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“The more laws and order are made prominent, The more thieves and robbers there will be.” -Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu ******************************************************
1. From Greg in Key Biscayne, FL: I really enjoy your newsletters but I am trying to figure out what makes your Target Focus Training different from any good martial art or combat sport? A: Focus is probably the main difference. I have made the decision to only teach a fighting SYSTEM specifically designed for when your life is on the line. Much of the physical training includes strikes, leverages, kicks, and throws that other arts or sports teach.
TFT has specifically been designed around 2 “high concept” principles that are supported by the 3 methodologies of strikes (punches, kicks etc…), leverages (throws, joint locks) and physical dynamics (maximizing the damage of the first 2 methodologies).
Most martial arts or combat sports focus only on the physical end of training and rarely train for life or death application. TFT teaches only in the environment of your life being at risk. Anything less is a game. 2. From Josh in Butte, MT: Whom did you learn from and how has that shaped your Target Focus Training?
A: I’ve had a number of great instructors over the years from the martial art and combat sport world as well as the down and dirty approach from some of the great military hand-to-hand close combat instructors.
My exposure to this wealth of knowledge is unique and I’ve attempted to create a system of fighting that clearly defines all the key principles that are constant in good fighting systems.
I don’t feel I’ve created anything new with TFT but I’ve definitely created a different way to quickly and effectively learn how to defeat a violent physical attack that risks your life. How I present the information is what makes TFT so effective.
You rapidly absorb the physical and mental aspects of fighting for your life in a way many of my clients with extensive M/A or C/S training have told me is very unique and effective. My only goal is to have you focus on what is really important:
***DESTROYING YOUR ENEMY BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY***
If I sound like a broken record, so be it. In my mind there is no other purpose when fighting.
3. Gunner from Cape Town, South Africa writes: Are you ever going to offer online virtual training in TFT?
My staff tells me we get a ton of people asking this question. I know we have a great deal of international clients and readers of this newsletter and that live training for many is not an option.
I currently run 3 online programs for various clients (corporate, government) to provide online training and my staff wants to open it up to include our video and newsletter clients.
It’s a hell of a lot of work to do it right with the live feeds and the online training forums but it is very rewarding to provide training of our caliber at TFT to those of you who otherwise could not train with us.
So tell you what I’ll do – I’ll meet you all half way. If you are truly interested in becoming an online training client — that gives you direct access to my instructor staff and me — then email us right now at: mailto: [email protected] and let us know you’d like an application.
If I decide to offer it, I’ll review all applications personally and choose the best candidates for the program. To assure the right mix, I’m very picky when creating a training group. So just because you fill out an application doesn’t mean you’re in or that I’ll even do the program for sure. But while the rest of this year is very full, I’ll see if we can’t at least get a pilot group started. Until next time,
Tim Larkin Creator of Target Focus(TM) Training
http://targetfocustraining.com
PS. My ‘Nuclear’ Weapons video series clearly defines all Target Focus Training system principles. Read more about it at:
http://www.targetfocusweapons.com
PPS. In just one weekend you can learn to defeat any attacker using the Target Focus Training system. See how at:
http://targetfocustraining.com/livetraining
