“At PRIMAL we build confidence.”
FIT FOR FIGHTING
Est. 2009 PRIMAL is a premier South African Armed Combat & Krav Maga school specialising in advanced self protection with edge and impact weapons. We cater to a diverse clientele including civilians, VIP protection officers, law enforcement and military personal.
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The PRIMAL Personal Protection Course is an 8 hour foundations short course in Krav Maga & Armed Combat - the PACT system.
The course covers the most essential skills and mindset needed to survive the worst case scenario.
We teach you how to transition from empty hand to armed with an edge or impact weapon- knife, tactical baton, or improvised.
We teach you how to survive the space in-between and how to fight with that weapon in armed confrontation. The sole purpose for training PRIMAL is self defense and survival. To save a life.
We provide a safe and secure laboratory environment where we can explore our human limitations, biomechanics and work to attain a real combative skill set.
FREE KRAV MAGA LESSON
Survive a knife attack! PRIMAL Personal Protection. Course level 1.
FREE KRAV MAGA LESSON
Survive a knife attack! PRIMAL Personal Protection Course Level 2.
BLACK BELT ACADEMY
After 16 years of professiona Krav Maga studies and teaching, PRIMAL founder Ryan Davies and his longest standing students Darrel Haltman and Ryan Friedlein received their official 1st degree Black Belts under Dr Itay Gil of PROTECT Academy
FREE KRAV MAGA LESSON
Survive a knife attack! PRIMAL Personal Protection Course Level 3.
PRIMAL Personal Protection Course by Ryan Davies
ARMED COMBAT
PACT / PRIMAL Armed Combat Training has been active since 2015. Ryan Davies is the founder of the PACT weapon fighting school and system in South Africa.
PACT in the combination of both Krav Maga and A.C.T Armed Combat & Tactics principles under one coherent fight algorythem.
PACT specialises in teaching practical modern weapons that can be concealed and carried.
1) Knife folder & fixed baldes
2) Tactical Baton
3) Tactical Pen / Kubaton / Tactical flashlight
for the only purpose of self protection and survival tools.
Ryan Davies Directed the A.C.T International School in South Africa from 2015 to 2022 and has been taught and mentored directly by both Noah Gross and Alexander Zhelezniak the founders of the A.C.T international school.
Like many international Krav Maga schools PRIMAL Krav Maga has adopted the A.C.T System, methodology and didactics. We fight as we teach and teach as we fight.
For more information on the A.C.T system and teaches please visit
KNIFE TRAINING
P.A.C.T PRIMAL Armed Combat Training. We let the weapon do the teaching. Knife training froms the foundation of the PRIMAL methodology.
Private knife training with Ryan Davies
TESTIMONIALS
“I have known Ryan for more than 10 years. I feel that it’s a great brag point:-) Our classes have never just been about training and technique, but intuition, vigilance and a curiosity for human behavior. I feel comfortable knowing that being vigilant does not mean being paranoid. Simple observation has helped me to know who I can trust on the street, in a shopping mall etc... and who not to. Our classes involve constantly going back to the basics, to role play, to measured levels of intensity and building to the levels of training. I enjoy the fact that our classes are not gender bias, yet exceptionally safe. Thanks RJD.”
“The best place to start a combatives journey. Coach Ryan has years of local and international experience and is extremely passionate about his craft. He is very patient and easy to train with. Would highly recommend his training!”