I just received a link from Phil Elmore who has been involved in the martial arts and more specifically, reality self defense for years. He has authored several books and recently gave an incredible response to the recent MARTIAL ARTS Episode on Penn and Teller's Showtime Program BULLSHIT!.
His responses are in the below.
Part 1 Phil Elmore Responds to Penn and Teller's Bullshit Video (Click link if video doesn't play and you will be directed to youtube)
Part 2 Phil Elmore Responds to Penn and Teller's Bullshit VideoClick link if video doesn't play and you will be directed to youtube)
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Sunday, July 11, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Do You Have the Right to Defend Yourself and Your Home?
On Penn and Teller's Martial Arts Episode, they said that defending yourself will get you tried for manslaughter. We decided to do some research and let the LAW do the talking.
Castle doctrine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and edited by Bill Pehush, SDC researcher
A Castle Doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal doctrine that arose from English Common Law[1] that designates one's place of residence (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as one's car or place of work) as a place in which one enjoys protection from illegal trespassing and violent attack. It then goes on to give a person the legal right to use deadly force to defend that place (his/her "castle"), and/or any other innocent persons legally inside it, from violent attack or an intrusion which may lead to violent attack. In a legal context, therefore, use of deadly force which actually results in death may be defended as justifiable homicide under the Castle Doctrine.
Castle Doctrines are legislated by state, and not all states in the US have a Castle Doctrine. The term "Make My Day Law" comes from the landmark 1985 Colorado statute that protects people from any criminal charge or civil suit if they use force – including deadly force – against an invader of the home.[2] The law's nickname is a reference to the famous line uttered by Clint Eastwood's character Harry Callahan in the 1983 film Sudden Impact, "Go ahead, make my day."
When it's time to defend your Castle go HERE
Conditions of use
Each state differs with respect to the specific instances in which the Castle Doctrine can be invoked, and what degree of retreat or non-deadly resistance (if any) is required before deadly force can be used.
In general, one (sometimes more) of a variety of conditions must be met before a person can legally use the Castle Doctrine:
* An intruder must be making (or have made) an attempt to unlawfully and/or forcibly enter an occupied home, business or car.
* The intruder must be acting illegally—e.g. the Castle Doctrine does not give the right to attack officers of the law acting in the course of their legal duties
* The occupant(s) of the home must reasonably believe that the intruder intends to inflict serious bodily harm or death upon an occupant of the home
* The occupant(s) of the home must reasonably believe that the intruder intends to commit some other felony, such as arson or burglary
* The occupant(s) of the home must not have provoked or instigated an intrusion, or provoked or instigated an intruder to threaten or use deadly force
* The occupant(s) of the home may be required to attempt to exit the house or otherwise retreat (this is called the "Duty to retreat" and most self-defense statutes referred to as examples of "Castle Doctrine" expressly state that the homeowner has no such duty)
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In all cases, the occupant(s) of the home must be there legally, must not be fugitives from the law, must not be using the Castle Doctrine to aid or abet another person in being a fugitive from the law, and must not use deadly force upon an officer of the law or an officer of the peace while they are performing or attempting to perform their legal duties.
Note: the term "home" is used because most states only apply their Castle Doctrine to a place of residence; however, some states extend the protection to other legally-occupied places such as automobiles and places of business.
Immunity from civil lawsuit
In addition to providing a valid defense in criminal law, many versions of the Castle Doctrine, particularly those with a "Stand-Your-Ground clause", also have a clause which provides immunity from any lawsuit filed on behalf of the assailant for damages/injury resulting from the use of lethal force. Without this clause, it is possible for an assailant to sue for medical bills, property damage, disability, and pain and suffering as a result of the injuries inflicted by the defender, or for their next-of-kin to sue for wrongful death in the case of a fatality. Even if successfully refuted, the defendant (the homeowner/defender) must often pay thousands of dollars in legal costs as a result of such lawsuits, and thus without immunity, such civil action could be used for revenge against a defender acting lawfully.
