About Clint Bodungen

Instructor Bodungen has dedicated much of his adult life to the study of only proven methods of self defense. Over the past several years, he has gone to great lengths to discover authentic methods of personal protection. Even though he had studied Taekwondo as a youth, he avoided the sport and cultural aspects of the martial arts and concentrated on the pursuit of the truth about self defense with a single minded purpose, "find a method that will work for real."

This journey started immediately after high school when he quickly discovered that this was not being taught at any local martial arts schools. So, he started researching. It wasn't long before Instructor Bodungen learned that proper self defense training includes preparing the body and the mind. He began to train in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu (Modern Day Ninjutsu) and also studied the works, teachings, and philosophies of martial arts legends like Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do. He further extended his search when he joined the United States Air Force, where he studied Aikido Jiu-Jitsu under the instruction of H.J. Ducas. His continued studies would lead him across a variety of other martial arts including Wing Chun Kung Fu, Tomiki Aikido, Indonesian Pencak Silat, Philipino Kali, and Israeli Krav Maga.

Eventually, his studies lead him to the teachings of reality self defense legend Carl Cestari and finally to his sensei, Damian Ross, of The Self Defense Company (long time student of Carl Cestari and certified instructor.) Through the Self Defense Company, he discovered the most effective ways of fighting and how to train these methods properly. The methods he learned were developed by men that had real world experience. Men like Col. Rex Applegate, Dermott O'Neill, William E. Fairbairn, and Anthony Sykes. All of whom were the pioneers in real world self defense training. The methods they discovered were taken from every combat art, dissected and tested under real world conditions in the alley ways of early 1900's Shanghai to the trenches of World War II and beyond. Until finally, these methods were brought to the modern age through the efforts of the Self Defense Company.

It wasn't long until Instructor Bodungen decided he wanted to become a part of this incredible lineage and help teach the truth about self defense. He submitted his application and enrolled in the intensive Professional Instructor Training Program of the Self Defense Company. He found himself traveling to New Jersey regularly and training directly under Damian Ross. He has been training under his direction ever since and has never looked back.

Instructor Bodungen is now certified in the 10 lesson Self Defense program and in the Self Defense Training System. He continues to pursue his studies in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and Tekkenryu Jujutsu (Carl Cestari's Complete Martial Art System), and is in the process of obtaining advanced ranks in these incredible martial arts.

The Houston Self Defense Company offers Martial Arts and Self Defense training in Houston Texas and in the surrounding Houston Metropolitan Area.