My daughter and I began training with Mike after a horrible domestic violence situation. The lessons are very easy to follow as Mike is a highly skilled trainer who is very patient. Mike makes the lessons fun instead of all work. I've previously had formal training but not even close to the highest levels that Mike teaches. This is real-world-street-smart training that can be the difference between LIFE OR DEATH or coming out of a situation with just a few bruises. My 14 year old daughter had no SELF-DEFENCE training and was very withdrawn after what happened. Now she has her self-confidence back knowing she can protect herself in any confrontation! These lessons CAN HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE!

I work in a sports bar. A fight then ensued and a 6ft tall guy was asked to leave by Security. The attacker then grabbed the security guard, placed him in a head lock and proceeded to punch the security guard in the face multiple times. Being the manager at the time, I stepped out from behind the bar and did what I was trained to do in my Mike Fenner's Close Personal Protection Academy (CPPA) training and delivered a 4-knuckle strike to the attacker's neck, which resulted in him releasing the security guard (which saved the security guards life) and then delivered an elbow strike to the attacker's ribs and he immediately dropped to the ground. I then contacted the Police (which took 1 hr and 45 minutes to arrive) and during that time, I assisted the security guard back to his feet to receive medical attention. I learnt these life saving techniques in one lesson and this saved my life and the life of the security guard.

It gives me great pleasure to extend great appreciation and gratitude to Grand Master Michael Fenner for his tuition in the area of Moo Duk Kwan, Close Personal Protection. His training is helping me to feel empowered and confident on so many levels. His instruction is personalised and suitable for my my health requirements as he has streamlined tuition to suit my health circumstances. This gives me great joy and confidence which encourages me to be the best I can be in my 60's. Grand Master Mike is both personal and very professional in his lesson, and he inspires me to achieve levels I had never believed I could achieve. I have already received a health report from my doctor to say that my body is beginning to respond with much more flexibility and my health is improving. Grand Master Mike's duty of care is exemplary and I wish to commend him to anyone seeking fitness, greater confidence, self-awareness and self-protection. Under his instruction and care, I know that everyone would benefit greatly, no matter what their situation is. His care and instruction has also helped my son on so many levels and I am witnessing with great appreciation, the change in my young man's confidence, fitness and respect.

Mike Fenner is exceptionally experienced and knowledgeable. He's a grand Master in his unique form of martial arts with a lifetime of real world and industry experience which forms close personal protection and self defence. I'd trust Mike with my life and whole-heartedly recommend him to anyone of any age from beginner to advanced, who wants to learn or increase their skills and abilities in real time using techniques applicable to practical self defence. Mike is a World Class instructor and industry professional.

It was my first time completing a self-defence training class - Mike ran us through some really great hands-on exercises to help prepare us for several confronting scenarios. He guided us through each one with patience and encouragement and left us walking away with simple yet effective tools that will enable us to defend ourselves. Would recommend this to anyone wanting some personal protection skills!

The first time I spoke to Grand Master Fenner, he departed with some critical information about self defence that I hadn't heard anyone else say in my 20+ years of experience in numerous martial arts. I have been trained in Close Personal Protection for the last 5 years and I can honestly say that I feel more safe within myself and my capabilities than I ever have. There is a great difference in learning a Martial art for discipline or for the enjoyment of the art itself, but it's vastly different to what you would want to know if you needed to protect your life or the life of someone important to you. Within the Martial Arts context, you have limited techniques allowed, rules and safety measures and an overseeing referee. In the real world these safety measures don't exist, and what happens if you have multiple opponents? What if they all have weapons? What if they don't want to just win or hurt but actually kill you? It is this difference in approach that makes the Close Personal Protection Academy different from everything else that's out there. This is why I keep training CPPA and why I recommend this training to others that live in the real world. At the end of the day, in any situation you find yourself in you always want to be the most prepared. CPPA taught by Grand Master Fenner is that preparation.

A huge thankyou to Close Personal Protection Academy. They taught me techniques and skills that will save my life, in just a few short hours. Very grateful and feeling powerful.

"I was working security at a well known supermarket between the Northern Gold Coast and South Brisbane Area, around peak trading time. I noticed a male trying to steal from the supermarket and asked him to pay for the items I had observed him concealing. He instantly dropped the items he had and withdrew a machete which he had concealed in the lining of his pants. I instinctively drew my baton just in time before he proceeded to strike me down on and through my head from top to bottom. I initiated the overhead block immediately and blocked instinctively using my training through Tactical Mastery with Mike Fenner.. After the overhead block, I delivered a left knee strike and with the pain in his left knee this caused a simultaneous reaction in him dropping the machete to the ground. I called the police once he was down and immobilized. He is now serving 3 years for assault with a deadly weapon among other charges. Tactical Mastery Training with Mike Fenner saved my life. "FOR REAL" "TWICE"

Mike Again at a Local Tavern. "I was working security at a local tavern here in the Gold Coast where I was called to the pool table area , where a large woman had broken a cue stick and was assaulting people with it around the tables and bar area. I instantly drew my baton and as she came at me, I delivered a blocking technique from my left side and then delivered a strike to her left ribsdropping her instantly. Police were called and she was arrested once police arrived. She received 2 years community service along with Anger Management Programs which she must attend. AGAIN Tactical Mastery with Mike Fenner's Training saved my life. "FOR REAL" "TWICE"