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Knee Strike
I trained knees for years in Muay Thai. There are a multitude of variations with different names, and it seems like the naming conventions changed several times over the years—I could not keep the no… more →
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Knee Strike
gutterfightingusa wrote 2 months ago: I trained knees for years in Muay Thai. There are a multitude of variations with different names, a … more →
Behold the Face Smash
gutterfightingusa wrote 2 months ago: The Face Smash (also sometimes called the Face Mash), is a great open-hand strike that we use in our … more →
Headbutts
gutterfightingusa wrote 2 months ago: Headbutting BOB I was doing some research recently on Headbutts. Holy smokes, I guess I never realiz … more →
Cupped Hand Strike
gutterfightingusa wrote 2 months ago: The Cupped Hand Strike is one of the basic techniques we teach in our Gutterfighting. This techniqu … more →
Low-line Kicks, Part 2
gutterfightingusa wrote 3 months ago: Shin Kick Unless people train to deaden the shins and calcify the bone, this area of the anatomy doe … more →
Low-line Kicks, Part 1
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gutterfightingusa wrote 3 months ago: In our Gutterfighting, we utilize a number of different low-line kicks (i.e. below the waist). As w … more →
Hammer Fist
gutterfightingusa wrote 3 months ago: One of the ten techniques that we teach in our Gutterfighting is the Hammer Fist. I personally love … more →
Lee Morrison on Ax Hand
gutterfightingusa wrote 4 months ago: I was browsing Lee Morrison’s website, Urban Combatives (in our blogroll) and I came across so … more →
W. E. Fairbairn training Office of Strategic Service
gutterfightingusa wrote 5 months ago: Here is an ancient video of W. E. Fairbairn teaching combatives techniques to members of the OSS, th … more →
Kelly McCann and Chin Jab
gutterfightingusa wrote 5 months ago: Here is another video clip of Kelly McCann explaining the Chin Jab. Some downplay its effectivene … more →
Elbow Strikes, Part 3
gutterfightingusa wrote 5 months ago: I went out to one of my favorite sites, Dennis Martin’s Combatives Community, and checked out what D … more →
Elbow Strikes, Part 2
gutterfightingusa wrote 6 months ago: Kelly McCann includes elbow strikes in his combatives, and talks about their shorter range, but I mu … more →
Elbow Strikes, Part 1
gutterfightingusa wrote 6 months ago: Hey Folks! It has been a little while since I have posted and I apologize to the regular readers wh … more →
Chin Jab
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gutterfightingusa wrote 7 months ago: I’ve been reading up this week on the chin jab. On a previous post, I discussed variations of palm … more →
Palm Strike
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gutterfightingusa wrote 10 months ago: The palm strike can be applied much like a punch, and the idea is to generate significant power to … more →
Ax Hand
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gutterfightingusa wrote 10 months ago: In Combatives, the Ax Hand is a very useful addition to your technique toolbox. It’s very easy to p … more →