The only exceptions to this civil immunity are generally situations of excessive force, where the defender used deadly force on a subdued, cooperative, or disabled assailant. A situation meeting this exception generally invalidates the criminal "castle defense" as well. In addition, someone who uses deadly force in self-defense is still liable for any damages or injuries to third parties who were not acting criminally at the time of the defensive action.
Duty-to-retreat
"Castle laws" remove the duty to retreat from an illegal intruder when one is lawfully in one's home.[3] Therefore, any state that imposes a duty to retreat while in the home does not have a "Castle law": the duty-to-retreat clause expressly imposes an obligation upon the home's occupants to retreat as far as possible and verbally announce their intent to use deadly force, before they can be legally justified in doing so to defend themselves.
When retreat is not an option go HERE
For states that do not require the announcement to be "verbal", other indicators may be used. These are typically not defined by statute, and would be left to the court's interpretation, but may include things such as laser sights or the cocking of a firearm. Care should be exercised in studying applicable individual state laws. In the majority of jurisdictions warning shots are illegal, and even brandishing the weapon in a threatening manner can result in criminal charges.
Stand-your-ground
Other states expressly relieve the home's occupants of any duty to retreat or announce their intent to use deadly force before they can be legally justified in doing so to defend themselves. Clauses that state this fact are called "Stand Your Ground", "Line In The Sand" or "No Duty To Retreat" clauses, and state exactly that the defender has no duty or other requirement to abandon a place in which they have a right to be, or to give up ground to an assailant. States often differentiate between altercations occurring inside a home or business and altercations in public places; there may be a duty to retreat from an assailant in public when there is no duty to retreat from one's own property, or there may be no duty to retreat from anywhere the defender may legally be.[4] Other restrictions may still exist; when in public, a person must be carrying the firearm in a legal manner, whether concealed or openly.
When it's time to stand your ground go HERE
"Stand your ground" governs U.S. federal case law in which self-defense is asserted against a charge of criminal homicide. The Supreme Court ruled in Beard v. U.S. (1895) that a man who was "where he had the right to be" when he came under attack and "...did not provoke the assault, and had at the time reasonable grounds to believe, and in good faith believed, that the deceased intended to take his life, or do him great bodily harm...was not obliged to retreat, nor to consider whether he could safely retreat, but was entitled to stand his ground."
In a Minnesota case, State v. Gardner (1905) where a man was acquitted for killing another man who attempted to kill him with a rifle, Judge Jaggard stated:
The doctrine of "retreat to the wall" had its origin [in Medieval England] before the general introduction of guns. Justice demands that its application have due regard to the general use of and to the type of firearms. It would be good sense for the law to require, in many cases, an attempt to escape from a hand to hand encounter with fists, clubs and even knives as a justification for killing in self-defense; while it would be rank folly to require [an attempt to escape] when experienced persons, armed with repeating rifles, face each other in an open space, removed from shelter, with intent to kill or cause great bodily harm
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. declared in Brown v. United States when upholding the no duty to retreat maxim that detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.
Most gun control groups, such as the Violence Policy Center and the Brady Campaign denounce "Stand-Your-Ground" clauses as "Shoot First" laws (as in "shoot first, ask questions later"), asserting that the presumptions and other protections afforded to gun owners allow them virtual carte blanche to shoot anyone who is perceived to be trespassing. They also claim it will lead to cases of mistaken identity, so-called "shooting the milkman" scenarios. Gun rights groups, such as the National Rifle Association claim that such scenarios are unlikely and are not protected under most Castle laws; the shooter is only justified if the assailant broke into the home or attempted to commit some other property crime such as arson, and simple trespass is neither.
Adoption by States
As of the 28th of May, 2010, 31 States have some form of Castle Doctrine and/or Stand Your Ground law. Alabama,[9] Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island[10], South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,[11] West Virginia and Wyoming have adopted Castle Doctrine statutes, and other states (Montana, Nebraska[12], New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington) are currently considering "Stand Your Ground" laws of their own.
