To whom it may concern, my name is John Noonan. I am owner and head instructor of Independent Martial Arts authorized to teach Bruce Lee’s Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do, the Filipino Martial Arts, and the Rapid Assault Tactics. I have spent the last 30 years studying, training, and practicing under and with some of the best street combat martial artists in the world. I have taken this knowledge and spent the last 10 years developing a system for the average person to become skilled enough to defend themselves or their families with the minimum of time invested in case a critical situation arises.
With that said, I would like to point out a growing trend in the field of self defense. It seems that many instructors are studying a few different arts then taking their best moves from them and calling this a highly effective and easy-to-learn street defense even though they spent years perfecting these moves themselves. Even worse are those who watch No Holds Barred combat and think it is the best way to fight. Let me say if you put in the time, the hard training, sparring, and conditioning for at least a few years, you will become skilled at some of these systems, however, in real life threatening situations, there are no referees to stop the fight, the floor is not padded, and 85% of situations weapons are involved and/or there is more than one assailant! The problem I found when training these students is that they think they will be defending themselves against someone who will be fighting in or close to the same manner as themselves. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In a real life situation you can be sucker punch attacked by more than one person at the same time or hit with a blunt or edged weapon and most likely a firearm.
This is why everyone should have at least a few easy-to-learn moves that can take someone out of commission so that they and whoever they are with can escape easily. I have spent the last 30 years researching the most effective and easy-to-learn and easy to maintain skills in street combat so a normal person with a busy schedule with little time to train can still pick up some moves that can help them. They will also discover that training can be a lot of fun. Also they are learning to move their bodies better which helps out with their health and fitness levels.
I propose to company and business owners that this system I now call Critical Defense Tactics (C.D.T.) could mean the difference between life and death in real self defense encounters. Also, this is a great way to introduce the benefits of increased mental discipline, better body coordination, and higher fitness levels. With that, I hope your company will take the time to have me come out for C.D.T. workshop. I have found that most people not only find that learning C.D.T. is very cool, it could also save someone’s life!
For contact: (517) 861-7648
Sincerely,
John Noonan