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DEFENCE CLASS

Learn life-saving self defence skills from one of the world's best self defence schools. Follow the same curriculum and progression as the members who train in our world-class facility in Cape Town.

Transform from potential victim, to someone cable to fight back.

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Learn what you truly need to learn, and gain the relevant skills, so that you can defend yourself and your loved ones if ever necessary

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Expert Instruction

Learn from Etienne Ferreira, the founder of Truekrav. Etienne is also a renowned international instructor who has trained civilians as well as Military and Law enforcement personnel.

Life-Saving Skills

The sole focus of this course is scenarios where life is in danger. The skills taught can make the difference between life or death, if needed

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”

- Theodore Rooseveldt

Signing up for Defence Class will equip you with potentially life-saving skills so that you can fight back, if you or your loved ones are ever faced with a violent attack.

THEORY

Get access to Theory that is usually only reserved for the Truekrav instructors.
This will help you to connect the dots and elevate your understanding of self-defence to an exceptional level.

TRAIN WITH A PLAN

You will receive monthly content, structured in a optimal training plan. You can then follow to transform yourself from potential victim, to someone who is able to fight back.

CONDITIONING

Physical conditioning is vital for self-defence training. It allows you to train harder, more often, and helps to prevent injuries in training. Defence class includes monthly conditioning sessions that will help you in training.

Gal Ezra

Having done various martial arts, I was looking for self-defense that was practical and realistic, and that I actually felt I could use, should the need arise. Truekrav delivers on this and goes beyond in that I not only now know how to defend myself through the technique itself, but I also understand the principles behind it and how to adapt – as combat is never perfectly choreographed. On top of that, I love the no bullshit approach that ensures you understand that you also need to be mentally sharp and physically fit and able to apply the moves under duress – something Truekrav also ensures. Bottom-line, you develop a confidence, but not a naïve confidence that ends up getting you in trouble… rather a confidence because you know the reality of self-defence.

Amber Van Gool

I joined Truekrav 2 years ago when I moved from Belgium to Cape Town. The level of crime in South Africa was a huge shock to me and it made me feel scared and insecure when walking on the streets. At that time, if someone would have attacked me, I would not have known what to do, besides screaming and panicking. Fast forward to today, I can say that I know how to defend myself and how to survive a real attack. At Truekrav we get prepared for realistic scenarios. Attacks that happen to people on a daily basis. No fancy James Bond tricks, but instead people that rob you for money, hold a gun against your head for food, or try to rape you, kidnap you, hit you with a stick … These trainings made me real strong. Physically, but also mentally. I would never want to go back to the time where I felt insecure, scared and powerless, but mostly.. ignorant. Training with Truekrav gives you a reality check, a six pack of confidence and ability to survive.

Sebastiano Olla

I have been practising all sorts of different martial arts since I was a kid but only after joining Truekrav I finally feel confident that I would be able to handle my self in a dangerous situation. At Truekrav I realised that a real fight is not a choreography, it is not a sporting event, there is no referee, there are no rules and things will go wrong, that’s why the Truekrav instructors will teach you how to keep going, under pressure in a stressful situation, to finish the fight, the fight for your life. A knife to your throat, a gun to your head, an attacker in your house are not situations to take lightly, there isn’t a magical move that can fix it all, at Truekrav you’ll explore every scenario carefully with proper conditioning in between and with the understanding that we fight to survive.

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Who is Etienne Ferreira?

Hello

Chances are, you are reading this because you’re someone looking to start self-defence training, someone already busy with self-defence training, a self-defence instructor, in the military or law-enforcement, a private security professional, or just curious about the way I do things.  If you are, we're both in the right place, right now. Over the past 20 years of my career, I've learned, operated, protected, and taught.

I have also actively searched for ways to improve self-defence, improve on weaknesses, and challenge existing ways of doing things. I have invested my own money, time, thoughts, and body into the pursuit of finding the limits of self-defence... full time.

A bit about me:

I'm Etienne and I'm glad we met.  I’ve done quite a bit in my career, with significant highs and lows that taught me a lot along the way.  Without getting too winded, here's the gist of my story:

I'm a 44 year old South-African who had plans of joining the British Army in my early 20’s. Before joining the Army, I met an Israeli Combat Veteran who operated his own company. I started to train with him to get me ready to go to the Army. About a month or so before I had to make my way over to the UK, he convinced me to not go and trust him with my training and path forward. The rest is history.

But, in the process, I also launched TRUEKRAV, a highly successful brand of self-defence training, situated in Cape Town. And TRUEKRAV is regarded as one of the best self-defence schools in the world, providing over 500 classes per year, for the last 13 years, at the HQ in Cape Town.