Some of the states that have passed or are considering "stand your ground" legislation already are considered "stand your ground" in their case law. Indiana and Georgia, among other states, already had "stand your ground" case law and passed "stand your ground" statutes due to possible concerns of the case law being replaced by "duty to retreat" in future court rulings. Other states, including Washington, have "stand your ground" in their case law but have not adopted statutes; West Virginia had a long tradition of "stand your ground" in its case law[16] before codifying it as a statute in 2008. These states did not have civil immunity for self defense in their previous self defense statutes.
Utah has historically adhered to the principles of "stand your ground" without the need to refer to this new legislation. The use of deadly force to defend persons on one's own property is specifically permitted by Utah state law. The law specifically states that a person does not have a duty to retreat from a place where a person has lawfully entered or remained.
In Oklahoma (according to the Oklahoma State Courts Network), the amendment changes a number of other aspects of the Oklahoma Self Defense Act, the statutes concerning justifiable homicide. As 21 O.S. 2001, Section 1289.25 now lists circumstances in which it is presumed that a person who uses deadly force "reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony." In addition, it helps to protect law-abiding citizens from arrest when using deadly force. Law enforcement agencies must now have probable cause to believe that the use of deadly force was unlawful before an arrest can be made.
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010
9-11 Terrorist Opereration: Success
Yesterday I caught up with my buddy, a secret service agent that was at the base of tower 1 on 9/11 and watched as the first plan hit. Needless to say he was there until tower 2 fell. The other day, 9 years later, he revisited ground zero only to find that they had build 12 floors of the new World Trade Center (which is no longer the FREEDOM TOWERS). It was at this point we realized that the 9-11 attack was a successful terrorist operation. It was also at this point we were reminded that our society is afraid of it's own shadow and has a short memory.
Financially
Financially speaking according to the 9-11 commission report as sited on the CNN site (http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/16/911.commission/) 'The plot cost the terrorists an estimated $400,000 to $500,000, not including the hijackers' training in Afghanistan. The hijackers spent about $270,000 in the United States, mainly on flight training, travel, housing, and vehicles."
That is $770,000.00. For argument's sake, let's double it and round up to an even $2,000,000.
On the other hand, what did 9-11 cost the United States and the world economy?
According to the Institute for the analysis of Global Security http://www.iags.org/costof911.html
"Counting the value of lives lost as well as property damage and lost production of goods and services, losses already exceed $100 billion. Including the loss in stock market wealth -- the market's own estimate arising from expectations of lower corporate profits and higher discount rates for economic volatility -- the price tag approaches $2 trillion."
That's 2,000,000,000,000
Look at those numbers together
2,000,000
2,000,000,000,000
(That's 1,000,000 times more than what the terrorists spent!!!!)
You can break down the cost even further:
The loss of four civilian aircraft valued at $385 million.
The destruction of major buildings in the World Trade Center with a replacement cost of from $3 billion to $4.5 billion (and climbing!).
Damage to a portion of the Pentagon: up to $1 billion.
Cleanup costs: $1.3 billion.
Property and infrastructure damage: $10 billion to $13 billion.
Federal emergency funds (heightened airport security, sky marshals, government takeover of airport security, retrofitting aircraft with anti-terrorist devices, cost of operations in Afghanistan): $40 billion.
Direct job losses amounted to 83,000, with $17 billion in lost wages.
The amount of damaged or unrecoverable property hit $21.8 billion.
Losses to the city of New York (lost jobs, lost taxes, damage to infrastructure, cleaning): $95 billion.
Losses to the insurance industry: $40 billion.
Loss of air traffic revenue: $10 billion.
Fall of global markets: incalculable.
Shit bag terrorists: 1
Good guys: 0
Morally
After 9-11 the world was United against terror and "W" got re-elected promising to put Osama's head on a pike. But that didn't happen. While we have successfully quelled further terrorist attacks and have kicked major ass globally, we still have not found the symbolic leader of the attack. For a year after the attacks we were looking for Osama.
To this date we have not captured or killed the master mind Osama Bin Laden.
Shit bag terrorists: 2
Good guys: 0
We promised to rebuild the towers to symbolize our resolve. The structure was to be called "The Freedom Tower" and rise like a phoenix from the ashes of all that is evil.
