FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Thank you for your interest in learning more about the fastest growing reality-based form of self defense. Reality Combat System (RCS) is referred to by many agents as "Dirty MMA". RCS is by no means a sport, a "traditional martial art", or an aerobic kickboxing class. If those are the courses you are looking for then this is definitely not the right course. However, if your intent is to learn simple instinctive techniques that are not choreographed katas, that are easy to learn quickly and will devastate ANY attacker, then this is your cup of tea. You probably already know how traditional martial-arts dojos operate as well. First you're impressed by all the trophies in the window. Then the many swords and ninja shurikens and colored belts hanging on the wall. The sensei,or sifu, or master will tell you how he's the direct student of some famous master who taught him since he was a little boy and so on and so on. You sign up and buy a judo-gi, or karate-gi, or some elaborate silk uniform and your first belt (Usually it's white). You pay your dues ($135-$385 per month in most respectable dojos), and off to learn techniques that you see on Saturday mornng cartoons. Three to four years later, if you're still at the same dojo, and after paying somehwere between $4,860-$9,240 (and that's not counting the testing, color belts, and new uniforms) you receive your first BLACK BELT!!!! GREAT, now you can (MAYBE) START learning real self defense techniques. Our RCS-Civilians Program consists of five levels. Normally a student will enroll into two lessons a week (Each lesson is a two hours session) with a level completed within 5-8 lessons each month (this depends on the student's ability to grasp the lessons). Other reality-based systems have you attend up to four months before you are allowed to test for your next level! (They have to do so in order to keep you long enough to pay for their rent and other overhead costs). Let me remind you these are not "love-tap" techniques. These techniques are to prepare you in case you may be in an altercation with a boxer, a kickboxer, a grappler, a traditional martial artist, an MMA practitioner, and yes even a professional operator. Our Civilian Program's lessons are $25 ($12.50 per hour) per lesson with most students completing a level within 5-8 lessons per month. Let's not compare a fast performing vehicle with a station wagon. With our system of teaching, most of our students are completing a level within a month, and not testing for a new belt every three or five months as they would through other systems. In all honesty for most civilians levels 1 & 2 would be more than enough for anyone to feel confident he/she will know how to defend oneself from any attacker. (We do have executive students whom have enrolled into our economical $125.00 and $250.00 packages). After you've gone through the course you will not need to continue taking more classes from us. In the military some elite Marines will go through MCMAP (Marine Corp Martail Arts Program), in Law Enforcement POST (Peace Officer Standards and Taining). Once these indiviuals go through their training they are not expected to continue enrolling in more classes to learn self defense/combat. However, they are expected to keep practicing! Yes, we do have programs for those that want to take their combat knowledge to a higher level. So I do hope I've answered your questions about our enrollment fee. Yes, we do have payment through installments to make it easier for the practitioner to enroll and keep up with the lessons. There are a few practitioners that have opted to pay in installments. There is a former British SAS whom works full time as an EP agent. He is in SoCal for a week every other month. He'll take two to three lessons each time (two hours sessions per lesson) and pay for those lessons. There is a professional couple whom take two lessons per week (two hours sessions per lesson). Since we do have two for the price of one they each pay half-price. Finally there is a gentleman whom is enrolled in the instructor-certification course whom pays after every four lessons (two hours sessions). RCS will work with you a program of payments that would be beneficial to both RCS and the student. Just let us know how we may work with you. So, reiterate: Thank you for inquirying information from Reality Combat System (RCS). RCS techniques have been utilized by military and law enforcement personnel worldwide! Each lesson is a two-hours session and not one-hour sessions like other schools. Each lesson is $25.00. Most students choose to train twice a week. If you are a civilian (non-military & non-law enforcement) you may enroll into the RCS-Civilian Program which consists of five levels. Students who enroll into this program and meet twice a week may complete the program in aproximately three months. Our RCS-Law Enforcement/Security Program consists of five levels. These lessons too are two-hours sessions at $30.00 per lesson. Most officers due to their schedules usually meet to train once a week completing the program in approximately four and a half months. For a RCS-Certified Instructor Program it is .an enrollment of $875.00. This program consists of training in both the previous mentioned programs plus more advanced study of combat techniques and scientific principles of the human anatomy. For both the RCS-Civilian Program and the RCS-Law Enforcement/Security Program we offer a "SPECIAL!!! Meaning two people would share a cost of $35.00 per lesson and have each pay $17.50 per lessons. THIS IS A MAJOR BARGAIN NOT OFFERED BY ANY OTHER REALITY-BASED SELF DEFENSE PROGRAMS!!! I do hope this information will be of help to you in choosing a true reality-based self defense course!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Yes, part of being a professional is to stay on top of what is new or updates within your chosen profession. Be it in new laws, tactics, security related information, or health news, one is to be in weekly contact with those professional organizations that deal with the subject matter.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
As a police officer I would respond to many assault and battery calls. Some of these victims had some martial arts training. Too often people will spend 3-5 years and anywhere from $2,000-$4,000 trying to earn a black belt, and only then (maybe) will they begin to learn true self defense. As an executive protection agent I discovered that many agents today had minimal self defense training and their only concern was to train with their guns. Though it is very important that an agent train with all his/her tools, it is more likely that even with proper advance preparation, an agent will need to defend a principal with bare hands. I saw a need for both civilians and professionals to learn in a very short amount of time true reality-based self defense at a fraction of what they would pay in a traditional martial arts school, and in just a short span of time just like law enforcement and military are expected to do.