2012 Live Training Class Schedule
By now I’m guessing you have seen the note my partner, Ralph, sent about my hitting the cover of Black Belt magazine.
Something like that is always a humbling experience when you think of those who’ve been there before.
But being on a cover like that also has a major impact on business… especially our live training classes… as I’ll explain in just a minute.
First, because we have welcomed so many new members into the TFT family this year, let me quickly touch on what makes the TFT live training experience so unique…
Why A TFT Class Is Different.
Some people hear us talk about leaving a single, 2-day weekend training with the tools required to disable an attacker permanently encoded into your subconscious and go, “That’s pretty hard to believe.”
But it really isn’t… once you understand how we created these classes…
…See, it all began with a challenge I issued to the entire instructor cadre:
“Imagine we’ve got two, 8-hour days — just a weekend — to train one of our own family members. Come Monday morning… it all hits the fan. Their worst nightmare. 2 days is all we get to make sure they’re ready to handle… by themselves, with no ‘tools’… whatever gets thrown at them… including weapons & multiple attackers.
What do we give them in those 2 days?”
This challenge forced us to distill 25 years of training this material down to just THE core essentials that anyone could not only easily learn in just 2 days… but instantly access for the rest of their lives without conscious thought… and without continuous practice.
What that means is you’re about to discover… in just a short weekend class… EXACTLY the same things we would teach any of our OWN family members if they were forced to survive unexpected lethal violence!
Naturally, some things got left out (like the movements we show in our advanced class). As elements for efficiency, these require additional coordination which takes more practice time to get right.
But they’re NOT necessary for you to survive.
In advanced training, we teach you to become more efficient… but you won’t become more effective at surviving violence than you are after just these first 2 days.
This training is so easy and fast to learn, and so effective…
…We’d bet the lives of any of our own family members on it… just as you can bet your own life on it, too.
Here’s a short list of some of the big take-aways you experience…
- You learn principles that eliminate a lifetime of training. Each class is built around 2 solid days of learning & applying base principles that work against all predators. Because violence is truly random, spending weeks, months, even years, practicing techniques to counter every possible horrific situation is an exercise in futility. Memorizing 100’s of moves simply forces your brain to pause as it sifts through this quagmire… at the very moment it must instead react… instantaneously and instinctively.
- It works regardless of your background. By uniquely focusing on targeting & injury, TFT tilts the playing field of personal violence completely in your favor, regardless of your size, age, strength, athletic ability or prior experience. It’s what lets us effectively train even people with disabilities… from wheelchairs & artificial limbs to total blindness. In just 2 days everyone realizes how easy it is to disable some thug intent on harming you or a loved one. And because of this…
- Fear evaporates, becoming a non-issue. Because of TFT’s focus on striking targets which you can easily injure (there’s no memorization — you’ve already spent your entire lifetime learning them), fear that’s naturally hard-wired into our brains is simply bypassed, allowing you to act IN SPITE OF this obstacle. Almost everyone who’s been forced to use the TFT system to survive mentions this.
- You’re ready for a worst-case scenario… immediately. You’re able to seriously disable an attacker the moment you leave class… even if he’s got a weapon. Many people erroneously believe they can automatically step up and do this in a real life-or-death struggle. But the truth is, in the midst of a violent, chaotic situation none of us can do it (because of our moral upbringing) unless you’ve prepared in advance. On-the-job training doesn’t work here. It’s one reason TFT gets featured in countless international publications including Forbes, the Times & Financial Times of London, the South China Post, BlackBelt, Blitz, Irish Fighter, plus others, and seen or heard on British ITV, ABC & CBS network television, BBC Radio and more.
- There’s no bootcamp mentality. Even though you’re learning to seriously (even lethally) injure an attacker, the scientifically tested and proven TFT training methodology assures your safety. You’re never treated with disrespect or talked down to. The one and only goal of each instructor is to make sure you are “better than they were” at this same point in their training. (That might seem odd but with increasingly more effective teaching processes, clients today learn to apply this material more than 400% faster than just 3 years ago).
