“As a martial arts journalist and researcher, I’ve had the opportunity to meet the best and brightest in the world of combat, spend time with them, study their ways, learn their techniques, and pick their brains for what it is that makes them or their methods unique and outstanding. I’ve researched traditional martial arts firsthand in Asia, Africa, and North America, and taught for over 10 years in such esteemed centers of learning and research as Caltech, UCLA, and the RAND Corporation. The Live Training weekend I spent with Tim Larkin and the TFT Group in Las Vegas ranks in my top 3 combative learning experiences.
As a martial arts instructor, there are many skill sets that become subconsciously wired into what I do. I don’t think about how to punch, kick, throw, or lock… I just do it. But there’s a ‘disconnect’ sometimes when I’m faced with a student that just can’t latch on to what I’m demonstrating physically. The reverse can also be said when I’m learning from a teacher who can demonstrate perfect technique, but can’t explain it to save his life. That’s when the ability to explain concepts clearly and effectively is utterly crucial.
Larkin has done all the homework necessary for anyone to be able to latch on to his Target Focus Training system. The delivery of information is carefully orchestrated such that everyone from a teenage schoolgirl to a S.W.A.T. team sniper can access, assimilate, and apply TFT to successfully disable an assailant within a matter of hours. Larkin and his team have paid careful attention to every detail of word choice and training environment to create a learning situation that is faster than any other I’ve seen to date. This program is of the highest educational caliber.
Even if you think you’ve seen it all, you know it all, and you’ve done it all and got the T-shirt, Larkin and his team of instructors make it worth every penny you spend just to hear the high quality explanations of what makes some techniques work and others fail. As a medical professional, I can tell you that the descriptions of trauma and biomechanics are worth the price of the seminar alone.
If you can make it to a Live Training session, get there. Nothing teaches the TFT principles better than experiencing it firsthand. And if you can’t get there, get the Live Training DVD’s. Even seasoned instructors will find better ways of comprehending and explaining things that they’d been doing for years. No matter what your level, Larkin’s explanations make the video series a steal!”
Mark Cheng, L.Ac.D.
Columnist and Contributing Editor,
Black Belt Magazine,
Director, Chung-Hua Institute for Chinese
Medicine & Martial Arts Research
Los Angeles, CA
