PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF...

Hi Guys,

I'm Tom (but a lot of people call me 'Slag'....long story).

I run a care home for people with mental health problems/learning disabilities and challenging bahaviours. I've been training in Krav Maga for a while now and am really enjoying it! Got my next grading with the top guy from Israel again soon which I've no doubt will be an ordeal of epic proportions if the others were anything to go by! lol...I currently help out on the Krav Maga Birmingham Induction Team and in the next 18 months will be looking to begin The Instructor Training Program with the IKMF.

Other than that I regularly write, record and perform with a number of established bands ranging from extreme metal to comedy pop/rock. I also have an interest in psychology, sociology and philosophy (which I studied at university).

Bill Bailey fan?

Yeah, Bill Bailey is a legend! He's like the crazy Uncle I never had!

Stephen Lynch and Tim Minchen are both great too! If you haven;t heard them yet have a gander on YouTube...definitely worthy of your time.

I never noticed this thread before. I've been posting for a few weeks now but I'll still introduce myself...

My name is Sharif and i'm a self protection instructor based in London. You can find out more about my background at tactical-protection.com

Look forward to exchanging wisdom with you guys.

Respect

Sharif

nice to meet you mate, and look forward to hearing your input on things relating to your field.

Hi im my names callum, im new to this whole fighting psycology thing. Iv ben doing ITF TKD for 7 years and ive just recently started muay thai (with a bit of muay baron on the side). Outside of that im a bit of a wierd seenteen year old, (im rubbish at face book and all that 'networking') im ok at art, im trying to customise my kicks right now.

Hi All,

Sharky here.

I Should have introduced myself before but hey, I didnt know what to write.
Ok so I have been interested in fitness and self defence for more than 35 years. I have been around a bit and I am now interested in how to keep fit for over 50 year olds. I am lucky in that I can still run up hills, work out, drink beer, have sex, and have fun.
I studied martial arts and trained others in defence in the past. I am very interested in the psychology of fitness and dealing with threatening situations. I have been an academic student in various forms for more than 20 years and have attained two degrees and half way through another.
I hope I can comtribute to this forum and inject some of my humour along the way.

Best wishes

Sharky (completely random and has nothing to do with my real name or anything out there on the Internet)

welcome mate. when i think of the name 'sharky'...because i am tainted by my son's t.v. shows, etc... i get the picture of bruce-the-shark from 'Nemo' in my head. i almost wrote 'g'day mate'.

glad you're here, and contributing. 1969 huh, that means you're 40. or is that a year that is meaningful to you? what part of the world are you living in? this is an international bunch. good writing on testosterone BTW.

Russ wrote:

welcome mate. when i think of the name 'sharky'...because i am tainted by my son's t.v. shows, etc... i get the picture of bruce-the-shark from 'Nemo' in my head. i almost wrote 'g'day mate'.

glad you're here, and contributing. 1969 huh, that means you're 40. or is that a year that is meaningful to you? what part of the world are you living in? this is an international bunch. good writing on testosterone BTW.

Many thanks for the welcome. 1969 has no significance it was meant to be a random number but turned out to look like a year. I really should have chosen something else as I have now since seen so many of Sharkys on the Internet which are nothing to do with me. If there is a mod / admin who could change my nickname/login early on I would be very happy.

I am a brummie but moved to Southwest. And this weekend I will be in bournemouth, this afternoon in Bristol purely visting friends.

Best wishes,

S.

welcome!

I've hung out here for quite some time. Reading posts and slowly collecting all of Richie's work. So, I thought I might as well join in and introduce myself.

I've spent the last eight years working as a Deputy Sheriff in Wisconsin, USA. Those eight years have been quite a learning experience. I love wargames, zombie movies, reading history and horror stories.

I've never really been interested in main-stream martial arts. The only thing I've ever cared about is practical, useful information. Too many of the martial arts classes I tried felt more like sports or dance.

Then one day I found Richie's videos on uTube. I was impressed. I thought, "Here's a guy who's speaking my language." That was probably a couple of years ago now. I'm still a great fan and use both the psychological and physical techniques in my daily life and work to great effect.

My only regret was that I couldn't have had this stuff back when I was 20 yrs old. Of course, Richie would have been a bit young back then. I'm 41 now.

Seems like I´m the first swede here;-)
Well, here´s a presentation.

Hello everybody!

My name is Daniel and I´m 33 years old. I´m an "Ordningsvakt" from Sweden. For you who doesn´t no, "Ordningsvakt" is a security guard with training and certification from the Swedish police. An "ordningsvakt" is also an authority person who works under the swedish police. We work in public places keeping the order.

I used to work with installing burgler alarms, cctv etc. for about 4 years. Then I became a regular security guard for 5 years and have now been working as an "Ordningsvakt" for 3 years. I have worked in malls, the subway, football matches and different types of doors in and around Stockholm. I now work the doors on 2 of Stockholms biggest nightclubs. I also work footballmatches, and I´m a tactical defence instructor for security staff and also teach self defence for civilians.
I´m a certified instructor in "Explosive Self Defense System" (ESDS) by the "International Police Defensive Tactics Association" (IPDTA). I have trained different martial arts and selfdefense systems since 1986. I have tried many styles, but what I have been doing most of the time is kickboxing, and freestyle Streetfighting training.

