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ESP conducts numerous seminars, boot camps, and private intensives throughout the year.

Many of these are "Closed Sessions" for law enforcement and/or businesses or "Low Profile" sessions for schools/clubs with political ties to protect.  We respect our seminar hosts' privacy and keep these sessions confidential.

We'll be at Anthony Tamburrino's place in Warrington, PA for a 2-day Boot Camp on September 20 & 21.  To register or for more information contact Tony at (215) 343-3378 or X-trememma@comcast.net or warringtonjiu-jitsu.com

NEW! ESP RAW: Volume 69 NECK CRANK LOLLAPALOOZA

We start from a collar-and-elbow tie-up and introduce the Sock 'Em Neck Crank with a little fist assist; we then march into Halch territory (if you haven't been introduced to the Halch yet, think of it as a snapdown turned up to 11).  From the Halch we then run Hook Chanceries, Post Chanceries, Finger-Hook Chanceries, Bar & Chancery to Flat & Chin Hook Cranks (we've got just what the doctor ordered to remedy those flat crank dilemmas we've been seeing).  We then hit Jaw Hook Roll-Overs, the new improved Back Runner, the streamlined Maximum Crank to three finishes--Flat, Hook, and Reverse Lever Cranks or...how to do a grip flip to a wicked 3/4 Drop.  We then transition the Bar & Chancery to a Pop-Over Stocks with one tiny change in hand position and finish with a standing Strait-Jacket Cram.  All in all,  this volume gives you more than what you need to finish from head-to-head while staying on top without pulling guard for a 50/50 guillotine attempt.

Price:$32 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button on the Products page.)

(192 pages/950 photos) This is all new material and meant to be the next 10 steps on the way up from the Gladiator Conditioning Program.  Covered: Exercise Evaluation (a primer on rational thinking in regard to fitness claims), the 6 Key Elements of Hardcore Physical Conditioning (drop one of these out of the equation and you just may be wasting your time), the 6 Key Body Parts that fighters must condition, the important differences between Somatotrophics and Calisthenics, the Dumbbell/Kettlebell Complex, the Explosiveness and Agility Complex that will educate the fluidity and bursts required for this game.  Want pure OD strength?  Then try the Barbell Complex.  Hate to run?  Or, are you simply looking for a cardio-workout that isn't dance aerobics that will still prep you for the game?  Try the Cardio-Grinder Menu.  Flexibility isn't ignored, we present two flexibility options that you tailor to your needs.  We wind up with some contrarian discussions of R & R and Fuel (nutrition) that might just save you a bit of time and money.  There are over 50 possible workout combinations inside this book laid out for Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Professional level athletes--to keep the confusion factor low we provide Menu Options that allow you to tailor the workout to your own specific needs.  Autographed copy -$17 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button on the Products page.)

NEW! SILENT PARTNER

(2 DVDs/185 minutes)  For those of you who have been using FLOOR BAG and have requested our follow-up using a grappling dummy, well, it's finally here.  This is your encyclopedia to solo grappling training with a throwing/grappling dummy.  This DVD covers 130+ drills in both the horizontal and vertical positions including sections on developing leg scissors, head-locks (real old school head-locks, not head-holds), conditioning, tie-up drills, head-lock tosses, wings, body-lock tosses, pummeling, arm tie-up tosses, collar-and-elbow tosses, outside arm tie-up tosses, reverse head-lock throws, head drags, arm drags, double legs, low singles, fireman's carries, flying mares, drop scissors, and an extensive section on developing the proper backcast (suplex) with a high arch (no flat-backing).  We then conclude with chaining concepts.  Again 130+ drills--combine these drills with the FLOOR BAG material and you've got a full vocabulary of tools to work when you lack a partner or the drill is just too mean for human consumption.  -DVD $60 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button on the Products page.)

