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We live in a new era of crime and violence. You may not be interested in "martial arts", but in today's world, whether you are a student, a parent, military, or law enforcement, everyone needs to, at the very least, know how to stay safe and effectively defend themselves should they need to. Real defensive skills and tactics are not "flashy" like you see on TV. If you really want to know how to protect you and your loved ones, survive a street attack, or prevail on the battlefield, you must have a proven set of tactics and you have to know they'll work beyond just concept when it actually counts.
What does "Reality-Based" Mean? In a real life confrontation, there are no referees, you can't "tap out" to save yourself from harm, there are no rules in place to protect you, and there is a high possibility that it won't be a one-on-one fight (it certainly won't be a fair fight). You may not have several years to master techniques, and even if you did, many complex techniques taught in some traditional martial arts do not work in real life, high-stress situations. Modern Reality-Based Systems are designed to prepare you to handle a real life confrontation using techniques that have been proven to work in modern times. It doesn't exclude or modify techniques because they are too dangerous in a competition and the techniques do not take years to effectively master.
So how does it work? Our reality-based programs start off by taking advantage of your natural movements; specifically, your "flinch" reactions. We then make slight modifcations so that those reactions become responses. We encorporate "economy of motion" and "economy of reaction" into every move we make. Our philosophy is to accomplish more with less movement and with the minimal amount of thought and technique. By minimizing the guess work of what our attacker may do next or having to rely on a "read" of their next move, we increase our own reaction time without having to commit years of training as a fighter. This is known as our Reaction Response Training™ (RRT). Defending yourself becomes as easy as walking and breathing so that under any high-stress condidtions, it just works without you having to think about it or recall complex movements.
What about the "UFC", or Kung Fu, Karate, Taekwondo, etc? Traditional / Classical Martial Arts such as Kung Fu, Taekwondo, Karate, etc. are not modern reality-based and neither is Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). They are typcially either out-dated or have been modified for sport/competition. In order to be truly effective, a reality-based system needs to meet the following 10 rules:
- It must be appropiate for modern day combat (We no longer wear armor or fight against slow moving armored warriors.)
- It must work on an assailant that is much larger and stronger than you
- It must work against both armed and unarmed assailants
- It must work against single and multiple assailants
- It must work against determined assailants, not just cooperative training partners Training scenarios and "sparring" must be realistic in nature. (You will rarely encounter a fight against someone using the same style as you on the street, and the days of a one-on-one "fair fight" are over.)
- It must work when you are distracted, older or injured and appear to be a good target of opportunity
- It can't have a specific defense technique for each individual situation
- It must work in every possible environment (The same method must work in snow, sand, parking lot, woods, jungle, your living room, etc.)
- It must become instinctive as quickly as possible (It can't take too long in order to be used effectively.)
- It can't be bound by rules of engagement such as in competition and sport
If you want to break boards, do fancy Hollywood style flipping, jumping, spinning kicks, fight in competitions, or simply learn an art, then modern reality-based programs are not exactly what you are looking for. But, if you want to know how to defeat any attacker in only a fraction of the time it takes to learn a traditional martial art, then come check us out. Our street self defense, military combatives, and defensive tactics systems and techniques are practical, modern, realistic, and designed to be street and battlefield effective, even against strong, non-compliant/resisting subjects.
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