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FPC / MISSION: GET HOME SAFE
Pearl, Mississippi / Jackson Metro
SELF-DEFENSE
IS MORE THAN
FIGHTING.
Someone follows you through a parking lot. An angry customer becomes threatening at work. Someone grabs you before you can get away. Would you know what to do? Train to recognize danger early, manage unwanted contact, protect yourself when necessary, and leave as soon as it is safe. Train in Pearl, Mississippi, through group classes and private lessons, or bring a seminar to your organization.
AwarenessContact ManagementRespondGet Home Safe
BUILT FOR REALITY / FPCNew to Four Pillars Combatives?
Request Your Free Intro Lesson START WITH A FREE INTRO LESSON.
Get introduced to our training approach, meet the instructor, and ask questions before choosing a membership. Free introductory lessons are for local residents only. Contact us to arrange a lesson and confirm availability.
01.Weapons
02.Grappling
03.Striking
04.Fitness
Programs, services & training formats
WHAT WE OFFER.
Train through weekly group classes, private lessons, or seminars and workshops. We also offer specialized programs, including women’s self-defense, along with personal training and combat-sports coaching. Women’s self-defense is available by request through private lessons, self-organized groups, and workshops—not as a separate weekly class.
01 / GROUP CLASSES
Group Classes
Practical self-defense and martial arts instruction focused on awareness, striking, grappling and responsible decisions.
Explore this option 02 / WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE PROGRAMWomen’s Self-Defense
Build practical personal-safety skills through awareness, boundaries, verbal skills, movement, physical escape and ground survival.
Explore this program 03 / PRIVATE LESSONSPrivate Lessons
Train one-on-one in practical self-defense, Eskrima, boxing, Muay Thai, MMA, wrestling, submission grappling, and specialized combatives at your pace.
Explore this option 04 / SEMINARS & WORKSHOPSSeminars & Workshops
Too far from Pearl for regular classes? Bring Four Pillars Combatives to your area. Host self-defense curriculum instruction, women's self-defense, Eskrima, combat sports, or specialized combatives for your martial arts school, business, school, church, or private group.
Explore this option 05 / PERSONAL TRAININGPersonal Training
One-on-one coaching for strength, power, cardio, mobility and physical attributes such as agility, speed and balance. Martial arts experience is not required.
Explore this option
Public Beta / Four Pillars Combatives Online
REAL-WORLD SKILLS.
REAL-WORLD SKILLS.
ONLINE TRAINING.
Can't train with us in Pearl? Explore the Four Pillars Combatives approach from wherever you are. Our developing online program brings together practical lessons in environmental and situational awareness, empty-hand and weapons-based self-defense, fitness, and emergency medical care.
Public Beta · Free registration available · Founding Lifetime Membership pricing begins at $199.99; check current availability
Explore Online Training & Register Free Create a free student account and review current lifetime membership enrollment. New video lessons and PDF resources will be added throughout beta.
The Self-Defense Curriculum
FIVE SECTIONS. ONE PURPOSE.
- 01Environmental & Situational Awareness
- 02Empty-Hand Fighting in a Weapons Environment
- 03Weapons Fighting & Weapon Defense
- 04Fitness & Attributes Training
- 05Emergency Medical & Trauma Care
ONLINE TRAINING · MEMBERS COMMUNITY · PUBLIC BETA
LEARN TOGETHER. TRAIN TOGETHER.
Connect with fellow Four Pillars students beyond the lessons. Join discussions, participate in training activities, and find training partners who opt in. Your account shows only the community features enabled for your membership.
Opt into the member directory, find partners by general area, and join optional challenges or events when available.
Free, admin-assigned Member, Founding, and VIP accounts see their own enabled features. VIP also includes its separately advertised benefits.
One paid membership is enough. VIP includes standard Founding access; you do not need to buy both. The platform remains in public beta while new lessons are added.
Explore Membership & CommunityThe missionAVOID THE FIGHT.
AVOID THE FIGHT.
BE READY IF YOU CAN'T.
Awareness. Contact Management. Respond. Get Home Safe.
The goal is to avoid fighting unless you have to—and get away as soon as safely possible. Recognize danger, manage contact, set boundaries, and leave when you can. If you must fight, be capable of defending yourself wherever the confrontation goes: on your feet, in the clinch, or on the ground. Train to protect yourself or others when necessary, stop the immediate threat, and disengage safely.
How we train ↗Awareness first.Recognize problems early and avoid preventable violence.
Capable under pressure.Train striking, grappling, ground survival, and weapons awareness so you have options if you cannot leave.
Built for you.Weekly Monday and Wednesday group classes, private lessons, small groups, personal training, and events.
A firearm is not a substitute for fighting skills
CARRYING A FIREARM DOESN'T REPLACE FIGHTING SKILLS.
A confrontation can turn physical before you have room to react. Carrying a firearm does not replace striking, wrestling, grappling, or awareness. You need empty-hand skills when you cannot rely on a firearm—and sound judgment and control when physical contact happens while you are armed at close range.
