| Captain Chris is a well known name in the martial arts | | | | off the road by a driver in a pickup truck. This driver |
| world. He has accomplished one of the most rare | | | | tailed him to the next light, got out and made his way |
| feats among martial artists. He has created his own | | | | to Chris’ window. While he was dominating the |
| system of Close Combat Training. | | | | trucker, the trucker’s lady friend, no small fry |
| | | | | herself, began attacking his girlfriend with a knife. When |
| Before he achieved renown as the creator of one of | | | | she saw that her man was losing, she turned her |
| the most pragmatic fighting styles ever, he had a long | | | | attention on Chris. |
| and illustrious career as a fighter. Possessing five black | | | | |
| belts and having been a US Army Human Intelligence | | | | Deflecting this attack put him on the ground, face |
| Officer, Captain Chris started off knowing more than | | | | down. The two then began working him over, only to |
| most people about how to beat an opponent. | | | | be stopped by the fortunate arrival of a police car. |
| | | | | Chris learned a valuable lesson that day. All the training |
| He went on to compete in martial arts tournaments, | | | | in the world didn’t mean anything against a couple |
| winning nearly 150 trophies and medals in Judo, Karate, | | | | of angry rednecks. |
| Boxing and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. He was also the Gold | | | | |
| Medal US Grappling Champion, and Silver Medal | | | | This event inspired Captain Chris to search the world |
| Grappler’s Quest National Champion. However, | | | | over to find the most pragmatic means of beating an |
| there was one event that changed his life entirely. He | | | | opponent, or even several opponents. He disregarded |
| lost a fight, and nearly his life. Not just his own, but his | | | | all the flashy “pretty” forms and boiled it down |
| wife’s as well. | | | | to the question of what really worked. With Close |
| | | | | Combat Training, Captain Chris presents the results of |
| One night, he and his then girlfriend were nearly driven | | | | his findings. |