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MANUAL
IDX COMBATIVES MANUAL

The IDX Manual is 219 pages in length.  It contains no illustrations at this time (that does mean that all the pages contain a lot of text information).  There is no fluff in the document: it is single spaced using 10 point font (over 100,000 words). 

Details: This manual contains all of the knowledge of the IDX Combative System.  It covers the mindset, strike, targets, stances, footwork and techniques for survival in the world of real combat.  Hundreds of unique situations are covered but instead of providing hundreds of techniques a common set of strikes and combinations are used.  This manual covers counters versus grabs, holds, tackles, pushes, bear hugs, punches, and kicks.  It also provides an emphasis on offensive tactics like preemptive strikes, takedowns and control techniques.  Counters for dealing with sticks, knives and guns are provides as well as how to properly use a knife, short stick and long stick.

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Here are some of the reviews of the IDX Manual …

·         “Fantastic Book on CQC. Better than most.” – Robert R (Arizona, USA)

·         “The real thing, no fluff or B.S. Great Buy, Comprehensive and well researched.” – Steven T (California, USA)

·         “Awesome manual” – Kolt K (California, USA)

·         “Excellent communication and product. A+” – Michael D (California, USA)

·         “Excellent book!!! I'm first in line for a training DVD!!!!” – Mike C (California, USA)

·         “I have used much of the material in my own trainings as well as teaching others.” Bob C (Certified Instructor in Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali, Kali Silat, Offensive Fighting Strategies, Black Belt in Kenpo and Combat Jujitsu., California, USA) 

·         “[Protective Combatives] has also been influenced by several modern martial artists including Bill Tufarelli and John Perkins.” (Protective Combatives, rctraining.com)

·         “By the way, the manual is excellent. It is well-researched, very comprehensive and a great value. Thanks for your efforts in producing it. I showed two of my friends […] They were both so impressed they are going to order their own copies. [..] We have a small training group in Nor Cal and are planning to require that book of anyone who trains with us. It's a great reference.” – Steve P (California, USA)

·         “I have purchased your manual (last year) and it is excellent.” – Jeffrey J (Lieutenant Colonel USMC, Colorado, USA)

·         “This is straight up the real deal.” – Brian E (Colorado, USA)

·         “Anyone into conflict survival needs to own this book. No sport, no fluff, no B.S” – Sean R (Georgia, USA)

·         A well produced book. A real bargain.” – Daniel M (Florida, USA)

·         “Again I really liked your curriculm, it is very well thought out and complete. It is what I have been looking for in a combatives program.” – Rocco L (Florida, USA)

·         “Yes it arrived today and you are to be commended on your work in putting all that together.” – Kainoa L (8th Degree Kenpo Black Belt, Hawaii, USA)

·         “Well organized, very informative.” – Thomas B (Florida, USA)

·         “I loved it.  The book is great.  I should have bought it years ago.  I like that you emphasize aliveness training as well, most of the WWII systems I have seen are pretty static.  I really liked the work you put in.  I liked the breakdown for kids, and women’s classes.  Great job all around, look forward to the videos.” - Fernan V (Defensive Arts Training Association, Illinois, USA)

·         “Good product.....great value.” – David B (Louisiana, USA)

·         “Great item” – Roger C (Louisiana, USA)

·         “A detailed and well comprised manual!  Pixs will make it perfect!  Get it now!!! “ – Ed M (Maine, USA)

·         I just wanted to compliment you on your excellent IDX manual. I've been seriously studying reality-based combat for 6 years; and the martial arts for over a decade. I have over 500 sources of reference material (books, videos, websites, etc.). I would consider your manual
to be in the top tier of my collection.” – Charles H (Founder and Professor VITAL Self-Defense, LLC,
Maryland, USA)

·         “Great book.” – Richard S (Massachusetts, USA)

·         ”GREAT PRODUCT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” – Silent Eagle Publishing (Michigan, USA)

·         “Outstanding product.” – Scott M (Missouri, USA)

·         “Wow! A new classic! Buy it and read page 140 first! Trust me, you NEED this book.” – Matthew A (Nevada, USA)

·         “extensive text - will take awhile to work it thru” – Ed F (New York, USA)

·         “Great book.” – Leonard K (New York, USA)

·         “Great job. Add some photos and it will hit the Top 10 list.” – Mark K (New York, USA)

