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Alive: Practical Fighting Concepts is a martial arts magazine with a twist. It works! What do we mean it works? Simple, this magazine is devoted to real life situations and the tactics, skills, drills, techniques, and the mindset you will need to survive them. We are the only magazine devoted solely to you the reader and your everyday survival in the real world. You won’t find any untested techniques or mindless "martial arts speak" on our pages. We have scoured the globe to find the best martial arts for real life use and the top instructorship each field. Issue after issue is filled with cutting edge concepts and in depth exploration of what makes the mind, body, and even your attacker tick in an encounter.

From Jeet Kune Do and American Kenpo to Brazilain Jiu Jitsu and the latest in weapons training, you will find it all in the pages of our magazine. Most martial arts magazines feature articles about and interviews with the top martial artist in each field. Alive: Practical Fighting Concepts has gone the extra mile. The same people who get articles written about them are writing their own articles for us! Our list of instructors/article writers include: Harinder Singh Sabharwal (Senior Level Instructor/CEI and Director of Operations Worldwide for Progressive Fighting Systems, Inc.), Rick Brumby (AKKI 5th degree Black Belt), Allen Hopkins (Pedro Sauer’s second Black Belt), Ryan Walters (Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do Full Instructor and Jiu Jitsu Hall of Fame Instructor), Armando Sainz (Wing Chun Instructor and Master), Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny (Dog Brothers Founder and Filipino Martial arts Master) and many more. This gives us the advantage of being on the cusp of the latest advances in self-preservation tactics.

As we embark on the epic journey to teach a world of people to defend themselves practically, we implore you to join us. From hand-to-hand combat to wielding weapons, we make sure our readers stay Alive with our Practical Fighting Concepts.