Once a catastrophic event occurs, preparation is impossible. And procrastination, when it comes to getting prepared to meet any catastrophic event, is foolish, indeed.
Self-defense ability, with and without weapons, has – purely for commercial and egotistical reasons – been made to appear much more complicated and difficult to acquire than it actually is. I am not saying becoming an expert in combative skills is easy or that it can be done in a relatively short time. What I am saying is acquiring some seriously dangerous and reliably efficient unarmed combat skills and becoming deadly with a handgun, knife, and stick to a degree that enables self-defense actions to be undertaken successfully, is a lot simpler and less time-consuming than the popular media would have you believe.
To be able to take care of an attacker in close combat, when all you have are your hands and feet, you need to master a handful of skills. You do not need to become a black belt in anything. And proficiency with modern, hand-held weapons (pistol, knife, stick, etc.) does not require that you enter competitive matches, study for years, or become another Wyatt Earp. You certainly do need to study and practice… but the time it takes to become sufficiently proficient with, for example, a handgun, may be measured in hours, not years.
I have many marvelously proficient black belts in my System. These men have trained long and hard – for years, in fact – to reach their level of expertise and development. However, over the 50-plus years I have been teaching professionally, I’ve had the pleasure of working with hundreds of men and women who, although not interested in becoming black belts, were interested in becoming adept in self-defense. These people achieved their objective within a year of training, easily; and most had acquired the necessary ability to protect themselves within three to six months.
The DVD Home Study Course I offer will provide anyone who puts an earnest, disciplined effort into learning its contents with much more that he will ever need for real-world self-defense.
The truth is I pull no punches. I make no concessions to the popular myth that competition produces combat skills or self-defense demands the ability to perform like the late Bruce Lee. Self-defense is simple. I tell the truth. I make no apologies for the need for ferocity, ruthlessness, viciousness, and merciless cruelty and the all-out application of strength, speed, and accurate movement coupled with the all-important element of surprise. No tricks. No magic. No B.S. No false claims, outrageous promises, or absurd guarantees. Just the real deal… as has been taught and used successfully in wartime by people whose only concern was for using that which works.
So… if hesitating to finally get off your duff and train (either with a competent professional instructor or via DVDs such as those I offer) is due to your feeling the undertaking will be daunting or you just don’t want to spend the many years required, wake up!
Within a few months of serious, hard practice and the cultivation of the right mindset, you can become a very dangerous, formidable threat to any street manure. Certainly, you might get bitten by the bug and want to make ongoing training and the acquisition of an expert level of kill your goal, but you do not need to do so. Mastery sufficient to enable you to defend yourself quite adequately can be yours… and no “belts” are needed to prove it.
Times are getting more and more threatening for people who, like yourself, simply wish to live a normal life, take care of your loved ones, and enjoy the civilized pleasures of urban living. Get the training you need NOW – before an emergency strikes – and enjoy the self-confidence and skill that leaves you with peace of mind and real, solid ability.
Here’s what you need:
- The establishment of a proper combat mindset. Mental conditioning is vital, as it is the engine that drives the technical machinery.
- Master six to eight reliable hand blows of unarmed combat. Also, develop the basic front and side kicks to low targets. Perfect those blows, individually. Then, cultivate applying them in rapid, smooth combinations – following up in a blizzard of action and overwhelming any adversary with them. When using individual blows or combinations, master the body’s vital points and always go after them.
- Study very carefully how attacks occur. Develop a flexible and versatile two dozen or so counterattacking combination actions against these attack forms. Using simple, basic skills, those 24 techniques will offer endless variations and permutations, enabling you to adapt and adjust to whatever happens.
- Acquire good security and avoidance habits. It is a feral world out there. Conducting yourself so you make certain to avoid all of the trouble you can while being able to see whatever trouble you can see before it strikes, and avoiding it, is wise.
- Embrace weapons. Firearms are the great “equalizers,” and only a damn fool denies their value for decent people who might need to defend themselves. Learn how to use a knife (you can become as skilled as a WWII British Commando or American Marine Raider of that era, in less than five hours of training!). Make yourself dangerous with a simple walking stick (this takes about three hours of hard training), and pit a few hours into developing the ability to use anything at hand as a weapon against an assailant.
Professionals (who, by the way, are not necessarily black belts or “champions” in competition) can provide you with all you need within about 18 to 20 hours of intensive teaching. You will need to work for a continued while on practicing and thoroughly instilling what you’ve been taught; but if you do this correctly, you will be a very capable and dangerous threat to any street punk who attacks you.
I hope I have motivated you to get started on a program of readiness training. Waiting serves no purpose; it only makes it less likely that you will possess the confidence and physical skills you may one day need. So, do not procrastinate any further. Get going now!
Following this “Survivalism” column every week will certainly keep you mentally “in the groove” as well as provide you valuable insights, tips, and knowledge of simple techniques and tactics, all of which may one day save your life or the lives of those dear to you.
Add to your following this column a regular, serious, no-nonsense regimen of training in viable skills – unarmed and with weapons – to ensure you not only know what to do but so you possess the ability to do it.
Like my friend Gerald Celente and the goldmine of information he provides, I, too, am committed to giving you the best possible instruction for your and your family’s survival and prosperity in these difficult, sometimes even frightening times.
Best of luck to you as you take advantage of the TRENDS JOURNAL offerings!
by Bradley J. Steiner