About Strategic Defense & Martial Arts

 At Strategic Defense, our mission is to empower individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to defend themselves in any situation. We believe that self-defence is a fundamental right and seek to provide our students with the tools they need to protect themselves and their loved ones.  Strategic Defense’s purpose is to serve individuals and small groups who wish to learn personal security and defense. Strategic Defense's owner, Dan, is a security expert and has over 15 years of experience in corporate security and executive protection. With over 15 years of martial arts and defensive tactics training, Dan utilizes multiple systems to develop body movement, coordination, reaction, and reflexive response.  These arts include Filipino Martial Arts with an emphasis on Balintawak Eskrima, Silat, Muay Thai and Dutch-Style Kickboxing, Boxing, Sambo, and many others. Along with martial arts training, clients can expect personal security education, such as situational awareness and mindset, surveillance detection route protocols, and proactive and reactive measures.  Dan has integrated both aspects of defense and security into his teachings and has traveled the world to learn new systems and develop his own style and practice for people of all experience levels. 

Strategic Defense incorporates boxing and kickboxing, with an emphasis on soviet/European style boxing and Dutch kickboxing.  Soviet style boxing focuses on utilizing footwork, strategic combinations, and a jab-heavy strategy to outmaneuver opponents. Dutch kickboxing incorporates boxing, Muay Thai, and Kyokushin Karate to create a similar dynamic style to Soviet Boxing. Dan blends these systems with FMA to create a comprehensive and effective system with optimized footwork, joint locks, and powerful striking in close range/quarters.  

Dan is a certified Balintawak instructor. Balintawak is a Filipino Martial Art (FMA) that was founded in the 1950s by Anciong Bacon. Dan's focus on teaching Balintawak is to develop and enhance body mechanics, timing, reaction/reflexive response, and psychology of the fight. As Sun Tzu said, "all warfare is based on deception", and Balintawak is a great foundation in understanding that philosophy. Dan also has experience in Pencak Silat, and Doce Pares Eskrima that he incorporates into his FMA training. FMA is comprised of several modules, including stick, empty hand, bladed, and impact weapons systems.