In March 2009 a decision was made to lose the FREEDOM TOWER name and go back to World Trade Center.
The original architect designed a twisting form he wanted to imitate the Statue of Liberty, with a spire that rose to the deliberate height of 1,776 feet to recognize the year of American independence. Politicians called the tower proof of the country's triumph over terrorism.
Former Gov. George Pataki said visitors to the iconic skyscraper "will know our determination to overcome evil" in a 2003 speech that first gave the Freedom Tower its name.
The tower _ still under construction with a projected completion date of 2013 _ no longer has the same architect, design or footprint on the 16-acre site. And this week, the owners of ground zero publicly parted ways with the Freedom Tower name, saying it would be more practical to market the tallest building in New York as the former north tower's name, One World Trade Center.
Critics called the name drop an unpatriotic shedding of symbolism by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Some newspaper editorials blasted the agency for years of missed deadlines and changing plans for the site.
"When you've broken your promises on everything else to do with redeveloping ground zero, it's no big deal to discard the name by which the public has come to know the iconic skyscraper at the heart of the plan," the New York Daily News.
But others privately repeated fears that have plagued the building as negotiations with major corporations to take up space in the tower came and went: that the 102-story Freedom Tower's name could make it more susceptible to future attacks than a symbol of defiance against it.
"The fact is, more than 3 billion dollars of public money is invested in that building and, as a public agency, we have the responsibility to make sure it is completed and that we utilize the best strategy to make certain it is fully occupied," the agency said in a statement.
Pussies.
Shit bag terrorists: 3
Good guys: 0
Do we need another attack to remind ourselves that they are terrorists, they don't NEED PROVOKING!!! Did we provoke them before when the towers were called The World Trade Center!!! Is it me or are these pussy-wimps listening to what they are every saying?? (My apologies to the female anatomy, it's a personal favorite but I really can't think of any other colloquialisms since I am so F#$$%g outraged!!!!
Seriously, why not build a image of the statue of liberty bent of with a bulls-eye on her rectum that says "terrorists enter here!!!"
BTW, they are terrorists, not combatants, not insurgents..they are terrorists or the enemy. AAAHHHHHH!!!
See that lump of crappy metal only 12 stories tall? That's the symbol of our stand against evil. That's what 2 trillion dollars, 2,976 lives on 9-11, 1890 soldiers lives and 6,623 wounded get you.
Happy belated 4th of July, I'm embarrassed for us and I think I'm going to vomit.
Damian Ross
The Self Defense Company
4th of july rant
Financially
Financially speaking according to the 9-11 commission report as sited on the CNN site (http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/16/911.commission/) 'The plot cost the terrorists an estimated $400,000 to $500,000, not including the hijackers' training in Afghanistan. The hijackers spent about $270,000 in the United States, mainly on flight training, travel, housing, and vehicles."
That is $770,000.00. For argument's sake, let's double it and round up to an even $2,000,000.
On the other hand, what did 9-11 cost the United States and the world economy?
According to the Institute for the analysis of Global Security http://www.iags.org/costof911.html
"Counting the value of lives lost as well as property damage and lost production of goods and services, losses already exceed $100 billion. Including the loss in stock market wealth -- the market's own estimate arising from expectations of lower corporate profits and higher discount rates for economic volatility -- the price tag approaches $2 trillion."
That's 2,000,000,000,000
Look at those numbers together
2,000,000
2,000,000,000,000
(That's 1,000,000 times more than what the terrorists spent!!!!)
You can break down the cost even further:
The loss of four civilian aircraft valued at $385 million.
The destruction of major buildings in the World Trade Center with a replacement cost of from $3 billion to $4.5 billion (and climbing!).
Damage to a portion of the Pentagon: up to $1 billion.
Cleanup costs: $1.3 billion.
Property and infrastructure damage: $10 billion to $13 billion.
Federal emergency funds (heightened airport security, sky marshals, government takeover of airport security, retrofitting aircraft with anti-terrorist devices, cost of operations in Afghanistan): $40 billion.
Direct job losses amounted to 83,000, with $17 billion in lost wages.
