Self-Defense – Meet Your Instructors

Meet Your Instructors

James Brasco

Your first instructor for this online training is James Brasco. An elite-level grappler, James is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, NCAA Division 1 Wrestler and an experienced Mixed Martial Arts cage fighter.

As a veteran of many vicious, brutal cage fights with big, muscle head, blood-thirsty opponents who want to destroy him, James knows what it takes to survive against the toughest of attackers.

In particular, James feels that one of the MOST important skills is the ability to escape from bad positions beneath a bigger, stronger dangerous adversary BEFORE he can beat you unconscious or kill you. You see, that skill is just as important in those brutal cage matches he fought in as it is on the cold, hard concrete against a dangerous attacker who wants to hurt you or your family. Therefore, you will see a strong emphasis on that skill in much of his teaching here.

Some of James accomplishments include:

World No-Gi Champion
Pan American No-Gi Champion (2010 weight & absolute – Master)
Grapplers Quest Champion (2013)
ADCC North American Trials Champion
BJJ Black Belt Under Pablo Popovitch
Planet Submission Champion
World Extreme Fighting (MMA) Winner
Global Cage Fighting (MMA) Championship Winner
Legacy Fighting Championship Winner

Bob Dorris

With 43 years experience as a professional self-defense instructor, Bob has trained hundreds of clients in self-protection.  Many of his clients have gone on to become professional self-defense instructors and fight-sport coaches.

He has taught self-defense programs across the U.S., and is extremely well-versed in street survival, boxing, kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Thai Boxing, Asian martial arts and weapons.

Bob is the creator of a highly acclaimed ground fighting training software called iGrapple®, and has developed multiple popular self-defense instructional videos and fight training gear.

In addition to teaching devastating self-protection skills to his clients, Bob is also an acupuncturist and Doctor of Oriental Medicine, having shown scores of people how to regain and maintain their health for a lifetime.