Situational Awareness
Recognize, avoid, and manage threats before a physical confrontation.
- Environmental Awareness
- Contact Awareness & Management (CAM)
- Taking the Initiative — when you must act first to protect yourself
- Surprise Attack Response
FOUR PILLARSCOMBATIVES
ONLINE TRAINING
Recognize trouble early. Manage contact. Develop the skills to protect yourself when you have no safer option. The goal is to get home safely.
Public beta · Paid enrollment coming soon
See the self-defense training approach before joining.
Combat sports develop valuable fighting skills. Self-defense also requires knowing what to look for, when to leave, and what to do when a confrontation becomes physical.
Notice potential problems before you're forced to react.
Use awareness, distance, movement, and clear boundaries.
Develop practical skills for getting away when avoidance fails.
Four connected sections, from awareness and contact management to physical skills and fitness.
The complete Four Pillars Combatives self-defense curriculum is organized into four sections. Members receive each lesson as it is released during beta.
Recognize, avoid, and manage threats before a physical confrontation.
Learn striking, clinch control, and ground survival for situations where a physical confrontation cannot be avoided. Train to disengage and escape whenever safely possible.
Study recognition of armed threats, defensive weapon awareness, responsible access and retention, and decision-making in close-range encounters.
Develop the physical qualities that support self-defense and fighting.
These are the topics you will study across the four sections. Video lessons and PDFs become available in the member dashboard as each one is published during beta.
The training library also includes Eskrima and MMA learning tracks as material is released.
Mark has trained in martial arts since 1996. His background includes MMA, boxing, wrestling, Muay Thai, submission grappling, and Eskrima. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy and has worked as a bouncer, security guard, and corrections officer.
Four Pillars Combatives brings these experiences together in a self-defense curriculum focused on making sound decisions, developing practical skills, and getting home safely.
About our in-person trainingThe online platform remains in public beta. These are planned additions, not a list of lessons already available or a guaranteed release calendar.
New curriculum lessons, supporting PDFs, and guided practice concepts as they are produced.
Additional learning tracks that complement the four-section self-defense curriculum.
Community discussion for paid members and quarterly text-based questions and answers exclusively for VIP members.
A private online training library built around the Four Pillars Combatives self-defense curriculum. Members can follow lessons and track their progress.
Access to the four-section core curriculum, the Eskrima and MMA collections, and future core lessons. Private lessons, seminars, and in-person training are separate.
Founding Members join during the early development of the platform. Courses and features will be added over time. Specific release dates are not guaranteed.
Founding Lifetime Membership is a one-time purchase with no recurring fees. The price rises at each successive founding tier. Once lifetime enrollment ends, a $35/month subscription is planned for new students. Existing lifetime members never need to subscribe to keep their access.
Yes. Access to our private Facebook training community is included with a paid Online Training membership once the group launches. Students request to join through their member dashboard, and group membership is approved after verification.
Access to the core online library, including future core updates, for as long as Four Pillars Combatives operates the platform.
After your one-time purchase is confirmed, you can sign in to your student dashboard. Your membership also covers new core lessons as they are released.
VIP includes everything in the standard lifetime core training membership plus four 60-minute online coaching sessions (to be used within 12 months of purchase), personalized training guidance, quarterly VIP group Q&A sessions during the first 24 months, priority booking subject to availability, a 10% discount on eligible in-person seminars and VIP recognition in the members-only community. Sessions are requested through our contact page and scheduled by mutual availability. VIP founding enrollment is limited and prices increase at later VIP tiers.
VIP members join a separate private Facebook discussion group after membership verification. Once each quarter, a text-based question thread opens for VIP members; questions and the instructor's written answers remain available in the group. No camera, live video, or Zoom call is required. The quarterly benefit applies during the first 24 months of VIP membership.
Yes. Four Pillars Combatives Online Training is designed for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Lessons start with fundamental concepts and progressively build toward more advanced skills. No prior martial arts, self-defense, or firearms experience is required.
Explore the curriculum and create a free student account. Creating an account does not reserve a paid membership or unlock paid lessons; any lessons marked free for registered students will be available to you. Founding Lifetime Membership purchases become available when paid enrollment opens, at the current tier price. Prices increase with later tiers.
The Founding Membership is a one-time purchase that provides lifetime access to the core online training library, including future additions. All purchases are final. If you have questions about the membership or what is included during beta access, please contact us before purchasing.
Pay once for access to the core online training library, including new core lessons added in the future.
You can explore the curriculum and create a free student account. Creating an account does not reserve a founding membership or unlock paid training lessons.
The one-time VIP price increases with each new founding tier.
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Each quarter, bring your questions to a dedicated Facebook discussion thread. Ask in comments and read the instructor's written replies. No livestream, camera, or live video is required. Previous discussions stay in the group for reference.
Request to join the VIP discussion groupThe VIP group link will appear here after it opens and your membership is verified.
Your paid Online Training membership includes our private Facebook community. Request to join and answer the membership questions so we can verify your access.
Request to join our Facebook communityLessons require lifetime access.
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