“Wall of Fists”
Brad Kidd with Steadfast Defense
April 13, 2014
10 am-6pm
Cost: $50 + $15 facility fee
To be held at Pittsburgh Premier Stout Training Pittsburgh / Team Renzo Gracie
www.stouttrainpitt.com
Equipment Needed: Comfortable clothes, boxing gloves (12 oz.) or MMA training gloves, mouth piece, cup (optional if anatomically required), and training replicas of the defensive tools you carry (optional)
This course is designed to instill the foundation of optimal striking mechanics that develop balance, speed, and power. This coursework revolves around initiating from the physical boundary-setting position as well as the “Get off me and stay off me” principle by utilizing aggressive striking and counter-striking methods coordinated with proper footwork. Skills will be ingrained through individual and partnered drilling as well as validation evolutions.
Brad Kidd began his journey in the martial arts and combat sports from the moment he walked into the local martial arts gym almost 20 years ago. Beginning with the more traditional styles, Brad is recognized as an instructor of Okinawan Shorin-Ryu and Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan. During that time, Brad began training in Western and Muay Thai-style boxing and competed on an amateur level. To further his skill with modern weapons, Brad began studying the Philippine martial arts to instructor rank and took up firearms training with reputable regional instructors as well as some of the best firearms instructors in the world. He also trains and competes in the grappling arts of wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This all coalesced with him training regularly under some of the best defensive tactics instructors in the country, who utilize a high-quality Force-on-Force training methodology to keep unarmed and armed skillsets contextually relevant.
Brad has been teaching martial arts and self-defense for 13 years. As an NRA certified instructor, he also coaches individuals in the use of defensive handguns in both his NRA Basic Pistol/Ohio CHL and Defensive Pistol classes. Considering himself a student first and foremost, he seeks out the most current training technologies and the best teachers in the industry to help improve his own personal skill as well as his ability to more effectively coach others in regards to personal protection.
Contact shawn@anti-fragile.net for enrollment