In this essential self-defense lesson, learn how to use basic martial arts tactics to avoid getting taken down with shoots and standing clinch grabs.

Bear hugs might sound cute, but they're anything but! In this self-defense lesson, learn how to break free from a bear hug by focusing on the fingers.

If somebody comes at you with a frontal choke hold, you don't have much time to think—but you do have both hands ready to help you break free!

What if someone grabs your arm with their opposite side arm? In this self-defense lesson, learn how to quickly push and pull your way out of a wrist grab.

Ready for another wrist grab escape—from either side this time? Study this basic self-defense move to prepare yourself for more complex martial arts moves.

You don't need much strength to escape the hold of a big person. In this self-defense lesson, learn how to use your bodyweight to break free from a wrist grab.

Multiple opponent scenarios are worst-case scenarios. In this self-defense lesson, learn what to do during this chance situation, and see how to get out alive.

There are many ways to defend yourself from an aggressive dude at a bar. This lesson shows how to flip an offender into an arm bar once you see a punch coming.

At some point during a fight, you might find yourself on the ground. This self-defense lesson shows you how to protect yourself to stay in the fight and live!

If you're knocked to the ground, don't give up! This self-defense lesson teaches you step-by-step how to bump, roll, and escape an attacker from the ground.