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Shield Defense System™
Shield Defense Level I
Shield Defense Level II
Shield Defense Level III

Richard Ryan's Shield Defense System™
Real world, reaction-based defensive tactics
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Can you stop an onslaught of explosive punches to your head without warning and from only a few feet away? Can you stop a grappler in his tracks as he tries to take you down or take your weapon from you? Can you stop an attack by someone wielding an edged or impact weapon?

One Concept, Numerous Applications

What if you could learn a single, simple system that can stop a sucker punch, a tackle, a leg dive, or a grab for your firearm and much more? Now you can. The Shield Defense System™ developed by Richard Ryan is based on more than two decades of his pioneering research into the realities of interpersonal combat.

Designed as a reactive, reflex-oriented response system, the techniques and tactics of the Shield Defense System™ are rooted in the correct application of physics and body mechanics and are based on natural response patterns we all possess prior to training, making it one of the most practical and effective defensive tactics systems you can learn.

Using common reaction patterns as a template effectively reduces muscle-memory training to a fraction of the time, allowing students to assimilate and retain real skill with minimal effort. More importantly, reflex-based techniques designed with gross-motor movements are fundamentally non-perishable skills, allowing the students to retain their basic abilities with little to no practice.

Real-world Applications

In the street, the most dangerous fights happen suddenly, at very close range and with incredible speed. This presents a real problem for traditionally trained law enforcement officers because they often learn techniques and tactics that are primarily best-case scenario oriented. That is, they work well when a suspect is compliant or passively resistant with little or no fighting skill or experience. Unfortunately, more often than not, these techniques fail when confronted with a worst-case scenario, a suspect ready, willing and able to fight.

In the street, a worst-case scenario is defined as a sudden, extremely violent attack at close range with little or no warning. In these situations, conventional defensive tactics do not apply and often fail to work against streetwise people who survive by overwhelming their victims with speed, deception and fury.

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