A retired military officer with 22 years of distinguished service, Bruce Corrigan received five Navy Commendation Medals, three Navy Achievement Medals, two National Defense Medals, the Southwest Asia Service Medal, and other awards.
SiFu (teacher) Corrigan has been a dedicated student of martial arts since he was sixteen. After receiving certification in Judo and Tae Kwon Do, he turned to intensive study of Kenpo. Bruce also undertook intensive training in Kickboxing and the Filipino Kali system of Kuntaw Lima Lima.
In 1987, he was assigned in the Virginia Beach area, where he met Sifu Paul Vunak. Paul's philosophy of dynamic training inspired Bruce to study Jeet Kune Do-in addition to his regular training in Kenpo and Filipino Kali. Paul also introduced Bruce to the art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bruce is now a Black Belt in the GRACIE BARRA System of Brazilian Jiu Jits.
SiFu Bruce Corrigan is also certified in the following:
Senior Instructor, Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Kali - 7th Degree Black Belt, Shaolin Kenpo - 7th Degree Black Belt, Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu -Black Belt Judo - 2nd Degree Black Belt Filipino Kuntaw - Black Belt and Instructor, GRACIE BARRA Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
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on the ground. Most fights go to the ground. If you don't know how to fight on the ground, you're not prepared for a real fight. This DVD teaches simple yet brutal takedown techniques. Rolls, direct entries, kicks, evades, and many other precision leverage tactics! You'll bring your attacker to the ground on your terms. Each takedown gives you a superior position to end fights fast.
Without good ground defense, you're going to bite the dust! When an attacker takes you to the ground, you must know how to defend yourself. Learn the best ways to keep attackers in the guard or half guard. Bruce teaches critical defenses that protect you on the way down to the ground, give you a secure position when you get to the ground, and let you attack and escape. Your opponent will be unconscious or unable to fight.
Having a gun pressed to your head is not the end. Bruce Corrigan knows this from experience. He teaches you skills to defeat a "shooter" who is about to kill you! Every serious fighting system must include training in gun-disarming skills. Sooner or later you may be looking down the barrel of an attacker's gun. You get only one chance to disarm a gunman, and your life may depend on it!
Bruce Corrigan shows you how to use the pocket stick against various strikes, including hooking and straight punches. His comprehensive drills train you to use the pocket stick rapidly and accurately, create your muscle memory, and enhance your hand-eye coordination. You'll learn how to counter an attack by applying the destructive force of Filipino Kali. Bruce teaches in a way that's easy to learn, and easy to integrate into your daily life or martial arts curriculum. GREAT for the average "pedestrian" or for the martial arts academy instructor.
on empty hand defense against a knife wielding assailant! Bruce Corrigan combines aspects of Filipino Kali, Kenpo, and Jiu Jitsu into "no nonsense" drills and techniques that will maximize your chance of survival when there is no other means of escape. DVD 1 covers basic knife attacks from the upper zones. Bruce shows drills to build the skills you'll need. Learn how to evade, stop the attack, and secure the assailant's attacking arm.
Because upper-level attacks are more common, many knife-attack victims are completely unprepared for low angle attacks. Bruce Corrigan presents basic drills that condition the necessary defensive movements and hone skills to isolate an attacker's arm, go to his back, and terminate the threat. You'll see the best tactical responses
to an attacker trying to strike or change control of a weapon. Plus you'll learn to train with full speed continuous attack drills.
