AFFKbJ is a martial arts/personal-protection “System”, as opposed to a “Style”. A “Style” is traditionally handed down from teacher to student and mandated by tradition and dogma that specific material be taught and applied the same way over and over. Most often, traditional teachers will say that it is essential that the requirements never be performed (or tested) in a realistic situation/scenario due to their supposed “lethality”... The AFFKbJ “System” is different; it is intended to be alive. The AFFKbJ system intentionally and continually evolves to address inevitable change, and our students get to test it for themselves every night. We very successfully utilize a “mat laboratory” environment to enhance our student’s survivability in an unlimited array of personal-protection/self-defense situations. Our students are able to gain a real sense of self confidence by putting their knowledge and skills to the test in controlled and safe but realistic situations and have some success. At upper ranks comfort zones are often pushed but we ensure that students are always having fun and comfortable. Students with previous martial arts/karate experience often marvel at how ineffective some of their "favorite" techniques really are when performed on an attacker going even half speed... Situations don’t always unfold the way they do in static requirements/wazas. The AFFKbJ system ensures that our students will be ready! The time to be surprised is not on the street! Our instructors were pioneers of truly “reality based” martial arts before most anybody else and continue to be at the forefront of the next generation of reality based martial arts instruction.