Life Saver

I was traveling in South America in August 2009 and was the target of a mugging. As a result of my training with Mr. Traylor at Dark Gift Combat Fighting System, I was able to protect myself. On a Sunday afternoon, a friend and I were walking down a street in a "good" part of town in Spain. A short distance ahead of me, I noticed two women, one man, and one child standing off to the side of the sidewalk. I assessed these people as being a "family" and not a risk to me. Then, I noticed that the child ran away from the adults and the man started to run after the child. The next thing I knew, the man literally sprung up in my face. With absolutely no hesitation, I immediately reacted by using my water bottle as a weapon of opportunity to hit the man at the same time I screamed NO very loudly. After I hit him, I got in position to jab at his eyes. At this point, he realized I was not an easy target for him and he quickly ran away from me. Mr. Traylor's situational reality based training worked in the real world for me. I went to Dark Gift Combat Fighting System for a month this summer. Even though I had not practiced in over two months, the training was ingrained in me how to assess a situation and react immediately. I absolutely did not hesitate or stop to think what I should do. I went into action as Dark Gift Combat trained me. Mr. Traylor also emphasized in the class that if you can't carry a weapon, at least carry a water bottle because that can be helpful in defending myself. I have ten months of traveling the world by myself still ahead of me. After this experience, I now know that my Dark Gift Combat training is an automatic reflex.. 

Kristine Houston,Tx