A 5-Day Immersion in Holistic Self-Protection
Isle of Man | 6 Nights | Limited to 10 Spots Per-Year
Now Accepting Applications for 2026
A Personal Inivation from Coach King
If you’re here, it’s likely because some part of you feels like you need to learn how to really keep yourself safe.
Maybe you’ve trained before, but felt the ego, the posturing, the spectacle.
Maybe you’ve never trained, but you want to be ready—not paranoid, but prepared.
Or maybe you’re just tired of feeling like life is coming at you faster than you can meet it.
I get it. I’ve been there.
I spent decades teaching self-protection around the world—special forces, law enforcement, and civilians. I fought, I coached, I performed. I also burned out. I got sick. I got disillusioned.
What I’ve come to realise is this:
The deepest form of self-protection is not simply about learning how to physically fight, it’s also about how you choose to live. This 5-day intensive is a distillation of everything I’ve learned—from the streets of Johannesburg to my quiet recovery here on the Isle of Man. It’s a space to train seriously but sanely. A space to reconnect to your own inner strength, without needing to be constantly seen to be tough in order to survive the modern world. A space to protect not only your body, but your dignity, presence, and peace of mind.
What You Can Expect
Over the course of 5 full days and 6 nights, we’ll train together on the mat and explore my magnificent island through reflective conversation. This is a full-spectrum, real-world training experience. But it’s also something deeper: a return to the kind of self-trust and calm confidence that doesn’t need to shout. This isn’t about “becoming a fighter” it’s about becoming harder to harm, without hardening your heart.
My week apprenticing under Dr Rodney King showed me that real self-protection is far bigger than fighting. His Mindful Warrior approach weaves together martial arts, philosophy and nervous-system awareness into a way of living safer, calmer, and more fully human.” — John “JD” Morris, Green Beret (retired), OSS2 Shooting & Survival
What We Will Cover
Inner Defense
Tools and strategies to regulate your nervous system. Training for your mind to meet stress and threat calmly. Develop embodied awareness and grounded responses to conflict.
Outer Defense
Learn boundary setting, verbal de-escalation, and presence under pressure. Train real-world physical self-protection (without ego or fantasy). Understand real-world interpersonal violence without over romanticising it.
Edged-Defense
Practical, honest training for knife threats—what works, what’s myth
Ethical decision-making under pressure. Movement skills that don’t only work for the “young and fast.”
Integration
Morning training, afternoon reflections. Deep conversations around fear, calm, and clarity, and crucially, how to live the philosophy of the Mindful-Warrior.
Why The Isle of Man
This island isn’t just my home—it’s part of the training. There’s something about wild coastlines, crisp air, rich Viking history and quiet that supports this kind of work. You’ll have space to breathe. To think. To reconnect to your body and what matters most. We’ll train indoors and outdoors, move between practical drills and philosophical reflection.
Who Is This For?
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You’ve trained before—but want something deeper, more real
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You’ve never trained—but feel the call to finally do it
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You’re a coach, professional, parent, or human who wants to feel safer in your body
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You’re curious about the Mindful Warrior path and want to walk it with others
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You don’t want hype. You want honesty
What Is Included
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5 days of immersive 1:1 training with me
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6 nights' accommodation + breakfast on the Isle of Man
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Airport pick up and drop off
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A grounded, ego-free training environment
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Lifelong tools for staying calm, clear, and ready—no matter what life throws at you
Next Steps & Investment
Because this isn’t a mass-market seminar or a fantasy bootcamp, I like to keep it personal.
Before you commit to joining the Holistic Self-Protection Intensive, I invite you to book a short exploratory call with me. It’s not a sales call. It’s a chance for us to connect, make sure this experience is a good fit, and answer any questions you might have about the training, the travel, or the deeper work we’ll be doing together.
This training is as much about who you are as what you’re learning—and it’s important to me that the space we co-create feels safe, serious, and right for everyone who attends.
Investment
The total cost for the 5-Day Intensive is: $3,500 USD
(Includes all training, 6 nights' accommodation and daily breakfast at the hotel)
✳️ Please note: Airfare, lunches, and dinners are not included. We’ll offer suggestions for local dining.
Trusted By Real World Warriors Worlwide
"The Crazy Monkey Defense methodology offers practical, effective techniques combined with profound personal development. A game-changer for serious practitioners."
John Morris, Retired Green Beret
"Rodney is the 'real deal' when it comes to all things 'street'. I 100% encourage students of the arts to investigate what Rodney King has to offer. You will not be disappointed. I know I wasn't."
Richard Norton, Legendary Martial Artist, Actor and 6th Degree BJJ Black Belt
"Rodney King inspires, teaches and has taken his life of training to empower others to take on life and win. He is a true master in his art and a warrior with the knowledge and the grit anyone would want to learn from."
Dr. Mark Green, Lieutenant Colonel US Army (retired)
"Rodney's approach to inner management takes cutting-edge performance psychology findings and, through easy-to-learn techniques, shows you how to harness the power of your mind through a personalised training program based on your unique values and goals.”
Dr. Richard Blonna, Author of Maximising Your Coaching Effectiveness with Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
“As a positive psychology researcher I am impressed with Rodney King’s intuitive grasp of people’s strengths and hopes. Rather than building a martial art around fear of attack, testosterone-based competition, or external rewards King introduces the best aspects of performance psychology to help people achieve their own goals. In a field steeped in tradition, King artfully reimagines both the dojo and the martial arts business mentality. At long last, we have a perfect union of proven martial arts techniques with cutting edge approaches to teaching and personal development. As a martial artist myself, King’s methods are a breath of fresh air.”
- Dr. Robert Biswas Diener
The Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology and Author of Happiness
