Free Video – “Think Safe, Be Safe.” Why and how Tom’s courses differ from martial arts self-defense courses.

Proactive Awareness
Knowing how and what to look for signs of danger

Parking & Vehicle Safety
Safety in parking lots, garages, gas stations, breakdowns, etc.

Safer in Public Spaces
Safety in public restrooms, stairwells, elevators, on the street, etc.

Safer when Traveling
Safety on trains, planes, taxis, ride-shares, hotels, etc.

Safer from In-Contact Thieves
Pick-pockets, phone-grabbers, purse-snatchers, grab-n-dash, etc.

Safer from Non-contact Scams
Via phone, email, text, messenger, purchasing, etc.

Escaping from Muggers   
Tactics to escape from criminal attacks

Escaping from Challengers
Tactics to escape from adult bullies

Safer with Flashlights
Escaping assaults using a flashlight

Safer with Pointed Objects
Escaping assaults using a pointed instrument

Safer with Pepper Spray
Escaping assaults using pepper spray

Safer with Batons
How to use batons and other blunt objects for self-protection

Safer with Stinger Whips
How to use a Stinger Whip for self-protection

USE OF KNIFE FOR SELF-PROTECTION

Free Video – Undeniable Logic of Knives for Self-Protection

Knife Types and Selection
Knife types & selection criteria, carry & conceal

Knife Handling Skills
Carry, clear, draw, deploy, change hands or hold, and guards

Knife Striking Skill
Solo activities that improve self-protection skill

Accessing v Knife Attacks
Safely producing a weapon during changing knife attacks.

Accessing v Grab & Stab Attacks
Safely producing a weapon during grab-n-stab attacks.

Accessing v EH Attacks
Safely producing a weapon during empty hands attacks.

Accessing v Shoot-in Attacks
Safely producing a weapon during shoot-in attacks.

Defensive Knife v Forward Hold
Tactically sound and legally defensible self-protection (forward hold)

Defensive Knife v Reverse Hold
Tactically sound and legally defensible self-protection (reverse hold)

Surviving Hold-ups
Managing threats and positions of disadvantage

Free – Why Knife-based Tactics for Empty-hands Self-Protection

Free – Comparison of Empty Hands Knife Defense Methods

Free – Universal Martial/Combatives Terminology

Intro to Knife Defense
Protection, Counter-Striking, Disarming, Takedowns, and Control.

Protection Skills
Jab-Counters, Parrying, Blocking, Spread-X, Alt-X, Strike-X.

Counter-Striking
How to counter-strike your attacker without exchanging strikes.

Disarming Forward Hold
How to catch an incoming strike while it is in motion, various grabs, and releasing the knife in forward hold (the blade comes out of the top of the hand)

Disarming Reverse Hold
How to catch an incoming strike while it is in motion, various grabs, and releasing the knife in forward hold (the blade comes out of the bottom of the hand)

Takedowns Involving Knives
Controlling the attacker’s knife during takedowns.

Control and Recovery
Controlling the attacker after takedown and recovering his weapon.

Surviving Hold-ups
Resolving common hold-ups and positions of disadvantage.

TACTICAL KNIFE FIGHTING

Free Video – Comparison of Knife Methods

Free Video– Universal Martial/Combatives Terminology

Free Video – Understanding Tactics, Fighting, Sparring, Practice, and Training

Tactical Knife / Tactics
Tactics – single, combo, fake, grab/disarm, backup, pass, stop, grab/disarm

Tactical Knife / Dueling
Experience – 0 touch, eh pass, bh pass, leg pass, 2 body, grab-grab

Tactical Knife / Sparring
Experiment – changing: lead, hand, hold, height, length, and breath.

Tactical Knife / Practice
Activities to improve your functional skill

Tactical Knife / Training
Activities to improve your physical attributes.

Tactical Knife / Adaptation
Activities to improve your ability to manage a spontaneous environment

Tactical Knife / Performance
Readiness, Action, and Recovery drills

Tactical Knife / Deception & Guards
Various means of deception and static/moving guards

Tactical Knife / Footwork
Exchanging, Pivots, Linear, Lateral, Diagonal, Circular, and Squaring

Tactical Knife / Counter-Footwork
Gaining advantages through Counter-Footwork.

Tactical Knife / Advanced Faking
The Timing and Geometry of faking with functionality drills.

Tactical Knife / Counter-Striking
Detailed progression of Counter-Striking functionality drills.

Tactical Knife / Disarming Forward Hold
Using Forward Grip to disarm an opponent who is in either Forward or Reverse Grip.

Tactical Knife / Disarming Reverse Hold
Using Reverse Grip to disarm an opponent who is in either Forward or Reverse Grip.

Tactical Knife / Quartering
Tactics for controlling position (inside/outside, high/low)

Tactical Knife / Reverse Hold
Details particulars of reverse grip

Tactical Knife / Set-ups
Setting Up functional bridge traps

Tactical Knife / Timing Traps
Timing Traps exploit opportunities during free exchange striking.