The amount of damaged or unrecoverable property hit $21.8 billion.
Losses to the city of New York (lost jobs, lost taxes, damage to infrastructure, cleaning): $95 billion.
Losses to the insurance industry: $40 billion.
Loss of air traffic revenue: $10 billion.
Fall of global markets: incalculable.
Shit bag terrorists: 1
Good guys: 0
Morally
After 9-11 the world was United against terror and "W" got re-elected promising to put Osama's head on a pike. But that didn't happen. While we have successfully quelled further terrorist attacks and have kicked major ass globally, we still have not found the symbolic leader of the attack. For a year after the attacks we were looking for Osama.
To this date we have not captured or killed the master mind Osama Bin Laden.
Shit bag terrorists: 2
Good guys: 0
We promised to rebuild the towers to symbolize our resolve. The structure was to be called "The Freedom Tower" and rise like a phoenix from the ashes of all that is evil.
In March 2009 a decision was made to lose the FREEDOM TOWER name and go back to World Trade Center.
The original architect designed a twisting form he wanted to imitate the Statue of Liberty, with a spire that rose to the deliberate height of 1,776 feet to recognize the year of American independence. Politicians called the tower proof of the country's triumph over terrorism.
Former Gov. George Pataki said visitors to the iconic skyscraper "will know our determination to overcome evil" in a 2003 speech that first gave the Freedom Tower its name.
The tower _ still under construction with a projected completion date of 2013 _ no longer has the same architect, design or footprint on the 16-acre site. And this week, the owners of ground zero publicly parted ways with the Freedom Tower name, saying it would be more practical to market the tallest building in New York as the former north tower's name, One World Trade Center.
Critics called the name drop an unpatriotic shedding of symbolism by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Some newspaper editorials blasted the agency for years of missed deadlines and changing plans for the site.
"When you've broken your promises on everything else to do with redeveloping ground zero, it's no big deal to discard the name by which the public has come to know the iconic skyscraper at the heart of the plan," the New York Daily News.
But others privately repeated fears that have plagued the building as negotiations with major corporations to take up space in the tower came and went: that the 102-story Freedom Tower's name could make it more susceptible to future attacks than a symbol of defiance against it.
"The fact is, more than 3 billion dollars of public money is invested in that building and, as a public agency, we have the responsibility to make sure it is completed and that we utilize the best strategy to make certain it is fully occupied," the agency said in a statement.
Pussies.
Shit bag terrorists: 3
Good guys: 0
Do we need another attack to remind ourselves that they are terrorists, they don't NEED PROVOKING!!! Did we provoke them before when the towers were called The World Trade Center!!! Is it me or are these pussy-wimps listening to what they are every saying?? (My apologies to the female anatomy, it's a personal favorite but I really can't think of any other colloquialisms since I am so F#$$%g outraged!!!!
Seriously, why not build a image of the statue of liberty bent of with a bulls-eye on her rectum that says "terrorists enter here!!!"
BTW, they are terrorists, not combatants, not insurgents..they are terrorists or the enemy. AAAHHHHHH!!!
See that lump of crappy metal only 12 stories tall? That's the symbol of our stand against evil. That's what 2 trillion dollars, 2,976 lives on 9-11, 1890 soldiers lives and 6,623 wounded get you.
Happy belated 4th of July, I'm embarrassed for us and I think I'm going to vomit.
Damian Ross
The Self Defense Company
4th of july rant
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
How Much Crap Do You Actually Need?
Cables, bands, kettle bells, free weights, heavy bags, training dummies, makiwaras, wight machines, dip bars, pull up racks, ropes, tires, bats, sledge hammers, bricks, and dumbbells, and that;s just the stuff in my barn!!! I.m at the gym and I watched them erect the latest and greatest fitness trend the Purmotion Cage. It's pretty cool, it has gymnastic rings and ropes and a whole bunch of pull up bars, all in all it looks like a jungle gym on steroids.
. Heck, the thing looks like it has everything I've constructed in my barn to develop core functional strength for combat. I can't wait to get on it and start playing around. But is all that stuff really necessary?
