I first met Professor Steve Kardian on Facebook. There was an online discussion about one of his women’s self-defense clips, which raised some questions in my Closed Facebook Group.
I reached out to Steve for clarification, and he kindly took the time to elaborate on his methodology for me. Rarely would a teacher of his caliber take the time to explain to a stranger online, as there are enough subject matter expert, keyboard-warriors on the internet to make your head spin.
Steve took it a step further, and invited me to visit any of his affiliate schools nationwide to experience first hand his methodology. Being swamped with work, I did not get an opportunity to take him up on his generous offer, but we remained in touch.
Finally, on Thanksgiving weekend 2013 we met at Grand Central Station in NYC and enjoyed a day of training around the Big Apple!
Since that day, it has been a great pleasure to share life-saving skills with a classy man as Professor Steve Kardian. Not only does this Gentleman with a capital “G”, possess prodigious skills in numerous martial arts, is a pioneer in American BJJ, and well regarded as the Godfather of NY BJJ, he even has his own Wikipedia page.
Here’s a trailer of a our recent private class at Animals MMA Gym in Westchester, NY. Special thanks to Samir Marji for his generous access to his wonderful facilities.
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Thank you for sharing your encounter and subsequent private lesson with Professor Kardian, Thong! This is an excellent trailer for the amazing training. Highly recommend this video for all sincere seekers wanting to learn and develop real skills! Thanks again Thong and Professor Kardian!
We couldn’t have done it without you, Vanessa! Thank you for your impeccable filming and patience. Despite the frenetic pace and sounds of a world class MMA Gym, you pulled it off!
Thong Nguyen is an amazing teacher not just martial arts but many of his excellent talents. This is one of the examples of his private lessons he offers. I myself have learned very important lesson how to be relaxed and move. I highly recommend this video for any kind of movements and all sincere seekers wanting to learn and develop real skills! His one of kind teacher, student, and human.
Thank you for sharing your private lesson with Professor Kardian, Thong!
Thank you kindly Yoshi. You inspire me and many others with your lessons. We appreciate you and your efforts!
Thank you Thong for sharing this trailer and thanks Vanessa for filming it. You make it look effortless..and as Prof. Steve Kardian also mentioned,economy of motion and movement. Thank you Prof. Steve Kardian for being part of this and giving an honest evaluation. Nice to see that smoothness of flow,Thong.
Thank you very much for sharing your lesson with Professor Kardian, Thong. This is sure to be an outstanding resource packed full of knowledge and expertise, thank you Professor Kardian and Thong! Great job on filming Vanessa, thank you!
Thank you Kevin. Hope you enjoy this as much as we did in this class!
It’s a great feeling to stumble upon a hidden treasure. I have never experienced this type of internal energy or economy of motion. Having trained, lifelong, in a multitude of combat arts my friend Thong Nguyen has tapped into something very special! Thanks for sharing with me, my friend! Thank you Vanessa Vargas for all you contributed!
It’s been a pleasure from the start my Brother! Thank you for your service, and the important work you do to keep so many out of harm’s way.
Thank you Thong for sharing this trailer with us and giving us the opportunity to learn from and observe your training with Professor Kardian. Thank you Professor Kardian for sharing your experience and reflection of your training with Thong with us. Thank you for filming Vanessa.
Thank you Jason. You will enjoy learning from Professor Kardian very much!
Thong thank you for taking the time and producing another wonderful film documenting your teaching, interpretation of movement and being. It’s a gem! Watching Professor Kardian’s facial expression and the fun he was having was priceless. The fact that somebody with the skills and experience that Professor Kardian has can still refine and add to his arsenal is a testament of what Kaizen Tao is. I love the trailer and I’m anxiously waiting to see the full version. I also want to thank Vanessa for an excellent job in the filming.
Thank you for your support and kind words, Ephrem. Professor Kardian is one of a kind, and highly respected in the world of Defensive Tactics, Personal Security, and Martial arts. His talents, no doubt stems from his genuine humility and curiosity.
Vanessa did a fantastic job of recording without a video-camera, even at one point, having to switch over to her cellphone. We weren’t planning on making a video, but after the warm reception from all my guys, we decided to share this rare lesson with the world.