Adrenal Stress Scenario Based Training

"FEAR never goes away, but the trained ones know how to use it to their advantage" - Troy Coe, Founder, Reality Defense Training

The Redman/Fear Management programs are scenario-training courses developed to introduce people to real adrenal stress. Preventing fear from becoming panic, and learning to harness and direct fear into appropriate actions are the objectives of this course.  During the Redman, (named because of the red foam protective suits that the instructors wear) realistic, high-intensity situations are presented to the student. Some of these scenarios include: single and multiple attackers, armed and unarmed opponents, verbal threats, indoor and/or outdoor confrontations and close quarter encounters.  The Redman/Fear Management program will induce varying levels of emotional stress. This is due to the "fight or flight" response to the Adrenalin discharge within the body. Introducing the student to this <span">"adrenal dump" allows them to manage their fear and channel it into valid action.  Shakes, heavy breathing, light-headedness, and confusion can be experienced through these realistic scenarios. It is important that the student actually experiences this fear in a controlled environment in order to prepare them for a real situation in an uncontrolled environment.  For years, coaches have implemented skills, drills, and scrimmages for their players. Skills better the drills, drills better the scrimmages, and scrimmages prepare for the game. The Redman is our scrimmage to help our students win the game in real life.

Through drilling under adrenal stress (FEAR) situations, the development of confidence to know that you can really fight back begins to emerge. To truly develop the real confidence you must train in situations that you are likely to face on the street. With real intensity, real aggression and against an attacker that doesn’t fall down or let go when they are supposed to, only when they are made to. Any other drilling or training that does not present reality-based scenarios will only serve to develop false confidence. False confidence can get you severely injured or killed on the street.