The Paradox Of Violence:

A while ago I gave a TEDx Talk, The Paradox Of Violence. I got a huge response, and if you give me about 17 minutes I think you get a lot out of the talk.

It was a challenge to try and condense the subject down to 17 minutes, but I think we did a good job.

Attacking The Eye (Self-Defense)

We’ll present video examples, discuss the mechanics of it, and what benefits you get from it. I will methodically go over how to do it, and I must reiterate, that this is a tool of last resort. It's only for situations in which you have no choice.

Tim Larkin & Target Focus Training Origin Story (part 2)

…around 9/11 I broke off on my own, and Target Focus Training was started. Since then I've been training people with a universal tool, the destruction skill set. A skill set everybody can get results with.

Tim Larkin & Target Focus Training Origin Story (part 1)

I'll take you through the evolution of my career, my introduction to true injury to the human body, up till the point where I become a military intelligence officer working on combat skills in an evolving world of threats.

You learned to use violence, but how will that change you?

We’ll share some surprising benefits, show you a specific technique of targeting the eyes to blind an attacker, as well as a real-life example where a person successfully defended themselves using these techniques.

Do We Live In A Less Violent World?

We teach our kids to swim so they don't drown, but we don't have the same discussions over the skills of navigating violence in our lives.

It's a life skill to recognize the difference between the two situations, as well as the Three-Day Rule.

Groin Strikes: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!

I will give you a better understanding of how it relates to self-defense.

I will go over several examples from sports and give you the physiological facts of what is happening.

Violence is rarely the answer, but when it is, it’s the only answer - Self-Defense Specialist Tim Larkin

If you’ll be facing attackers, they’ll be bigger, faster, and stronger than you. And they’ll be carrying weapons. What will you do?

Welcome to the home of self-defense training.