F.A.S.T. Origins

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•Using adrenal stress in training has been done for many years. In this country, pioneers like Geoff Thompson and Peter Consterdine have led the way. •All of the studies and experience in this field have led to common findings including:

–The most common unprepared response to adrenal stress is to freeze.
–Waiting for the attacker to move and then counterattacking is unlikely to work.
–The person with the greatest control and use of his/her adrenaline is likely to win an encounter.

•In the U.S.A. in 1988, Bill Kipp was trained as an adrenal stress response self defence instructor using the padded bullet man suit. •Bill, using his many years experience as a US Marine, bouncer, stuntman and bodyguard, then started to evolve what was to become F.A.S.T. Defence. •Bill was assisted over the years by his wife, a licensed therapist specialising in traumatic abuse and group dynamics.

•In 1992, Bill got together with author and self-protection expert Peyton Quinn. Peyton owns and runs the Rocky Mountain Combat Application Training (RMCAT) centre. F.A.S.T. defence taught at RMCAT is the cream of self protection courses.

•In 2002, the Professional Unification of Martial Arts (P.U.M.A.) sent three of its UK instructors to RMCAT to train as F.A.S.T. instructors and bullet men. They then brought the system to the UK.

•In 2004, 8 more P.U.M.A. instructors went back to RMCAT (including two of the original 2002 instructors) to consolidate, update and upgrade their skills. •These 8 now form the backbone of the P.U.M.A. F.A.S.T. Defence team. They are fully qualified to teach the following F.A.S.T. modules, in addition to being the only instructors outside of Bill himself who can teach and certify bullet men:

–Basic course
–Ground fighting
–Weapons defence
–Weapons ground fighting
–Multiple assailant training
–Multiple assailant ground fighting
–Children’s programme (anti-bullying and anti-abduction)

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