·         “I'm thoroughly enjoying the manual - the information and techniques are very comprehensive. I have been focusing on the principles and sequences found in Appendix C - the level one curriculum. I have been training your system with two NYS troopers and they are very impressed … Thanks for the great manual, I'm hoping someday to earn a certification in your system to teach it officially at the local YMCA.” – Ren S (New York, USA)

·         “The manual was excellent … I just finished rereading the manual. It was excellent.” – Steven (New York, USA)

·         “I received my copy of your manual. I must say that I'm impressed by your comprehensive coverage of mindset, training tips and, of course, techniques.” – Thomas M (Police Officer, New York, USA)

·         “excellent book, now make a dvd with demos and it will be a cash cow” - Sylvester W (Ohio, USA)

·         “I was just going through the manual. I can't help but be incredibly impressed at how in depth, yet simple, it is.”  - Smitty (Pennsylvania, USA)

·         “A lot of information,very impressed!” – Kelly N (Pennsylvania, USA)

·          “Good material.” – Richard D (Rhode Island, USA)

·         I can see that you have put a lot of work into this manual and I like it.” – John B (South Carolina, USA)

·        I enjoyed your manual at first glance but am just now really appreciating what a great resource it is.  You have down all the hard work I just have to drill a bit.” – Gayle S (American Combatives Associate Instructor, Texas, USA)

·         Just finished reading the entire manual, take my word for it, I wouldn’t change a thing!!!  It is very informative.” – Ed L (Texas, USA)

·         “Wow really nice very informative” – Shayn W (Virginia, USA)

·         Book looks good” – Dwayne K (Virginia, USA)

·         “Great manual” – Jessica W (Virginia, USA)

·         “Great book.” – Barry W (West Virginia, USA)

·         Great Book...Very inclusive.” – Erik Herb (West Virginia, USA)

·         received the IDX manual today, real nice!” – Keith S (West Virginia, USA)

·         “Great book!!!  Tons of stuff to work through.  Thanks.” – James P (Wisconsin, USA)

·         Great product, well researched” – Shaun C (ESP Security, Australia)

·         “Good stuff.” – Gordon S (Canada)

·         got the book, like it a lot.” – Gyorgy L (Canada)

·         “Nice book” – Francis M (Canada)

·         Very impressed with your manual and will purchase dvds when ready.” - Joseph M (Canada)

·         "I have come to the conclusion after spending $1,770 on other products, that the IDX manual is the BEST piece of equipment (video, manual or otherwise) EVER!  I've adopted it as my Combat Bible. I read it twice a day (about 10 mins each time), make a few notes and highlight the techniques that I can imagine using and then practice them on my punching bags." – Mark L (Canada)

·         “I think you must have worked a lot to write IDX manual. It is more complete than most of those so called "hard core" manuals.” – Christophe J (France)

·         “I wanted to read it before giving you my impressions... and my impressions are a huge "kudos"!  Of course, bear in mind that I'm in no way qualified to really judge it from an objective, "connoisseur" point of view, but from a lay person like me, this is a *really* impressive piece of work! The density of information is astounding; you more than did your homework on that subject, you seem to master it like a real professional …” – Kevin B (France)

·         “Great book, thanks” – Dik Chance (Chief Instructor Briston Martial Arts, Great Britian)

·         “This is a great item, very pleased with service and item. Highly recomend!!!!!!!!” – David O (Great Britain)

·         “Great product.” – Steve C (Great Britain)

·         “Excellent product.” – Steven S (Great Britain)

·         “Fantastic read.” – Stuart C (Great Britain)

·         “Overall I think the book is great - it's got all the major strikes, some great drills by some ‘names’ as well as your own, good theory info.” – James F (Great Britain)

·         “I must congratulate for a job well done … I'd like you to keep me posted about any update and looking forward to getting your DVDs” - Andrea B (Italy)

·         I'm reading your manual and... well its fantastic!!  Surely one of the best around. If you'll add pictures to it this can be THE BEST self-defense AND "combatives" manual around … IT'S ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!” - Rocco B (Italy)

·         “Great stuff.” – Iman V (Netherlands)

·        “Excellent book.”  IDX Combatives manual- Highly Recommended – Igor R (Slovenia)

·         “Great book packed with info AAAAA+++++” – Dan B (Sweden)

If you are a resident of the U.S.A. Europe or Canada you may chose to pay immediately through Paypal by clicking the appropriate button below.  *Non-credit card paypal accounts only.  If you wish to pay through credit card please use bidpay.com to generate a money order.

