Prepare to Protect Yourself and Others
Study awareness, preparedness, and practical self protection with Alan Baker. Begin as a student or explore the path to becoming a C Tac instructor.
Choose Your Path
Two Ways to Begin.
Choose the training that fits your goal.
Train for yourself.
Online study for personal protection and preparedness.
Student membership from $29.95 per month.
Explore Student TrainingDevelop as an instructor.
Explore instructor training, certification requirements, and how to begin.
Separate instructor program and enrollment.
Explore Instructor CertificationThe C Tac System
Prepare for the situations that matter.
C Tac connects awareness, practical protection skills, and everyday preparedness. Study how to recognize problems earlier, make informed decisions, and prepare to protect yourself and the people who depend on you.
Inside the C Tac Curriculum
Capability Environments
Five connected areas of study bring the curriculum into focus, from recognizing a concern to preparing for an emergency.
Awareness & Decision Making
Study awareness, communication, deescalation, and legal considerations to recognize concerns earlier and make more informed decisions.
Defensive Tactics
Explore striking, clinch control, soft control, and Keysi shielding methods, with attention to the challenges of vehicles, walls, and confined spaces.
Weapons & EDC Integration
Understand how everyday carry choices, including flashlights, firearms, and other tools, fit alongside physical skills and responsible decision making.
Preparedness & Protection Planning
Connect home preparation, travel awareness, and emergency planning to the places you live, work, and move through each day.
Tactical Medicine & Response
Study introductory emergency response concepts and the role of preparation when someone is injured and professional help is needed.
Explore how these areas connect through the lessons and curriculum inside the Academy.
See Inside the Academy
Your Training. Organized and Connected.
Explore the dashboard, curriculum, and video lessons you will use as a C Tac student.
See Inside the Academy Your training home, with clear starting actions, course access, and ways to connect.
Actual screenshots from a C Tac student demonstration account.
Know where to begin.
Student Start Here introduces the Academy and gives you clear first steps for your training.
Study, revisit, and continue.
Follow organized video lessons, review material at your own pace, and return to your courses from the dashboard.
Stay connected.
Ask questions inside lessons, join member forum discussions, and find Academy updates in your dashboard.
Experiences With Alan Baker
Clear Instruction. Support That Matters.
Perspectives from online study, instructor training, and working with Alan Baker. Each person’s experience is identified below.
Lance Mosley
Online academy student
The Capable Video Academies
“Whether you train with Sifu Baker in person or as part of the online academies, you receive a wealth of experience. The explanations and demonstrations make the material simple to understand.”
Clay Folkner
Instructor camp participant
C Tac and Keysi
“Alan is a wealth of knowledge. He is always helpful and available, and he genuinely wants to help others improve.”
Randy McElwee
Martial arts training and professional collaboration
Experience with Alan Baker
“I haven’t met a more diversely knowledgeable martial artist across several disciplines in my entire 40 years of martial arts and military training that is more professionally dedicated to studying, learning, employing and sharing his Martial Arts proficiency.”
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The C-Tac Difference
Three Principles. One Complete Civilian Protection System.
C-Tac is not built around isolated techniques. It is built around a complete operating philosophy that helps students identify gaps, understand levels of force, and make intelligent decisions under pressure.
The Combat Blueprint
The Combat Blueprint gives students a big-picture map of violence so they can see what they are training, identify gaps, and avoid developing blind spots.
The Force Continuum
C-Tac teaches intelligent levels of force, from awareness and verbal commands through soft control, assault tactics, and lethal force.
Appropriate Response
Every tactic must make sense beyond the training room. C-Tac is designed to help you solve the problem while protecting your safety, freedom, and future.
C-Tac teaches an integrated system for making better decisions before, during, and after violence.
Framework DetailExplore The Combat Blueprint
The C-Tac Combat Blueprint
Every Conflict Has Multiple Environments. Most People Only Train For One.
The Combat Blueprint helps students see the complete landscape of violence. It gives them a framework for understanding where conflict happens, how environments connect, and where gaps may exist in their training.
Close-quarter firearm manipulation, weapon retention, disarms, and control.
Firearms, edged weapons, impact tools, and improvised weapons.
Managing the striking environment before the fight closes.
Control, positioning, and dominance where most real-world violence begins.
Survival, control, recovery, and fighting from the ground.
It helps students understand where violence occurs, identify gaps in their training, and build a more complete civilian protection system.
Framework DetailExplore The Force Continuum
The C-Tac Force Continuum
Most Systems Prepare You For The Fight. C-Tac Prepares You For Everything That Happens Before It.
Most confrontations do not begin with punches being thrown. They begin with awareness, conversation, positioning, posturing, intimidation, uncertainty, and escalating social pressure.
