Fundamental Street Fighting (DVD)

Learn the self-defense basics of real street fighting. Master skills necessary to confront armed and unarmed aggressors. Mr. Franco teaches what you cannot find in any other single martial art.

This DVD presents important concepts and principles including: the analytical breakdown of a typical street fight, reaction time, the neutral zone, ranges of unarmed combat, the dangers of high-line kicking techniques, the importance of low-line kicks, the dangers of using boxing techniques in a street fight, the inherent dangers of grappling range combat, why hand trapping techniques are too risky for a street fight, centerline principles, the strategy and psychology of de-escalation tactics and techniques, controlling your ego, how to avoid being “psyched out”, the dangers of looking into the opponent’s eyes, the combat utility of various fighting stances, strategic hand positioning, footwork, the dangers of “attack by draw”and much more.

This is one of the original Contemporary Fighting Arts video tapes filmed at the Panther Productions studio in San Clemente, California. This “rare” vintage video was originally thought to be lost through the passages of time, but has been recently recovered and digitally remastered into a convenient DVD format. This Special Collector’s Edition video also features a new and exclusive introduction from Contemporary Fighting Arts founder, Sammy Franco.

DVD Details: Contemporary Fighting Arts: Fundamental Techniques is a multi regional DVD and will play anywhere in the world. Filmed in high quality color and sound. Approximate running time: 1 hour 14 minutes.