I have gotten the best results with a pair of running shoes, medicine ball, jump rope and some specific calisthenics. In Module 7 of the SDTS. Look at guys in prison. They go in 120 pound crack heads and come out 200 pound animals. How does a junkie turn into Arnold Schwarzenegger? He's not doing spin or yoga. He doesn't have access to hammer strength or free motion machines. He's not on a raw diet, watching his carbs and eating clean. He's eating government food which as you can guess, isn't of the highest quality.
The point is, you are lead to believe that you need a ton of stuff to get you in shape. Yes, pilates, yoga, purmotion and any physical exercise will do the trick guaranteed, but you don't need all that. What you need is patience and desire.
Training does not have to be complicated.
Even in the Self Defense Training System all you need is something to hit. We give you the simplest, most effective way of training in your home. All you need is some space and you're good to go.
You need to be self motivated.
If you need someone looking over your shoulder, telling you you have to do it, pushing you, you will not last very long. It's one thing to receive instruction, it's another to hire a babysitter. Eventually you will find ways out of training and be back where you started.
The trick is to set side time. Start with 1 hour per day 2 days a week and work up to 5 days per week. On the week ends do something fun and physical for an hour and always take one day off. Understand that there will be some weeks you will miss a bunch of days or even the whole week. No big deal. This happens to everyone, and it's normal. Consistency over time is the key to success in any field and while some claim to say you will see results in weeks, give yourself 90 days. If you workout an hour a day, five days a week for 90 days. Even if you just went for a walk/run for an hour and did that 5 days a week for 90 days you will see incredible results. Of course you need to limit your diet and all that other common sense stuff. I'm not a nutritionist, but I did have a nutritionist write the diet guidelines in the new Self Defense Training System manual.
Training doesn't have to be complicated, just consistent.
Damian Ross
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. Heck, the thing looks like it has everything I've constructed in my barn to develop core functional strength for combat. I can't wait to get on it and start playing around. But is all that stuff really necessary? I have gotten the best results with a pair of running shoes, medicine ball, jump rope and some specific calisthenics. In Module 7 of the SDTS. Look at guys in prison. They go in 120 pound crack heads and come out 200 pound animals. How does a junkie turn into Arnold Schwarzenegger? He's not doing spin or yoga. He doesn't have access to hammer strength or free motion machines. He's not on a raw diet, watching his carbs and eating clean. He's eating government food which as you can guess, isn't of the highest quality.
The point is, you are lead to believe that you need a ton of stuff to get you in shape. Yes, pilates, yoga, purmotion and any physical exercise will do the trick guaranteed, but you don't need all that. What you need is patience and desire.
Training does not have to be complicated.
Even in the Self Defense Training System all you need is something to hit. We give you the simplest, most effective way of training in your home. All you need is some space and you're good to go.
You need to be self motivated.
If you need someone looking over your shoulder, telling you you have to do it, pushing you, you will not last very long. It's one thing to receive instruction, it's another to hire a babysitter. Eventually you will find ways out of training and be back where you started.
The trick is to set side time. Start with 1 hour per day 2 days a week and work up to 5 days per week. On the week ends do something fun and physical for an hour and always take one day off. Understand that there will be some weeks you will miss a bunch of days or even the whole week. No big deal. This happens to everyone, and it's normal. Consistency over time is the key to success in any field and while some claim to say you will see results in weeks, give yourself 90 days. If you workout an hour a day, five days a week for 90 days. Even if you just went for a walk/run for an hour and did that 5 days a week for 90 days you will see incredible results. Of course you need to limit your diet and all that other common sense stuff. I'm not a nutritionist, but I did have a nutritionist write the diet guidelines in the new Self Defense Training System manual.
Training doesn't have to be complicated, just consistent.
Damian Ross
The Self Defense Company
The Self Defense Training System
Combatives Training
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Penn may not belive in God, but he knows I'm a Bad Ass
So color me "ASS KICKER..."
Last night we appeared on the Penn and Teller Show Bullshit!
