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ABCs of NHB Vol. 1 (DVD) $59.95 
The ABCs of NHB: High-Speed Training for No-Holds-Barred Fighting Volume 1: Extreme Boxing Chain Drills with Mark Hatmaker
No-holds-barred (NHB) fighting is the most realistic and
demanding combat sport in existence today. It is also one of the few “sport”
activities that effectively develops real-world self-defense skills. The key to
success in NHB and on the street is being a total fighter. And the key to
becoming that fighter is Mark Hatmaker’s explosive new NHB training series.
Volume 1 of this series builds upon the skills taught in Hatmaker’s
best-selling Extreme Boxing video by teaching you the secrets
of Extreme Boxing chain drills. These high-speed drills consist of a prearranged
sequence of strikes and counters that closely simulate the dynamics of a real
fight while scientifically programming spontaneous combat reflexes. Hatmaker
leads you step-by-step through 20 of the most effective chain drill sequences
and shows you how to extract practical combat techniques from the movements of
these drills. You’ll also learn how to integrate powerful striking
combinations with takedowns and grappling techniques while maintaining your own
airtight defense. If you want to fight like a pro, you need to train like one. For
information purposes only. Color, approx. 120 min. total. $59.95
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ABCs of NHB Vol. 2 (DVD) $59.95
The ABCs of NHB: High-Speed Training for No-Holds-Barred Fighting Volume 2: Shoot and Takedown Progressions with Mark Hatmaker
In this second volume of Mark Hatmaker’s NHB series, he reveals the secrets of the shoot and double-leg takedown – the most basic yet critical skill for all serious mixed martial arts practitioners. Hatmaker’s methodical, by-the-numbers approach teaches you everything you need to know to quickly master standard double-leg takedowns, half-load finishes, full-load finishes and finishes from the knees. Along the way, he shares little-known secrets that will improve your stance, footwork, entries, and finishes and tremendously improve your shooting skills. As part of his comprehensive total-fighter approach, Hatmaker also teaches you the most effective and reliable counters to double-leg takedowns – surefire techniques that will allow you to always maintain your balance and your control of the fight. Finally, Hatmaker shows you how to combine all of these elements into a dynamic takedown progression that will enable you to seamlessly flow from one technique to another and always stay one step ahead of your opponent. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 120 min. total. $59.95
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ABCs of NHB Vol. 3 (DVD) $59.95
The ABCs of NHB: High-Speed Training for No-Holds-Barred Fighting Volume 3: Grappling and Submission Progressions with Mark Hatmaker
No submission technique works every time. That’s why the best no-holds-barred (NHB) fighters have an entire arsenal of finishing techniques and know how to flow from one submission to another based on their opponent’s energy and counters. Now you can develop this critical fighting skill with Volume 3 of Mark Hatmaker’s NHB training series. In this two-tape video set, Hatmaker teaches you the secret of submission chains – a series of techniques that combine punishing, joint-wrenching submission holds into natural progressions. When performed as drills, they teach you how to set up and apply dozens of different finishing holds and smoothly transition from one technique to another. When applied in a fight, the reflexes, timing and positioning these drills develop enable you to automatically apply the best submission technique for the situation. They also teach you how to automatically counter your opponent’s counters to always stay in control of the action. This phenomenal video set presents three of Hatmaker’s favorite submission chains and is sure to revolutionize your NHB training. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 120 min. total. $59.95
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Beyond Brazilian Jujitsu (DVD) $59.95
Beyond Brazilian Jujitsu: Redefining the State of the Art in Combat Grappling with Mark Hatmaker
Brazilian jujitsu is one of the most effective fighting arts
ever developed. But as good as it is, it only represents a small part of the
overall spectrum of the grappling arts.
In this groundbreaking Paladin video, Western martial arts expert Mark Hatmaker
takes a critical look at Brazilian jujitsu and shows you how it stacks up
against the techniques of Western scientific wrestling. In addition to pointing
out how the fundamental conceptual differences between wrestling and jujitsu can
be used to negate much of jujitsu’s traditional arsenal, Hatmaker does a
point-by-point analysis of more than a dozen of Brazilian jujitsu’s most
popular techniques. He first reveals some of the little-known weaknesses of
jujitsu's techniques and how to easily counter them with simple wrestling moves.
