It’s no secret that I love the martial arts. Always have. The history, the discipline, the lineage, the respect… All of it. BUT… we have to make a distinction when it comes to why you are training.
Are you training to learn the art? To continue the legacy of your instructor. Are you training to protect yourself. To develop and hone your skills as fast as possible to survive a deadly encounter? Now there can be a middle ground where both are true - an intersection of the traditional and the modern.
When I made the decision to be only about self-defense, many aspects of traditional training had to go. A new hybrid way had to be developed:
No uniforms. No belts. No ranks. Just learning.
No kids under 18. Adult self-defense is a navigation of legalities. Knowing and understanding what to do when is extremely important.
Training time had to be maximized- adult students don’t have years to devote to learning everything about an art.
Accommodating & understanding issues (physical, mental etc.) is crucial. Everyone has baggage but even so, you still need to operate with that baggage, an attacker doesn’t care.
Adult students have to be able to train and still go to work the next day.
These are just some of the highlights of the Pittsburgh Combat Club’s training. We offer a modern, hybrid way of self-defense skill development that is catered to the adult learner. Our goal is to provide the very best instruction in the safest possible manner.
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