Core Combatives (C2) training is concerned only with real encounters, and is designed to provide the maximum possible results in the minimum possible time.

C2 is a progressive integration of proven physical skills, developed only for actual use if conflict proves unavoidable. It is not merely a collection of self-defence techniques and sequences derived from various martial arts and combat sports.

The concept of ‘reverse engineering’ features very highly in the development and design of the C2 tactical model - solutions are created to address actual combative situations, as opposed to the manufacture of ‘problems’ to suit favoured ‘answers’ instead.  Need must take priority over want, and C2 training ensures this.
All training is based on fact, not fantasy; C2 training does all it can to actively dispel common myths and misconceptions concerning real self-protection and related subjects. If it has not been proven to work repeatedly, under real duress, it is not taught. Everything is functional, nothing is ‘ornamental’ and it is all based on objective criteria - not subjective preference.

Real applications of C2 tactics are always simple, direct, and completely devoid of unnecessary movements, tricks or gimmicks. Under the intense pressure of real violent conflict, only simplicity proves truly successful.

The C2 Approach

“entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem” - Ockham’s Razor

“Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity” is perhaps the fundamental principle of the C2 approach, that when all solutions to a problem are considered equal - the simplest one is the most worthwhile.

The overall aim of C2 training is not the attempt of making the seemingly impossible become merely possible, as is so-often the case, but to make what is already possible become highly probable.
Focus is given to highly functional generic techniques and tools, that are relatively simple to learn and retain, easily adapted to work in a wide variety of situations, and proven to work under the extreme stress of real combat.

If it cannot be proven to work under realistic conditions, where time, space and effect are severely compromised, it will not be taught.

Proof is everything when it comes to combat - faith stands for nothing.