From Hollywood Badboy to Bad Ass

I’m a Black Belt and I’ve been in my fair share of fights in my day. This system taught me things I never even conceived about self defense. Hell, I taught some of the staff weapons defenses from Module 8. and in minutes, thee guys were hammering me. I have to say, the Self Defense Training System is just that good

Child Star, Black Belt, Bad Boy and Self Defense Training System Member Danny Bonaduce.

US Army Special Forces Captain Praises the SDTS!!!

The training and teaching techniques embedded in this program are the most intuitive I’ve ever experienced in my 15 years of professional military, federal and private sector work. I speak from experience, having been trained in combatives with special forces, UFC, Krav Maga and a lifetime of wrestling. I highly recommend this method of self defense training for anyone regardless of experience. It’s not what you know, it’s how you apply it.

John Poerstel (Contractor, U.S. Department of State)

US Army Captain, Airborne, SFAS graduate, certified Level II combatives,
high school wrestling champion

Kicking Terrorist Ass!

One of the most often asked questions I receive while teaching Hand to Hand Combat here in Afghanistan to our brave US and Coalition Service Members is which system is more effective: the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) or the US Army Combatives Program? While I could give a lengthy and detailed essay on the pros and cons of each system, I will offer the following response…which ever gets the job done quickly and violently. The Self Defense Training System™ is that system and that’s why I chose to teach it to our troops over everything else I’ve seen

LtCol Darren C Poesel USMC
Self Defense Company Professional
The SDTS to the Ultimate Test!

Actors From hit TV show The UNIT get some Real Hands on Training with The Self Defense Training System™

So there I was getting ready for class this evening when a gentlemen in a USO shirt came up and started talking to me. As our conversation grew I asked him what he was doing over here and he mentioned that he was an actor (Max Martini) in the TV series The Unit. I replied, I’m sorry, it you had been prettier I might have recognized you, but since I don’t watch much TV in Kabul, I’m don’t recognize you. We both laughed and walked over to the Training Dummy and I started explaining to him what it is that I teach (The Self Defense Training System™) and did some demo on BOB. Then he started hitting the dummy (while I filmed with my camera). Then another actor ( Robert Patrick) came over and said “Oh, are you doing Krav Maga?”. No, I replied, this is The Self Defense Training System™ it’s a little more brutal combatives system I teach to to operators. That’s when my student Aimal (our hero from the Taxi situation) chimed in…No, no, no, you can’t wind up with a punch or a kick your assailant will see that a mile away, you need to lead with speed and follow with power! After he watched he stood back and said “Hey, I think you really have something there.” As we finished our mini-class the actor Max said he would drop by the web page and that if he was ever in Tampa or N.J., that he should come by and for some more hands on training.

Semper Fi
LtCol Darren Poesel
USMC, SDC Professional Instructor

The Self Defense Training System™ is “As Real as it Gets”

This will make you laugh, I caught Bas Rutten on Google Video teaching self-defense punching with bare knuckles this morning, so I went down to the Hapkido studio to see what BOB (the training dummy) thought…BOB went thumbs down. Punching is powerful (and I can punch hard) but chopping is much faster, hits more vulnerable targets, doesn’t push the opponent out of range of follow-up shots and won’t break your hand on impact.
I’ve been chopping with The Self Defense Training System™ now for a number of months. Going back to punching felt much less effect and much slower.
I’m a big fan of Mod #1, and Mod #3 was awesome. Looking forward to Mod #4,

Daniel Scally
Gwangyang City , Chon-Nam
South Korea

No Years of Experience Needed…Just the will to Survive

The Self Defense Training System™ has renewed my confidence and ability to protect myself by using counter-measures to ward off would-be attackers in any situation involving hand to hand, knives, or guns.
The program is interactive with a combination of situational role-plays that builds ones confidence to react under abnormal conditions. In short, the street-smart savvy techniques are crafted for the normal “Joe”.
You don’t have to have years of experience to learn these skills—just the desire to protect yourself.

If you are looking for a program that offers more than a pretty belt to wear, The Self Defense Training System™ is for you. The Self Defense Training System™ delivers a punch that could one day prove to save your life.

Make the right choice and be prepared for the unknown!

Kin La Fate
US Army
Orlando, FL

Defensive Tactics Instructor Elevates Training with The Self Defense Training System™

I have instantly implemented Module 1 and Module 2 with my with my law enforcement buddies and everyone enjoying the product.

Great job. Keep up the great work. I will talk to you soon.

Steven Mosley

Steven Mosley has over two decades of law enforcement experience. He is the Owner/Coach of Combat Hard Fitness & Fighting, LLC. He also serves as the Director of Training for Force One Readiness.

Us Army Ranger Finally Discovers what he’s been Searching for in The Self Defense Training System™

The Self Defense Training System™ is exactly what I have been searching for for years: an effective self defense program that didn’t take years of training and the flexibility of an Olympic gymnast. I wasn’t interested in another sport to compete in, strength training, or aerobic conditioning. And it had to fit into my already hectic schedule. I can very emphatically say that I have learned more self-defense in six weeks than a much younger, stronger me learned in 1-year of martial arts, 3-years of wrestling and Army Ranger combatives training. Every week I have walked out of the gym with powerful techniques that I could put to immediate use. I have learned where to hit (eyes, neck, groin and shin), how to hit (full body weight striking through the target), what to strike with (palm, edge of hand, elbow or forearm), and how many times to hit (until injury occurs). I look forward every month to learning something new which I can do to protect myself and my loved ones.

