New Article: 5 Mistakes to Avoid in a Fight

In this excerpt from his book Survivalist Kung Fu, Sifu Noah Knapp explains 5 Mistakes You Never Make in a Fight.

New Book: Survivalist Kung Fu

Sifu Noah Knapp's new book, Survivalist Kung Fu, has just been released.

Survivalist Kung Fu is your guide to ending a threatening situation using the strategies and techniques of Kung Fu. Sifu Noah Knapp looks at dozens of potentially dangerous scenarios and arms you with the skills to neutralize your attacker.

Learn how to recognize a crisis and take preemptive action, how to escape from multiple attackers, how to use your environment to your advantage, how to neutralize an attacker armed with a knife or club, and how to recover when things go wrong. This book is packed with ways to get yourself out of a crisis and escape to safety using the principles of survivalist kung fu.

New Kenpo Karate DVD: Green Belt

The latest DVD in the Kenpo Karate series has just been released: Ed Parkers American Kenpo Karate Green Belt DVD.

New Krav Maga DVD Sets

Just in:

Ultimate Krav Maga 5-DVD Box Set: Complete beginner to intermediate level Krav Maga training on 5 DVDs. Over 6 hours of instruction for only $79. 

Ultimate Krav Maga Advanced 2-DVD Set: The Ultimate Krav Maga Advanced DVDs expand on the Ultimate Krav Maga 5 DVD box set, introducing new advanced material and consolidating your skills.

New Article: Self-defense in Kicking Range

Read an excerpt about kicking in self-defense range from Loren W. Christensen and Lisa Place's new book Fight Back: A Woman's Guide to Self-defense that Works.

New Book: Fight Back

Loren Christensen and Lisa Place have a new book out today: Fight Back - A Woman's Guide to Self-defense that Works. Get it today for just $12.95 if you're one of the first 50 buyers.

In Fight Back: A Woman’s Guide to Self-defense that Works, martial arts experts Loren W. Christensen and Lisa Place teach you to use your hands, forearms, elbows, teeth, knees and feet to survive the type of attack that unsuspecting women become the victims of every day. And you will learn that you’re surrounded by a limitless cache of weapons that you can use to your advantage against a larger assailant.

New Kenpo DVDs

Now available: 4 new Kenpo DVDs. David Coppock teaches the yellow belt, orange belt, purple belt and blue belt requirements for students of Ed Parker's American Kenpo. On each DVD, Associate Professor David Coppock takes you step by step following the prescribed manner outlined by Master Ed Parker, the founder of American Kenpo Karate.

New Article: 4 Stages of a Judo Throw

Steve Scott, author of Winning on the Mat, explains the 4 stages of a successful Judo throw in this new article.

New Book: Winning on the Mat

Steve Scott's new book Winning on the Mat: Judo, Freestyle Judo And Submission Grappling has just been released. Veteran coach and author Steve Scott presents the most effective and commonly used skills, techniques and tactics of competitive judo and analyzes why and how they work. Hundreds of winning skills are illustrated in realistic, competitive situations, most with exciting action photos taken at Judo competitions.

Tao Poster featured in Green Hornet movie

Sang H. Kim's Tao calligraphy poster can be seen in the new Green Hornet movie, hanging in Kato's apartment.

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