Personal attention is the cornerstone at DDJKD. You won’t get lost in a crowd or be left to wonder how to do something you’ve seen performed in class. Instead, I will take the time to help you understand, practice, and pressure test everything that I show you. Why do I do this? Because personal attention matters. It speeds up the learning process. It helps student’s get to know their own strengths and weaknesses in a way that just isn’t possible otherwise. Most importantly, it prepares them for what a violent attack really is, which is personal attention gone horribly wrong. When you get the right kind of personal attention, you get the right kind of training. When this happens, you learn how to see yourself through the eyes of an attacker. By doing this, you learn how to minimize the chance of being chosen as a victim. You also get real practice. You don’t have to wait a large portion of the class just to get a chance to hit a bag or pad that won’t fight back. You get live, interactive training involving real pressure and real contact. When you get real training, you find real solutions to violence. You get to test out different ideas and strategies. You get to see what works under pressure, and what doesn’t. You get to walk away from class knowing what you can take to the street, and knowing what you can leave behind.