back of the head, the side of the head, the abdomen, the back, or the side of your body. You’ll even learn variations against both right and left-handed assailants so you’ll be prepared for every imaginable scenario in a point blank attack.

Autographed Copies of Vital Point Strikes sold out

Autographed Copies of Vital Point Strikes sold out

Thank you to everyone who ordered an autographed copy of Sang H. Kim's forthcoming Vital Point Strikes book. The autographed copies are sold out - if you placed your order before Sunday, May 4th, you'll receive a signed copy of the book when it's released in early June.

Signed copies of Sang H. Kim's New Book

Vital Point Strikes: The Art and Science of Striking Vital Targets for Self-defense and Combat Sports is scheduled for release on June 10th. Sang H. Kim has asked Turtle Press to extend a special offer to our customers - the first 250 people who purchase this exciting new title through www.TurtlePress.com will receive a personally autographed book. Order today to ensure that you receive one of these special collector's items and please feel free to include the name you'd like to have your book signed to in the order comments.

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Preorder and Save: Drills for Grapplers

Steve Scott's newest book, Drills for Grapplers, is available for preorder. Coach Scott teaches you his favorite drills for judo, jujitsu, sambo, submission grappling, mixed martial arts and other submission grappling sports. You get both fitness drills to improve your strength, stamina, coordination, speed and flexibility and skill drills to work specific grappling skills like footwork, position, control, gripping, throwing, locking, pinning, falling, transitions, free practice (randori) and an aggressive attitude.

Video Downloads - Get 'em while they last

We've just gotten word that Brightcove is discontinuing their video download service and so for the new few months, our martial arts video downloads will not be available. If you've had your eye on something, now is the time to rent or buy it because after April 30th, the downloading option will disappear from our website. All of the downloads purchased before April 30th will continue to work and you'll be able to view the files on your computer, but we will no longer be selling or supporting videos after that date. So get 'em while they last!

New Police Training Video Downloads

New police training video downloads now available:

Police Straight Baton video download
Police Handgun Retention and Disarming video download
Police Pressure Point Control video download
Police Ground Combat #1 video download
Police Ground Combat #2 video download
Police Handcuffing and Vehicle Extraction video download
Police Arrest & Control #1 video download
Police Arrest & Control #2 video download

See all Police Training video downloads

Preorder and Save: Point Blank Gun Defenses

Point Blank Gun Defenses: More Survival Secrets by Dr. Bob Laronga teaches you how to defend against a point blank gun threat to almost any part of your body. Learn techniques for disarming and incapacitating an attacker who threatens you with a gun to the back of the head, the side of the head, the abdomen, the back, or the side of your body. You’ll even learn variations against both right and left-handed assailants so you’ll be prepared for every imaginable scenario in a point blank attack. From one of the most advanced styles of martial arts and self-defense techniques, these unarmed gun defenses are the “secret stash” that most instructors share only with their highest ranking black belt students. Save $5.00 when you order before the book is released in May.

Groundfighting Pins & Breakdowns Book Now Available

Steve Scott's latest addition to his line of grappling books has just hit our warehouse. Check out Groundfighting Pins and Breakdowns for a book on a subject that hasn't been covered a whole lot in other grappling titles.

New Jujitsu Video Downloads

Just added - Jujitsu video downloads:

Jujitsu Submissions and Reversals video download
Jujitsu Groundfighting video download
Jujitsu Stand-Up Skills video download

Learn a blend of traditional and modern jujitsu in this complete 3-video course.

New Hapkido Video Downloads

We've added 8 new Hapkido video downloads for puchase and rental:

Hapkido Self-defense Against Kicks and Punches video download Hapkido Throws and Standing Self-defense video download
Hapkido Locking Techniques video download
Hapkido Weapons video download
Hapkido Self-defense & Intiative Techniques video download
Hapkido Self-defense Against Grabs and Holds video download
Hapkido Competition video download
2003 Hapkido Demonstration video download

See all of the martial arts video downloads

New Video Downloads - Kicking and Flexibility

We've added some new instructional video downloads:

Flexibility video download Basic Taekwondo Kicking video download
Intermediate Taekwondo Kicking video download
Advanced Taekwondo Kicking video download

Over 100 more martial arts video downloads at TurtlePress.com

Dynamic Breathing - Ki Breathing Video

We're once again digging through the video archives and have come up with a short dynamic breathing video by Sang H. Kim. This was filmed in the 1980s and is a precursor to his Power Breathing method.

Grappling Practice: Drilling Pins and Breakdowns

In this excerpt from the forthcoming book Groundfighting Pins and Breakdowns, Coach Steve Scott shares his methods for drill-training on breakdowns and pins. This is a great article for students of MMA, jujitsu, judo and sambo looking for a proven way to structure training sessions.

Last Day to Save on ADAPTIVE KENPO DVD

The first DVD in Jerry Meyer's Adaptive Kenpo DVD series has arrived in our warehouse and we're extending the discounted preorder price one more day for anyone who missed out on our first email. The DVD turned out terrific! Jerry's teaching is straightforward and easy to follow and the archival footage of Bruce Lee and Ed Parker is something you won't find anywhere else. Order today and get $5 off this new DVD.

Just in: Secrets of Unarmed Gun Defenses Book + DVD

The Secrets of Unarmed Gun Defenses Books have just arrived in our warehouse and are ready for shipping. Secrets of Unarmed Gun Defenses teaches you how to defend against one of the most common types of gun threats, the gun to the forehead. From one of the most advanced styles of martial arts and self-defense techniques, these unarmed gun defenses are the “secret stash” that most instructors share only with their highest ranking black belt students.

FREE DVD WITH YOUR BOOK! Follow along with the included demonstration DVD as Dr. Bob Laronga demonstrates all of the Gun Defenses taught in this book.

Junsado Officially Recognized by the Korean Government

Korea.net, the official English language website has officially recognized Junsado as a Korean martial art. Founded by Sang H. Kim, Junsado is "the way of the combat expert", a straightforward martial art that emphasizes practical empty hand and stick fighting techniques. Turtle Press is the exclusive producer of Junsado DVDs.