Katalyst Kombatives

RJ is in a helmet because David wants to be able to stab him in the face.

The training knife confirms every hit. It beeps and lights up when the tip lands.
No arguing about whether the defense worked. The knife tells you.
Fast stabs, fast retractions, live resistance from a partner who is actually trying to land.
This is what honest knife training looks like.

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Ready to test yourself? Book your first class. Link in bio.

Putting them on their hips means nothing if they pop back up before you do.

The only purpose of making them fall is buying time to get back to your feet.
It's not to point and say haha, they made you fall.
You have to get up quicker than they do. That means following up immediately, with you standing.
Falling them isn't the win. Standing is.

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Come drill it live. Link in bio.

One rule: two hands on the stick.

Andrew can swing it, slash it, or pitchfork with it. Any way he wants, as long as both hands stay on it.
David's goal: connect to the stick arm and not get hit.
Andrew's goal: hit him.
There will be failure. That's the point. Training drills should show you where your limits are.

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Want to find your limits with a coach watching? Book your first class. Link in bio.

The gym as it looks right now.

The old tour video was shot in a different building. It sat up there too long.

This is the room you'd walk into.

Free intro class. Link in bio.

Twenty-odd years and I don't consider myself a Master or Professor just a fellow learner.

I tell students my own black belt proves nothing. It's a time gate, not a skill gate.

What I have is a room of adults who act while they're still afraid.

We don't build confidence. Confidence claims an assurance that doesn't exist.

We build courage.

Ask me anything about the training. I'll answer straight.

Most people drop their hands after they punch.

After you throw, your hand comes back to your face. Every time. No exceptions. Dropping it gives them a free shot at your head. Beginners, just focus on getting the combo done. Once you have the mechanics, then start obsessing over the details. We're talking hands not even 3 inches off your face.

Live resistance from day one. Start for $45/week. Link in bio.

You do not learn to stop backing up by talking about it.

We put you against the wall. You cannot retreat. That is the whole drill. When leaving is not an option, you have to solve the problem in front of you instead of drifting backward out of it.

Yes, you get hit. That is why we go light. The goal is not to hurt each other, it is to build the habit of holding your ground under pressure.

You get good at not running away by not running away.

Adult-only self-defense in Virginia Beach. No experience required.

There is not one perfect entry.

If someone swings a knife or a bat, standing outside and admiring the problem gets you hit. You have to get inside the arc.

Once you are inside, you connect to the weapon-bearing arm. Elbow goes underneath, that works. Wrap over the top, that works too. The exact entry is loose. The principle is not.

Get inside. Connect. Stop the swing from continuing.

That is why we train live movement instead of memorizing one static answer. The attack does not cooperate, so your training should not pretend it will.

Adult-only self-defense in Virginia Beach. No experience required.

Most self-defense content hands you a hundred techniques.

That's the problem. Under stress nobody can pick one.

We built the opposite. A free series, shaped around what you'd actually do.

No call attached to it.

The series is heavily inspired by ShivWorks. Managing Unknown Contacts is Craig Douglas's curriculum, and it's the best material out there for this. Go follow .

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If you don't trust yourself to keep your finger off the trigger, why would I trust you to flip a safety before you holster?

Same problem. The safety doesn't fix it.

That said, if your gun has one, engage it when you carry.

And know this: if you've never been to an ECQC, that safety can engage itself in the holster. You pull the gun and it's on.

So practice engaging and disengaging it. Otherwise you pull, you press, and it goes click.

Evan Carson ran our range day at Doswell. ShivWorks alumni, owner of IDS Training.

Follow along. More of this coming.