While I started off as an Underdog I have always wanted Crazy Monkey Defense to be more than simply about fighting. Rather I have always wanted it to be an experience that inspired others to take on the martial arts of everyday life more skillfully and win!
Although I never finished high school, being kicked out of the house at 17 by my abusive alcoholic mother and finding myself sleeping on the inner city streets of Johannesburg — I applied the inner lessons I had learned from martial arts to turn my life around. With the global success of Crazy Monkey Defense, I went back to school, and ultimately earned my PhD.
I have taken all of my life lessons of facing and overcoming hardship, my research as a social scientist, and what I gained through my Doctoral journey to ensure that Crazy Monkey Defense is equally a vehicle for life performance.
As such Crazy Monkey Defense focuses on 3 key areas of training: The Mat, Street & Life!