I have a student who started with me in privates a few weeks back. Good student. Pays attention. Asks the right questions. He'd been working one-on-one, making real progress, and…

Watch a tai chi master move. Nothing is rushed. Nothing is forced. The hand doesn't arrive at a position. It flows there, and by the time you notice it has…

A private student pushed back on me a few weeks ago. Ten minutes in, I told him we were reviewing the defense against a two-handed choke against the wall. He…

A student of mine was traveling recently. Business trip. Unfamiliar city. He was walking back to his hotel at night when he noticed a man tracking him. Big guy. Bigger…

The Clash asked the question in 1982. I ask it in every class I teach. Because before any technique, before any strike, before any defense, there is one decision that…

I've been to Vegas. I've watched people play. There's a guy at the roulette table putting everything on one number. Thirty-five to one. He's dreaming about the payout. He isn't…

Imi Lichtenfeld, the founder of Krav Maga, once challenged his students with a simple phrase: "Be so good that you don't hurt them." Think about that. The man who built…

I turned 60 recently. Yesterday I tested for my 2nd degree black belt. Last night, a student texted me. He told me about his first class years ago, how he…

I've been training in martial arts for 35 years. Teaching self-defense for 25. And I can tell you the most powerful weapon we develop at Krav Maga Essentials in Norwalk,…

Two hundred and fifty years ago today, a group of people made a decision. Not because they were fearless. They weren't. Not because they knew they'd win. They didn't. They…