Following our intensive training at Jerry’s gym I honestly believe the Red Zone method is a well structured programme that allows an individual to have a good combination of not only tangible methods, but also that of a conceptual approach to dealing with a knife wielding aggressor.

What really stood out for me was Jerry’s no nonsense approach to self preservation training on the whole, its unfortunate nowadays that so many other instructors out there profess and illustrate methods/techniques that not only fail under high pressure drills/scenarios but would more than likely get people killed when employing such methods.
 
I tell you what, even in training one cannot describe the feelings that go through ones mind when you have a training partner coming at you in an all out aggressive manner trying to pump a training knife into you. Let me tell you this, its scary stuff, even if it is in a training environment. It definitely shows you how serious and life threatening such a situation would really be.
 
Furthermore apart from actually getting into altercations on the street I believe that self-validation through pressurised training is the best way to determine whether a particular approach is functional or not. Jerry encourages just this, which is so refreshing to see, since many instructors profess such and such technique is good since they have learnt it from a particular instructor of a particular lineage. He like myself does not subscribe to any BS school of thought, rather Jerry encourages testing all assumptions you may have, therefore one needs to test everything to see if it holds any validity for the real world.
 
I am thankful to Jerry for illustrating how cold and calculating certain individuals could be, but now it also allows me to be just that much more aware and if need be take the relevant measures to ensure my personal safety
 
Many Thanks Jerry and I look forward to meeting up and training with you again very soon.
 
Mark Ganaden
London, United Kingdom

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" Centerline Gym teaches a practical and simplified approach to personal awareness and self-protection through the understanding and application of realistic scenario-based training. I would highly recommend this type of training to anyone who is truly interested in what really works during the stages of a violent encounter as opposed to what works in theory or in the controlled environment of a dojo."

-Gary Endo, Caique Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Brown Belt