Unarmed Tactics
A Fusion of Martial Arts, Combat Athletics and Real-World Self-Preservation
BEYOND MARTIAL ARTS
NO THEORY. ALL REALITY.
Unarmed Tactics
Refined Through Fifteen Years of Real-World Experience
A comprehensive approach to self-protection drawing from multiple martial disciplines — filtered through the lens of practical application, ensuring only proven methods are taught and practised. Founded by Michael Wright · Taught in the North East by Jeff Hollows, Full InstructorReal
Fifteen years of frontline refinement. Only what consistently works under determined resistance makes the cut.
Alive
Every technique pressure-tested against resisting opponents. No compliant partners. No pretending.
Complete
All ranges covered — standing, clinch, and ground. Preparation for the full spectrum of real-world threats.
Tactical Foundation
Unarmed Tactics fuses elements from Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali, Boxing, Muay Thai, and Gracie Jiu Jitsu into a comprehensive system that addresses all ranges of combat. This is not a mixed bag of techniques from different systems — it is a single, cohesive methodology built around one question: does it work?
Every technique, strategy, and training method must prove its effectiveness against fully resisting opponents before it becomes part of the system. This practical filter maintains the highest standards of real-world effectiveness.
Foundational Arts
- Jeet Kune Do principles
- Filipino Kali weapon integration
- Boxing striking methods
- Muay Thai clinch and striking
- Gracie Jiu Jitsu ground control
System Characteristics
- Real-world application focus
- Pressure-tested methodology
- Efficient, economical technique
- All-ranges combat preparation
- Adaptable self-preservation skills
Training Philosophy
Unarmed Tactics maintains an unwavering commitment to functional combat. Training is designed to replicate the unpredictability and intensity of real confrontations — so that when pressure arrives, your responses are automatic, not thought out.
Training Methodology
- Live resistance training from the start
- Threat simulation exercises
- Pressure testing all techniques
- Progressive intensity development
- Real-world application focus
Skill Development
- Functional striking mechanics
- Tactical clinch control
- Practical ground fighting
- Takedowns and control positions
- Environmental awareness
Combat Effectiveness
Proven Approach
Unarmed Tactics has been refined through fifteen years of real-world application, ensuring that only techniques and strategies that consistently work against determined resistance are included in the system. This practical filter maintains the highest standards of combat effectiveness.
Comprehensive Training
Training covers all combat ranges — standing, clinch, and ground — preparing practitioners for the full spectrum of potential threats. By addressing each aspect of confrontation, Unarmed Tactics provides complete preparation for real-world self-defence situations.
Functional Integration
Rather than compartmentalising different martial arts, Unarmed Tactics seamlessly integrates techniques from multiple disciplines into a cohesive system. This allows practitioners to transition smoothly between ranges and tactics as situations evolve, maintaining combat effectiveness throughout any encounter.
About the Founder
Michael Wright
Founder & Head Instructor
Michael Wright has been training in the martial arts for thirty-five years and teaching for the last twenty-five. His extensive experience spans military service, law enforcement, and private security — giving him a unique and uncompromising perspective on real-world combat application.
Military & Government Experience
Michael served for eight years with the UK Armed Forces, where he taught his system across many units. He then became an Operational Officer with an HM Government agency, putting his skills to the test on the frontline of law enforcement.
Security & Protection Work
Michael spent over a decade working in Close Protection for high-profile clients across the world. His bespoke training programmes have been utilised by elite military units, specialist police teams, and government agencies.
Michael is the author of SURVIVE: The Definitive Guide to Unarmed Tactics — a book that encapsulates his methodology and approach to practical self-defence, developed through decades of real-world experience.
North East England
Unarmed Tactics in the North East of England is taught and led by Jeff Hollows — a certified Full Instructor in the system. Training with Jeff provides students in the region with access to the complete Unarmed Tactics curriculum, with the same emphasis on practical application and real-world effectiveness as the founder's own sessions.
Jeff Hollows
Full Instructor
Jeff brings the complete Unarmed Tactics curriculum to the North East — the same uncompromising methodology, the same pressure-tested standards, the same commitment to developing skills that genuinely work. No shortcuts. No dilution.
Training Details
| System | Unarmed Tactics — complete curriculum |
| Instructor | Jeff Hollows, Full Instructor (North East England) |
| Method | Alive training — pressure-tested, progressive resistance |
| Levels | All levels welcome — complete beginners to experienced practitioners |
| Location | Applied Martial Arts, CitySpace, Sunderland, SR1 3SD |
| Classes | Monday & Wednesday — contact us for current schedule |
Fifteen years of real-world refinement. Pressure-tested methodology. Comprehensive combat preparation. Functional training that works — taught in the North East by a certified Full Instructor.
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Experience the effectiveness of Unarmed Tactics in our focused, weekly classes. Our systematic approach ensures steady progress while maintaining practical combat effectiveness.