THE DRAGON SYSTEM™
What We Train
A complete breakdown of every topic covered in CQSC private coaching
Practical Skills. Real-World Application.
CQSC training covers every layer of personal protection — from the moment you sense something is wrong to the moment you get home safely. Each topic is taught privately, adapted to your ability, and designed to be recalled under pressure. No complicated techniques. No wasted time.
Your First Line of Defence
Situational Awareness
Most confrontations can be avoided entirely — but only if you see them coming. CQSC teaches you to read environments, identify pre-attack indicators, recognise suspicious behaviour and understand how predators select targets. Awareness is the skill that makes every other skill more effective.
- Reading environments and identifying risk zones
- Recognising pre-attack indicators and body language
- Understanding how predators select targets
- Developing a calm, switched-on mindset without paranoia
Avoidance Always Comes First
Conflict Avoidance & De-escalation
Physical defence is always the last resort. CQSC trains you to use verbal communication, confident body language and strategic positioning to defuse tension before it escalates. You will learn how to set boundaries clearly, disengage safely and remove yourself from danger without confrontation.
- Verbal de-escalation language and tone
- Confident, non-aggressive body language
- Personal space management and boundary setting
- Safe disengagement and exit strategies
When Avoidance Is No Longer Possible
Close-Quarter Defensive Skills
When a situation cannot be avoided, you need simple, reliable responses that work under stress. CQSC teaches close-quarter defensive skills that are easy to learn, effective against common attacks and designed to create the opportunity to disengage and escape — not to win a fight.
- Defensive responses to common grabs and strikes
- Escapes from chokes, holds and bear hugs
- Close-quarter striking for distraction and disengagement
- Ground awareness and getting back to your feet
- Proportionate responses and safe withdrawal
Effective Regardless of Size or Strength
Pressure Point Combatives
Pressure Point Combatives use the body's natural pain and compliance responses to control, redirect or disengage from an attacker — without relying on size, strength or fitness. Craig is a National Pressure Points Combatives Instructor and integrates this system throughout The Dragon System™ training.
- Key pressure point locations and how to apply them
- Pain compliance and control techniques
- Integration with defensive responses and escapes
- Effective for all ages, sizes and fitness levels
Prepared for Real-World Threats
Weapons Awareness & Defence
Weapons threats are a reality of modern life. CQSC covers awareness of common weapons, how to recognise a weapons threat early, and practical defensive responses for knife, impact weapon and improvised weapon scenarios. Craig holds a Floro Fighting Systems Weapons Instructor qualification.
- Recognising weapons threats before they escalate
- Defensive responses to knife and edged weapon threats
- Impact weapon and improvised weapon awareness
- Distance management and escape under weapons threat
The Mental Side of Protection
Mindset & Stress Management
Physical skills alone are not enough. CQSC trains you to manage the fear response, think clearly under pressure and make better decisions when adrenaline is high. A calm, prepared mindset is the foundation of every other skill — and it is something that can be trained.
- Understanding the adrenaline and fear response
- Breathing and grounding techniques under stress
- Decision-making when pressure is high
- Building genuine confidence — not aggression
No Experience Required
Who This Training Is For
CQSC private coaching is designed for adults who want practical personal protection skills without traditional martial arts. No experience is required. Your age, current fitness and training history do not define your capability.
Busy professionals
Effective training that fits around your schedule. No years of commitment required.
Parents & families
Practical skills to protect yourself and the people who depend on you.
Women
Private, respectful coaching focused on the real threats women face.
First Responders & security
Supplement your professional training with practical combatives and pressure point skills.
Older adults
Skills that work regardless of age or fitness — no athleticism required.
No experience
You don't need any prior training. Craig starts from where you are.
The Dragon System™
A Complete Personal Protection Framework
The Dragon System™ is Craig Burman's proprietary personal protection methodology — developed over 30 years of real-world experience and refined through thousands of hours of private coaching. It integrates awareness, psychology, physical skills and post-incident recovery into a single, teachable framework.
The Dragon System™ — Developed by Craig Burman · CQSC Port Macquarie
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