Rapid Assault Tactics (R.A.T.)

The RAT system is the heart of Progressive Fighting Systems. It was developed by Paul Vunak specifically for the US Navy Seals as a primary combative program taken from the JKD concepts. How it differs to any other art or system out there is the straight blast concept. This concept deletes base and balance to the assailant, its an equalizer, you become capable of taking out a larger person then yourself quick and efficient with the most barbaric tools, Head butts, Knee’s, Elbows and Kino Mutai (biting, eye gouging, finger breaking and pinching). Today the RAT system is taught to Special Forces, Military, Marines, Rangers, F.B.I, D.E.A, C.I.A, S.W.A.T. Teams, over 50 police Departments in the U.S and other countries.

The RAT System is about survival or self-preservation, and is ideal when a situation has escalated where your life is threatened and the only option is to use the most lethal tools to preserve your life. The central core of this program involves knowing how and when to use head butts, knees and elbows (HKE).

The curriculum is as follows:

Training the lethal tools: HKE or head butts, knees and elbows Drilling HKE, how to tie it all together to achieve the desired result Functionalizing HKE, training the tools in an alive manner against full resistance through the use of impact gear

It has three basic concepts: 1. Entry 2. Pressure 3. Resolution/Termination of conflict

RAT is an understanding of the phases of the fight. Most people enter into a fight with no plan. They just fight until someone runs away, wins, or drops. That's leaving too much up to chance. If you go into a fight with a set plan (entry, pressure, termination) your chances of success goes up greatly.