Imagine this; you are on your way home and confronted by someone with a knife. They demand your purse/wallet. What do you do? If you choose incorrectly you could become another violent crime statistic.
In our line of work We've learned some very important lessons about dangerous situations and the realities of combat. "You fight like you train". Reality Based Training should be the teaching technique of choice for Self Defense instructors.
Outfitted in thirty plus pounds of protective armor our"bad guys" instruct student's how on how to overcome the Adrenaline Response of an attack and incapacitate the attacker so they can escape a violent situation. Padded Assailant Training is the safest and most efficient way to accomplish this goal.
Our armour allows students to practice Combatives full force against a determined attacker. We utilize Adrenal-Stress Induced Saturation Training, to forge a Muscle-Memory link ensuring superior retention of the techniques and concepts learned.
Reality Based Training is extremely successful due to the fact that it imprints combat ready skills into the students neuro-muscular pathways, giving them instant access to the technique during a stressful situation (attack).
The beauty of Padded Assailant training is in it's simplicity. Our instructor straps on the custom made armor and engages student's in a Reality Based assault scenario. Our scenario's are all designed from case studies to provide the student with safe, hands on experience in learning to deal with violence and the Adrenaline Response. Reality Based Training has been used by the military and law enforcement for years for one reason...it works!
When we are placed under severe stress our bodies typically have the same reaction every person has in a "fight or flight, posture or submit" situation. This is known as the Adrenal Stress Response.
This massive dump of the hormone adrenaline into our systems gives us a temporary boost of strength, speed and a certain amount of immunity to pain. Adrenaline also causes dry mouth, a rapid increase in heart rate, loss of fine motor coordination, loss of memory, tunnel vision, loss of hearing, changes in the perception of time, and sweating.
Through Reality Based Training the body learns to overcome the "Freeze" or panic response that happens to everyone including seasoned martial artists if they have not trained to overcome it's debilitating effects. Padded Assailant training allows the student to learn how to adapt. The more often we are in adrenal stress, the less it affects our performance.
What Stress Inocculation Training does is develop the confidence, mental toughness and Combatives skills student's need to be ready to react if and when necessary. Our unique training program ensures that once you learn a concept you won't forget it. (Think of learning to ride a bike). As you learned to ride under the fear of falling off (Adrenal Stress), your body has never forgotten how to balance/steer/peddle even if it's been years. It works the same way with Self Defense.
In order to ensure that our clients receive the best quality training our instructors use a graduated training methods to empower them to succeed.