Tactical Knife / Impact Striking
Adding hand strikes and kicks into your knifework

Tactical Knife / Struggles
Taking control when both have grabbed each other’s wrist

Tactical Knife / Takedowns
Using your knife to assist or effect takedowns.

CONCEALED CARRY

Strategies and Protocols
Creating a personal threat and risk assessment.

Proactive Awareness
Avoidance tactics through early recognition of pre-attack cues

De-escalating Criminals
What to say and do during undesirable interactions

De-escalating Challengers
How to diffuse various modes of challengers

Firearm Retention
How to mitigate the risk of carrying a firearm in populated spaces

Holstered Pistol v Unarmed Attacks
How to protect yourself and create a moment of opportunity to safely access your firearm.

Holstered Pistol v Knife Attacks
How to protect yourself from chaotic knife attacks and create a moment of opportunity to safely access your firearm.

Holstered Pistol v Grab-n-Stab Attacks
How to protect yourself from grab-n-stab attacks and create a moment of opportunity to safely access your firearm.

Drawn Pistol v Knife Attacks
How to neutralize knife attackers with a drawn pistol in ECQ and how to control the angle of shoot-through trajectory when firing.

Introduction to Knife Skills
The knifer’s equivalent of how to draw and fire a concealed firearm.

Unarmed Protectors 
This course presents managing attacks when empty-handed, safely accessing a weapon while under attack, and counter-striking with an edged weapon or improvised instrument.

Armed Protectors 
This course presents managing edged weapons attacks when empty-handed, with an edged weapon, or when employing a pistol, and handgun retention/disarming.

Close Protection Operators 
Intended for Hostile Environments, and complementing primary rifle and secondary pistol systems, a tertiary edged weapon system heightens the operator’s sphere of readiness when integrated into their total weapons system.

For Athletes

The Reiss Sports Motivation Profile® is the first scientific test that provides a concrete, detailed image of a person’s individual basic desires, motives, and values. The RSMP is capable of producing several billion variations that, unlike similar psychological tests that merely categorize behavior, provides a personality profile as unique as your own fingerprint!

Reiss Sports Motivation Profiles® explain in plain language, how best to motivate an individual athlete, athletic tendencies under stress, and attitudes toward teamwork, practice, and authority. You get a comprehensive, confidential assessment of your athletic personality, that helps you understand:

• How to elevate your performance and play more consistently
• How to improve interactions with your teammates, opponents, and referees
• How to better control your emotions and solidify your will
• How to improve yourself as a team player
• How to better support your team members.
• How to boost your motivation during critical moments of competition and stress
• Know your athletic tendencies under stress, so you can anticipate these and improve

Your profile includes a one-page easy-to-read graphic, a detailed report explaining your results, and a personal consultation with Tom Sotis, a certified Reiss Profile® Master (in-person or online).

For Coaches

Reiss Sports Motivation Profiles® is being used in sports coaching with both professional and Olympic teams to identify an athlete’s deepest held values and desires that motivate them, which helps coaches to diagnose the cause of both high and low-performance issues with remarkable accuracy. In addition to enhancing player performance, Reiss Profiles® assist coaches in recruiting, leadership, team synergy, conflict resolution, player satisfaction, and of course, a more highly motivated team.

The Reiss Sports Motivation Profile® (RSMP) is the first scientific test that provides a concrete, detailed image of a person’s individual basic desires, motives, and values. The RSMP is capable of producing several billion variations that, unlike similar psychological tests that merely categorize behavior, provides a personality profile as unique as a fingerprint!.

Equipped with RSMP’s, coaches achieve far better results when we motivate athletes according to that person’s individual drivers. No longer do coaches have to try to get into an athlete’s head; with an RMP coaches can see straight to their heart. RSMP’s explain in plain language, how best to motivate an individual athlete, athletic tendencies under stress, and attitudes toward teamwork, practice, and authority.

RSMP’s helps coaches understand why and to know which players perform better in practice than in the game, and vice-versa, which players will tend to conflict and which are natural leaders. RMPs are an indispensable tool for coaches because it provides a precise read-out of each athlete’s athletic tendencies and how they react under stress. Here are just a few examples of the many athletic tendencies explained by an RSMP:

• Athletes with a strong need for acceptance should not be openly criticized and respond better to corrections made more privately.
  • Athletes with a strong need for tranquility may have a tendency to perform poorly (“choke”) under stress.
  • Athletes with a strong need for status may feel less driven against non-prestigious opponents/teams.
  • Athletes with a strong need for power may feel less driven against inferior talent or with a strong need for expedience may commit penalties under stress.
  • Athletes with a weak need for interdependence may have problems when they have to rely on teammates.

In addition to individual athlete profiles, coaches receive a profile as it relates to the team which offers key insights to effectively motivating the team as a whole. Team members each fill out the online questionnaire (about 20 minutes) that produces a one-page visual that represents each individual and the team. The coach can opt for a private evaluation or may opt to include the athletes in discussing their particular profile with Tom Sotis, a certified Reiss Motivation Profile® Master, and a professional high-performance sports coach.

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