It doesn’t take years to learn real self-defense. It takes days.
“War arts.” That’s the literal meaning of the words “martial arts.” Unfortunately, most martial arts schools do not, and can not, prepare you for the “wars” you and your loved ones are most likely to face: armed robberies, carjackings, gang attacks, criminal stabbings, drive-by shootings, acts of terrorism, and sexual harassment and sexual assault for you women.
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Jim Wagner’s Reality-Based Personal Protection system has revolutionized the way people are learning self-defense. It’s easy-to-learn, easy-to-teach, and most of all – realistic! Students and instructors from every type of traditional and sport-based martial arts you can imagine are coming to the system. Even many of the world’s elite police and military units have come to Jim Wagner for training: German counterterrorist team GSG9, the Israeli National Police Academy, the FBI, Argentinean G.O.E., Brazilian G.A.T.E., the U.S. Army, Finland’s National Police Academy, the Royal Dutch Police, the German Federal Police Academy, the DEA, Homeland Security, and the list goes on.
More important, people with absolutely no self-defense training find that they can learn and master the Reality-Based techniques and training methods just as well, if not better, as the “black belts” in the same courses. After all, it does not take years to learn real self-defense, it takes days. |
Jim Wagner, the founder
If you had a desire to learn how to sky dive or SCUBA dive for the first time, would you want to learn from someone who has never jumped from an airplane before or someone who only got their underwater experience from a swimming pool? Of course not, and yet most civilian self-defense instructors have never been in an actual life-and-death conflict, and are merely passing down information given to them from their instructors. Even if they have been in the proverbial “bar fight” in their past the question must be asked, “Have they been shot at, attacked with a knife, or looked into the eyes of a criminal or terrorist?”
The reason Reality-Based Personal Protection is the “original reality-based martial art” is and not just because Jim Wagner coined the phrase back in 1999, but because of his background that few self-instructors can match: former soldier, corrections officer, street cop, SWAT team officer, diplomatic bodyguard, counterterrorist Special Agent for the United States government after 9/11, police and military firearms instructor, tactics instructor, and defensive tactics instructor.
Although an operator in the military and law enforcement communities for two decades Jim Wagner’s popularity with the civilian martial arts community began with his monthly column HIGH RISK back in 1999 in the world’s oldest and most popular martial arts publication Black Belt magazine, which is read by over 100,000 readers worldwide. In 2006 he was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as Self-Defense Instructor of the Year by the readers. This is the “Academy Awards” of the martial arts world. On the other side of the ocean Jim Wagner writes for Budo International, Europe’s largest martial arts magazine appearing regularly in several languages each time: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and English. Budo International also inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2006 for Outstanding Achievement for creating the Reality-Based martial arts.
Drawing even more people into the Reality-Based Personal Protection system is Jim Wagner’s top selling knife series that bears his own name and system - Jim Wagner Reality Based Blade. These knives are manufactured by world-famous knife manufacturer Boker based in the medieval sword and knife city of Solingen, Germany. Jim’s knives can be found on today’s elite warriors in today’s hot spots from Afghanistan to Iraq, and from cops to security personnel. |
Force Multipliers
Jim Wagner only trains those who want to be instructors, because if you teach others what you know, you yourself will know the material better. When you begin your reality-based training by taking Jim Wagner’s Level 1 courses (Defensive Tactics, Ground Survival, Knife Survival, Crime Survival and Terrorism Survival) directly from him you are also learning how to teach it to others – your friends, family members, or even to students of your own school. Jim Wagner courses teach you, and those you will teach, how to be “a hard target.” That is to say, someone who is inaccessible, unpredictable, and aware of potential danger.
Think of an instructor like the police or military view instructors. An instructor is someone who passes on life-saving information onto others, but does not necessarily mean they are an “expert” on the subject. They have merely shown competence in the course that qualifies them to teach others. Of course, being an expert is always the ultimate goal, and this system helps people get there.
Join the Revolution
Learning the Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection system is as easy as 1-2-3.
1. You can receive training and your instructor certification directly from Jim Wagner. In a class no larger than 25 people, Jim teaches courses regularly around the world. Just visit the course schedule and see which training event is the most convenient for you.
2. If you are unable to attend a course Jim Wagner is teaching, then you can still learn through his many DVDs and books available on our online store.
3. If learning directly from Jim Wagner is not your priority, or becoming instructor certified in the system is not for you, you can still learn the same techniques and training methods from any one of his Reality-Based Personal Protection directors worldwide. These are Jim Wagner’s top instructors. If you are not close to any of the directors, or do not wish to travel, then perhaps an instructor under them could train you in what you need to learn. Every Reality-Based instructor listed on this website, or on the directors’ websites, have all been personally taught and certified by Jim Wagner. However, pay attention! Some instructors are more current than others, and we mark down their status for your information on CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS.
How to become a Reality-Based instructor
Every course you take directly from Jim Wagner counts as credit towards your instructor certification. Once you have successfully completed all five one-day Level 1 courses (Defensive Tactics, Ground Survival, Knife Survival, Crime Survival, and Terrorism Survival) you will be an official Reality-Based Personal Protection instructor certified by Jim Wagner. Likewise, when you complete the Level 2 courses and the Level 3 courses you will be recognized for those accomplishments.
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