He then shows you how to take your combat grappling skills to the next level by
enhancing or replacing your Brazilian jujitsu techniques with faster, less
complicated, more effective Western wrestling tactics.
This video is packed with more than two hours of never-before-seen information
that is sure to revolutionize your grappling game. For information purposes
only. Color, approx. 120 min. $59.95
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Busting The Legs (DVD) $89.95
Busting The Legs: Going Offensive Inside the Guard with Mark Hatmaker
In this controversial video production from Paladin Press,
groundfighting expert and best-selling author Mark Hatmaker shows you that
there’s little to fear when you’re inside your opponent’s guard. With his
typical attention to detail, Hatmaker begins this veritable encyclopedia of
antiguard techniques by teaching the "buzzsaw:" striking, grinding and
brutal pressuring moves that will make your opponent wish he’d never gotten on
the mat in the first place. He then goes into grappling techniques from every
aspect of the guard: when you’re in the low guard, the half guard and the high
guard, with all the necessary variations: when your opponent’s feet are in
your hips, when your opponent has wrist grab cohesion, when he has double
elevators in and more.
Throughout, Hatmaker refines the most commonly shown locks and submissions,
showing you how you may be doing them wrong or how you can make them even more
effective. In addition, he demonstrates the highest percentage submissions
available from being in the guard, counters to those submissions and even
counters to the counters. For information purposes only. Color, approx.
330 min. total. $89.95
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Combat Sanshou: Volume 1 (DVD) $79.95 
Combat Sanshou: The Punishing Chinese Fighting Art: Part 1 Striking with Wim Demeere
Most martial arts are activities, like sports. They’re
something you do with your opponent: he strikes, you block, you strike, he
blocks. Combat Sanshou is a fighting art, and the purpose is to put your enemy
on the ground without following him there: a true stand-up combat system
designed for real-world combative application. This video set by master martial
scientist Wim Demeere teaches you all aspects of Combat Sanshou and gives you
what you need to know to take control in a fight, defeat your opponent and make
certain he stays down for the count.
In Part One Demeere provides detailed instruction in the truly
devastating upper body strikes of Combat Sanshou. Beginning with the essential
punches that every good fighter must have in his arsenal, such as the jab, cross
and uppercut, he then goes into the brutal forearm and elbow strikes specific to
this fighting art. From there, he teaches lightning-fast defenses against these
attacks, demonstrating how you can string offensive and defensive combinations
together to completely overwhelm and defeat your attacker. For information
purposes only. Color, approx. 240 min.
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Combat Sanshou: Volume 2 (DVD) $79.95
Combat Sanshou: The Punishing Chinese Fighting Art: Part 2 Kicking with Wim Demeere
In Part Two master martial scientist Wim Demeere teaches Combat Sanshou’s brutal kicking and sweeping techniques. In addition to showing the basics such as front, side and roundhouse kicks, he also teaches knee strikes that won’t make you compromise your base and balance, proper stomping techniques and how to defend yourself against kicks that can go as low as the ankle or as high as the face. Finally, he demonstrates several leg sweeps that you can use to send your opponent to the ground and put him at your mercy. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 240 min.
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Combat Sanshou: Volume 3 (DVD) $79.95
Combat Sanshou: The Punishing Chinese Fighting Art: Part 3 Takedowns, Throws, and Finishing Moves with Wim Demeere
Part Three addresses the final aspects of Combat Sanshou’s vicious fighting strategy: slamming your enemy to the ground and keeping him there for good, if necessary. Relying on the simple, basic combative principles of immediate entry and taking away your opponent’s base, he shows you fast, hard throws and takedowns that will work no matter how skilled a person you’re fighting. Once your opponent’s down, Wim Demeere demonstrates joint manipulations, slams and stomps to keep him from getting up and trying to fight with you again. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 210 min.
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Combat Sanshou: Volume 1-3 (DVD) $199.99
Combat Sanshou: The Punishing Chinese Fighting Art: Parts 1-3 with Wim Demeere
Save by purchasing the entire set! Besides the discounted price, you will also receive a 10% discount because your order is over $75.00 and free shipping!
