Featured Personal Defense Training Combatives 101: How to Throw a Proper Backfist—the “Chinese Jab” By Waysun Johnny Tsai • September 9, 2025 There isn’t much to dislike about a properly executed backfist. After all, there is a reason I call it “the... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Training Combatives 101: Learning Defensive Footwork Angles—Movement is Life By Waysun Johnny Tsai • August 12, 2025 True story, the more fights you get into, the greater the chance you have of getting punched in the face.... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Real World Training for Self-Defense on the Street By Waysun Johnny Tsai • August 9, 2025 Let’s set the stage. Every martial art has street-effective moves as well as that “fluffy-would-never-work-in-a-street fight” stuff made for film... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Basic Combatives: Blocking Part 2—Basic Methods to Block a Punch By Waysun Johnny Tsai • July 13, 2025 Blocking a punch is a lot simpler than it seems. A perfectly placed and well-timed palm, forearm, or elbow is... Read more »
Gear Knives Fierce, Wild, and Ferocious: The Osprey Knife & Tool Ferox Combat Bowie By Waysun Johnny Tsai • July 10, 2025 I have been Facebook friends with knifemaker Christopher “Chris” Linton of Osprey Knife & Tool for a while. However, I... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Waysun Johnny Tsai Shares Basic Principles of Situational Awareness By Waysun Johnny Tsai • April 6, 2025 The principles of situational awareness are something that we have been taught since we were children. Don’t talk to creepy... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Facing the Galloping Hordes: How to Fight Multiple Attackers By Waysun Johnny Tsai • February 11, 2025 Today, we are going to talk about one of those topics that comes up quite a bit when discussing self-defense.... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense King of the Road: Deter Road Ragers with Improvised Vehicle Weapons By Waysun Johnny Tsai • December 27, 2024 The world is a crazy place sometimes, and it seems that we hear more and more about carjackings or crowds... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Combatives 101: Taking Advantage of Pressure Points and Vital Striking Areas By Waysun Johnny Tsai • October 11, 2024 Let’s talk about pressure points and vital striking areas. Can they make a difference in a fight? I am not... Read more »
Featured Personal Defense Combatives 101: How to Throw Basic Knee and Elbow Strikes By Waysun Johnny Tsai • September 6, 2024 It’s undeniable that knee and elbow strikes can be quite savage, especially for the person on the receiving end. From... Read more »
