Also known as the ‘El Juego Del Garrote’, Garotte Larense is a unique martial art from Venezuela, South America. While Venezuela may be considered a small country, it’s capital Caracas is known to have the highest per-capita murder rate in the world, even rivaling the death tolls of war time Iraq and Afghanistan. So clearly any martial art that has proved it’s self on these streets has definitely earned some credibility.

Garrote Larense is a fighting form combining open handed techniques, stick and knife fighting. But perhaps most notable is Garrote Larense’ machete techniques and defenses. Anyone who has been in some serious real life situations knows that defending against a machete attack is probably one of the most difficult and dangerous situations you can be in. A machete’s length and weight make it much more dangerous than a knife or bat, meaning that one strike can end your life or at least take off a limb.