Martial Arts Episode where they painted the Self Defense Training System as a brutal, lethal, devastating method that trains you to (and I quote) "beat them 'till their asshole bleeds". This makes the Self Defense Training System (SDTS) seem like a mindless, ruthless brutal kill or be killed system, to that I say..."Guilty as charged".
It's no secret, the SDTS is the most lethal system of self defense in the world Hell we say it right on the website (http://www.theselfdefenseco.com). Just like a firearm, edged weapon or any other tool designed to cause injury to your target, it's to be deployed at the discretion of the user. This is a kill or bee killed system, no bullshit and it should be treated as such. Like firearms or edged weapons you use them when it's for all or nothing. A firearms manufacture doesn't tell you when you should use deadly force and Williams and Sonoma isn't held accountable every time someone gets gutted with a kitchen knife. The decision to use deadly force is yours and yours alone don't let me or a Vegas Magician tell you any different.
During the interview, they asked me if I would be happy if someone took a life using the Self Defense Training System and I said "If you told me that your daughter killed a man who was trying to rape her, I would be extremely happy." Of course they edited out the first part, oh well, that's entertainment.
The Self Defense Training System is NOT a martial art. It's a lethal system of combat. It's not for sparring, it's not for sport or trophies. It's not for internal healing, it's for internal bleeding (his not yours). When it's down to you or him, or worse, the lives of your loved ones are at stake, when running is not an option and you don't have a gun in your hand...now what?
You need to make the choice right now:
1. Sacrifice you life, health and the health and the lives of your family by hedging your bet, playing the odds and praying you never are in that situation.
2. Train your ass off, do the right thing and plan to pay an attorney to defend your righteous actions.
For those who chose option 2 we offer The Self Defense Training System
The Self Defense Training System is as advertised: the most lethal self defense system in the world. No bullshit, just what works.
Listen, there is no law that exists that says you can't defend yourself. Don't fall for that rhetoric. You have every right to live your life without fear. I can't tell you how it feels to know that if you had to, you could protect the ones you love.
The choice is yours: live in fear or be feared. Hey, even Penn said "They purchased 2 Complete Systems"
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Last night we appeared on the Penn and Teller Show Bullshit!
Martial Arts Episode where they painted the Self Defense Training System as a brutal, lethal, devastating method that trains you to (and I quote) "beat them 'till their asshole bleeds". This makes the Self Defense Training System (SDTS) seem like a mindless, ruthless brutal kill or be killed system, to that I say..."Guilty as charged".
It's no secret, the SDTS is the most lethal system of self defense in the world Hell we say it right on the website (http://www.theselfdefenseco.com). Just like a firearm, edged weapon or any other tool designed to cause injury to your target, it's to be deployed at the discretion of the user. This is a kill or bee killed system, no bullshit and it should be treated as such. Like firearms or edged weapons you use them when it's for all or nothing. A firearms manufacture doesn't tell you when you should use deadly force and Williams and Sonoma isn't held accountable every time someone gets gutted with a kitchen knife. The decision to use deadly force is yours and yours alone don't let me or a Vegas Magician tell you any different.
During the interview, they asked me if I would be happy if someone took a life using the Self Defense Training System and I said "If you told me that your daughter killed a man who was trying to rape her, I would be extremely happy." Of course they edited out the first part, oh well, that's entertainment.
The Self Defense Training System is NOT a martial art. It's a lethal system of combat. It's not for sparring, it's not for sport or trophies. It's not for internal healing, it's for internal bleeding (his not yours). When it's down to you or him, or worse, the lives of your loved ones are at stake, when running is not an option and you don't have a gun in your hand...now what?
You need to make the choice right now:
1. Sacrifice you life, health and the health and the lives of your family by hedging your bet, playing the odds and praying you never are in that situation.
2. Train your ass off, do the right thing and plan to pay an attorney to defend your righteous actions.
For those who chose option 2 we offer The Self Defense Training System
The Self Defense Training System is as advertised: the most lethal self defense system in the world. No bullshit, just what works.
