What is Reality Defense?
Reality Defense is a Survival-Based Martial Art Focused on Real-World
Personal Defense Tactics
Reality Defense exists to provide serious, usable self-defense training for people who want more than choreography, competition, or theory.
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Our system emphasizes skill sets that are easy for you to retain and will stay with you for years to come.    Â
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Built on practical self-protection, structured progression, and survival-based application, Reality Defense prepares students for the realities of violence with clarity, discipline, and purpose.
WHO WE TRAIN
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GENERAL SELF-DEFENSE
You will begin by building practical, unarmed skills you can trust under pressure. You will learn to think clearly, move decisively, and respond effectively when violence happens fast.
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We will help you become harder to overwhelm, harder to control, and better prepared to protect yourself when it matters most.
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This training is built on our proven principles, including Pre-Existing Response, Common Delivery, the Survival Concept, and the Maximum Resistance Concept. The responses you develop will be simple, direct, and dependable—built to hold up against real resistance.
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WEAPONS FOCUS
You will train in the practical use of sticks, blades, firearms, and expedient weapons against an armed opponent. The objective is to build decisive, dependable responses that remain functional under pressure and hold up when violence is immediate, chaotic, and real.
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TACTICAL PROFESSIONALS
You will train to apply functional skills under stress, resistance, and real-world pressure. This work is designed for law enforcement and military personnel who need dependable responses, sound decision-making, and performance that holds up under high-stakes conditions.
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One of the things that makes Reality Defense different is the way we bridge the gap between lethal and nonlethal force. Instead of treating those responses as completely separate, we train a near-seamless transition between them so you can adapt quickly and respond appropriately as the situation changes.
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INSTRUCTORS AND ORGANIZATIONS
You will gain access to a structured curriculum, proven teaching principles, and consistent training standards that can be applied responsibly across a broader program. The objective is to help you teach more effectively, develop students more consistently, and grow without losing the integrity of the training.
F.A.S.S.T. for MEN
Focused Applied Skill set Training
LEVEL ONE
THIS is a 10-session introductory unarmed training course built to establish the core principles of Reality Defense.
Students develop speed, power, and functional defensive skills, including effective striking, counterattacking, explosive forward movement, and the ability to respond to surprise attacks.
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The course concludes with Confrontation Management training, teaching students how to defuse and de-escalate potentially violent situations while remaining prepared to respond decisively if necessary.
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Prerequisites: None
Time Commitment: 10 One-Hour Sessions
INTRODUCTORY TRAINING PROGRAMS
F.A.S.S.T. for WOMEN
FOCUSED APPLIED SKILL SET TRAINING
LEVEL ONE
THIS is an immersive ten-session course designed around the specific realities of women’s self-defense.
The program focuses on responding to attempts to grab, restrain, or overpower, while also introducing fundamental defenses against strikes.
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A major emphasis is placed on grappling defense, close-range counterattacks, and recognizing brief windows of opportunity to disrupt an aggressor and escape.
Students are taught to respond decisively using the Ferocious Five—defense targeting the eyes, ears, fingers, and groin; targeted biting; and more...
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Prerequisites: None
Time Commitment: 10 One-Hour Sessions
FORCE PREPARATION STARTS HERE
HEADQUARTERS
Reality Defense LLC
7750 E. Redfield Rd. D102
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
COMMUNICATIONS
HQ: (480) 284-4536
SUPPORT: troycoe@realitydefense.com