USA: $22.50  (includes shipping)

(U.S. Only.  Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.)

 

CANADA: $27.50  (includes shipping)

(Canada Only.  Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.)

EUROPE: $32.50  (includes shipping)

(Europe Only.  Please allow 1-2 weeks for delivery.)

For other payment options or other locations please contact IDX Combatives at idxcombatives@yahoo.com for details.

T Shirt
The official IDX Combatives shirts are 100% preshrunk heavy cotton short sleeve shirts.

The “IDX Combative” name in the top right corner of the image is on the front left chest of the shirt.  The remainder of the image is centered on the back. 

You can chose from a white shirt with black lettering or a black shirt with white lettering in standard sizes (S-XXXL).

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The Shirt will only be sold to those that have purchased IDX training material.

Cost: $15 plus shipping based on location.

If you are a resident of the U.S.A. or Canada you may chose to pay immediately through Paypal by clicking the appropriate button below.  *Non-credit card paypal accounts only.  If you wish to pay through credit card please use bidpay.com to generate a money order

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VIDEOS
After the manual is completed a video series will be produced to illustrate techniques and concepts. 

* Not Available Yet *

The Core Curriculum Set will be produced first.

Core Curriculum Set

This series of tapes covers the Foundation, Counter Measures and Weapon Combat courses.  Each course consists of 8 sessions with each session being 1 hour and 15 minutes.   Each course will be recorded in 2 parts.   Each part will be a 2 tape set (or 1 DVD) that is 5 hours in length and sells for $50 (shipping in the U.S. included).  You can purchase the 2 parts (4 tapes or 2 DVDs) that make up a single course together for $90.  You can purchase all 3 Courses (12 tapes or 6 DVDs) for $240.

 

Tapes 1A & 1B: Foundation Course

The Foundation Course covers the “core” of the IDX System.  It provides a full range of information and the building blocks of knowledge for you to develop and train on your own.  This course covers the 10 Core Strikes, 10 Core Targets and 10 Core Principles that make up the “Core Combatives” of IDX.   The focus of this set is on the most common elements you would need in combat.  Attack Sequences are provided.  Offensive tactics like utilizing combat applicable chokes and locks as well as combative takedowns.    Pre-combat strategies and de-escalation methodologies are provided.  This series provides a complete foundation of elements that you can immediately apply to real survival situations.

 

Foundation Course 1A (4 sessions, 5 hours) 2 VHS or 1 DVD: $50

Foundation Course 1B  (4 sessions, 5 hours) 2 VHS or 1 DVD: $50

 

Tapes 2A & 2B: Counter Measures Course

The Counter Measures Course covers numerous specialized situations.  Counters to strikes (punch and kick), wrist grabs, shirt grabs, two hand grabs/chokes, bear hugs, tackles and pushes/pulls are demonstrated.  How to extract yourself from specialty situations like a side headlock, rear choke, full nelson, rear hammerlock and guillotine headlock are explained.  Intercepting techniques and counters are shown and in come cases both lethal and non-lethal options are provided.  Also covered are ground combat situations.  How to handle your enemy when you are prone, side-by-side, mount counters, guard counters and cross mount counters are shown.  Also how to attack from different ground positions.  Additional information of combat concepts is discussed.

 

Counter Measures Course 2A (4 sessions, 5 hours) 2 VHS or 1 DVD: $50

Counter Measures Course 2B  (4 sessions, 5 hours) 2 VHS or 1 DVD: $50

 

Tapes 3A & 3B: Weapons Course

The Weapons Course covers weapon usage as well as counters to weapon attacks.  Countering static gun and knife threats from different angles are shown.  Also, covered is how to deal with dynamic knife and stick attacks.  More advanced weapon counters are provided like the rear knife to your throat or rear gun to your head.  The tape includes strategies and techniques for dealing with multiple attackers and vehicle situations.  Weapon usage is a new element to the courses that is introduced on this tape.  Grips, targets, and striking methodology are provided for the knife, short stick and combat stick (aka cane or walking stick).  Attack sequences and situational counters are shown for each of those weapons.  The last section of the tape shows weapon versus weapon tactics (knife versus knife, knife versus stick and stick versus knife).

 

Weapons Course 3A (4 sessions, 5 hours) 2 VHS or 1 DVD: $50

Weapons Course 3B  (4 sessions, 5 hours) 2 VHS or 1 DVD: $50