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MAT · STREET · LIFE

FROM THE MAT

TO THE WORLD.

World-class self-preservation coaching, proven where it counts. And a method built on a bigger promise: the same skills that keep you safe will make you calmer, more present and more resilient in everyday life.

THREE WAYS IN

PICK THE DOOR THAT FITS YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW

TRAIN

THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY

The full Crazy Monkey Defence curriculum, coached feedback and a global community. Learn from anywhere, at your own pace, with Coach King in your corner.

IMMERSE

IN-PERSON TRAINING

The Mindful Warrior Immersion, a one-to-one intensives with Coach King on the Isle of man. For when you want the work done in the room, at depth.

TEACH

TRAINER CERTIFICATION

A certification in the whole path, for teachers more interested in what the art makes of them than in what it can do for their brand.

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ONE PATH, THREE TERRITORIES 

MAT. STREET. LIFE

The art is trained in one room, proven in another, and lived in all the rest. This school takes every territory seriously.

MAT.

The practice. Skill, sweat and sparring, the most honest mirror you will ever stand in front of.

STREET.

The preparation. Awareness, self-preservation and the quiet art of getting home. Ready, never eager.

LIFE.

The point. Presence, restraint and courage in the other ninety-nine percent of your existence.

30+

YEARS ON THE MATS

10000+

STUDENTS TRAINED

30+

COUNTRIES

“Rodney is one of the rare martial artists intentionally applying the science of wisdom cultivation and human flourishing to his teaching of the martial arts”

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PROFESSOR JOHN VERVAEKE, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

"The Crazy Monkey Defense methodology offers practical, effective techniques combined with profound personal development. A game-changer for serious practitioners."

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JD MORRIS, GREEN BERET (RETIRED), STUDENT

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THE FREE EBOOK

MARTIAL ARTS:
A WAY OF LIFE

The full argument behind this school, what martial arts was meant to be, what it has become, and what it might still become. Given away in the spirit it was written in.

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The path should not have a paywall.

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ABOUT COACH KING

I STARTED FIGHTING AT 6 YEARS OLD

Johannesburg made the training necessary. Forty-seven years and thousands of students later, my body called time, and the question changed from whether I could fight to whether I could find inner peace.

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These days I teach the whole path, mat, street and life, virtually and from a small island in the Irish Sea.

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THE PATH IS OPEN

It has always been open. It doesn't care about your belt, your record or your following. It asks one thing, whether you are willing to let the practice change you. For most people the Virtual Academy is the first step. If you're unsure, write to me and I'll point you honestly.

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