“But I Don’t Want to Kill Anyone!”
I was recently reading an article on self-defense in which the author was speaking of violence as if you could pick and choose the level of seriousness of the interaction, i.e., if he just wants to ‘kick your ass’ you kick his ass back, not *really* hurting him, but teaching him a lesson. If he’s […]
SELF-DEFENSE Q&A: WHERE DOES TFT FIT INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT?
Greg M. writes: “I recently started receiving your training e-mails and they are full of great self-defense information. I am going to pass them on to my training staff for their input. Now the question: I clearly see the use for your methods when that ‘oh shit’ moment comes. Most regular citizens can come to […]
THE TARGET FOCUS TRAINING EXPERIENCE
The successful use of violence could not be simpler: In every instance there is, amid the chaos, a sudden moment where everything changes, where one person recoils, or begins to grow visibly weaker, or drops to the ground. And then the winner takes advantage of that lapse to finish it. That magic moment is the […]
PERSONAL SELF-DEFENSE: THERE ARE NO “EASY” TARGETS
How hard would you stomp on a man’s neck during personal self-defense if your life depended on it? Hard enough to break it, right? And how hard to you think that is? Probably with everything you’ve got. The human body is tougher than you’d think — it can take an awful lot of punishment before […]
THE OL’ ONE-TWO
Give ‘Em the Ol’ One-Two The first piece of actual (as opposed to pretend) violence instruction I ever recieved came from an elder stevedore named Don. Don was built like a couple of barrels of beef jerky lashed together with steel packing straps. Solid, gnarled, experienced. He was one of the black belts at the […]
SELF DEFENSE FACT: FIGHTING IS HARD. HURTING PEOPLE IS EASY.
Going toe-to-toe, blow-for-blow with someone who is bigger, faster and stronger is an incredibly iffy proposition. Unless you have the conditioning to go the distance (to outlast the struggle and have the ability to “take a punch” or twenty), the physical strength to overpower him, and enough fighting skill to bob, weave, block, counter and […]
The Final Word in Context: MURDER
There is a level of confusion about what it is exactly that we do, confusion that I am, quite frankly, tired of hashing and rehashing. There are deep-seated biological, psychological and societal reasons for this confusion — and so it is perfectly natural for this confusion to persist — but as an instructor it frustrates […]
What Color Crayon Should I Use For A Ruptured Spleen?
Internet chat rooms are interesting arenas. Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege. -Unknown I received an email the other day from a client who forwarded some comments made about the TFT Mastery Program from one of these “chat” forums. TFT Mastery is a program designed to educate and train clients […]
INJURY – The Only Goal Of Violence
In a violence conflict, the ONLY thing that means anything is… causing an INJURY! Causing trauma puts you in control. That is why injury is the most fundamental and important concept in violence. It is the common thread woven through the fabric of every violent encounter. To be successful in violent conflict you need to […]
Violence as a Survival Tool
I’m Tim Larkin the Creator and Founder of Target Focus Training and I look forward to sharing some of the methods and principles we feel are essential to effective self defense training & personal protection. Lets start with this concept: VIOLENCE AS A SURVIVAL TOOL People have always used violence. They’ve fought over power, they’ve […]