| Before you can go about searching for the right | | | | #2 Most Qualified: Professional Bouncers - Two of |
| self defense instructor, it is of utmost importance | | | | the most trained fighters that I know and are |
| to understand that if your goal is to learn | | | | also my teachers, Norm Bettencourt of |
| reality-based street fighting then, you will need to | | | | Vancouver, B.C. Canada and Christopher "Bob" |
| find an teacher with the real-world experience to | | | | Roberts residing in Frankfurt, Germany, both black |
| support any of the black belts or awards he or | | | | belts, have had extensive experience working the |
| she may have won. | | | | doors of night clubs which become a magnet for |
| After having been in the world of martial arts and | | | | trouble as people start to drink and become |
| self protection for several years now, it has | | | | rowdy and belligerent. The fact is that most |
| become very apparent to me that there are | | | | bouncers see and are involved in more fights and |
| three types of fighting instructors that are most | | | | altercations than most policemen in the course of |
| suited for teaching street fighting. The first thing | | | | a regular working day or night. |
| that I want to emphasize is that they may or | | | | #3 Most Qualified: Military Combatants - The |
| may not have a black belt in a particular style or | | | | absolute best trainer that you can get is a black |
| fighting system. Having a black belt is admirable, | | | | belt AND ex-military commando. Now we are |
| but in and of itself is not an absolute indicator of | | | | talking about all around fighting machines. These |
| the best that teacher you will find. | | | | are the proud men of our armed forces: Green |
| #1 Most Qualified: Personal Body Guards | | | | Berets, Navy SEALS and Special Forces. Many of |
| (Especially Those That Are High Level Who | | | | these type of instructors have had hand-to-hand |
| Protect Diplomats and Politicians) - If you are | | | | combat and have stared death in the face many |
| lucky enough to find someone who is a black belt | | | | times. Who would be better to teach you how to |
| AND has had real world experience as a body | | | | handle the mugger in the streets than these |
| guard, you can be sure that they know and are | | | | guys? I guess that again I have been super |
| capable of using only that which will work 99% of | | | | blessed to also to have been trained by Andy |
| the time. No fancy stances. No exotic postures or | | | | Curtiss, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, black belt |
| loud breathing through their nostrils while they | | | | and ex-Green Beret. I can speak from personal |
| move their hands and arms in slow circles in front | | | | first-hand experience is that when you are taught |
| of an opponent. Professional body guards are | | | | martial arts from the combative perspective, you |
| trained to have a high level awareness of danger | | | | can really learn what you need to know in as little |
| and the deadly ability to respond. This is what | | | | as one weekend or in total of as little as 12 hours. |
| counts in the streets. | | | | |