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Self-defense, martial arts, firearms and fitness, written by owner and head instructor Curtiss Robinson.

Blog · December 1, 2025

Elevate Your Self-Defense: Utilize Toe2Toe Training Methods

Effective Training Methods to Elevate Your Self-Defense Skills Self-defense training at its best teaches practical…

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Self Defense · October 31, 2022

Martial Arts for Self Defense Training in Vilonia Arkansas

Self-defense is more than just a punch or a kick. It’s learning how to keep yourself safe in threatening situations. If…

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Boxing Classes · October 28, 2022

Learn How to Defend Yourself with Self-Defense Classes in Greenbriar Arkansas

You never know when you might have to defend yourself. Whether you’re walking home from the grocery store, traveling on…

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Firearms/CCL Training · August 23, 2022

Gearing Up and Training

Now that you have your new gun and have some way to sling or holster it, it’s time to have some fun with it. As always,…

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Firearms · August 23, 2022

You’ve Picked Your Perfect Gun—Now What?

Last time we talked about how to select a firearm based on your specific needs and abilities. Now, let’s get into what…

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Firearms · May 16, 2022

Which firearm is right for you?

Whether you are a first-time gun owner or have been shooting since you were a kid, there are many factors to consider…

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Self Defense · March 3, 2022

Anti Bullying Classes

What does it take to change a bully into a respectful and humble human being? The answer is simple…values. We move…

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Self Defense · October 19, 2020

Conway man offering no charge assistance for domestic violence victims

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — October marks National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a Conway business owner is opening…

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Self Defense · March 6, 2020

Arkansas military veteran, martial arts instructor offering anti-bullying classes (by THV11)

Toe2Toe Martial Arts in Conway, Ark. is offering anti-bullying and self-defense programs for youth in the community.…

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Philosophy · November 18, 2019

Owning the battlefield…strategies for self-defense

In the United States Army, we often talked about “owning the battlefield” or in some cases controlling the battlespace.…

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Personal Training · November 11, 2019

Developing Power

Power is essential in martial arts. For those of you who might read this statement and think developing more powerful…

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Nutrition · November 11, 2019

Maximizing your workout in a thermogenic state

Anyone can Google the average caloric burn for the major forms of exercise and easily discover that on average a person…

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Nutrition · July 29, 2019

Stop Struggling with Weight and Listen to Your Body

The body is a calculator . In very general terms, if you put fuel in, then the body has to decide (yes, decide) what to…

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Personal Training · May 31, 2019

Top 5 reasons people love group fitness

Top 5 reasons people love group fitness Whether you like kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu, P90X Insanity, Zumba, or Mixxedfit, all…

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Philosophy · April 19, 2019

Trying Isn’t Doing

I always hear the same thing from good people who want to feel better about failure. They say “I’m trying or I tried.”…

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Self Defense · April 15, 2019

Armed or Unarmed

A very wise man (Kyoshi Earl Marvin) once told me that a knife should never be underestimated. Later I was told by his…

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Nutrition · April 10, 2019

The Nutrition Timing System – NTS

Understanding the body, nutrition, and how to avoid storing energy as fat is easier than trying every fad diet and…

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Self Defense · January 31, 2017

Predator vs Prey Mentality

We have several key concepts that help illustrate both psychological and physical advantages in martial arts. One of my…

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Self Defense · January 31, 2017

The Psychology of Combat

What do we know about conflict? Well, most of us want to avoid it at all costs, even if we are courageous and capable…

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