MARTIAL ARTS

{R}EVOLUTION

No styles, no systems, no rituals, no lineages, no masters, no labels, no belts, no katas, no uniforms, no dogmas;

Only the process of self actualization & personal expression of truth through functional combative movement and fitness.

On a purely physical level, we share how to individually and collectively use all of our natural tools as well as extended ones, offensively and defensively in a strategic and tactical manner and in all ranges of combat.

We're put through functional physical fitness training where we learn to push ourselves through our own perceived limitations. We also have much to offer on nutrition, health and optimum performance.

On a more cerebral level we learn about the psychology of violence, fear, stress & confrontation management skills, deescalation strategies and holistic survival tactics.

As the mind navigates the body; by challenging personal self defense dogmas and individual & core belief systems, personal growth and evolution occurs.

On a human level, we learn about the ripple effect and the moral, legal, and ethical consequences of our chosen actions while self examining our darkest emotions. We are encouraged to question everything, to learn to think for ourselves, to be more accountable and research everything we learn and to be open and responsive to life without judgment.

On a personal level, the training can make you face and slay your own demons.

Everything shared here is highly encouraged to be individually researched, to “absorb what is useful, add what is specifically of your own and disregard the rest.”

Saturday, March 26, 2011

An inspiring and brutal account of reality:


From Chris Roberts of Safe International:


"Today I taught a man and a woman privately for four hours. The woman bought this private self defense lesson for him as a Christmas gift! He had been in a situation where he was stabbed by his son. I want to thank him for his openness in discussing what must be about the most difficult scenario one could ever find themselves in. 


After he told me the story, he wondered about what he should have done differently. I said NOTHING as I felt the chills in my body. You are alive. He handled it, in my opinion, perfectly, using a chair to create some space between him and his son. He used Rich Dimitri's/Senshido verbal tactics which I told him likely saved his life! He used empathy with his son in the middle of a knife attack! When I told him how amazingly he handled it, he was shocked thinking he should have done so many things different. 


It just confirmed that people who teach knife defense analyzing attacks from different angles, etc need to really look at the rage, unpredictability, and sheer panic of a real life knife attack and address it not just physically, but environmentally, verbally, and psychologically. I told him his story taught me more about knife defense than anything I have learned, and confirmed what I now know about knife attacks. 


He just remembered his son slashing over and over. He did get cut and injured, but he is alive and so is his son. And imagine if it was a family member who you love? This is a guy who could share his story and you would get more out of what he did than anything any of us instructors could teach. Thanks again to them!" ~ Chris Roberts - Safe International




Amen brother. Thank you for sharing that. 

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