Crazy Monkey Defense offers 5 accreditation paths for Trainers. It is important to choose the right Trainer for your specific needs and goals. Please see below for further details.
Crazy Monkey CORE is our flagship modern martial art program. It is what put us on the martial art map. Trainers who are accredited in this program focus on helping clients develop CORE or foundational martial art skills.
Choosing an accredited Trainer from this path is best for client who,
- Are just starting off in their martial arts training
- Someone coming back to martial arts and wanting to brush up on their techniques
- Someone specifically wanting to learn the Crazy Monkey Defense Program
- An opportunity to learn techniques and drills with the aim to eventually apply them in a performance environment such as sparring or self-preservation
- Great for a person wanting to get in shape and build physical strength
- Awesome workout to help you manage your stress level
- Fantastic for someone wanting to train in a healthy, friendly and positive martial art environment, FREE of ‘Meathheads’ and unhealthy EGO!
CORE Trainers are recognized by the designation CORE Crazy Monkey, followed by their accreditation status (Trainer-in-Training, Trainer, Professional Trainer, Advanced Trainer or Coach)
The Applied Crazy Monkey path takes all that a client had learned in the CORE Crazy Monkey path and applies it to a performance environment. Performance environments may typically include sparring and self-preservation training, but can also include applied coaching for law enforcement officers and military operators. Accredited Applied Performance Trainers are typically trained in mental game coaching, in addition to applied strategies and tactics of the ‘fight’ game.
Choosing an accredited Trainer from this path is best for client who,
- Seek to take what they already learned in the CORE Crazy Monkey path and apply it in sparring
- Someone who wants to learn strategies and tactics of sparring
- Learning the mental game of the ‘fight’ and how to apply it in sparring, or any performance field (life, military or law enforcement)
Applied Performance Trainers are recognized by the designation Crazy Monkey Applied Performance Trainer, followed by their accreditation status (level 1: strategies and tactics; Level 2: applied mental game coaching; level 3 coming soon). Please make sure you inquire what exactly a Applied Performance Trainer is accredited for. Not all Applied Performance Trainers are qualified in applied performance coaching for military or law enforcement.
The Crazy Monkey Life path focuses on life performance coaching through martial arts. Crazy Monkey Life Performance Coaches focus a clients training on taking the lessons from the mat, into their life.
Choosing an accredited Crazy Monkey Life Performance Coach from this path is best for client who,
- Are looking for life coaching
- An opportunity to use martial arts as a life performance coaching vehicle
- Embody the true lessons and philosophy of martial arts
Crazy Monkey Life Performance Coaches are recognized by the designation Life Performance Coach, followed by their accreditation status (Coach, Master Coach, Mentor Coach).
The Combat Intelligent Athlete program (CIA) is the official self-preservation program of Crazy Monkey Defense. CIA’s sister programs, Combat Intelligent Officer and Combat Intelligent Soldier, have been successfully used (and endorsed) by law enforcement officers and special force military operators.
Choosing an accredited CIA Trainer from this path is best for client who,
- Want to learn effective self-preservation training
CIA Trainers are recognized by the designation Combat Intelligent Athlete Trainer, followed by their accreditation status (level 1, level 2 or level 3).
Monkey-Jits is Crazy Monkey Defense’s official Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program.
Choosing an accredited Monkey Jits Trainer from this path is best for client who,
- Want to learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Learn BJJ that is primarily focused on self-preservation
- Work towards BJJ recognition
- Train in BJJ that is fun, non-hypercompetitive, and FREE of ‘Meatheads’
Monkey-Jits Trainers are recognized by the designation Monkey Jits Trainer, followed by their accreditation status (blue belt, purple belt, brown belt and black belt).