TRAIN * EMPOWER * PROTECT
Real-World Self Defence for Adults 40+
Practical Protection skills for busy adults who want to protect themselves and their family
- without years of training.
You Don't Have To Be A Martial Artist To Protect Yourself
PRIVATE SELF DEFENCE LESSONS IN PORT MACQUARIE
CQSC Private Coaching is designed for adults 40+ who want practical Personal Protection skills but don’t want traditional martial arts, competition or crowded classes.
This training may be right for you if:
You want to feel safer and more confident in today’s changing world.
You want the capability to protect yourself and your family.
You’re busy and need effective training without wasting years.
You prefer private, personalised coaching at your own pace.
You have little or no previous experience.
Your age, current fitness and training history do not define your capability. With the right strategies and professional coaching, you can become considerably safer, more confident and better prepared.
Private training. Practical skills. Real-world preparation.
Real-World Protection Shouldn’t Take Years to Learn
Traditional martial arts can provide valuable fitness, discipline and sporting skills
but not everyone wants belts, competitions, patterns or crowded group classes.
Busy adults need a different approach.
CQSC focuses on practical Personal Protection skills that are simple to understand, efficient to learn and designed to work under real-world pressure.
You’ll train privately and progress at your own pace, concentrating on the situations
most relevant to your safety, lifestyle and responsibilities.
No belts. No competitions. No wasted time.
Just professional, practical training that helps you become safer, more confident and better prepared in months, not years.
We don’t train people to look for conflict. We prepare them to respond
when avoidance is no longer possible.
The CQSC Solution
Executive Combatives Training — The Dragon System™
The Dragon System™ is CQSC’s reality-based Personal Protection program for adults who want practical capability without traditional martial arts training.
Every session is personally adapted to your age, current ability, lifestyle and individual safety concerns.
Rather than memorising complicated techniques, you’ll develop simple and reliable responses that can be recalled under pressure.
The Dragon System™ combines:
Situational awareness and threat recognition
Conflict avoidance and verbal de-escalation
Personal space and boundary protection
Simple close-quarter defensive skills
Escapes from grabs and common attacks
Pressure Point Combatives
Proportionate responses and safe withdrawal
The confidence to remain calmer under pressure
Training is delivered privately, allowing you to learn comfortably, ask questions and progress at your own pace.
Private coaching. Personalised preparation. Real-world capability.
The CQSC Personal Protection Principle
PREPARE • ASSESS • RESPOND™
Effective Personal Protection begins before a confrontation takes place.
CQSC teaches a simple three-stage principle to help you make safer decisions before, during and after a threatening situation.
PREPARE
Develop awareness, practical skills and the right mindset before you need them. Preparation builds confidence and reduces panic.
ASSESS
Recognise potential danger, understand your options and choose the safest response. Avoidance and de-escalation always come first.
RESPOND
When avoidance is no longer possible, respond calmly, decisively and proportionately—then disengage and get to safety.
This principle is at the heart of everything we teach: preparation without fear, awareness without paranoia and capability without aggression.
We prepare people to live confidently and peacefully, while possessing the skills to protect what matters.
Learn from a master coach
Why Train With Craig?
Experience You Can Trust
Craig Burman is the Founder and Master Coach of Close Quarter Street Combat, established in Port Macquarie in 1995.
Craig began training at eight years of age and has accumulated more than 50 years of experience across Martial Arts, Reality-Based Self Defence and Combative systems.
He has spent over 30 years teaching people from all walks of life - including parents, professionals, First Responders, security personnel, women and young people.
His training and qualifications include:
Founder and Master Coach of Close Quarter Street Combat
National Pressure Points Combatives Instructor
National OCFM Instructor
Floro Fighting Systems Weapons Instructor
Muay Thai and Reality-Based Self Defence training
Certified in Cambodia by Grand Master Russell Stutely
Training with respected Australian and International Masters, Specialist Instructors and Tactical professionals.
CQSC was recognised as Best Martial Arts Studio in Port Macquarie in 2025 and 2026.
Craig’s coaching is professional, personalised and grounded in one clear purpose: helping people become safer, more confident and better prepared for real life.
You’re not joining a crowded class, you’re training privately with an experienced Master Coach who takes your safety personally.
What You Will Gain?
Skills That Create Confidence - Not Aggression
CQSC training is designed to improve both your practical capability and your confidence in everyday life.
Through private, personalised coaching, you will develop:
Greater Awareness
Recognise warning signs, suspicious behaviour and potentially unsafe situations earlier.
Calm Under Pressure
Learn to manage fear, think more clearly and make better decisions when stress rises.
Stronger Boundaries
Use confident body language, personal space and verbal communication to discourage confrontation.
Practical Protection Skills
Develop simple defensive responses for common real-world threats and close-quarter situations.
Safer Decision-Making
Understand when to avoid, de-escalate, disengage or physically respond.
Personal Confidence
Move through life with greater peace of mind, knowing you are better prepared to protect yourself and your family.
The objective isn’t to win a fight. It’s to recognise danger, respond appropriately and get home safely.
Real People. Real Results.
Trusted by People Who Take Their Safety Seriously
CQSC has helped people across Port Macquarie become safer, more confident and better prepared through practical, personalised training.
“ As a Security guard I figured needed to upgrade my skills. In that 1st lesson I learnt practical skills I could use immediately. Craig has a wealth of information to share, absolutely loved the class and can’t wait to learn more from Craig ”
— Nathan Taylor
“ As a busy time poor professional I really appreciate Craig's no nonsense training. I'm new to self defence training and I don't have time to fluff around. Craig teaches a simple, yet very effective style of self defence that does not require 20 years of patient study and delayed gratification. He's managed to distill his lifetime of learning into a highly effective system that's easy to learn, but hard to defend! Craig is also great with kids and has much to teach little ones about discipline, respect and honour. ”
— Jonathan Gordon, Medical Professional
“ I attended the Empowering Women’s course and cannot recommend it highly enough. Craig is so passionate about what he does and is an excellent instructor. I feel much more confident that I could defend myself if ever necessary. Every woman should attend his courses. .”
— Helen Morgan
Your safety deserves professional preparation
Take the First Step Before You Need The Skills
Book your complimentary 30-minute Private Personal Safety Assessment with Master Coach Craig Burman.
This relaxed, no-obligation consultation gives us the opportunity to:
Discuss your personal safety concerns and goals.
Identify the situations most relevant to you.
Introduce PREPARE • ASSESS • RESPOND™
Explain how private CQSC training works.
Recommend a personalised training pathway.
Answer any questions you may have.
You don’t need previous experience, a high level of fitness or any special equipment. You simply need the willingness to become better prepared.
TRAIN • EMPOWER • PROTECT
Real Skills. Real Confidence. Real Protection.
Contact
CLOSE QUARTER STREET COMBAT
Real-World Self Defence for Adults 40+
118 Hindman Street, Port Macquarie NSW 2444
PREPARE • ASSESS • RESPOND™
📞 Call: 0413 527 181
📧 Email: CQSCombat@gmail.com
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