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Originally Posted by JRN  Indyninja,
I apologize for my lack of internet etiquette. This is my first time "chatting" and I do not intend to make a habit of this. I posted this because I wanted to let people know that there is excellent training at ITC. This is what I thought the internet and more specifically this message board was for. Again, I will not debate it with anyone nor will I compare it to anything else. It is not the system but the warrior applying that system that ultimately makes the difference. A true warrior seeks out training to improve his skills. Telling you about my experience is like me telling you what steak tastes like. If you have never had steak then you will not appreciate it until you try it yourself. How anyone can doubt that is beyond me. It seems some people on here have an agenda. Either they are trying to discredit the methods because they want to make their system or friends system look better or they don't want to come to the training because they are afraid it might challenge them. Either way your words hold no weight until you come see it for yourself. You will find the instructors there to be friendly. None of them berated people for how they did things. They simply asked that everyone have an open mind when training. Doesn't that seem fair. So far I have seen no negative posts from people who actually attended the training. The only negative posts I see are from people who are not willing to give it a try. That speaks volumes to me. If that is the kind of thing they teach at other schools then I do not want any part of them. A good teacher encourages his students to seek out knowledge in every aspect of life so their training does not stagnate. I learned about this training at the last Indy 1500 gun / knife show. I am an active duty police officer in Indiana though I will not divulge my department due to my current assignment. Indyninja, are you in any way affilated with the Indy Bujinkan? Thank you. |
Brian has repeatedly told us that what he teaches is superior to what is being taught at other schools. If this is true, why would any of his students train anywhere else? Further, if this is true, why would he want any of this students to train anywhere else? How many other schools did he recommend to you at this class you took?
Brian has "borrowed" many things from Tactical Response's and many other school's marketing and curriculum. Bringing an "open mind" to training is not a new concept and I can guarantee you that there are several other schools that advocate that you train with other good schools. I have yet to see Brian recommend anyone else's training other than his own. Again, why would he because his training is the best and he teaches things other schools don't because he teaches fighting and others teach only gun-centric junk that will get you hurt. Blah. Blah. Blah.
His relentless claims that he has "special" defensive tactics and in-fight gun access techniques gets old very quickly; especially given the fact that, despite his evasive posts to the contrary, he hasn't formally trained anywhere besides the NRA and Tactical Response. After all, why would he? All other programs are inferior. Blah. Blah. Blah.
I would like to take a class from Brian someday. Why? Because I'd like to know first-hand what he is teaching. Also, to be honest, because I'll train with just about anybody. I'm sure I would learn something.
With these facts in mind, ask yourself these two questions. Who has the open mind? Who has the ego?
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