Self-defense training is more important than ever. Kelly McCann’s three-volume Jim Grover’s Combatives series is a good place to begin or supplement your self-defense training program.

Why self-defense training? Why now? Why Kelly McCann?

Consider the recent Supreme Court decision on prison overcrowding in California. In effect, the Court has said that California must flood the streets with convicted felons, the kind of guys who think being a “repeat offender” is a badge of honor. Guys who will cut your throat to pay for their Big Mac.

Ms. Diana Lee Insonanto—yes, the beautiful and talented daughter of martial arts legend Dan Insonanto–demurred in a Tweet that she is deeply concerned about this decision She should be. She lives in California.

But does anyone really think that her cause for concern is limited to California and her citizens? Does anyone think other states won’t be tempted to return felons to the streets if only to trim their budget costs and avoid expensive legal challenges?

So now might be a good time to put your self-defense program into high gear.

What will Kelly McCann’s Jim Grover’s Combatives series teach you?

• Power strikes and kicks are the focus of the first volume. These basic strikes and kicks are simple to learn yet deceptively powerful. Some of these techniques, properly applied, may end a nasty confrontation.
• Ground-fighting and stick attacks compose the topics in the second volume. Forget about learning complicated MMA moves that take forever to learn and will probably fail you in the street.  Kelly McCann will show you how to get back on your feet in a hurry while inflicting some well-deserved punishment on your aggressor. (You might also want to look at Kelly McCann’s self-defense DVD devoted to ground-fighting.)
• Weapons disarming is the subject of the third volume. To risk stating the obvious, criminals don’t hesitate to carry and use weapons. Your martial arts training or self-defense program is dangerously incomplete if you don’t know how to defend against them.

Why do you want to Jim Grover’s Combative series in your martial arts library?

• Easy to learn. You can learn the basics of many of these self-defense techniques at home with a partner. (Of course, it’s always advisable to seek out a qualified instructor.)
• Effective. These self-techniques not only work but they can devastate your attacker. They are the kinds of self-defense techniques that military and paramilitary units employ in hand-to-hand combat.
• Economical. The price is right. You’re getting great value for your money. There are other self-defense courses that charge many times more than what you pay for these three volumes and don’t teach half the things you’ll learn by watching Kelly McCann in action.

Are there other first-rate self-defense training DVDs out there? Sure, but you’re going to have a hard time finding the handful that are as good as Kelly McCann’s Jim Grover’s Combatives series.

I wish I had self-defense videos like these when I first began my martial arts training, so I have no qualms about recommending them to you (or about your using my affiliate link to get your copy of Kelly McCann’s Jim Grover’s Combatives.)