Do you know these Filipino Martial Arts’ lies?
Many, not all, Filipinos like to enthusiastically tell the story of Lapu Lapu killing Magellan in the waters near a Cebu beach. They like to say Lapu Lapu was using Eskrima, Arnis, Kali. Too...
Category: Christophe Clugston
The most brutal striking art Beats Muay Thai
Now, let’s start by acknowledging some facts. Firstly, I was a Muay Thai regional director in the USA because of my fighting/training and knowledge of the sport. Secondly, I fought Muay Thai in Thailand...
Giant Lie: it’s the martial artist and not the martial art
Well it’s time to tackle another of the most pervasive lies the Martial Arts people try to pass off. This one is a feel good we are all brothers in this endeavor towards something...
Combatives vs MMA, Muay Thai: Reality who has it?
Okay I’m starting my new VLOG/BLOG interface. I’m going to be tackling all the controversial topics. Yeah you already know I don’t back down from killing the lies and giving you the reality. So,...
Strongest Man in Argentina killed are you next?
How was one of the World’s Strongest men killed? Simply, Alan Garay (in the white shirt) met something he didn’t think would happen. I’ll delineate how this tragedy replicates a common problem among those...
Dirty Boxing, Death Touch or Bruce Lee?
It seems there has been a move to re-brand an old set of fighting techniques/products (re-branding is what you do when you have a product you’ve been selling, but feel it hasn’t reached as...
Your Martial Arts aren’t real and here’s why.
One of the problems facing the entire world of fighting is the myriad of divisions and labels given to various types of “doing something about combat” instead of being accurate. Traditional Martial Arts are,...
Ron Van Clief The Kick That Changed Everything
Watch for the DANGER In the time before the UFC and other common day fights like Bellator (and after the forgotten fights of other time periods) there were the World Fights. In this fight...
What the hell did Bas Ruten hit him with?
Well, time to learn a little something from Bas Ruten. I don’t post a bunch of moves and say these are good moves. No, I RARELY talk about good moves because there are few,...
Who’s the real fighting/combat expert?
What does it take to be a real fighting/combat/self defense expert and not some wannabe? I’ve had one over riding burning desire for the majority of my life and that is to be the...