COMBAT ELEMENTS

My name is Ryan Birmingham.  Combat Elements is a resource that focuses on effective, practical, combat martial arts while also emphasising how these principles relate to life and personal growth.

Peter Freedman, the founder and grandmaster of Freedman’s Method of Ketsugo Jujutsu, also Guro Director of Brewster Arnis, is a Boston, MA native that grew up fighting everyday of his life. This led him taking martial arts training seriously as he needed it daily on the streets to fight and survive. Though his martial arts training crosses many different systems, he particularly found his Boxing, Ketsugo Jujutsu, and Arnis training to be the most effective for him. He eventually founded a philosohy and method of learning and teaching that emphasises the person, customizing the training for them and how each person thinks and what there bodies can do.  Also, the method emphasises the learning of martial science, concepts, principles, and understanding before the hard physical work and repitition is engaged.

Combat Elements was born after my interest in wanting to organize together the main principles of what I learned in both martial arts and personal development. My goal is to share this vision, that Peter encouraged, and create a central hub for resources to open minds and promote this type of natural confidence in self.

Combat Elements also has the goal of connecting  all aspects of life.