MMA For Street Self Defense
Your first step towards certification is to become a member of our Association and start training through the JKD Unlimited/MMA For Street Self Defense curriculum. People from all over the world are able to learn realistic self defense training thanks to the JKD Unlimited/MMA For Street Self Defense distance learning program. They receive the training information on video and can also test via video so we can check on their progress and give them feedback.
We have 2 levels of memberships that you can choose from.
Be on your way towards certification, first become a member! Click here. Then buy the course material: Click here.
Certification Procedures
The primary purpose of JKD Unlimited/MMA For Street Self Defense is to provide the highest quality of functional street self-defense training to people the world over. In order to accomplish this, we need to have high quality instructors. I have developed a certification process that will make the process of teaching and training quicker and easier, while assuring that each person that becomes an instructor is very capable. If someone has been certified by JKD Unlimited/MMA For Street Self Defense, you can rest assured that this person has been tested thoroughly.
Quickstart curriculum
The purpose of the Quickstart curriculum is to prepare a student to successfully deal with a strong, aggressive, but relatively unskilled attacker. This is the bully who is out to rob you, beat you, etc. He has streetfighting experience, but has not trained to be an excellent fighter. You don’t need to know how to escape from a foot lock to deal with this kind of attacker.
After passing the Quickstart part 4, if the student has displayed proper attitude and character, he or she is eligible to test for Instructor Level 1 (instructor track) or Fighter’s Test (student track). The Instructor test consists of two parts. First, the prospective instructor must display teaching ability by teaching a few techniques. The second part is the fighting test. Again, we are based upon performance.
Each candidate must also comply with all administrative rules of the association.
Technique Series
This is where the individual really explores his or her own path. The Technique Series is a matrix of techniques with the entries into the techniques, where the techniques can flow to, and many variations on each technique. This allows each individual to research deeply in certain areas. For example, one student may have an affinity for the leg triangle choke. The technique series will provide several different set-ups to get to the triangle. It will include many different methods of countering the triangle, along with methods for overcoming each counter. It also outlines many different routes to take from the triangle to flow into other beneficial moves.
Another student may like the single leg takedown. He or she can delve deeply into the subtleties of this takedown. The idea is to provide as much information as possible in many areas of the arts so that each person can become highly proficient in those areas that he or she tends to favor. A fact of fighting is that most champions have a few techniques or tactics that they are extremely proficient in. They can force the fight towards their strengths and win with their signature moves. The same concept applies in street self-defense. An instructor should be well rounded so he or she can teach anyone, but will also have a few moves that are their specialties.
The FULL INSTRUCTOR certification is awarded to those who have been Instructors, have done a good job to promote JKD Unlimited/MMA For Street Self Defense, and who display exemplary skills in teaching and performance. This takes years of dedication, and those who achieve this milestone have indeed earned great respect.
The curriculum will be adjusted from time to time as we continue to find new and better ways of achieving our goals. The basic structure will remain constant as it is based upon a concept of progression. The testing procedures will ensure that we stay on the path of developing functional martial artists instead of people who want to merely memorize techniques. When Bruce Lee closed his school, he said that he did so because “The curriculum was being mistaken for the truth”. Testing for performance will keep that from happening in JKD Unlimited/MMA For Street Self Defense.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the testing.
Aloha!
Burton Richardson.
Be on your way towards certification, become a member! Click here. Then buy the course material: Click here.
Burton currently has a new book titled MMA For The StreetTM in the works with the publishers of Ultimate Grappling Magazine aka Ultimate MMA. The manuscript and photos were turned in the first quarter of 2008.
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