Blitz - June-July 2017

...so that his next short step with the right leg brings him into range for the knee as he grabs Bob’s neck with the opposite ha ...

THE BURN How do we prepare ourselves and our training partners or students for contact, impact and the nature of real-world viol ...

tendons, ligaments and muscles required for punching. We can then try isometric power exercises such as holding the end position ...

will assist us to prepare for ‘the wild’. MINDSET One of the most underrated components of preparing ourselves for hard trainin ...

10 0 -M A N FIGHT JOURNEY TO THE Inside the martial arts' toughest full-contact challenge Own the acclaimed documentary of Aussi ...

ASK THE DOC Whether you’re a professional or amateur competitor, in a full-contact or semi-contact combat sport, sleep can be a ...

fight and, more importantly, being active during this time. You don’t have to spar hard during this period but you should be dri ...

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whereas in spontaneous situations, the aggressor doesn’t always know what they want from the situation; they perhaps just can’t ...

72 ƫđƫ333ċ(%06)#ċ*!0 | (^) FEATURE STORY The myth of ‘secret’ Wing Chun training ...

W hen hearing the Cantonese term gwaan muhn — literally ‘closed door’ — in relation to kung fu, one imagines a select group of s ...

74 ƫđƫ333ċ(%06)#ċ*!0 | (^) FEATURE STORY Dim mak (vital acupuncture points that cause blackouts or internal injury): Being ab ...

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Neil McLeish, 2nd Dan (left), faces opponent Rick, sticks at the ready. As Rick fires at his left temple, Neil angles inside and ...

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78 ƫđƫ333ċ(%06)#ċ*!0 | (^) FEATURE STORY Empty hands vs Knife 12 (^34) 5 Guru Dean Carter, 3rd Dan (right) faces Mick, who hol ...

FEATURE STORY |ƫ333ċ(%06)#ċ*!0ƫđƫĈĊ American action of preventing Filipino forces from entering the captured city of Manila wa ...

ĉĀƫđƫ333ċ(%06)#ċ*!0 | (^) FEATURE STORY ...and steps to the left while scooping his forearm around to capture the assailant’s ...