Personal Defense

A lot of things happen at a Freaky Tiki event. Training, techniques and concepts, but above all, it’s experience. It is experiencing an event that will likely stress you and cause you to think and have to act while under pressure. It’s not uncommon to see physical shakes from participants.

This is alot more difficult than it looks. You have the seat belt to deal with not to mention the steering wheel and any other obstacles that might be between the seats and let’s not mention that there is a guy trying to punch you in the face. Yes we know, lock your doors… if […]

Here is a little drill you can apply to your knife defensive training that will add a little zest to it and help you test your ability.

Using a taser in simulated knife defensive training can be a real eye opener and a shocking experience. Training at this level is voluntary and I seem to have no shortage of volunteers.

Some small excerpts from one of the combatives courses.

One of these days I’ll get better at making videos. This one discusses rolling and foot placement so you don’t break your ankle on the asphalt

This is how fights are suppose to go…..

2 on 1 fighting with force on force.

This can be used when someone is trying to force you into a car. Showing some of my Taekwondo students an option for an attempted abduction. Your legs are rather powerful compared to the arms. So, use those to possibly create a window of escape. Maybe you push off and they fall giving you an […]

The Freaky Tiki is a scenario based event meant to challenge the practitioner and give them an opportunity to bring their martial arts out of the dojo and into a unique and scenario based event. Set at the Seffner Tiki Hut students will have the opportunity to work through multiple scenarios over a three hour […]

CombatiX Founder, Mike Patrick teaching at the Dragon Society International Convention in Myrtle Beach, SC. in 2012. CombatiX is a combatives system based on the dynamics of Body Alarm Reaction (BAR) or Adrenal Stress Response that all individuals face during hand-to-hand combat. For information on videos, books, or seminars featuring CombatiX, visit www.combatixtraining.com.

I pick this up along the way in learning various things. Easy to quickly manufacturer a weapon that has been tested on organic media and tested successfully

Now martial artists who love martial science and pressure points can add it to their children’s program with ease. For more information, visit www.DragonSociety.com.

Many individuals train in gun disarms and weapon retention, but few focus on preventing the drawing of the weapon. In this video, Grandmaster Patrick demonstrates a technique for doing so. Always remember that such techniques are only to be used in the gravest of circumstances.

Grandmaster Michael Patrick demonstrates how quickly the neck can be injured. This information is for educational purposes only. Neither Michael Patrick nor the DSI advocate doing this to anyone. Please exercise extreme caution and judgment!

This is a high-level overview of the application of Players to the Game to Handgun disarms by Grandmaster Michael Patrick.

Phil Peplinski demonstrates a defense against an upper body attack.

In this segment, we introduce a unique training drill utilized by many Tactical Teams including SWAT. The goal of the drill is to stimulate Body Alarm Reaction to a small degree.