Russell Stutely · National Boxing Coach, Cambodia
For over 30 years I've taught pressure point knockouts and real self-defence to police academies, security teams and martial artists on every continent. Now I can teach you.
100+
Police academies use my defensive tactics
20,000+
Officers trained every year
7th Dan
Karate Jutsu, plus 6th Dan Shotokan
2×
Hall of Fame inductee, 2000 & 2001
Pressure point fighting is the skill of striking, pressing or rubbing specific nerve points on the body to stop an attacker fast. Instead of relying on size, strength or speed, you target the places where nerves run close to the surface, like GB-20 at the base of the skull.
Hit the right point at the right angle and an attacker's legs can give way, his grip can open, or he can be knocked out. That is why police academies and security teams train it: it lets a smaller person control a bigger one, with options from a firm hold right up to a knockout.
In the video I show GB-20, the "Goodnight Tap", on a live volunteer.
Read the Full GuideGB-20 sits in the hollow where the neck muscles meet the base of the skull.
Whether you train every day or have never thrown a punch, the same points work. These are the people I teach.
Add pressure points to the art you already train. Karate, kempo, jiu-jitsu or kickboxing, the techniques you know become far more effective.
Control options that work under stress, from a firm restraint to a stop. The same system is taught at over 100 police academies.
Learn why some punches drop people and others don't, and how to land the ones that do. I coach this as National Boxing Coach for Cambodia.
No size, strength or years of training needed. Learn a few points that work when someone bigger grabs you.
One complete programme for each kind of student. Every set comes as a hard copy or an instant digital download.
For martial artists
Street-smart bunkai for real self‑defence, from balance points to strangles and breaks.
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For police & security
The full Pressure Point Defensive Tactics system, with Local, National and International instructor certification.
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For boxers & fighters
From stance and footwork to ringcraft, padwork and advanced tactics, taught by Cambodia's National Boxing Coach.
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For self-defence
Entries, strikes, takedowns, locks, chokes and pressure points for real-world self‑defence.
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Stream every lesson on your phone, tablet or computer — with lifetime access.
$345 · 43 lessons · approx. 40 hrs to complete
The foundation: balance points, pressure points, waveform power and principles.
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From $1,240 · Bronze · Silver · Gold · approx. 85–185 hrs
Real self-defence in three complete courses — up to 215 lessons in Gold.
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$545 · 3 levels · 95 lessons · approx. 60 hrs
The PPDT system taught to law enforcement — Local, National and International.
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$4,920 · 5 levels · 283 lessons · approx. 300 hrs
Blue Belt to National Coach in the Open Circle Fighting Method.
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$467 · 66 lessons · approx. 80 hrs to complete
Stance and footwork to ringcraft and advanced tactics, from Cambodia's National Coach.
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FREE · 5 lessons · approx. 3 hrs
See for yourself how good the training is — completely free.
View CourseLearn face to face, one to one in Cambodia, at a seminar, or on a training camp with the fighters I coach.
One-to-one training with me in Siem Reap, Cambodia, for one to four weeks. Only four places a year.
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Seminars for clubs and associations, and defensive tactics training for police and security teams worldwide.
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Group camps in Siem Reap, training side by side with the boxers and coaches I work with in Cambodia.
Ask About the Next CampRespected names from medicine, boxing and self-protection on why they trust my teaching.
As a trauma specialist and a lifelong martial artist, I can attest to the validity of not only the pressure point knockouts, but everything that Russell teaches. This is not theory. This is anatomical, clinical fact.
Dr Eddie Emmanuel
Trauma specialist & martial artist
Everything Russell teaches just works, especially the pressure point knockouts. I've been around the very best fighters on the planet. Russell is far and away the best martial artist I have ever known.
Herol "Bomber" Graham
Former world title challenger
I can personally vouch for the effectiveness of everything that Russell teaches. His pressure point knockouts just work, plain and simple. I have devoted my life to self-protection, and I do not give this kind of endorsement lightly.
Peter Consterdine
Self-protection expert
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