Listen, there is no law that exists that says you can't defend yourself. Don't fall for that rhetoric. You have every right to live your life without fear. I can't tell you how it feels to know that if you had to, you could protect the ones you love.
The choice is yours: live in fear or be feared. Hey, even Penn said "They purchased 2 Complete Systems"
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Win $1000 from The Self Defense Company
This is the latest entry in the "Where's Your Dojo?" Contest. It comes to us all the way from the Czech Republic. Josef and his buddies have been training with the Self Defense Training System for the past several months and the results have been outstanding. Check out his contest entry below.
Think you can do better? Now is the time to prove it. I've got $1000 in my pocket for the best entry that we receive before Midnight December 31st 2010.
I announce the winner on New Years Day 2011.
So don't delay, get your camera, get your crew and let the world know how you train and kick ass with The Self Defense Training System!
GOOD LUCK!!!
Damian Ross
CEO, The Self Defense Company
For contest details visit http://www.wheresyourdojo.com/
Where's Your Dojo Contest
The Self Defense Training System
Think you can do better? Now is the time to prove it. I've got $1000 in my pocket for the best entry that we receive before Midnight December 31st 2010.
I announce the winner on New Years Day 2011.
So don't delay, get your camera, get your crew and let the world know how you train and kick ass with The Self Defense Training System!
GOOD LUCK!!!
Damian Ross
CEO, The Self Defense Company
For contest details visit http://www.wheresyourdojo.com/
Where's Your Dojo Contest
The Self Defense Training System
Monday, June 7, 2010
Nothing Works Out the Way You Plan
When novices train in self defense, they look at specifics. When he does that then I do this, for every move I have a counter move. For every strike a block for every hold a release. Experts don't train this way. They focus on logistics, distance and position combined with your personal arsenal (size, strength, weapons, etc). Then they prepare a handful of actual techniques for the worst case scenario.
The experts know there is no way to train for the specifics, when you combine the terrain with the thousands of different ways you can be kicked, punched, stabbed, bludgeoned, shot or strangled, the permutations can go well into the tens of thousands. combined that with the fraction of a second you have to determine what type of attack and then recall a specific defense for that attack, it is impossible to perform this feat under real world conditions.
Experts train to adapt. Apply a small set of common denominator skills to an incredible amount of situations. This is what makes them experts. It's not the amount of knowledge, but the ability to stretch that knowledge a long way. I have seen a lot of incredible people in a variety of disciplines demonstrate a vast array of knowledge on technique but when it came down to performing under real stress, only about 4 to 6 techniques are ever used. You just have to have the experience enough to see or create opportunity while at the same time, know your strengths and weaknesses so you don't find yourself out of position and vulnerable. If you know this about yourself you will be an extremely dangerous person.
Life is no different.
See the thread that inspired this post on the forum GO HERE
OR cut and paste the link here: http://theselfdefenseco.madmooseforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=649
Damian Ross
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The experts know there is no way to train for the specifics, when you combine the terrain with the thousands of different ways you can be kicked, punched, stabbed, bludgeoned, shot or strangled, the permutations can go well into the tens of thousands. combined that with the fraction of a second you have to determine what type of attack and then recall a specific defense for that attack, it is impossible to perform this feat under real world conditions.
Experts train to adapt. Apply a small set of common denominator skills to an incredible amount of situations. This is what makes them experts. It's not the amount of knowledge, but the ability to stretch that knowledge a long way. I have seen a lot of incredible people in a variety of disciplines demonstrate a vast array of knowledge on technique but when it came down to performing under real stress, only about 4 to 6 techniques are ever used. You just have to have the experience enough to see or create opportunity while at the same time, know your strengths and weaknesses so you don't find yourself out of position and vulnerable. If you know this about yourself you will be an extremely dangerous person.
Life is no different.
See the thread that inspired this post on the forum GO HERE
OR cut and paste the link here: http://theselfdefenseco.madmooseforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=649
Damian Ross
The Self Defense Training System
The Self Defense Company Instructor Program
The Guardian Defensive Tactics Police Combatives Program
The Family Safe Program
60 Minute Self Defense
The Self Defense Company
FREE STUFF
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