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Clean Sweeps (DVD) $69.95
Clean Sweeps: A Grappler’s Guide to Getting from the Guard
to the Top Game
with Mark Hatmaker
In this revolutionary video production from Paladin Press, best-selling author and groundfighting expert Mark Hatmaker explodes the common myth that the guard, also known as the bottom scissors, is a position of strength and shows you how to get from the guard to the top game. First, Hatmaker teaches why you always want to be on top of your opponent so that your strikes have greater force and your submissions are more likely to succeed. From there, he gives you more than a hundred different techniques to get out of the guard position and turn the tables on your opponent, putting you in the top game and your opponent at a significant disadvantage. Hatmaker’s instruction runs the gamut, from low sweeps to transition sweeps to high sweeps, giving you enough material to keep your grappling game on top. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 180 min. total. $69.95
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Complete Grappler (DVD w/workbook) $259.95
Complete Grappler: The Definitive Guide to Fighting and Winning on the Ground with Mark Hatmaker
What do you really need to know to fight and win on the ground?
Scientific wrestling authority and best-selling Paladin author Mark Hatmaker
began searching for the answer more than 25 years ago. What he learned the hard
way is now available to you in a remarkable new video production from Paladin
Press.
The Complete Grappler is a comprehensive multimedia course that
hands you the most effective, must-have grappling techniques and skills on a
silver platter. The culmination of nearly three decades of painstaking research,
documentation, organization and hard-core training and application, this
extraordinary package contains everything you need to know to learn to wrestle
effectively. Unlike the narrow-minded, style-focused grappling arts that are so
popular today, Hatmaker drew his knowledge from the entire spectrum of the
grappling arts. Then, through objective analysis and Western empiricism, he
distilled it to 380-plus critical skills that form the foundation of true
scientific wrestling. In the process, he rediscovered many of the “lost”
techniques of history’s most famous and infamous wrestlers and incorporated
them into this amazing program.
The Complete Grappler presents every one of these moves in
meticulous detail and demonstrates them step-by-step, at full speed, and in slow
motion from all the camera angles you need to see to truly understand and learn.
Hatmaker also organizes his instruction to present offensive techniques,
counters to those techniques and finally “re-counters” to the counters.
Through this scientific progression, you don’t just learn a collection of
disjointed techniques; you learn how to chain techniques into winning strategies
and tactics that work on the mat and on the street.
This incredible course includes six DVD or VHS videos containing more than 10
hours of detailed instruction. It also includes a 496-page workbook that
presents comprehensive written instruction and step-by-step photos for every
technique. Best of all, the vast majority of the information in this course is
entirely new and not included in Hatmaker’s other best-selling videos. If you
already own other Hatmaker titles, the material in this course will help you
further integrate your skills into a comprehensive fighting system. If you
don’t, this series will provide you with the scientific wrestling foundation
you need and whet your appetite for Hatmaker’s other takedown, submission,
no-holds-barred, and street wrestling courses. For information purposes only.
Color, approx. 617 min. total $259.95
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Get both the Complete Grappler and Complete Pugilist with the Hatmaker Special!
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Complete Pugilist DVD $199.95
Complete Pugilist: The Definitive Guide to Old-School Boxing, Dirty Boxing, and the Sweet Science with Mark Hatmaker
For centuries, Western boxing has been one of the most popular
fighting arts ever practiced, but with so many styles and techniques, how do you
choose the best way to train? Paladin Press and best-selling author Mark
Hatmaker bring you 10 hours of precise, detailed instruction in every major
aspect of boxing from No-Holds-Barred fighting to the sweet science of today,
giving you what you need to win in the cage, ring or octagon. Focusing first on
the basics of footwork, ring generalship and body movement to keep your opponent
from landing a punch, he then teaches the fundamentals of striking, from such
basic punches as shovel hooks and the true cross to "illegal" shots
like elbow strikes, foot stomps and hacksaws.
From there, he shows you the most effective combinations and how to string them
together to maintain an unbeatable offense and put your opponent on the canvas.
