Mark Vinci
Self Defense Trainer
Mark Vinci is the director of Model Mugging Self Defense, the original adrenaline stress training system that developed the padded assailant in 1971. The program was founded from studying thousands of assaults, drawing from numerous disciplines, and applying this information with martial arts and martial science teaching methodologies. In the mid 1990’s Mark consolidated the Model Mugging System into the Five Principles of Self Defense© while updating the criminology research and curriculum. He has law enforcement, military, and martial arts background, and a master’s degree in forensic psychology.
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