The Self Defense Company of Fort Worth

Not a karate school: Real self defense training. I offer one on one training & small group training. Self defense is not a sport - it's about surviving violence.

Violence sucks: Being a victim of violence really sucks... If you want to be prepared to avoid and/or survive a violent assault, I can help you. If you want to break boards, earn belts, or win some trophies, I can't help you - I'm not a sport oriented martial artist. Let me be clear: I despise bullies and mean people in general. My goal is not to make people aggressive - quite the opposite - I wan

t to empower regular people, like you, to gain both confidence, and courage - Fearful people can overreact and/or panic in stressful situations - But, the sense of calm assurance and confidence will make you less aggressive, not more... Still interested? Read on...
This is not a karate school - I teach "combatives" - Real world, proven, self defense strategies and tactics: There are no uniforms, board breaking, pointless forms/katas, belts, or trophies. Our motto is, "You don't need a black belt." Simply stated, it is neither necessary or useful to train for years to learn how to defend yourself. This is a system, not a style: A traditional martial art "style" trains a person to fit a self defense situation to their style - this is very impractical - A practitioner must memorize and practice literally dozens, even hundreds, of choreographed responses to every different scenario... On the other hand, the Self Defense Training System (SDTS) aka, STARC (Strategic/Tactical Assault Response Combatives), provides a person with a "tool box" of core skills that adapt to any situation. Styles require years of training before they have much, if any, practical application - Combatives type training provides a person with practical self defense tools from day one: We put the Practical in Tactical...
Caveat: If you cannot avoid/escape an attack/assault/fight - and/or you are in a position or circumstance which necessitates that you protect another person from harm - what will you do? At this present time what actual skills do you have at your disposal 24/7 ? You have a right and a responsibility to defend yourself - whether against assault, domestic violence, bullies, or the Zombie Apocalypse, it's up to you. If the SHTF no one is going to rescue you - don't be a sheep - Be a sheepdog! You must protect yourself, and your family. Can you...? Still with me? Read on:
The guiding principle of combatives is to "attack the attacker." We flip the script so to speak. Instead of defending yourself (that is a disempowering mind set) we turn the tables and attack them, so to speak. The longer an assault/attack/fight last, the more likely the defender is to get hurt. or worse. The goal is to end an assault as quickly as possible. If you cannot escape and must use force (aka violence) then you must respond with as much aggression as possible - backed with some basic skills - make them sorry they attacked you - make them retreat/escape/run away - or inflict enough pain that they can no longer attack/hurt/injure/kill you. Your goal isn't to "win" it is to live. Personally, I am a peace loving person, as are most of the people I know. I sincerely respect Ghandi, MLK, and all of the others who triumphed over tyranny with non-violent protest. But folks, that simply doesn't work against a rapist, crackhead, gang banger, or other violent criminal types - seriously. Instruction is typically on Saturday or Sunday morning - two to three students, or a private 1:1 lesson. I am an average sized person, in average shape - if I can do this, you can, too. Bottom line: Self protection is about skills - come get you some!

Easiest meal of that eagle’s life… and he knew it 😅🦅

09/27/2025

Just feeding the birds

Easiest meal of that eagle’s life… and he knew it 😅🦅

12/15/2024

self preservation:
CANT BE SHARED ENOUGH:
I have attended many CPR classes over the years, but was never told this…
When you are alone and have a heart attack. What are you gonna do then?
A rarely good post that can't be shared often enough:
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Take a 2 minute break and read this:
Let's say it's 5:25 pm and you're driving home after an unusually hard day's work.
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You are really tired and frustrated.
All of a sudden you have chest pains. They are starting to radiate in the arm and jaw. It feels like you’re being stabbed in the chest and heart. You're only a few miles away from the nearest hospital or your home.
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Unfortunately you don't know if you can make it.
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Maybe you've taken CPR training, but the person running the course hasn't told you how to help yourself.
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How do you survive a heart attack when you're alone when it happens? A person who is feeling weak and whose heart is beating hard has only about 10 seconds before losing consciousness.
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But you can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very strongly! Deep breaths before every cough. Coughing should be repeated every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.
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Deep breathing gives oxygen to your lungs and coughing movements boost the heart and blood circulation. Heart pressure also helps to restore a normal heartbeat. Here's how cardiac arrest victims can make it to the hospital for the right treatment.
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Cardiologists say if someone gets this message and passes it on to 10 people, we can expect to save at least one life.
9. FOR WOMEN: You should know that women have additional and different symptoms. Rarely have crushing chest pain or pain in the arms. Often have indigestion and tightness across the back at the bra line, plus sudden fatigue.
Instead of posting jokes, you're helping save lives by spreading this message.
❤️ COPY (hold your finger down , click on the text and select copy, go to your own page and where you normally want to write, hold finger down again and paste)

11/08/2024

Bartitsu - British cane self defense from the Victorian era. It has some legit stand up combatives tactics. Tally ho for now.

10/23/2024

10/08/2024

Prepared vs. Unprepared = Response vs. Reaction = Self-defense defined...
The Cockroach Theory
The cockroach theory for self-development
At a restaurant, a cockroach suddenly flew from somewhere and sat on a lady.
She started screaming out of fear.
With a panic-stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach.
Her reaction was contagious, as everyone in her group also got panicky.
The lady finally managed to push the cockroach away but ...it landed on another lady in the group.
Now, it was the turn of the other lady in the group to continue the drama.
The waiter rushed forward to their rescue.
In the relay of throwing, the cockroach next fell upon the waiter.
The waiter stood firm, composed himself and observed the behaviour of the cockroach on his shirt.
When he was confident enough, he grabbed it with his fingers and threw it out of the restaurant.
Sipping my coffee and watching the amusement, the antenna of my mind picked up a few thoughts and started wondering, was the cockroach responsible for their histrionic behaviour?
If so, then why was the waiter not disturbed?
He handled it near to perfection, without any chaos.
It is not the cockroach, but the inability of those people to handle the disturbance caused by the cockroach, that disturbed the ladies.
I realized that it is not the shouting of my father or my boss or my wife that disturbs me, but it's my inability to handle the disturbances caused by their shouting that disturbs me.
It's not the traffic jams on the road that disturbs me, but my inability to handle the disturbance caused by the traffic jam that disturbs me.
More than the problem, it's my reaction to the problem that creates chaos in my life.
Lessons learnt from the story:
I understood I should not react in life.
I should always respond.
The women reacted, whereas the waiter responded.
Reactions are always instinctive whereas responses are always well thought of.
A beautiful way to understand
LIFE.
The HAPPY person is not because Everything is RIGHT in his Life.
He is HAPPY because his Attitude towards Everything in his Life is Right!