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May 2010

On-sale Tuesday, March 16

FEATURES

CRITICAL DISTANCE
Eric Oram, who trained under William Cheung, teaches wing chun kung fu to the stars. In the following technique videos, Oram shows you how to attack your opponent's natural weapons, defend against a jab and rear hook, use pak sao against a lead jab, and counter a takedown.

THE CURE
Floyd Burk presents concentrated wisdom from 15 masters to help you correct the most common errata in your martial arts training and competition.

RETURN OF THE NINJAI GANG
The animated Web phenomenon known as The Little Ninja started out as a doodle by a bored stuntman. Suddenly he’s all the rage and bound for bigger things.

THE ONE
Mark A. Jordan shows you one kick that may be all you ever need to use in self-defense. He refers to it as the “Georgia stomp.”

THE FIRST FIFTEEN SECONDS
Once a street fight begins, you have about that long to decide the outcome. Dave Young helps you map out your actions.

THE FINAL WEAPON
Weapons expert Louis Awerbuck declares that good fighters are philosophers first and performers second.

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DEPARTMENTS

JEET KUNE DO SOURCE
Raymond O’Dell maps out Bruce Lee's path to the truth.

VERSUS
Reducing your serious training to bare essentials is an important practice, according to Mark Hatmaker.

FIGHTBOOK
Top mixed-martial arts trainer Greg Jackson shares his attitudes about the state of the art.

HIGH RISK
Sgt. Jim Wagner reminds us how to recognize and defend against the behavior of mentally unstable people.

FULL CONTACT
World record holder for breaking Leif Becker Leif Becker outlines the science of his craft.

KARATE WAY
Dave Lowry explains the influence of ikken hisatsu, or killing with a single blow.

FAR EAST
Mark Jacobs has a thing for swordfighting. This time he attends a fencing tournament called the Grand Assault of Arms.

WAY OF THE WARRIOR
Hapkido master Hee Kwan Lee left Seoul, South Korea in 1979 for Kalamazoo, Michigan and learned how to teach his native art to Americans.

SCREEN SHOTS
Patrick Vuong reviews Ong Bak 2: The Beginning.

CELEBRITY WATCH
Kevin Brown plays Dot Com, Tracy Morgan’s right-hand man on NBC’s 30 Rock. But he wasn’t always the most confident resident of the Bronx.

ABOUT THE COVER

Eric Oram was photographed by Thomas Sanders.
John Bodine Brown designed the cover.