Special Programs

Training Videos from past workshops:

PSDTC Workshop Highlights Volume 1: Grappling & NHB Workshop - Details...

Missed a workshop? Or if you attended a workshop you would like a video of it? Or just interested in learning more about various martial art styles? Keep in touch with us, we have many more videos coming out soon!

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Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje

At the Practical Self Defense Training Center
Waterbury, Connecticut

Saturday & Sunday, May 3rd & 4th, 2008

The Blade-master, Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, Jr. and guest instructor with Guro Dan Inosanto in "Surviving Edged Weapons"—the video police from all over the world use as a guide to bladed weapons defenses.

Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, Jr., Supreme Grandmaster of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali will be at the PSDTC in Waterbury CT, to conduct advanced training seminars in combat Blade fighting and Dumog (Filipino tactical grappling and maiming).  Discover the essence of close quarters combat and train with Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, the world’s leading authority on Edge-Impact weaponry and Filipino martial arts.

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Workshops & Events

For the average person as well as the experienced martial artist looking for knowledge enhancement in different martial arts, No Holds Barred fighting (NHB), different grappling styles, child safety and/or women's self defense, please look at the links below to see if there is is workshop near you or a time that is convenient for you to attend. If you see any of the subjects taught by Ron that is of interest to you or if you would like a workshop on one of the listed subjects below taught at your school feel free to contact Ron at info@psdtc.com.  (Workshops are held at the PSDTC unless otherwise noted.  Directions...)

Please note that we accept MasterCard and Visa for your convenience for workshop registration as well as clothing and training gear purchases.

The upcoming martial arts events are as follows:

Integrated Grappling Systems
Submission Wrestling Workshop

Conducted by Ron Kosakowski

Sunday January 20th 2008, 10:30am to 4:00 pm

This will be a great workshop for those interested in learning more about a good tactical approach to leg locking. You will also learn how to be deceptive, maintaining tight position and controlling your opponent on the way to submissions. Various chokes, arm-bars and all different types of Leg-locks will also be shown. If you are doing submission wrestling tournaments, this is the workshop for you.

Great news for Law Enforcement personnel - this submission wrestling workshop is also very good for any type of law enforcement personnel looking to understand grappling and controlling an opponent by means of any extreme necessary!  
 

For self defense purposes, this will help you understand how to defend your self in a very difficult street fighting situation that much better. As for Grappling or NHB tournaments, this workshop will also help you understand your fight  game that much better!

Knowledge is power as long as you know where, when and how to pull off that knowledge! Integrated Grappling Systems (IGS) developmental skills are very valuable to those looking to have a complete understanding of survival skills for any type of combat situation! Male or female; regardless of size or strength, you will not want to miss this opportunity to train in this unique blend of grappling styles from all over the world!  Click here for more info and pre-registration...

Grand Tuhon Leo Gaje

October 2008

Grand Tuhon, the heir to his family Filipino martial art, Pekiti Tirsia Kali with be here at the Practical Self Defense Training Center in the fall.

The Blade-master and guest instructor with Guro Dan Inosanto in "Surviving Edged Weapons"—the video police from all over the world use as a guide to bladed weapons defenses—Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, Jr., Supreme Grandmaster of Pekiti-Tirsia Kali at the PSDTC in Waterbury CT, to conduct advanced training seminars in combat Blade fighting.  Discover the essence of close quarters combat and train with Tuhon Leo T. Gaje, the world’s leading authority on Edge-Impact weaponry and Filipino martial arts. 

Grand Tuhon Leo T. Gaje has trained generations of world-class martial artists from all styles.  Witness his legendary teaching skills and discover how he trains each individual to become an effective fighter and champion.

For this workshop and many more coming for 2008, keep in touch,  Especially if  you are interested in attending any of these workshops.

Just keep in touch with this page...there will be more information here soon!

Child Abduction Prevention

Attention all schools grades, kindergarten to 8th grade as well as all other children's programs—We are very experienced in teaching Child Abduction Prevention. We have been in many local Connecticut newspapers as well as NBC news for our Child Abduction Prevention Programs we have done in the past due to the fact that this is vital for every parent and child to understand. It is important that children are educated on how to avoid this from happening to them. If you are interested in having us teach this program to your children please contact us at 203-596-9073 or e-mail us at info@psdtc.com. Prevention is the best medicine and education on this subject is a great start!

More information on child abduction prevention and our other children's martial arts programs...

Private/Semiprivate Specialty Workshops

If you are interested in having Ron teach a workshop at your place of business, grade school, high school, college, corporation, club, organization or martial art school, contact Ron at info@psdtc.com or contact Gina at gina@psdtc.com

Our Specialty Workshops Are:

• Corporate Executive Self Defense Tactics

• Rape Prevention & Women's Self Defense Tactics

• Child Abduction Prevention

• Law Enforcement Tactical Training

• Military Training (on the spot survival tactics)

• Training in "Come-Along" Techniques (for Bouncers, ...)

• Filipino Kali, Arnis, Eskrima (empty hands and weapons)

• Knife use and defenses

• Filipino Kun Tao Dumpag

• Jun Fan Gung Fu / Jeet Kune Do

• Integrated Grappling Systems

• No Holds Barred Training and strategy's

• Training and strategy for grappling tournaments

We also offer long distant training courses for those interested in becoming an eventual instructor or for those who just want to add to their existing martial art knowledge! You own a martial art school and you want to learn one of these styles, feel free to call 203 596 9073 or e-mail info@psdtc.com. We have a fantastic Long Distant Student Program!

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Also, here are just one of the testimonials from people from all over that attend the PSDTC workshops by Ron Kosakowski http://forum.psdtc.com/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=&whichpage=1&TOPIC_ID=1136 If you look around the forum, you will see many more from the different seminars and workshops held at the PSDTC as well as elsewhere!

Picture taken from an early 2006 Jeet Kune Do workshop taught by Ron Kosakowski at the Practical Self Defense Training Center in Waterbury, Connecticut. People come from all over for these workshops to train here due to the unique combination of martial arts and the self defense potential behind these martial arts. E-mail Ron at info@psdtc.com if you want to be on the mailing list to attend these workshops and be part of our group!