Violence sucks: Being a victim of violence really sucks... If you want to be prepared to avoid and/or survive a violent assault, I can help you. If you want to break boards, earn belts, or win some trophies, I can't help you - I'm not a sport oriented martial artist. Let me be clear: I despise bullies and mean people in general. My goal is not to make people aggressive - quite the opposite - I wan
t to empower regular people, like you, to gain both confidence, and courage - Fearful people can overreact and/or panic in stressful situations - But, the sense of calm assurance and confidence will make you less aggressive, not more... Still interested? Read on...
This is not a karate school - I teach "combatives" - Real world, proven, self defense strategies and tactics: There are no uniforms, board breaking, pointless forms/katas, belts, or trophies. Our motto is, "You don't need a black belt." Simply stated, it is neither necessary or useful to train for years to learn how to defend yourself. This is a system, not a style: A traditional martial art "style" trains a person to fit a self defense situation to their style - this is very impractical - A practitioner must memorize and practice literally dozens, even hundreds, of choreographed responses to every different scenario... On the other hand, the Self Defense Training System (SDTS) aka, STARC (Strategic/Tactical Assault Response Combatives), provides a person with a "tool box" of core skills that adapt to any situation. Styles require years of training before they have much, if any, practical application - Combatives type training provides a person with practical self defense tools from day one: We put the Practical in Tactical...
Caveat: If you cannot avoid/escape an attack/assault/fight - and/or you are in a position or circumstance which necessitates that you protect another person from harm - what will you do? At this present time what actual skills do you have at your disposal 24/7 ? You have a right and a responsibility to defend yourself - whether against assault, domestic violence, bullies, or the Zombie Apocalypse, it's up to you. If the SHTF no one is going to rescue you - don't be a sheep - Be a sheepdog! You must protect yourself, and your family. Can you...? Still with me? Read on:
The guiding principle of combatives is to "attack the attacker." We flip the script so to speak. Instead of defending yourself (that is a disempowering mind set) we turn the tables and attack them, so to speak. The longer an assault/attack/fight last, the more likely the defender is to get hurt. or worse. The goal is to end an assault as quickly as possible. If you cannot escape and must use force (aka violence) then you must respond with as much aggression as possible - backed with some basic skills - make them sorry they attacked you - make them retreat/escape/run away - or inflict enough pain that they can no longer attack/hurt/injure/kill you. Your goal isn't to "win" it is to live. Personally, I am a peace loving person, as are most of the people I know. I sincerely respect Ghandi, MLK, and all of the others who triumphed over tyranny with non-violent protest. But folks, that simply doesn't work against a rapist, crackhead, gang banger, or other violent criminal types - seriously. Instruction is typically on Saturday or Sunday morning - two to three students, or a private 1:1 lesson. I am an average sized person, in average shape - if I can do this, you can, too. Bottom line: Self protection is about skills - come get you some!