And since 2007 I have provided numerous international seminars and courses to civilians, military personnel, and security professionals across the globe. And have references, testimonials and letters of recommendation to prove it.

TRUEKRAV is situated in a country with 85+ murders every day, thus it can’t afford to teach watered-down solutions.
I have also launched INGUZ, a protection company that focusses on providing solutions to ultra high-net-worth individuals.

INGUZ operates globally on a word-of-mouth basis only, and clients can only get in touch through direct referrals.

Through the years I have trained individuals in the entire spectrum. Ranging from the single mom who wants to protect her children, to the Anti-terror unit member who wants to perform his duties better.

Oh shit, I almost forgot... I also happen to have started the TRUEKRAV Combat Club, offering tactical hard-skills to firearm owners. And more about that later.  

I created this online course to share the things I’ve learned in one sweet place. And I will give you my best in an effort to prove why I’m qualified to teach you.

On this platform I will share invaluable, transforming, and always evolving resources, from me to you.  

Best regards 
Etienne

What is the focus of the Defence Class?

DEFENCE CLASS will focus on the full spectrum of self-defence and equip you with the necessary knowledge to defend yourself, or your loved ones, so that you can fight back against a life-threatening attack where you do not have the choice to walk away. These fights are fights that you can’t afford to lose.

By full spectrum I mean the following:

Grabs, holds, chokes and strangles.
Disarming of a handgun.
Disarming of a knife.
Disarming of a rifle.
Defence against Machete,Stick, Club, and Panga attacks.
Ground scenarios against an armed as well as an unarmed attacker.
Anti-hijacking techniques.
Anti-kidnapping techniques.
Multiple attack scenarios.
And extreme situations like being forced onto your knees by an armed attacker.

Furthermore, I will teach you how to also use everything that you have learn to disarm. Thus, I will also teach you the basics, that will hold-up under extreme pressure, of the following:

How to use a knife in combat.
How to use a handgun under pressure after disarming it.
How to use a rifle under pressure after disarming it.
How to use a stick/baton/Machete in combat.

DEFENCE CLASS will also place a heavy emphasis on being conditioned to fight and I will give you a clear path how to get your body conditioned for the rigours of fighting back.

Being conditioned enables you to train better and to train more often. Conditioning also prevents injury during training and builds agility, explosiveness of movement, and is a massive aid in building confidence in your ability to fight back, if needed.

You will be provided with workouts from beginner to advanced level. These workouts will challenge you and transform your body and aid you in developing the right mindset for combat.

DEFENCE CLASS will also teach you how to train for self-defence the right way by providing you with well structured lessons.

These lessons are designed in exactly the same way that I teach classes in TRUEKRAV, and are tried and tested, providing you with the best possible chance to make the knowledge that I will give you, your own.

These lessons can then be done either alone, or in a group.

How does Membership work?

It all starts with a plan. And you will be given a clear plan on how to learn the full spectrum of self-defence.

That plan requires the course to be divided into 12 months and every month will build on the foundation from the month before.

Every month will have a specific purpose and will teach a fundamental skill. All techniques taught in a specific month have been specifically selected to reinforce that fundamental skill.

Each month is packed with knowledge and will be provided as follows:

Month 1

Footwork
Body position
Correct movement
Fundamental techniques.

Month 2

Attacks from range:
punch defences
knife stab defences
stick/machete attacks, etc.

Month 3

Knife mugging defences
Use of knife after disarm

Month 4

Grabs and Holds
Searching techniques after takedown

Month 5

Handgun defences
Use of handgun after disarm

Month 6

Ground scenarios (against armed- as well as unarmed attacker)

Month 7

Anti-kidnapping techniques
Anti-hijacking techniques
Rifle disarms

Month 8

Multiple attack scenarios

Month 9

Knife vs Knife
How to use a stick/baton

Month 10

Filling in the gaps

Month 11

Adapt and overcome when things go wrong (Part 1)

Month 12

Adapt and overcome when things go wrong (Part 2)

Furthermore, there is an in-depth theory section that will be made available in the first month. This theory section will provide all the extra knowledge that is needed to understand the reasons behind everything I teach. Because understanding the “why”, will greatly help you retain the knowledge.

Every month will also include a combat conditioning workout that will be divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.

This workout can either be done as a test of your current conditioning, or be trained for as a goal for the end at that specific month.

And finally, every month will contain 4 well-structured training sessions. These 4 sessions are separate from the technique sessions that will be provided, and will serve the purpose of teaching you how to train the techniques that were covered in that specific month.

All of the above will serve as my master-plan to give you the best possible chance to learn, retain the knowledge, and be able to apply what was taught, if needed.

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