- You learn from instructors with 13 to 22 years of experience. When learning lethal techniques for stopping a criminal dead in his tracks you want someone who’s “been there and done that.” Every TFT lead instructor has spent between 13 and 22 years teaching this material in a multitude of different settings across the globe. Each put in an average of 2.5 years just earning their Instructor Certification. Compare this to teachers in even some highly regarded self defense disciplines who are often handed a teaching certificate after only a few days (or even just a long weekend) of training.
- It’s the world’s only guaranteed training. For more than 8 years we’ve offered a “right-to-the-last-minute-of-class” guarantee, something no one has ever dared match. They can’t afford to. And neither could we… if this training didn’t work for everyone regardless of your background.
- You leave with a critical “life” skill firmly locked into place. It’s one we hope you’ll never activate… but one that’s there nevertheless, instantly on-call, should you ever need it. Comments from attendees almost always contain the phrase, “It was transformational. I only wish I’d learned it years ago.”
2012… what’s new.
Each class remains 2 days long. That’s simply the minimum it takes for this material to permanently implant itself in your subconscious (this is 95% ‘on-the-mats’ work not classroom lecture).
In 2012, we’ll continue customizing each class to more closely match your personal requirements. While this entails a considerable amount of additional prep time for the instructor staff it even better assures you leave the training with an optimal skill set for your situation. This means we’ll be asking for a bit more input from you… and you can expect more communication from us prior to your class.
2012 dates and locations.
The demand for private and, most recently, military training is having a major impact on class availability in 2012.
(The new military training is taking us all the way back to our roots. As you might guess, it’s classified so I can’t give you details yet. But once I can, you’ll be amazed at how these ultra-secretive operators are completely taken back by the effectiveness of the system during our week-long private sessions. What’s important for you to understand… much of this is the same material you get in live training class. The system works the same for everyone.).
Given the above, here is the 2012 calendar:
- February 11-12, Las Vegas (class is sold out).
- March 17-18, New York City (class is sold out).
- March 31-April 1, Toronto, Canada.
- April 28-29, Las Vegas — NEW CLASS
- May 12-13, Las Vegas (advanced class — class is sold out).
- May 26-27, Las Vegas (class is sold out).
- June 9-10, New York — NEW CLASS
- July 14-15, Sydney, Australia.
- July 21-22, Las Vegas.
- September 8-9 (advanced class) — NEW CLASS
- September 22-23, Las Vegas.
- October 13-14, London, England.
- October 20-21, Dallas (class is sold out).
- November 10-11, Las Vegas.
Some key notes about these dates:
- San Diego continues it’s transitional growth into primarily Military & Law Enforcement training.
- Las Vegas continues it’s move towards becoming the hub for much of our civilian training.
- Except for back-to-back weekends which make travel infeasible and the occasional scheduling conflict, I am planning to attend and lead many of these sessions.
2012 pricing… and
a Special year-end offer…
Earlier I mentioned the Black Belt cover impact. In the year following my August, 2005, appearance on a Black Belt cover, training requests spiked nearly 30%. I’m expecting it could happen again.
With demand up and available classes down, we’ve been letting people who ask know we’re planning to increase prices in 2012.
But to give as many people as possible a chance to attend a 2012 class, a few days ago we reconsidered and have decided to temporarily hold current pricing as we enter 2012. How long this lasts is uncertain. For now, those base rates remain as follows:
- Option 1: 24 monthly payments of $125/month (total $3000).
- Option 2: 12 monthly payments of $225/month (total $2700). You save $300.00.
- Option 3: A single payment of just $1997. This option saves you more than $1,000.00.
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As before, one guest, colleague, family member or friend may attend for 1/2 the regular class price (they will receive the same benefits, customization and materials as you).
As I’ve noted before, we make no bones about the one-time cost of this training being more than any other program. But remove the weeks, months, even years of work others put you through (some never getting you to the point TFT swiftly guides you to in just the first day)… eliminate the ongoing maintenance requirement all other self defense systems impose… and you begin to understand why TFT is actually the most COST EFFECTIVE training of its kind.
