of their front runners. In the backdrop, the dragons of the remaining two great leaders are awakening, leading to growing mayhem. As ancient artifacts are acquired and events unfold, the battles keep raging on with enough intensity to rend flesh and clothing.  (less)

that is the signature event of Daimon High. One day, Ryoko checks her locker and finds a mysterious pendant that transports her to the alternate world of Solvania, where she battles a dragon-like "demon beast." Convinced it's all just a dream, she returns to the more pressing concern of her rivalry with Azumi for the attentions of Tatsuya, the soft-spoken captain of the kendo team. As she travels between the Earth and Solvania, Ryoko forges a grudging alliance with brash ex K-Fight champion Shizuma "Nagi" Kusanagi. Daimon High School begins to feel like Furinken High in Ranma 1/2 when Azumi's Secret Flower Arrangement Club attacks Ryoko using multi-pointed flower holders as ninja weapons. Ryoko dresses up as Magi...  (less)

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 pres...  (less)

is being a total fighter. And the key to becoming that fighter is Mark Hatmakers explosive new NHB training series. Volume 1 of this series builds upon the skills taught in Hatmakers 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. Youll also learn how to integrate powerful striking combinations with takedowns and grappling techn...  (less)

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 st...  (less)

drills claiming to simulate real combat, or finesse-filled knife dancing. Easily recalled under the duress of actual danger, Kem-'ba-tiv Knife vastly increases your reaction speed through its direct movements and straightforward techniques. The goal of this curriculum is to stop the threat, either by inflicting enough pain so that your attacker is unwilling to continue, causing enough damage so that he is unable to continue, or, if necessary, resorting to lethal force. McCann would not teach this system if it hadn't proven itself time and again in the most dangerous environments imaginable. Can other knife fighting systems say the same? For information purposes only.  (less)

the rigmarole included in traditional firearms training goes completely out the window when you're in a dark alley facing a gangbanger with a sharpened screwdriver pointed at your guts. In this no-nonsense video, Phil Motzer, the Crucible's chief firearms instructor, teaches you how you can put man-stopping rounds into your attacker when you're faced with real-world violence, not static targets on a safety-monitored range. Using only what works when you're under the physiological effects of imminent danger, he blows away the myths of typical handgun training one by one, streamlining them into a combat shooting program that will prepare you for a real gunfight. Arguments about isosceles vs. Weaver and point shooting vs. sighted fire are for amateurs. This video will teach you how to shoot like a pro when your life is on the line.  (less)

with the MMA-enhanced street fighter, and this video with Kelly McCann will teach you how to take out any mixed martial artist, from the wannabe wrestler to the proficient brawler. Going far beyond the groundfighting material he taught in his best-selling Jim Grover's Combatives series, McCann shows you combatives-oriented defenses against common MMA set-ups such as the devastating triangle choke, the crippling Muay Thai leg kick, the tackle attempt, and much more. McCann's lesson is that you don't have to fear the groundfighter: defeat him with simple, brutal techniques proven through the experience of real-world violent encounters, not half-baked martial arts moves taught by Walter Mittys wearing black. The Crucible's motto is "Nothing we do is competition legal, because your life's no game." Take that to heart and b...  (less)

last thing you want is to run out of gas in the first few seconds against a thug on meth. John Garman, the Crucible's fitness expert, distills years of research and personal experience of real-world violence into a video designed to teach you how to develop long-term cardiovascular endurance, fast-twitch muscle fiber, and the kind of cold-shot power that will put an attacker on the ground, hard. This isn't a spinning class or a run on the treadmill with the TV on, but a combat-focused conditioning program that combines calisthenics, weight training, plyometrics, and more into a system that will make you fit and ready for any encounter on the street. Includes a special bonus disc with four brutal, hard-core workouts that are not for the faint of heart. For information purposes only.  (less)

place your rounds that spells the difference between getting home safe and going to the morgue. There are a lot of myths and misinformation swirling around pocket pistols, and veteran shooter Phil Motzer cuts through it all to teach various concealment and carry methods, shooting tactics, and ballistic effect on flesh. Going from revolvers to pistols and using calibers from the .22 to the .38, this is a comprehensive study of the real-world use of the pocket pistol in combat. Don't be fooled by the small size: in a deadly-force encounter, a well-placed round from a small-frame handgun can end the fight quickly and permanently. For information purposes only.  (less)