Many of us, your coaches are in similar positions. We have families too and many of us have other careers as well. Gaining maximum performance and skill development in the shortest time possible is just as important to us, as it is to you.

This is why Crazy Monkey Defense is one of the only modern martial art programs that has been specifically designed around developing your martial art game in only 2-hours a week.

We have spent several years refining the CMD Program and in doing so we have distilled the ‘fight’ game down to it’s most essential components. There are many possibilities in martial arts and what can be applied, but what we focus on in CMD training is what is probable. Our philosophy is lets teach you what REALLY works first. Lets teach you the best skills you can learn, what you should be learning in 2-hours a week. If you then have more time to spend on your training, by all means, play around with other stuff.

Our relentless attention to ‘what works’ and teaching it in a 2-hour a week framework, is the very reason CMD is now one of the most sought after modern martial art programs in the world.

A side effect of our relentless focus on developing performance based skills that are deployed in the shortest time possible, has lead special force military and law enforcement groups to adopt our program. While it was never specifically designed for these groups, but rather for you the Everyday Guy, what this proves is that CMD really works!

Why?

If anything special force operators and law enforcement officers need to learn effective self-preservation skills quickly. Their lives literally depend upon it. This is what CMD offers them and it will offer you the same, real martial art skills that work!

What People Are Saying About Our 2-Hour A Week To Peak Martial Art Performance

“Rodney and the CMD program have caused a paradigm shift in the way that martial arts are taught. He’s provided a way for everyday people to learn how to train and ultimately apply real life MA skills. I’ve used the CMD with success in competition and I have no doubt that it would be equally effective on the street. As an RKC I’m interested in making people as strong as possible, in the safest way and as fast as possible. The CMD allows me to do what I do with kettlebells only with the fighting arts. There is no need to get your ass kicked everyday to learn how to fight. There are smarter and better ways, and the CMD has got them.”
Casey Campbell, RKC (Portland, USA)

“The Crazy Monkey Defense system is one of the most effective striking platforms I have ever seen. Part of its efficacy is based on its simplicity. It can truly take your striking game to another level.”
Robert Soliz (Houston, Texas)
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt
Co-Owner of Fighting Arts Academy

“What interested me in the CMD System and Rodney King was that the training and philosophy was geared to the “normal” person. “Normal” being defined as someone who does not have time to train every day, has a family, and has a full time job. Particularly as one gets older, with seemingly less free personal time, one has to train smarter and in a manner that will promote growth (spiritually, mentally, physically). I hope I’m a better person because of the martial arts and Rodney/CMD I feel shares the same ideals.”
Dr. Grant T. Miyashiro, OD (Hilo, Hawaii)
Eye Care Hawaii

“The techniques are low tech and high effect, nothing but the basics, and the great thing is developing a base in the Crazy Monkey techniques will actually speed up your learning. Not everyone has the desire to go into the gym to spar and come out feeling like they’ve lost one too many brain cells from not being able to catch or slip punches like in most traditional boxing gyms. CM1,CM2, and the 3 point cover are designed for you to absorb as minimum punishment as possible and enable you to launch your own offense when you’re ready. This gives you the confidence needed to learn and try out more techniques and before you know it you will be seeing and slipping punches in no time. Rodney as a teacher and instructor is great, some martial arts teachers while teaching a technique will get caught off in a different subject and go off on a different tangent leaving the student confused. Rodney is clear, direct and straight to the point and cause he’s well versed in the psychology of learning new techniques he knows how to break the techniques down even more and explain them to you so that even a housewife with no martial arts experience can understand.”
Corey Roberts (Adelaide, Australia)
Amateur fighter

“No other boxing skills are as easily acquired or so readily usable as those found in the Crazy Monkey Program. Rodney’s clear, concise instruction means that you are able to benefit from his years of experience and knowledge regardless of whether you are training with him in person or learning from one of his superb DVD sets.”
Ben Langford (Canberra, Australia)
Will-Machado BJJ Purple Belt
Head Coach at Elements Fitness, Canberra Australia

“Being that I am a regular everyday “Joe” with a family, job and interests other than martial arts, I identify with Rodney as he speaks about and has passion for these same things all the while promoting and teaching martial arts. He promotes a marital art that encompasses all facets of your life.”
John Brooks (Arvadao, USA)

“I favor the CMD approach because of its devotion to the basics. I’ve trained in a few different styles, and gained something from each. But I don’t think that I really knew the most efficient ways to throw good straights or effectively cover up until adopting the CMD concepts. The fundamentals will set you free, and CMD stresses fundamentals that beginners can understand and quickly implement. For that reason, I’m more interested in becoming deep in CMD right now than broad in a variety of disciplines.”
Alden Kellogg (New Orleans, USA)

“I’ve been training in martial arts for twelve years, originally kickboxing, jiu jitsu & for the past eight years MMA. I was introduced to CMD through Rodney’s earlier teaching methods and it changed my stand up game completely. I went from getting hammered during sparring to defending confidently and firing back positively. I love the system as it can as simple as the original DVD’s show and still effective, or you can add in the ideas that Rodney has developed over the years. It’s a constantly evolving system that hasn’t lost it’s attractive simplicity. If, like me, you haven’t got a lot of time to spend on sparring, CMD will help you to develop & enjoy your stand up training whilst utilizing the time you can spend on it to the maximum. Thanks Rodney!”
Jacob Shell (Leicester, UK)

“I discovered Rodney King and CMD a short time ago on the net, and I can honestly say, as your “average” non-training/non-athlete who had never “gotten around” to a healthy, training lifestyle-that I have never seen-or been motivated by such an approach before in all the martial arts systems I’ve learned about. I thought this stuff was just for born tough guys, but through studying the free training materials that CMD provides online, I see how wrong i was. I feel that with CMD, I’ve finally found something PRACTICAL that even I can learn, thanks to their almost radical approach to coaching functional material from the ground up in a manner accessible even to those new to martial arts or athletics in general. I don’t have access to a local training facility, but I’ve been practicing some basics with the help of video, and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve even made a dent in resolving some poor health choices, for the first time in years. Thanks for the knowledge and motivation, CMD!”
Thomas Trapani (Highland, USA)

“CMD provides a realistic, effective and easy to learn self defense system.The training environment is safe and all participants are friendly and supportive. The Trainer is always enthusiastic, providing constant encouragement and motivation. I would recommend CMD to anyone interested in learning a practical defense system in a positive environment free of aggression and ego.”
Craig Rampono (Perth, Australia)