With over 20 years of experience in private security work and close protection, Fred Mastro has become a defense specialist that has helped him develop and adapt techniques for the everyday-citizen. He has trained armed forces and special units across the world in knife techniques and improvised weaponry as well as empty hand combat.
The Mastro Defence System is a very effective "no-nonsense self defense system" filled with invaluable survival skills for every-day life encounters. Fred is also certified by the Belgium Government to provide close protection to heads of state.
Fred Mastro is the founder of Mastro Defence System (MDS) and LADYFENSE. He has been training in Kali and Penchak Silat for over 20 years for which he holds a 7th degree ranking. With extensive training in grappling, Fred also holds a 2nd degree brown belt in Braziilan Jiu-Jitsu under Master Flavio Behring
He has done extensive work in the film industry as a stunt coordinator as well as fight choreographer in projects such as:
Taken, Six Bullets, Hostages, La French, Les Visiteurs 3, Un Petit Boulot, Diamands 13, A Bras Ouverts and many Europeans TV shows. He was Jean-Claude Van Damme's body guard and had choreographed many of his fight scenes.
MDS is experiencing an exponential growth throughout Europe, Canada and the U.S., offering instructors courses as well as corporate and private seminars across the world.
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