My Name is Troy Coe and I founded a Survival Based Martial Art System in 1993 after training for 10 years in a Reality-Based System (which is a word thrown around a lot these days).  This system is Reality Defense Training.  I began my trials and tribulations in non-traditional martial arts in February of 1983.  In 1984 I met a man that eventually became my mentor.  I am unsure exactly when that became the case but it seems that he always has been.  Like many young men being mentored by men of a better generation I enraged and disappointed him more times then I would care to admit.  In 1989 I began training with this same man in the use of firearms and tactics.  He is in my mind the finest “teacher” anyone could ever hope to learn from.  I had the incredible honor of accompanying him to the Special Operations Association Reunion, this was a life-changing experience.  The reason I mention this man is his influence on my life has impacted the development of Reality Defense Training.

Every lesson I learned from him whether purely educational or from mistakes one thing was always there.  Just under the surface or blatantly staring me in the face, was the “WHY”…  This website for me is purposed to answer the “why”.  “Why” do Martial Artists “Do What They Do?”, Gunmen “Do What They Do?”, Equipment Manufacturers “Do What They Do?”

My mentor taught me that when students (people) understand the “WHY”, they learn, retain, and execute better at virtually everything.

Thank you, JRJ!