| What I'm about to say may shock some of you | | | | do with it. Your willingness to commit to |
| who know me. I'm mostly known for teaching | | | | consistent training and to subject yourself |
| reality self defense and close quarters | | | | to Spartan style methods is what makes the |
| combat. But I'm also known in the combat | | | | difference. |
| sport and martial arts arena for the years | | | | |
| I've spent training and instructing Judo, | | | | This goes for ANY martial artist or combat |
| Jujutsu, Wrestling and Karate. | | | | sport athlete. A Kendo practitioner who |
| | | | commits to doing 1,000 strikes a day with a |
| Since 1975 I've bean able to walk in the | | | | shinai (bamboo training sword) is going to be |
| worlds of combat sport, martial arts and | | | | a tough customer no matter what. The athlete |
| reality self defense. To this day I still | | | | who runs 5 miles in the morning and spends |
| participate, compete, study and instruct in | | | | another 2 to 3 hours in the gym is going to |
| all three aspects of the world of martial | | | | give you a serious run for your money. |
| arts. | | | | Attitude and the will to sacrifice your body |
| | | | for what you believe in will go a long way. |
| The question today is "Which is Better for | | | | |
| Self Defense, Mixed Martial Arts or Reality | | | | So where does reality self defense come in? |
| Self Defense?" While the reality group will | | | | |
| say that MMA is governed and restricted by | | | | First, if you're going to train a little bit, |
| rules and regulations and the sporting | | | | this is definitely the way to go. You're |
| techniques will leave you vulnerable and MMA | | | | better off practicing some basic strikes and |
| has no sense of urgency and choosing the | | | | strategies instead of trying to learn |
| ground is a big mistake and will get you | | | | submission holds and sporting techniques. |
| killed. All of which is true, then why is it | | | | Reality Self Defense training will give you |
| in a real fight the average MMA practitioner | | | | more "bang for your buck" so to speak. But |
| would shred the average reality self defense | | | | this is not my point. |
| practitioner? | | | | |
| | | | Imagine training reality self defense like a |
| Shocked? Yes I said it. It's sad but true, if | | | | competitive athlete, running, weight training |
| you took the average Mixed Martial Artist and | | | | and drilling on your training dummy and heavy |
| they ran into your average reality martial | | | | bag regularly. Imagine if you approached your |
| arts guy he (or she) would wipe the floor | | | | training in this manner. I'm not talking |
| with the reality practitioner. The reason for | | | | about finding a school or anything like that- |
| this has NOTHING to do with technique or | | | | heck a pair of sneakers and a something to |
| strategy and EVERYTHING to do with TRAINING | | | | hit would do the trick. |
| and ATTITUDE. | | | | |
| | | | If you actually trained, kept yourself in |
| Your average mixed Martial Artist will spend | | | | shape you would be one tough customer and you |
| at least 1 to 2 hours a day, 2 to 3 times per | | | | would have to look far and wide to find |
| week training, while your average reality | | | | someone to give you a run for your money. In |
| martial arts practitioner will watch a video, | | | | the Self Defense Training System we give you |
| maybe attend a seminar and train when ever | | | | all you need to know to develop your complete |
| they feel like it. This practice does no one | | | | training system. |
| any good, no matter how many forum posts you | | | | |
| make or videos you watch. | | | | Knowledge is nothing without skill. Skill is |
| | | | nothing without attitude and commitment. |
| At the end of it all, technique has little to | | | | |