While Prof. Bryans offers a standard, ongoing program of training for those desirous of obtaining ranks in this powerful and effective all-in combat Art, he also offers abbreviated programs and courses, enabling the individual who “just wants to learn the basics” to do so — and to acquire the confidence and skill necessary to handle most emergencies.

Prof. Bryans, a 9th Degree Black Belt in American Combato (Jen•Do•Tao) has had decades of teaching experience. This has enabled him to encapsulate the core essentials of armed and unarmed personal defense into efficient short-term courses for the busy man or woman.

Here are his offerings:

1. Introductory Course
LEARNING self-defense is a serious undertaking. As in all serious endeavors the beginning is very important. 

We offer an Introductory Course for all new students. This provides a person with absolutely no experience and no background in any fighting art the opportunity to get a firm grounding in crucial fundamentals, and quickly acquire a handful of techniques that will imbue him with confidence and some ability to deal with violence.

No one can become an expert or even become “significantly advanced”, by completing the Introductory Course; however this brief series of all private lessons enables the individual student to begin the process of becoming a trained, dangerous combatant (something that will take place in American Combato years before anything comparable could be achieved in any classical/traditional approach to training).

Most important, the Introductory Course enables the interested man or woman to determine whether or not a regular program of training in this Art is in fact what he or she is looking for. The cost for the Introductory Cost is low, and the commitment to training is minimal. It is the perfect way to see if this is for you!
In the Introdcutory Course you will learn fundamental interactive tactics when dealing with strangers — or apparent troublemakers. Your will learn how to properly stand and position yourself. You will learn some of your body’s most potent “natural weapons”, as well as the best ways to use them, and the most effective targets to attack with them. You will learn some powerful and effective counterattacking actions against real world attacks.

Prof. Bryans, 9th degree black belt (awarded by the Founder of American Combato, Prof. Bradley J. Steiner), conducts all of the instruction, personally. Prof. Bryans will teach you — in all private lessons — skills that will surprise you with their simplicity, and with their effectiveness!

He will introducte you to the all-important combat mindset, and how to condition yourself mentally for violent combat.

This is your chance to discover real world, all modern, practical self-defense, in a safe, professional environment, under the tuteledge of a Master Instructor whose decades of experience qualify him as one of the finest close combat experts in the world.

If you’ve “always wanted to learn how to defend yourself” why not finally do it? Call Prof. Bryans today and find out more about this Introductory Course in American Combato (Jen•Do•Tao).

2. Group Class
While our short-term courses are excellent, we offer the finest ongoing training in American
Combato for those who seek expert level proficiency, and who wish to embrace the entire
Art as a lifetime study or avocation. American Combato (Jen•Do•Tao) is, after all, a modern, comprehensive all-American martial art. Group classes meet regularly.
Formal certifications and grades awarded to deserving students, and all training is led by Prof. Mark Bryans, 9th degree Black Belt.
The prerequisite for these classes is our Introductory Course, and once you’re underway the sky’s the limit! This is an all-combat/all-defense System — and it is rich in techniques, tactics, and psychological conditioning.

3. “Two Day Intensive Course”
Excellent for out-of-town students who do not have access to ongoing training with Professor Bryans. In point of fact, the two fulltime days of training in American Combato methods will impart a complete and comprehensive — yet abbreviated — system of personal defense. 
You will learn much more than you will be able to actually perfect in three days . . . thus this outstanding Course will provide you material for months of training on your own. The result will be self-confidence and a balanced array of simple skills that will offer you the means of meeting and defeating a dangerous, determined physical aggressor. You’ll learn offensive close combat and very aggressive “defensive” counterattacking methods to be used against all types of attack.
This two day Course can make the rest of your life safer.

4. Two Hour Stick Course
In two technique-and-information packed hours you will be shown how to make quick work of any dangerous criminal assailant using nothing more than a stick.
This is not the kind of fancy stick-twirling and sparring with sticks that is so often passed off as “stick combatives” today. This is commando and special forces type doctrine — speedily training you to knock out, maim, or otherwise neutralize an attacker when all that you have at hand is a stick.
All skills drawn from the extensive American Combato curriculum — utterly reliable, war-proven, easily retained, and practical in the extreme.

5. Ladies Day Self Defense
HAVING the knowledge of how to defend yourself in an emergency is a wise investment. It reduces your fear of going wherever you need to go and of doing whatever you need to do. Your poise, self-confidence, and knowledge of what to do should you need to protect yourself  against attack will provide benefits for you in every area of your life.

Prof. Mark Bryans, 9th degree black belt, is now offering a special intensive program just for ladies who wish to learn fundamental skills, tactics, and proper mental conditioning that will enable them to defeat and escape from a physical aggressor.

Covered in this intensive session of training will be:

• Personal security and protective tactics

• How to cultivate the combat mindset if you are ever forced to deal with a physical threat

• Methods of striking effectively with your hands, elbows, knees, and feet

• The most vulnerable targets that will enable you to injure anyone

• How to react effectively when anyone attempts to seize hold of you 

• What to do if someone tries to hit or smack you

• How to use an umbrella to savve your life

This outstanding program will not make you an expert or a black belt, but it WILL give you the basic knowledge you need to resist physical violation and escape. 

As a lady you have the element of surprise on your side, since cowards who attack women do not anticipate effective retaliation. Let Prof. Bryans teach you how make the most of that element of surprise! 

6. Custom Training
Does your Organization, Club, School, or Lodge want a special course taught to fulfill particular requirements? Prof. Bryans can custom tailor brief, short-term, or lengthy programs of training that provide exactly the kind of armed and/or unarmed close combat and sef-defense instruction you require.
Contact Prof. Bryans. Your inquiry will receive a  speedy and confidential reply.