In the lengthy trigger punching section, you learn how to best make use of body
angling to turn your opponent’s offense against him.
Finally, Hatmaker teaches little-known strategies of clinching, feinting,
infighting and more to ensure victory whether you’re in the arena or on the
street. If you’re a boxer looking to hone his game, a beginning student
seeking instruction in one of the oldest fighting sports known, or a
practitioner of any martial art looking for a proven system of stand-up fighting
for self-defense, this video production is tailor-made for you. For
information purposes only. Color, approx. 600 min. total. $199.95
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Crashing the Lines (DVD) $89.95
Crashing the Lines:The Art and Science of Doce Pares Eskrima
with Christopher Petrilli
Trained in the Philippines by Filipino legend Grandmaster
Ciriaco “Cacoy” Canete himself, 8th degree black belt Christopher Petrilli
has distilled his knowledge of Japanese aikido, Indonesian silat and Filipino
Doce Pares eskrima into an elevated system of stick fighting that goes far
beyond anything previously captured on video.
In Volume 1 of this unprecedented Paladin video series, Master Petrilli teaches
you how to move from largo mano range instantly to the close-in fighting that
characterizes Doce Pares eskrima. From there, he goes into sinawali patterns
that show you how to strike and soften up your opponent, drawing him into the
locking and throwing lines that will finish him off. Volume 2 teaches different
lines that allow you to explosively disarm your opponent and effortlessly
maneuver him into the arm bar position. Then, proving that anything you can do
with the stick end you can do with the punyo, Petrilli shows you how to perform
the punishing locks, throws and chokes previously learned with just a few inches
of stick. Volume 3 wraps up with several more locking and throwing lines, going
from over the arm to under it. Finally, he takes the stick away, teaching you
how to do the same techniques empty-handed to the same brutal effect. For
information purposes only. Color, approx. 305 min. total. $89.95
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Cutting Targets with the Japanese Sword $30.00
Cutting Targets with the Japanese Sword: Practical Tameshigiri and Battodo for the Modern Swordsman by Richard W. Babin, BS, MD
The Japanese sword is a thing of beauty, refined over the
centuries to be an elegant and efficient weapon when wielded by a trained
swordsman. But while the popularity of the Japanese martial arts has increased
over the past few decades, there is one area of training that has been sorely
neglected – the act of actually cutting targets with the sword.
In this unique book, martial artist Richard W. Babin, MD, demonstrates, through
detailed description and lavish illustration, the arts of test cutting (tameshigiri)
and swordsmanship (battodo). The author of Iaido Sword: Kamimoto-Ha Techniques
of Muso Shinden Ryu, with co-author Bob Elder sensei, founder and president of
the U.S. Federation of Battodo and the U.S. Federation of Toyama Ryu, covers
every aspect of the test-cutting process, including the selection of an
appropriate blade, the construction of targets and stands, and the mechanics of
cutting, all while emphasizing safety and proper attitude. This invaluable guide
also teaches modern swordsmen how to completely rehabilitate a military sword
for use in cutting, including straightening, sharpening and polishing the blade
and making a new handle and scabbard using common tools and nontraditional
techniques.
This comprehensive book belongs in the personal library of anyone interested in
the Japanese martial arts or swordsmanship in general. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover,
photos, illus., 328 pp. $30.00
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Cutting the Lines (DVD) $69.95
Cutting the Lines: The Vicious Compression Locks of Doce
Pares Eskrima
with Christopher Petrilli
In his best-selling video set Crashing the Lines,
8th-degree Doce Pares eskrima black belt Christopher Petrilli taught you an
unbeatable stick fighting system that went way beyond anything previously
captured on video. Building on the information presented in that earlier effort,
Cutting the Lines goes into greater detail, showing you a new
series of locks, throws and chokes that will give you the upper hand no matter
where you may find yourself in the thick of a fight.