Silent Partner DVD

NEW! ARMOR PLATED

(2 DVDs/150 minutes)  This project is all defense--it is designed for both the street CQB specialist and the MMA player and gets to the core of self-defense in that it is 100% D-E-F-E-N-S-E.  This series covers, in encyclopedic scope, defense for punches, kicks (all ranges and varieties), elbows, knees, head-butts, and then hits the ground for the must-know info for surviving a ground 'n' pound attack.  Please remember, if you are looking for offense, you won't find it here; this is nothing but laser-focusing your defensive skills and tightening that shell so that you can survive and launch a tighter offensive game from behind your armor. -DVD $51.95 (International orders must add $10 shipping via the Shipping Button on the Products page.)

Armor Plated DVD

Due for release October '08:

BELOW THE BELT: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LOW KICKING AND KNEE STRIKES-There's more to low kicking that the shin kick. Here we will run dozens of drills and concepts such as rapid fire barks, hi-los, chops, and pop integration.

Due for release February '09:

MEGA GLADIATOR CONDITIONING-GLADIATOR CONDITIONING- We've been promising this for some time.  Where Gladiator Conditioning is the first tier, the Mega Gladiator provides you with all of the somatotrophic tools you need to push your body weight conditioning regimen to the next level and beyond.  (Never fear, our old school eccentric weight work Gladiator: Fully Loaded is in the works.)

New RAW  DVD Subscription Service

The RAW DVD Subscription Service allows you to receive one RAW DVD per month greatly discounted from the list price.  Each DVD comes with a printed syllabus for inclusion in your training notebook.  In addition to those benefits...

Click here to subscribe to the monthly ESP RAW DVD Service for only a fraction of the retail price.

Lifetime members may subscribe at the Gold option and pay only $26.50 per month.  Lifetime members may click here to subscribe.

“In my line of work I have had the opportunity to train with some of the best CQC and DT guys out there.  Mark and the members of ESP are by far in that league.  The level of knowledge, skill, and enthusiasm for what they teach is by far unsurpassed by anyone.  You could not ask for better instruction.”

--J. Mayer, Special Agent; U.S. Government

We have many products, in addition to the ESP Raws, coming up in the years ahead; including:

THE JUNGLE GYMNASIUM-These are the wildest sets of eccentric exercises you've ever seen.  These challenges will build agility, balance, strength, muscular endurance, blow the lungs apart, as well as make a spectacle of yourself as you bounce around the gym in a manner befitting our primate cousins.

GROUNDED: EXPANDED EDITION-Covers the situation where you are caught on the ground but your opponent is on his feet. We run through the three ranges of defense, strikes from the ground, and submissions from the ground, then we flip the equation and cover how to enter on the grounded opponent.

 STREET BOXING & SURVIVAL WRESTLING-Our zero-sport version of Western martial arts applied to numerous standard static and fluid street offensives. This is all tendon ripping, bone-snapping material.

WARDROBE WORK-Chokes, cranks, and snaps using your opponent’s street clothes as handles.

GLADIATOR: FULLY LOADED--Here we demonstrate the sport specific weight lifting exercises to push your combat power through the roof. Trust me, these are not your standard lifts. The only items of equipment needed are weight plates, a barbell, and two dumbbells. No bench, no nothing.

GLADIATOR LEGION: COMBAT PARTNER CONDITIONING EXERCISES-Just like it sounds. We take the specificity and synergy principles and provide dozens and dozens of combat specific strength and endurance exercises in which the only equipment needed is yourself and a training partner.

THE OUTER LIMITS: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SENSORY DRILLS FOR ULTIMATE STREET SKILLS-Dozens of unique drills designed to mimic the high-stress and/or disoriented nature of the street scenario. Drills included: Endangered Species, Off-Road, The Violent Minority, Scrum and many more.

TO THE WALL-Street and cage matches both provide a unique factor; the use of the vertical surface in the combat environment. Most combat arts focus only on standing or the ground. Here, we run the complete offensive and defensive arsenals for finishing the man once he’s on the wall and perhaps more importantly what to do when your back is to the wall.

THE SUBMISSION ENCYCLOPEDIA: VOLUME 2-We pitch more of our trademark submission chains featuring dozens of new hooks for salivating mat fans.

