“I believe that I must express my respect and gratitude to the creators and implementers of this educational product-system who exceeded all my expectations for their vision, discipline, passion, ethics, courage, dedication, and enthusiasm to help others to live better lives.
“I simply enjoyed the educational process as a student. It was more than interesting; it was a fascinating learning experience. I found myself a student in a holistic educational system, which has been the subject of my professional interest for many years. After a three-day, high intensity course, my wife and I walked away armed with important life skills — how to navigate through violence, successfully, where rules don’t apply.
“We were exposed to unique, scientifically backed-up, survival information about spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental human intelligence, and how to apply this knowledge to the false dichotomies found in our modern world of political correctness. It was a transformational experience for the mind, body, soul, and spirit.
“Everything that I have ever studied in the pedagogical science of physical culture in sport, I found and experienced by being a student of the TFT Group. This may sound unrealistic, and perhaps too much of a commercial, but I’m writing this because it was my own true experience.
“Curriculum: Being educators we (my wife and I) were incredibly impressed with many aspects of the TFT program, but especially with the TFT Pedagogical System.
“The Larkin Target Focus Training System addresses the most important and universal human need — how to stay alive — which can impact our daily happiness and sense of life fulfillment.
“The program identifies problems that people don’t understand: 1) how unskillful social behavior (posturing, arrogance, rudeness) can escalate to violence and 2) how the martial arts mind set and experience can even endanger people against predators because their kind don’t follow any codes of athletic conduct taught in a dojo!
“TFT teaches a diverse group of people to think and act purposefully and responsibly, encouraging students to understand the socio-biological nature of human behavior and how to win with integrity, even if you’re in a life-or-death situation. It’s about making a judgment and acting competently in the face of unexpected violence.
“In the seminar, you can meet very experienced martial artists and law enforcement professionals, the fit and the unfit, as well as both young and old people. All of them are in the same boat, and can benefit from, learning how to come back home to your love ones, alive, after an encounter with violence.
“TFT is an interdisciplinary curriculum, based on the modern sciences of sociology, pedagogy, biology, psychology as well as the methodology of physical culture-combat education, and it’s backed up by the first-hand unique knowledge and experience of world class experts who generously share their secrets on ‘How to Stay Alive When Rules Don’t Apply.’
“Instructors: The program is led by world class experts on the subject of violence. They were there, and they know how to manage violent assaults competently to get successful outcomes, repeatedly, in different cultures around the world, in a variety of applications for the military, law enforcement, business and political leaders, and private citizens, as well. They are able to demonstrate fighting techniques with superb excellence, and they back up their explanations with comprehensive, interdisciplinary, scientific data. They give students challenging, but always chewable, exercise drills, providing complete and generous answers to students’ questions throughout the course.
“It’s rare to see educators with so authentic a dedication and high enthusiasm; they give their students more than they could ever expect to receive.
“I would characterize the Larkin coaching group-team as visionary inventors, and revolutionary “Benjamin Franklin types!” They are driven and dedicated self-made PhD’s in the pedagogy of teaching people how to survive in violent situations. I wouldn’t be surprised if some prestigious university rewards the creators of this curriculum with honorary PhD’s. in education! I deeply believe that The Larkin Group has made an outstanding contribution to the art and science of education, which will promote reducing unnecessary violence, and will protect good human beings from bad ones.
“To be educated in the subject of violence under experts of this caliber is a privilege, an honor, and a blessing!
“RESULTS: During this educational course you experience, in a very short time, a transformation of mind, body, and spirit. I became calmer, more knowledgeable, and happier, being 50+, with an average level of fitness conditions, and without any martial arts experience.
“After the first day, my wife actually cried from relief of fear that had accumulated throughout a long period of her female existence (male intimidation in the work place; the daily fear of walking at night to the parking lot, taking an elevator, walking on an empty street; the experience of having been in both a mugging and a bank robbery–without the benefit of this training!).
“The TFT group seminar stretches comfort zones, makes people grow through developing knowledge and skills to survive violence so that, as survivors, we can continue our nourishingrelationships with loved ones and continue making meaningful contributions to society and nature around us.
“The bottom line is that this product educates people to exercise freedom and power to choose their responses in both social and violent situations, enabling them to live long and happy lives. The Larkin system is excellent training for any healthy and developed organization, family, or individual interested in personal growth.
“I didn’t expect such a high degree of perfectionism in this training and I didn’t expect to be transformed — but I was!”
Dr. Viatcheslav Popovsky
Former Associate Professor & Chief of Pedagogical Practice,
Lesgaft State Physical Culture Academy, St Petersburg, Russia
Researcher for elite U.S.S.R women’s volleyball teams and the
1980 women’s gold medal Olympic Team,
Now living in Seattle, WA
