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Laustak (meaning "loose-grip" or "free-grip") is a traditional Norwegian martial art and wrestling system, with roots in the Viking Age, that encompasses both sport and combat. As a sport, Laustak involves throws, sweeps, and grappling to take an opponent down. In its combat form, Laustak is a complete self-defense system that includes throws, takedowns, strikes, kicks, chokes, locks, pain techniques, and weapon techniques. 

Rince an Bhata Uisce Beatha (which translates to: Dance of the Whiskey Stick) is a style of traditional Irish stick fighting which was common place in the faction fights of the 18th & 19th centuries. Brutal and efficient it is an extremley practical system.

Kali is a Filipino martial art that primarily focuses on weapon-based combat, using sticks, knives, and bladed weapons, developing reflexes, promoting ambidexterity, and using weapons as extensions of the body. The concepts learned with weapons are transferred to empty-hand combat, where the goal is to use the same principles to defeat your opponent.

Aikido is a Japanese martial art which originated in the 1920s which uses an attacker’s own force and momentum against themselves.  Shodokan aikido was developed by Professor Kenji Tomiki with the hope of using aikido to promote life-long physical education worldwide.

Reality-based self-defense (RBSD) refers to training and systems designed to address real-world threats and violent encounters. prioritizing direct ans efficient solutions over traditional martial arts techniques. It emphasizes situational awareness, de-escalation, an understanding the psychology of aggression and use of the environment to escape, focusing on what happens in a real attack rather than an ideal one. 

WWII combatives refer to a diverse system of close-quarters combat techniques, taught to special forces and SOE operatives during the war by instructors like William Fairbairn. Key features of these systems include preemptive strikes using vital targets, simple and explosive movements, the use of blunt force, and a focus on quickly disabling an opponent rather than extended grappling.

Tai Chi is a form of exercise and moving meditation with its origins in ancient China. It has been practiced for centuries as a therapeutic, healing art as well as an effective Martial Art. Its movements are careful, precise and considered and provide the perfect antidote to the stresses and anxieties of our busy modern lives.

Nunchaku-do is a semi-contact martial art based on the Japanese karate weapon, the nunchaku. The weapon has been around for thousands of years, but its international reputation only grew immensely after Bruce Lee used the nunchaku in his films.