Developing a Survival Mindset is your best defence
"Kinetic Fighting–Integrated Combat (KEF–IC) is a system of mental and physical training, designed to instil a survival mindset while developing the skill sets to support it. In this and many other ways, it reflects the Australian Defence Force system to which it is aligned: the Army Combatives Program, or ACP.
KEF–IC courses focus on principle-based learning to facilitate faster uptake and flexibility in application, so our trainees get the most value out of every short course. Our instructors’ mission is to provide you with the framework and understanding needed to develop the skills taught, as well as your existing skill sets, for effective application in close combat.
Kinetic Fighting was first developed to keep soldiers alive in war zones. So, even though the KEF–IC program is tailored for use in an everyday setting under common law, the goal of the training is the same: survive, no matter what.
Who Can Train in KEF–IC?
KEF–IC training became available to the public for the first time in October 2018.
It is designed for everybody, from professionals who deal with violence at work, to those who just want to feel safer on their daily commute. KEF–IC principles do not discriminate against the out-of-shape, physically challenged or inexperienced. They work because they are tactically and physiologically sound.
If this is your first foray into studying self-protection, KEF–IC courses will teach you the essential principles and key techniques needed to build your capability from foundation level. Through ongoing training and progression through the KEF–IC modules, you will acquire a solid arsenal of battle-proven combative skills and tactics that can be applied under extreme pressure.
For seasoned martial artists and front-line professionals, a KEF–IC course will not only expand your repertoire of self-defence strategies and techniques, but give you the means to train them. The drills and applications learned will enable you to develop and test useful supplementary skills, as well as enhance your current abilities.
KEF–IC courses focus on principle-based learning to facilitate faster uptake and flexibility in application, so our trainees get the most value out of every short course. Our instructors’ mission is to provide you with the framework and understanding needed to develop the skills taught, as well as your existing skill sets, for effective application in close combat.
Kinetic Fighting was first developed to keep soldiers alive in war zones. So, even though the KEF–IC program is tailored for use in an everyday setting under common law, the goal of the training is the same: survive, no matter what.
Who Can Train in KEF–IC?
KEF–IC training became available to the public for the first time in October 2018.
It is designed for everybody, from professionals who deal with violence at work, to those who just want to feel safer on their daily commute. KEF–IC principles do not discriminate against the out-of-shape, physically challenged or inexperienced. They work because they are tactically and physiologically sound.
If this is your first foray into studying self-protection, KEF–IC courses will teach you the essential principles and key techniques needed to build your capability from foundation level. Through ongoing training and progression through the KEF–IC modules, you will acquire a solid arsenal of battle-proven combative skills and tactics that can be applied under extreme pressure.
For seasoned martial artists and front-line professionals, a KEF–IC course will not only expand your repertoire of self-defence strategies and techniques, but give you the means to train them. The drills and applications learned will enable you to develop and test useful supplementary skills, as well as enhance your current abilities.
‘Just run away’ is something we often hear from self-defence instructors — but running can turn you into prey.
- Paul Cale, CEO Kinetic Fighting
- Paul Cale, CEO Kinetic Fighting
Getting Started
As with everything we do in Kinetic Fighting, your desired ‘end state’ will determine the path you take.
Maybe you just want to learn mental strategies and tactical applications to make your existing martial arts skills more effective? Or, perhaps you want to dive right in and take your first steps toward a KEF–IC black belt? Either way, the place to start is with the KEF–IC Alpha pr Charlie courses — no prior training required.
Suitable for both front-line professionals and raw beginners, Alpha is a mix of theory and hands-on practice.
On this course, you will receive close instruction in battle-proven principles and survival tactics that are adaptable to any martial art or on-the-job procedure. The four-hour session covers the key aspects of surviving a violent confrontation: mindset, tactics, legal and moral considerations, and functional, high-percentage techniques.
On the Alpha course you will also discover how KEF–IC’s battlefield origins inform everything that you learn. With that in mind, the physical training focuses on the tactical application of predetermined gross motor skills, which are designed for regaining and maintaining the initiative even when in ‘physical deficit’ (meaning, injured and/or exhausted). "
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As with everything we do in Kinetic Fighting, your desired ‘end state’ will determine the path you take.
Maybe you just want to learn mental strategies and tactical applications to make your existing martial arts skills more effective? Or, perhaps you want to dive right in and take your first steps toward a KEF–IC black belt? Either way, the place to start is with the KEF–IC Alpha pr Charlie courses — no prior training required.
Suitable for both front-line professionals and raw beginners, Alpha is a mix of theory and hands-on practice.
On this course, you will receive close instruction in battle-proven principles and survival tactics that are adaptable to any martial art or on-the-job procedure. The four-hour session covers the key aspects of surviving a violent confrontation: mindset, tactics, legal and moral considerations, and functional, high-percentage techniques.
On the Alpha course you will also discover how KEF–IC’s battlefield origins inform everything that you learn. With that in mind, the physical training focuses on the tactical application of predetermined gross motor skills, which are designed for regaining and maintaining the initiative even when in ‘physical deficit’ (meaning, injured and/or exhausted). "
For more information on Australian Personal Combatives training options, please complete the Information
Request form found here.
Paul Cale KEF-IC CEO demonstrating Oblique High Cross Domination