Lesson 2: GROUND SURVIVAL (JUN 8, Dallas, Texas)

GROUND TRAINING This course is not a sport-based ground fighting class, but a tactical course for real-life street and battlefield situations. This course starts with teaching you Falls and how to safely land on the ground if you are pushed, thrown, trip, or decide to go to the ground yourself; such as if someone is shooting at you and you are in an open area. When it comes to falls there are only nine possible directions, and you’ll learn them all coupled with tactical situations. In this course you start learning how to use guns. Yes, that’s right – firearms. It is incorporated into Ground Survival curriculum. After all, criminals and terrorists carry guns. Should you ever have to take one away and save your own life with it you will know what to do. If you currently have a job that requires carrying a firearm this course will add useful techniques to your tactical tool box. Perceptual Distortion Phenomena is something that few martial arts instructors ever teach their students because they have never been in a life and death fight, but you’ll learn the different phenomena that will happen within your mind during such struggles and how to overcome the effects. Once you are on the ground you will learn Ground Movement. This will be stuff you see only in the military, at a SWAT school, or as a sniper. You will learn by doing, and you will get valuable insights into what do during a bank takeover or terrorist attack. In some physical conflicts you may be required to take someone to the ground. There are only four possible ways that a human being can stand, and only three easy-to-learn Take Downs techniques. You’ll also be able to perfect them in just minutes with Spontaneous Drills. There are a lot of aggressive people in this world that would do you harm, and one of the ways that they may try to take you down to the ground is by tackling you. Therefore, you will learn Tackle Defense against the three likely positions you may find yourself in with this type of attack. Once you are on the ground we will teach you how to fight from there starting with Ground Conflict Positions. You will become proficient at protecting yourself against an unarmed attacker and against edged weapons or impact weapons. You don’t want to stay on the ground for long so you’ll learn Ground Movement, Leg Strikes from the ground, and how to get back on your feet with two different Ground Recovery techniques. One of the most dangerous positions you can be in is when your enemy is on top of you on the ground, Mounted, either on your chest or back, smashing your face in or bouncing your head off the ground that’s underneath you. That’s why we will show you what to do from this situation in order to survive. You’ll learn through practical drills how to block incoming strikes, how to strike back, and how to get your enemy off of you, which we call Take Offs. Many of the training methods are unique only to the Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection system. From the ground you will learn how to do Choke Escapes from someone is choking you with his weight on your neck, or if he has you from behind and is lying on your back. Few systems teach ground fighting from your side, but RBPP does. You’ll actually throw Side Position (Horizontal) Arm and Leg Strikes. It’s most likely that your attacker will also have a weapon during a ground attack, and that is precisely why you’ll learn how to deal with weapons from this vulnerable position. The Ground Weapon Retention drill is a segment of instructions that can mean the difference between living and dying. Even the veteran cops and soldiers find this portion uncomfortably realistic, but highly informative. Even though you may be on the ground in a compromising position to begin with you will learn how to turn the tables on your attacker and get into a better ground fighting position with the basic principles of Getting into the Guard Position and side Mount Escape. And, should your opponent ever get you between his legs in order to pull you into his web you’ll learn Counter Guard Techniques. The course ends with teaching you how to use your surrounding Environment as Weapons, which is just one more thing that separates us from all other martial arts systems. When you see the various attacks demonstrated you will instantly recognize them as the same type attacks that gang members do, inmates, and vicious street criminals. You will see what it is like from the perspective of your enemy in launching brutal ground attacks and how to defend against them as the law abiding citizen using walls, floors, chairs, or anything else around you at the time. This course will begin at 8 am and ends at 5 pm. Wear a t-shirt, long pants, and tennis shoes or military boots. You must bring a mouth guard (found in any sporting store), and it is recommend that you wear a protective cup and a sports bra for females. All training weapons and other protective gear will be supplied to you, although you can bring your own knee pads, elbow pads, and skateboard helmet if you like. There will be a one hour lunch and a few 15 minute breaks throughout the day. Upon successful completion of this lesson, taught personally by Jim wagner, the founder of the Reality-Based movement, a Training Certificate will be issued with Jim Wagner's signature. If you complete Lessons 1 to 5 you will qualify for an Apprentice Instructor Certificate. If you have any questions please email Jim Wagner at info@jimwagnerrealitybased.com