A Master’s Guide To The Way of the Warrior

A Master’s Guide To The Way of the Warrior with Stefan Verstappen 

A Master’s Guide To The Way of the Warrior, is a unique and comprehensive guide to applied Eastern philosophy and the martial arts. This book combines ancient wisdom, and modern research, with a tough street-smart perspective. It covers martial arts training methods such as; physical training exercises, hand-to-hand combat strategies and tactics, weaponry, and escape and evasion tactics.

Stefan is a former head instructor for St. John Ambulance where he taught advanced first aid and CPR for the Brampton Fire Department and the Ontario Provincial Police Academy. He organized and ran emergency disaster drills for local industries and for the city of Brampton where he was awarded The Brampton Mayoral Award for Public Service and the Priory Vote of Thanks from St. John Ambulance for his participation in mock disaster drills.

He has worked as a wilderness survival instructor for the Toronto’s Boys home, taught orienteering at Cold Creek Conservation Park, worked as a farm hand at Albion Hills Conservation Park, and volunteered for the ski patrol at the Honey Pot ski resort.

In 2000 Stefan moved to Southern California where he lived on a horse ranch in the mountains and became an avid Mountain Biker riding many of the local trails and volunteering for Rocky Mountain Search & Rescue.

Since returning to Toronto in 2012 Stefan has been teaching emergency preparedness workshops. He has written two books on disaster preparedness, The Art of Urban Survival, and The Community Survival Plan.

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