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Here’s a question I got that I wanted to share with you all as I think my response will be helpful to many of you. The question is from Brian:
Tim:
I am intrigued by your system, but the information is very vague at best on your site. I have trained in various martial arts styles for over 28 years and have achieved several black belt ranks in many systems including Master ranks. I have always known that most martial arts techniques were useless in the street. I learned this first hand when working my way through college as a bouncer/doorman in a very rowdy bar where fights were a nightly occurrence. I started to study many so called street style self defense/self protection systems by people like Peyton Quinn, Marc “Animal” Young, The SCARS System by Jerry Peterson, Krav Maga, Hagahna, and the list goes on and on. All promised something new, something innovative, and something that was the ultimate testament to street survival. All however, were just recycled Bull Shit, that some where in my martial arts training I had already learned. I know for a fact that only gross motor skills type of moves/ principles work effectively in the street not fancy commercial/TV moves.
Tell me what your system has to offer me over the other systems that all said that they trained Special Forces, law enforcement, etc. like you boast. Make me want to spend my hard earned money to attend one of your training sessions. I have over 100 videos/DVDs from everyone out there, books, courses etc. I have trained with mixed martial artists; I have been a professional kick boxer, etc. I have been there done that. How are you and your system different than SCARS and Jerry Peterson, which is what your system seems to be to me? Principle based, every action has an equal and opposite reaction and thus by us knowing how the body is going to react to a blow, move, etc.. we can correctly circumvent any reaction of an assailant.
I am sorry to seem so negative or condescending but money is hard to come by now a days and bullshit is plentiful.
Convince me!
The Skeptic,
Brian Master Instructor ####
Well I answered Brian by saying that I felt that since he’d spent the better part of 28 years on the subject of self-defense and martial arts, maybe it was time to move on to something new. With the list of instructors he’s bought DVD’s from and the martial arts he says he’s mastered, there comes a point when you need to say, “Enough is enough.” I told him I had long passed the point of trying to convince ANYONE to attend a TFT Live training or buy one of our knowledge products.
As for being vague… I think between this newsletter, the TFT website and the recent 7-page article about TFT in Black Belt magazine, there is a lot of specific info on exactly what we do and how we differ from other programs. Sometimes it’s just hard to get people to see those things.
What I really believe a lot of folks are asking is: “I’m tired of believing the hype of other systems and being ripped off. You seem legit but I’ve been burned so often I’m just afraid to trust anyone.” I totally appreciate those sentiments and agree the current state of the self-defense industry is full of hype and often fails to deliver the goods. Unfortunately, I can’t control the industry.
I can only provide my info in the clearest possible form and offer the longest, most generous guarantees. That’s why we have very few product returns. Many people are stunned by my offer to attend an entire live training session — beginning to end — then if you don’t feel it lived up to everything I claimed, ask for and receive a full refund. No questions, no hassles.
If you still haven’t seen TFT in action, now we’ve gone even further… giving you a no-cost way to “test drive” us without ever leaving your house. We’re doing this with a DVD that let’s you experience the TFT difference. All you pay is a small $4.97 shipping and handling charge.
This isn’t some sales-hyped promo that teaches you nothing. It’s a content-full DVD taken from our Seminar Series product that gives you some great principles and methods to really see the core of TFT.
If you’ve never seen one of our knowledge products or attended a live training, here’s your chance to give us a spin on my nickel. Just click the link below to get your copy.
Get my free Self Defense DVD now
Until next time,
Tim Larkin
Creator of Target Focus(TM) Training
Target Focus Training for Self Defense
PS. My ‘Nuclear’ Weapons video series clearly defines all Target Focus Training system principles. Read more about it at: Weapons for Self Defense
PPS. In just one weekend you can learn to defeat any attacker using the Target Focus Training system. See how at: Live Self Defense Training