WHAT IF IT STARTS AT 0–5 FEET?
At arm's length, someone may grab you, crowd you, or force a clinch. Train for contact, movement, balance, and making safer decisions—not just ideal conditions at a distance.
BEING ARMED IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING PREPARED.
When physical fighting and weapons risks overlap, you need more than marksmanship. We connect empty-hand skills with awareness, weapon retention concepts, responsible decisions, and safe disengagement.
TRAIN FOR YOUR LIFE. TRAIN FOR YOUR JOB.
Private citizens can train to protect themselves and others. Law enforcement, corrections, security, and military personnel can request instruction tailored to their responsibilities, equipment, policies, and the law.
Clear pricing. Real savings.
PAY FOR TRAINING. SAVE WITH COMMITMENT.
Our group memberships include both regularly scheduled weekly classes. Compare savings against our standard $95/month month-to-month rate.
Best monthly value
12 MONTHS
Regular $95/month
$75 / month
SAVE $20/MONTH · $240 OVER 12 MONTHS
You pay $900 over 12 months instead of $1,140 at the flexible monthly rate.
Lower commitment
6 MONTHS
Regular $95/month
$85 / month
SAVE $10/MONTH · $60 OVER 6 MONTHS
You pay $510 over 6 months instead of $570 at the flexible monthly rate.
Flexible training
MONTH-TO-MONTH
Standard monthly rate
$95 / month
NO 6- OR 12-MONTH INITIAL COMMITMENT
Train on the standard flexible monthly membership.
Group classes meet Monday and Wednesday, 5:30–6:50 PM. Four-class passes expire 60 days after purchase. Processing fees for noncash payments and applicable taxes are additional; review full membership terms before enrolling.
See All Rates & DiscountsThe self-defense curriculumFIVE SECTIONS.
FIVE SECTIONS.
ONE PURPOSE.
Our self-defense curriculum is organized into five sections designed to develop practical self-defense knowledge, fighting skills, physical fitness, and emergency preparedness.
01
ENVIRONMENTAL & SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Learn to recognize potential threats, understand how criminals identify and select victims, manage unwanted contacts, avoid dangerous situations, and respond appropriately to developing threats.
02
EMPTY-HAND FIGHTING IN A WEAPONS ENVIRONMENT
Learn offensive and defensive fighting skills at different combat ranges, including striking, wrestling, clinch fighting, and ground fighting, while accounting for the possible presence of weapons.
03
WEAPONS FIGHTING & WEAPON DEFENSE
Learn which defensive weapons to consider carrying every day and how to use them safely and lawfully. Explore fighting with and defending against weapons, defensive shooting at longer distances and in close-contact situations including 0–5 feet and the clinch, weapon access, preventing an attacker from accessing weapons, weapon retention, and disarming.
04
FITNESS & ATTRIBUTES TRAINING
Develop the strength, power, endurance, mobility, speed, balance, coordination, and other physical attributes that support effective self-defense.
05
EMERGENCY MEDICAL & TRAUMA CARE
Learn essential first aid, bleeding control, emergency trauma care, CPR, medical equipment fundamentals, basic Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) concepts, and how to respond to injuries and emergencies. This section provides educational instruction only and does not award certifications. Medical lessons coming soon during public beta.
Our Philosophy: Recognize danger. Avoid unnecessary confrontation. Defend yourself when necessary. Provide emergency care when needed. Get Home Safe.
Our training philosophy
Recognize danger. Avoid unnecessary confrontation. Defend yourself when necessary. Provide emergency care when needed. Get Home Safe.
Real skills. Responsible training.
Not a traditional gymTRAIN WHERE
TRAIN WHERE
LIFE HAPPENS.
Train indoors or outdoors in the Pearl area, depending on the session. We confirm the location and suitable safety equipment in advance.
- Weekly group classes
- Private and semi-private lessons by appointment
- Seminars and workshops for groups and organizations
Our offered programs and services include women’s self-defense, Eskrima, combat-sports coaching, and personal training. Ask about the format that fits your goals.
Explore programs & services ↗Group Classes: Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30–6:50 PM (80 minutes). View the class calendar and memberships and contact us to confirm the date and location.
Meet your instructorREAL EXPERIENCE.
REAL EXPERIENCE.
CLEAR PURPOSE.
Mark has trained in martial arts since 1996. His background includes boxing, wrestling, Muay Thai, MMA, submission grappling, Eskrima, military service and security work. He is also a certified personal trainer.
Training emphasizes avoiding unnecessary violence while building practical fighting capability for the moments when avoidance is no longer possible.
Meet the InstructorOur training philosophy
“Avoid fighting unless you have to. If you must fight, be prepared to protect yourself or others, stop the immediate threat, and get away as soon as safely possible.”
Awareness • Contact Management • Respond • Get Home Safe