About Joe Landry

Instructor Landry has dedicated his life to the study of only proven methods of self defense. Over the past several years, he has gone to great lengths to discover authentic methods of personal protection. He avoided the sport and cultural aspects of the martial arts and concentrated on the pursuit of the truth about self defense with a single minded purpose "find a method that will work for real."

He quickly discovered that this was not being taught at his local martial arts school. So he began researching. He started studying the works and teachings of martial arts legends like Bruce Lee. He began to pattern his training after Bruce Lee. He studied Gung Fu, Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do and Judo. He also extended his research to Aikido, and Ninjutsu. It wasn't long before Instructor Landry learned that proper self defense training includes preparing the body and the mind.

Eventually, his study lead him to the teachings of reality self defense legend Carl Cestari and to finally to his sensei, Damian Ross, of The Self Defense Company (long time student of Carl Cestari and certified instructor.) Through the Self Defense Company, he discovered the most effective ways of fighting and how to train these methods properly. The methods he learned were developed by men that had real world experience. Men like Col. Rex Applegate, Dermott O'Neill, William E. Fairbairn, and Anthony Sykes. All of whom were the pioneers in real world self defense training. The methods they discovered were taken from every combat art, dissected and tested under real world conditions in the alley ways of early 1900's Shanghai to the trenches of World War II and beyond. Until finally, these methods were brought to the modern age through the efforts of the Self Defense Company.

It wasn't long until Instructor Landry decided he wanted to become a part of this incredible linage and help teach the truth about self defense. He submitted his application and enrolled in the intensive Professional Instructor Training Program of the Self Defense Company. He found himself traveling to New Jersey in 2005 and training directly under Damian Ross. He has been training under his direction ever since and has never looked back.

Over the years Instructor Landry has become certified in the 10 lesson Self Defense program and the Self Defense Training System. He also continues to pursue his study of Tekkenryu Jujutsu and is in the process of obtaining advanced ranks in the incredible martial art.