Fear and Adrenal Stress Training (F.A.S.T. Defense™)

Fear and Adrenal Stress Training (F.A.S.T. Defense™)
has been under development by various groups for over 30 years now. Original research in 1971 of Police and FBI files on assaults provided two powerful pieces of information:

In an attack, people respond the way they were trained. Martial artists will typically go too fast and lose the power necessary to stop an attacker. Many black belts have succumbed to good street fighters with few techniques, but the right mental attitude to hit with focus and power. Most people are not trained to do anything at all. Thus, the most common responses are to freeze like a deer in headlights, or to flail ineffectively.

In an assault, the crazier person usually wins.  Whether or not they are previously trained in martial arts, it's typically the person who can flip the switch and turn all that fear and adrenaline into go-for-it power that prevails.  Adrenaline is the great equalizer when used correctly.

These two gems of information inspired this style of self-defense. Teaching only a handful of simple gross motor strikes to vulnerable areas on an attacker's body, students were allowed to hit full force against the padded instructors. While playing out scenarios, students experience the same verbal and physical abuse that attackers use for real. Through a step-by-step process the instructors gradually raise the level of intensity. By the end of it, students learn how to use and focus the adrenal rush as their power. Fear is never an enemy again. On the contrary, the more fear a graduate experiences in the future, the more power they will have available. The suit is one of the keys, and has evolved from hard knocks to the most state of the art body armor in existence today. The other key, is the extraordinary teaching process. Just as a victim can be traumatized by the negative effects of freezing in an assault, students are empowered by the positive effects of facing their fears and successfully defending themselves in real life scenarios.

Krav Maga Houston is the only self-defense school in the state of Texas that is certified by Bill Kipp to provide FAST training.

Call 713-526-2500 to learn about our upcoming FAST workshops.