Petrilli’s instruction follows a logical progression from the lower part of
the body (leg compressions), up to the arm and wrist to finger compressions, and
ending at the neck, to include chokes. In addition, he teaches you how to access
these locks from both the chaotic motion of a fight and from a standing position
after you’ve softened up your opponent with some strikes. Petrilli also shows
you how to perform these locks using the punyo, or butt end of the stick, and
how to counter compressions with simple, fluid motions that allow you to
redirect your opponent’s force into a more punishing lock or choke. For
information purposes only. Color, approx. 180 min. total. $69.95
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Does A Broken Board Equal A Broken Nose? $29.00
Does A Broken Board Equal A Broken Nose? Training to Achieve the Striking Force Proven to Stop an Attacker by Brian Struchtemeyer
Precisely how hard do you have to hit to stop an attacker? And
how do you train to develop that level of force? In this groundbreaking training
guide, Brian Struchtemeyer details the exact level of impact force found in
modern "less-than-lethal" weapons used by law enforcement to
physically subdue criminal suspects and shows you how to attain this level of
force with your punches. When officers use LTL tools, they are able to reliably
stop more than 90 percent of criminal suspects -- and that’s when they are
only aiming at the thighs or abdomen. They know these tools could cause severe
injury or even death if aimed at more vulnerable body parts such as the head and
neck.
Struchtemeyer integrates the long sought-after answer of how hard is hard enough
with an engaging and often humorous cross-cultural study on the history, nature
and practical use of surrogate targets, including the heavy bag and Okinawan
makiwara. Along the way he connects a diverse range of topics, including
psychology, early American football and the statistics of random chance, to the
simple goal of effective stopping power in unarmed strikes. Finally, these
varied topics are synthesized into a set of training drills using surrogate
targets that allow you to measure the force of your blows so you know when you
are hitting with the same level of impact force proven by law enforcement
officers to stop a violent opponent in his tracks. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover,
photos, illus., 180 pp. $29.00
Brian Struchtemeyer is a longtime student of Matsubayshi-ryu Shorin-ryu. He has also studied many other styles, systems and persuasions of self-defense. His personal interest lies in removing myth and superstition from martial arts by improving the facts, data and measurements used in self-defense training.
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Dynamic Chux (DVD) $49.95
Dynamic Chux: Fast and Flashy Nunchaku Techniques for Form and Demonstration with Mitch Thomas
If you are a martial artist who wants to take your nunchaku practice to the ultimate level, or if you’ve ever watched a kung-fu movie where the star whips a pair of nunchaku around almost faster than the eye can follow and asked yourself, “How can I do that?” then this video is for you. Through slow-motion digital photography and multiple camera angles, nunchaku expert Mitch Thomas not only demonstrates some of the most spectacular “chuk” techniques ever caught on video, he also teaches you exactly how to perform each one. Starting with basic swings, spins and bounces, Thomas takes you through his entire Dynamic Chux system, a fast-moving curriculum of chuk moves designed to add snap, speed and power to your nunchaku practice. You will learn an arsenal of advanced chuk movements, including finger twirls, across-the-hand rolls, behind-the-back passes and some of Thomas’ signature techniques such as the Gunslinger and Double Cross Follow. Thomas also shows you how you can adapt these motions to other types of nunchaku, including heavy chux and long-chain chux, and teaches you how to do them simultaneously with a pair of chux. For information purposes only. Color, approx. 100 min. total. $49.95
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Encyclopedia of Dim-Mak: The Main Meridians $50.00
Encyclopedia of Dim-Mak: The Main Meridians by Erle Montaigue and Wally Simpson
Combining Master Erle Montaigue's expertise with that of one of Australia's foremost acupuncturists, this remarkable work addresses the healing and martial sides of dim-mak under one cover for the first time ever. Every point on each of the 12 main energy meridians is examined in depth. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, illus. 432 pp. $50.00
Encyclopedia of Dim Mak: The Extra Meridians $25.00
Encyclopedia of Dim-Mak: The Extra Meridians, Points, and More by Erle Montaigue and Wally Simpson
This companion to Encyclopedia of Dim-Mak: The Main Meridians covers the 8 extraordinary meridians, the extra and new points and much more. Learn why the extra meridians and points are so significant in both the healing and martial aspects of the art. 8 1/2 x 11, softcover, photos, illus., 136 pp. $25.00
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