The C-Tac Force Continuum ensures students develop appropriate tools for every level of conflict, from awareness and verbal skills to soft control, assault tactics, and, when absolutely necessary, lethal force.
Appropriate Tools For Appropriate Levels Of Force
Many systems skip the lower levels and jump straight into assault-level training. The problem is that most real encounters begin long before that. If you do not have effective tools at the lower levels, the situation often escalates because you have no other option.
C-Tac gives students a structured way to recognize where they are in the conflict and respond with the lowest level of force that is reasonable, appropriate, and effective.
Recognize problems early, improve positioning, and avoid becoming an easy target.
Use communication, commands, and verbal boundaries to manage pressure before contact occurs.
Understand body language, positioning, and visual communication during the pre-contact exchange.
Use low-level physical control when force is present but combat is not yet the appropriate answer.
Apply discreet control and pressure while maintaining a visually appropriate and defensible posture.
Respond decisively when the encounter becomes violent and lower-level options are no longer enough.
Understand the extreme end of the continuum when jeopardy, opportunity, and ability are present.
Having lower-level tools matters, especially for armed citizens and protectors. If you carry tools capable of lethal force, you need the judgment and skills to avoid escalation whenever possible.
Is This Your Path?
Capability Begins With A Decision.
C-Tac was built for responsible people who want to become more capable, more prepared, and better equipped to protect themselves and those they care about.
The Protector
You believe responsibility begins with being prepared before others need you.
Explore This PathThe Prepared Citizen
You understand that awareness, planning, and everyday habits create options when life becomes unpredictable.
Explore This PathThe Student
You believe learning never ends, and capability is built through continual study and deliberate practice.
Explore This PathThe Leader
You want to influence others, teach responsibly, and raise the standard of civilian protection.
Explore Instructor PathC-Tac is not for people looking for shortcuts. It is for people who want to become more capable through disciplined study, practical training, and responsible action.
Learn From Alan Baker
Experience That Connects the Pieces.
Learn from Alan Baker, the creator of C Tac. His background in martial arts and professional protection brings together physical training, awareness, and practical preparation. The curriculum helps you understand how those pieces connect in everyday life.
Nearly 50 years in martial arts
Depth of experience in training and teaching different students.
Almost 20 years in protection and security
A perspective that connects physical skills with awareness, preparation, and judgment.
Creator of C Tac
Learn directly from the person who developed the system.
Train in Person
Take Your Training Into Practice
Build your understanding online, then explore opportunities to train in person with Alan Baker. Seminars, camps, and private training provide additional ways to develop your skills.
Explore Live TrainingLive training is booked separately from your online student membership.
Before You Begin
Common Questions Before Starting C-Tac.
C-Tac was built for serious long-term development, but you do not need to have everything figured out before you begin. These answers will help you choose the right path.
Is C-Tac only for experienced martial artists?
No. C-Tac is structured so beginners can start with a clear foundation while experienced practitioners can go deeper into higher-level tactics, decision-making, and pressure-tested application.
Do I need to carry a firearm or EDC tools?
No. C-Tac teaches how tools fit into a responsible protection strategy, but the system begins with awareness, judgment, positioning, verbal skills, and appropriate force.
Is C-Tac for students or instructors?
Both. Students can join the Student University to build personal capability. Instructors, coaches, and academy owners can explore the Instructor Program for deeper access, teaching resources, and certification development.
Can I train online?
Yes. The online academy gives you access to structured lessons, training material, curriculum resources, and continued study. Live training and instructor camps add another layer for those who want deeper immersion.
Is this a quick certification program?
No. C-Tac follows the Principle of Immersion. The goal is not to collect a weekend certificate. The goal is to build real capability through study, repetition, mentorship, and long-term development.
Can I cancel a student membership anytime?
Yes. The student membership is designed to be accessible and flexible. Stay enrolled as long as you are actively studying and using the material.
How often is new material added?
The academy continues to grow through recorded lessons, training events, instructor camps, seminars, private sessions, and ongoing curriculum development.
What path should I choose first?
If your primary goal is personal development, begin with Student University. If you want the highest level of access, instructor resources, live camps, and a teaching pathway, explore the Instructor Program.
You do not need to be an expert to begin. You need the willingness to study, train, and become more capable.
Our Training Partners
The C-TAC Training Partners Program connects members with respected instructors, schools, and training facilities across the United States. These relationships help create opportunities for advanced training, specialized events, and continued development beyond the online academy.
Training should never exist in isolation. Through our partner network, C-TAC members gain access to additional training environments, experienced professionals, and high-level events selected to support real-world capability and long-term growth.
Selected Events
Throughout the year, we identify partner events that support the mission and development of C-TAC members.
Advanced Training
Members gain access to additional training environments beyond the core curriculum and online academy.
Affiliate Introductions
For introductions to partner instructors or facilities, members can contact the C-TAC staff directly.
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