Situational Awareness
Recognize, avoid, and manage threats before a physical confrontation.
- Environmental awareness
- Contact Awareness & Management (CAM)
- Boundaries, movement, and exits
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.
Founding Membership · Beta access
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.
Recognize, avoid, and manage threats before a physical confrontation.
Use striking and grappling to survive a confrontation and create an opportunity to escape.
Account for weapons during close-range confrontations, including access, retention, and control during entanglements.
Develop the physical qualities that support self-defense and fighting.
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New lessons are added during beta.
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 trainingA 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.
No. Founding Membership is a one-time payment.
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.
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.
Create an account, complete the one-time purchase, and sign in to your student dashboard.
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 and nonrefundable, except as required by law. 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.
Founding Members are joining early. The curriculum and platform will continue to grow.
Founding pricing increases as spots fill.
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