Diamondback Protective Services
DPS Mission Statement
In 2006 I had the chance to work on a protective detail in Haiti, which was where God first gave me the idea for Diamondback Protective Services. Since then I have had many opportunities that I never would have had without Divine intervention. Because of this and many other things in my life, my company and business practices are and always will be dedicated to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Diamondback Protective Services was founded to equip companies, organizations, churches, and private citizens with the means to protect themselves. We have provided security teams to overseas humanitarian and disaster relief efforts, as well as protective training to individuals and mission groups. We are working hard to bring new and innovative information into the training world, as well as freshen the old stuff. Follow us on Facebook for updates, product info and upcoming training opportunities
Dan
Diamondback Protective Services was founded to equip companies, organizations, churches, and private citizens with the means to protect themselves. We have provided security teams to overseas humanitarian and disaster relief efforts, as well as protective training to individuals and mission groups. We are working hard to bring new and innovative information into the training world, as well as freshen the old stuff. Follow us on Facebook for updates, product info and upcoming training opportunities
Dan
Our Philosophy
Many martial arts teach the fighting skills to survive a violent encounter, however they do not examine the events leading up to it. The core of Diamondback Combatives is not in our techniques. All our civilian courses are based upon two principles, Awareness and Avoidance.
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Awareness In our classes, the one thing we stress more than anything is awareness. In order to avoid danger, you have to have good situational awareness. When I talk about danger, I am not just talking about the strung out crackhead most of us train to defend ourselves against. Think of your everyday life. How many people die by getting hit by vehicles every year? How many people twist their ankles stepping of a curb at the wrong angle? How many people spill hot coffee on themselves because they were not aware of the other drivers and had to stomp the brakes? Awareness can help to protect you from these deadly, painful or embarrassing situations as well as give off the signal that you are aware. This can be the one thing that causes a criminal to find another victim. There is always an easier one. We stress this in our classes but it is the kind of thing that is very hard to teach. It has to be a lifestyle. Dan Bertin |
Avoidance As combatives and self-defense instructors, the lives of our students can rest on what we teach. We have learned through experience that no technique works 100% of the time. Therefore using any self defense techniques should be an absolute last resort. Having said this, in my opinion it is TOTALLY irresponsible for instructors to teach fighting techniques without teaching avoidance(and therefore awareness) techniques FIRST. Just because we taught our student a technique does not mean that they can or should effectively employ that technique to win the confrontation. Almost all physical confrontations can be avoided. The problem is many people have too much ego to properly avoid. As I have said before, in street violence the only thing for certain is uncertainty. Watch MMA some time. You can't watch for too long before you see a huge upset. That is from guys who have spent 9 months studying each others style and skill, as well as training for 8 hours a day. In the street you don't know when or what will happen, what your opponent knows, or what he's carrying. So call me what you will, but I will avoid a fight at all costs rather than risk my life over something I could have avoided. Courtney Bertin |
Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 82 : 3-4
Psalm 82 : 3-4