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TAKEDOWNS-Everything you need to know about dropping your man to the mat.

ESP MIND SETTING/PREDATOR PROFILES-This unique audio/workbook package will provide all the information on real world violent assault survival, crime prevention, the predator/prey relationship, mind setting, and scenario specific strategies for numerous violent encounters.  Also, included, more that 75 Predator Profiles to provide you with a better understanding of the nature of the beasts we may face.

ESP ROUGH RIDER/LEG RIDES A-Z- In this instructional video we will show you the how's, when's, and why's in great detail of this little understood aspect of wrestling.  Leg rides covered include: Hooks In, Cockle-Burr, Saturday Night Ride, Highball Ride, Splitters, Groin Rides, Navy Rides, Hook Rides, Figure-Four Rides, Scissors Rides, Cross Scissors Rides, Banana Splits, Low Cal Banana Splits, and more.  You will learn the rides as well as drills for placing them and natural follow-up submissions.

THE ESP KNIFE FIGHTING ENCYCLOPEDIA- This 4 Volume video set will provide you with ALL aspects of Western Pragmatic blade work.  Among the subjects covered are: grips, movement, covers, slices, thrusts, attack patterns, defense patterns, unarmed VS. armed, forced scenarios, static defense, fluid defense, grounded blade work, ground zero blade work, and more.

STREET GRAPPLING- Real world grappling (stand-up/ground/and wall-work) in detail.  There is no sport work  to be found here.  Just pure OD survival tricks from the world of All-In wrestling and Boom-battle.

“This was my second time in training with the ESP instructors, and it’s getting better each time. Unlike many other training courses, you can walk out of one of these seminars and put the techniques to work right away. I feel that if you ever get a chance to attend one of the seminars, you owe it to yourself and loved ones to attend, and, with the reasonable fee, there is no excuse not to attend.”

--William T. Jeffers, Policeman

A sincere congratulations to the following individuals:

Head Coaches

Kory Hays, Jesse Marez, Jim Marx, Jim McCann, Mitch Thomas

Associate Coaches

Joe Burtner, Chad Dailey, Greg Hall, Matthew Harper, Dennis Hill, Adam Hook, Dan Marx, Paul Molnar, Justin Mount, Rikk Perez, Rob Petry,  David Webster         

Apprentice Coaches

Matt Aldiss, Rogelino Avelino, Gary Armbrust, Peter Bobo, Dennis Bozeman, Scott Buendia, Matthew Campbell, Marcus Charles, Isaiah Combs, Andrew Conner,  Ryan Crispell, Ryan DeLaet, Harry "Roadhouse" Duhon, Marc Fesler, James Flanery, Rene Garza, James "Lyon" George, Keith Gilliland, Erwin Guadiz, Christopher Hall, Randy Hares,  Joey Hixon, Patrick Hughes, Chris Imamura, Eric Kohtz, Miklos Major II,  Michael Malpass, Aaron Mangin, Colin Mellor, Steven Mosley, Nathan Mount, Shawn Naito, Joao Nascimento, Mike Odell, Chris "Headhunter" Osborne, Fred O'Keefe, Jay Pages, Don Partch, Jamie Rees, Kenny Reid, Rob Renfro, Jason Richards, Ted Robinson, Bryan Roig, Seth Rolfe, Robert Royal, Leon Samadi, Paul Siemon, Sean Simon, Daniel Sommers, Scott Steckler, James Stilson, Rich Swete, Randall Toth, Paul Trembath, Shane Tucker, Darren Wagner, Chris Williams

“The seminar that the ESP staff presented to us was one of the best I’ve ever attended. Our security crew immediately was able to apply the knowledge we attained from the ESP system. The techniques were simple, but extremely effective and have been used over and over again to ensure the safety of our crew and other patrons of our nightclub. I would highly recommend any security personnel take the time to work with the ESP staff. This is an investment that will prove its worth many times over in real-life situations.”

--Erik Bryant, Bouncer

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