I´m also very interested in dogs and me and my family now have an 10 months old german shepherd male. Before that we have had a german shepherd female, and two female Rottweilers. The dog we have now are going to be trained in protection and Vip work. Mainly because me and my wife who also is an "ordningsvakt", have a high threat level against us by different swedish gangs and criminals due to our work. But I might do some security work with him as well. I have a friend who is a K9 dog handler and instructor at the swedish police force who´s helping me out with the training. He is also the breeder of my dog.

I like to make friends with the same interests as I do, all over the world, and I think everyone can learn something from everyone.

I have a website, www.dsprotection.se but unfortenately I´m not done with the english version yet. But it will come soon.

I also have a site on youtube, and below is a link to a clip of me training some selfdefence/stress training. I´m the guy defending. The attacker is the founder of "Explosive Self Defense System" and "International Police Defensive Tactics Association". He is also a swedish police officer and self defense instructor for the swedish police. There´s also clips on my youtube site where we test a swedish selfdefence spray called Bodyguard, that didn´t work that good. And some clips of my dog.
Please watch and leave a comment if you would like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As5nuhwHwtc

Here´s the link to my youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/DSProtection

For more info about "Explosive Self Defense System", please check the youtube sites for "International Police Defensive Tactics Association". https://www.youtube.com/user/ipdtaworld
Or the ESDS youtube site. https://www.youtube.com/user/esdsworld

Best regards, Daniel.

nice to have you aboard mate. welcome.
looking forward to your posts and comments.


also...i enjoyed your clips

Russ wrote:

nice to have you aboard mate. welcome.
looking forward to your posts and comments.

Thank you. Best regards/Daniel

welcome mate

liked this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC4EFqxapxM

Richard Grannon wrote:

welcome mate

liked this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC4EFqxapxM

Thank you Richard.

Yes, that clip is good:-)

Have a great day.

Best regards/Daniel

hi to you all
my name is nir i'm 36 years old and started my martial arts trainig 14 years ago after my service in the idf ( the israeli army ). besides my family and the martial arts my other "wife" is education. i'm currently the principle of a special ed' school for children with adhd ( 180 from 7th-12th grade ). being a techer and principle is a gift that allows me to grow each and every day. my gourney in the martil arts has a strong connection with my gourney as an educator, as a humen being. if someone here has questions regarding adhd, learning dissabbilities etc' feel fre to ask here or in a pm or mail. i'll be happy to advise if i can. in my 14 years of training i tried different styles and systems ( karate, hsing yi, km, mma ) and for the last five years i train in wuwei whic is a small sysytem that was developed by one of bruce lee original student( joseph cowless ) in lee's seatle period. you can say it's more or less jkd ( which by itself is a debatble term ) . 6 months ago icame accross richi's stuff ( hope it's om to adress you by first name ) and my eyes ears and body got open. it literelly put in order different things that ran through my mind and changed the way i think and train since then. so thank's rich. being a good martial artist does not mean your a good teacher aswell on rich's case it seems we all got lucky....
i consider myself a begginer in the self protection arena and again would like to say thanks' to you all for helping me find my self protection way.
p.s
as you can see my spelling is far from being perfect....i'm working on it

welcome aboard mate.
i also work with many 'adhd' and 'dyslexic' kids. in PE though. not academic.
look forward to your posts/comments.

Hey all, I don't think i've introduced myself yet. I'm in my mid twenties, started training at 19, boxing first then dabbled with muay thai, Bjj and later self defence. I've been quietly browsing this forum for some time and most of my posts are questions as i'm still an infant in this RBSD thing, so be patient with me!

hiya T-1210,
somehow i don't pair you and the word 'infant' together...but that's a compliment
welcome mate

Russ the Muss wrote:

hiya T-1210,
somehow i don't pair you and the word 'infant' together...but that's a compliment
welcome mate

Thanks Russ

Hi everyone,

I registered long ago but have since forgot my username and password.

My name is Nelson, Im 34 years old. I have several of your dvd's Richard.

I train primarily in Systema and supplement my training with at home studies in the best of RBSD.

I like cats.

I look forward to joining in the discussions posted here.

-Nelson : )

zen3131 wrote:

Hi everyone,

I registered long ago but have since forgot my username and password.

My name is Nelson, Im 34 years old. I have several of your dvd's Richard.

I train primarily in Systema and supplement my training with at home studies in the best of RBSD.

I like cats.

I look forward to joining in the discussions posted here.

-Nelson : )

Hi Nelson, cats rock!

My name is Gabriel and I live in Seattle Washington, U.S. I have an interest in self defense and have practiced some. I am also an actor and I do stage/screen combat. When I choreograph scenes I try to use different fighting styles, some more flashy and showy, some more realistic.

My favorite fighter is Anderson Silva, because I like his technique and I like that he always puts on a show.

I am also an acrobat and gymnast, and I focus heavily on the physical conditioning aspect of preparedness, as self defense is also about being able to run, sprint, fall, climb, etc.

I have trained some in Wushu and Capoiera, and I have done some work on bags and focus mits training Muay style techninques. I ahve an interest in ancient SE Asian martial arts like Chaiya and Bokor.

Hello Nelson, Hello Soahc

welcome to the forum