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Average Rating: Good (3 Reviews)
- Quality of Instruction:
- Very Good
- Other aspects:
- Good
2 out of 3 Reviewer recommended RussellBalintwak.
Excellent teacher oF FMA
Jun 29 2025 by Jason Bourne (Active Student with 10+ Years Experience at this school)
- Quality of Instruction:
- Excellent
- Other aspects:
- Excellent
- Recommended:
- Yes
No BS training - very realistic techniques
Jun 23 2025 by Odin Musashi (Active Student with 5 - 10 Years Experience at this school)
- Quality of Instruction:
- Excellent
- Other aspects:
- Good
- Recommended:
- Yes
Have trained in multiple arts including weapons arts, and unlike most these techniques really work
(2 of 5 People found this review helpful)
John Russell - sexist, racist and not a good role model
Aug 17 2019 by J Smith (Former Student with 3 - 5 Years Experience at this school)
- Quality of Instruction:
- Average
- Other aspects:
- Poor
- Recommended:
- No!
While the actual training is good, you spend most of your time listening to the ramblings of a drunken, bitter, sexist, racist and angry man, and how life has done him wrong.
John spends more time in the pub now brainwashing his students into believing every other martial art is crap and his is the best.
Don't waste your time with this one.
John is a very experienced teacher and a good friend. He has spent lots of time in the filipines training with many instructors. Highly recommended 👌