But for this one time, it gets even better…
Besides holding 2011 pricing for now, we want to to say ‘thanks’ for your ongoing support. And we’d like to do it in a very BIG way.
So today I’m offering you a Special Opportunity to lock in a spot in any 2012 class at 25% OFF today’s prices. This is the best price you will see this 2-day class offered at anytime in the future.
This offer will remain open only until February 20, and allows you to purchase a maximum of 4 spots in any class (or combination of classes) at 25% off the 2012 price. However, I am limiting this to a total of just 50 registrations at this time.
This means that until 9PM (US Eastern time) February 20 OR until we receive 50 new registrations, you may secure a spot in one of these classes — space permitting — at the following prices:
- Option 1: 24 monthly payments of $83.30/month (total $1999.20).
- Option 2: 12 monthly payments of $154.10/month (total $1849.20). You save $150.00.
- Option 3: A single payment of just $1497.75. This option saves you a full $501.45.
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A guest, colleague, family member or friend may attend for 1/2 the above rates.
Register today… choose your location later.
To take advantage of this 1-time-only, 25% off opportunity, just select your desired class location (or locations), and then enter coupon code LIVE2012 on your online training registration form.
When you do this, you’ll immediately see a 25%-off credit appear.
Something else: When you register, you’ll notice you don’t need to select a location today. If you wish, just select the ‘No Location’ option, then choose your actual city/date at a later time.
Since you’re planning to attend this year anyway (just not sure of the date), you may want to grab these 1-time, special prices now, then make your class selection later.
Once again, this 25% off coupon code is set to automatically expire at 9PM Feb 20, 2012, US Eastern time. It will NOT be extended.
Here’s your link to all 2012 classes. Remember, all links below show full current prices. You must enter the LIVE2012 special coupon code to receive the 1-time, 25% off price reduction: http://targetfocustraining.com/training/live-training
Why you need to register now.
This 25%-off offer includes a ‘Participant+Guest’ option as in past years, but these are limited in all cities (see more info at the link below).
So waiting could end up leaving you locked out of a class location you really want to attend. That’s why you want to TAKE ACTION NOW.
http://targetfocustraining.com/training/live-training
And remember, if you register for a location to lock in these 25% off rates now, then decide you’d rather attend a different class… you may make that switch — ONE TIME — at no charge.
So you’re best off grabbing a spot now even if you later decide to attend a different session.
Now you can walk away with
these same results…
“…as for me personally, I was very impressed with not just what we were taught or the abilities I walked away with, but really how we were taught.
“Myself and most of the people attending with me also have our Concealed Carry Weapons permit and train regularly to use our weapons skillfully with lethal force if ever forced to do so. ‘Forced to do so’ being the operative words.
“I feel that is exactly how you conducted our training in San Diego. Just like my Sig Sauer pistol, because of how Chris taught our course, my TFT training is something the bad guy forces me to use. I will have had no other choice. I am the problem and I am the solution.
“To that point, since getting my CCW a few years ago, I have never been unarmed except when traveling in states that do not recognize my CCW permit.
“I have often commented to friends and family that when I have been in California or Vegas that I felt "naked" without my weapon and "unarmed"… vulnerable.
“Since attending TFT I understand I am ‘the weapon’ and I am NEVER unarmed. For that, I cannot thank you and the instructors that worked with us in San Diego enough.”
Gary R. Williams
North Carolina
One last note.
“It’ll never happen to me!”
This is what many of the people who attend our classes say to themselves… until it does.
By then… it’s too late.
You see… violence is an Equal Opportunity Experience.
It doesn’t judge. It isn’t biased. And no one is immune to its effects.
You can and must take steps TODAY to make sure that when it DOES happen… you WILL be ready.
Let the world’s most effective self defense training replace fear and uncertainty with confidence and action.
Use this link to take advantage of these 1-time-only, 25% off class rates now.
http://targetfocustraining.com/training/live-training
As always, I look forward to seeing you at one of these 2012 trainings.
Best regards,
Tim Larkin
Creator, Target-Focus Training
PS. The current package of 7 different bonuses is still available when you register for a 2012 class. You may see them here:
http://targetfocustraining.com/training/live-training