Doug Welch
US Army Ranger
Kabul, Aghanistan

The Self Defense Training System™: Simplicity is the Hallmark of Genius!

I have taken part of several ‘self defense; classes. Some were martial arts discipline specific. Some were more genral combatives programs. Out of all of them, The Self Defense Training System™ from The Self Defense Company™ is by far the best. It teaches you to focus on simple, easily executed responses to threats and deadly sitiuations the avergage citizen or soldier might encounter. In my opinion, The Self Defense Training System™ teaches you the quickest and fastest way to disable and assailant and remove yourself from the threat. I have discovered how to execute action with little regard for my target who has no regard for my well being or fightng ‘fairly’

I can’t emphasis enough that the hallmark of this program and the genius of this program is simplicity. I am confidant that I will be ale to handle one, two or three assailants if I had to. I define success in this situation as very little injury to myself and maximum injury to the targets.

I confidently recommend ths program to anyone regardless of their existing level of experience

Joseph P. Moehlmann
LtCol, US Airforce
Camp Eggers, Kabul Afghanistan

The Self Defense Training System™ is the only System you Need

I have bought the complete Self Defense Training System about three weeks ago and after watching the entire program, I feel obliged to tell the public how good your program really is for their own safety.
I have been studying Close Combat in private lessons at a school which is not affiliated with the Self-Defense Company for 1 year and a half now. Before that, I tried several self-defense systems and watched hundreds of self-defense DVDs.

First of all, after training in Close Combat only for a few weeks I realized how The Self Defense Training System™ was superior to other self-defense systems.
So this is the first reason why I encourage you to buy The Self Defense Training System™ because of the self-defense system taught which is: Close Combat.

My second reason is because it’s easy to see in the DVDs that Mr. Damian Ross is an honest man and that he has the safety of people at heart.
Let me give you a couple of examples of that. Many self-defense instructors make you believe that you will be able to defend yourself efficiently,
when in fact you’ll only be able to defend yourself properly if you train for years in their systems. Other self-defense instructors will lie to you and
say that you will be able to defend yourself in their systems with low fitness level. I feel this puts the public at great risk of injury, because if you want to
be able to deal with a self-defense situation, unless you defend yourself with a weapon, you have to have a relatively good level of fitness, otherwise you will got out of breath within seconds,
especially if you are not used to dealing with the adrenaline peak you will experience. The proof of this can be observed in The Self Defense Training System™ by seeing Mr.Ross, who has been an athlete
for a good part of his life, not being out of breath but sweating in some DVDs, because he puts all his energy into his attacks, which is what should be done if you want to have a chance at surviving against
a good attacker. After a year and a half of private Close Combat training and physical training, I am still only able to go at full force and speed for about a minute on a training dummy, which would be more than enough
to finish one or even multiple attackers if you fight like shown The Self Defense Training System™, until I start having trouble breathing even though I can run miles before beginning to have trouble breathing.
Your whole body is involved in Close Combat and this is totally different than running or speed walking. Plus, if you choose to escape a situation, you’ve got to be able to run fast enough and long enough to get to a safe place and
a bad fitness level is not going to permit you to accomplish that.

Lastly, I strongly encourage you to buy this entire Self Defense Training System because Mr.Ross doesn’t show you anything that will put your life in danger
if you do as he says, unlike several other DVDs (who shall remain nameless) which show you stuff that will get you killed in the streets because these techniques work tremendously
in a Dojo, but not in a Street Fight where everything is chaotic and happens so fast.

Here is my suggestion: Buy the entire Self Defnese Training System as your core self-defense, train as instructed, and to add a little more reality have a partner get in
your face, swear at you and intimidate you, so you can feel what it is like to be in an adrenalized state. Believe me
You won’t be able to do complex motor movements I can guarantee. Try scenarios where you will try to verbally de-escalate the conflict, if possible.
I even encourage you to look at some self-defense DVDs from other instructors but take the Self Defense Trining System from the Self-Defense Company as
your core because this system is so effective and so complete technically speaking that you won’t find anything that comes even close to it. You’ve got one of the best instructors in the world, Mr.Damian Ross, that will answer all your questions
on his forum and that is priceless for continuous learning and stupid to not take advantage of this great resource.

Thank you Mr.Ross for making this collection because you’ve contributed to making our world a safer place.

Best Regards,

Alexandre Desorosiers, Medical Student and Microbiologist, Montreal

Man Survives Brutal Attack Thanks to The Self Defense Training System™

I was traveling to work (via Taxi) when these two men starting some trouble with a cab driver.
Somehow I became involved and soon found out that I was now fighting two other men!!!
But before I knew it, it was over so fast, less than 10 seconds. All I remember doing was stepping into one person with my full body weight,
landing a horizontal edge of hand into the guys throat followed by some other vertical edge of hands until the guy just collapsed.It was incredible.
All I could remember was the striking drills I learned to do on the training dummy and that I should always remember that in any altercation remember
three things…you assailant will have intent – Check, he will have friends – Check, he will have a weapon. To tell you thre truth, I didn’t stick
around, I think those guys were out cold.
One thing I remembered from the Training System: an attack will most likely occur when you are not expecting one, you are sick, tired, etc. and I have
been sick the past few days.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Amail
Kabul, Afghanistan