Testimonial #2 Continued...

...I had read a few articles in magazines such as “Black Belt” written by someone who attended a 4-day Level One SCARS Training Camp. Then a friend of mine showed me some SCARS videos. Once I saw the videos I knew that this was the training that I had been wanting all along. So, I signed up for the next SCARS Level 1 camp that I could attend. To say that this camp opened my eyes to the real truth about human conflict would be an understatement. Everything was based on the science of physics and of the human body, and not based on tradition. This one camp made such an impression on me that I realized that what I was teaching in my martial arts school would not work in a real situation up to 60% of the time. Realizing this, I could not continue teaching in good conscience knowing that I was basically teaching a lie. I could not teach SCARS because I was neither a trained SCARS instructor nor licensed to teach it. So I sold my school and got out of the martial arts business.

I attended three different SCARS training camps then I received an invitation to attend the formation of the Knights of SCARS in January 2004. Whereas the regular SCARS training camps are outstanding, the training with the Knights of SCARS is phenomenal. The regular training camps consisted of a group of strangers who came together for 3 to 4 days of training. As I said, this was outstanding training but there was really no brotherhood because men came from all over the country (and the world) and you knew that you would probably never see them again, except maybe at another SCARS camp. The Knights of SCARS is a brotherhood of like-minded individuals who come together at least 4 times per year to train and improve themselves, and to help their brother knights train and improve to become a superior man. I have made some really great friends who I know would help me with anything I need if it were in their power to do so. The level of trust and commitment to each other is something that is not easily found in today’s world. The Knights of SCARS is an organization where the men say what they mean, and mean what they say. We do not tell lies to each other or make promises that we do not intend to keep. Our word is our bond.  We believe that we are all formed by God. It’s an organization where each of us is equal regardless of our station in life, our profession, or our origin. We are men. We are brothers. What other organization actually lives by these codes?

The training received through the Knights of SCARS is not purely physical and fighting techniques. The training addresses the whole man on a deep level, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. This training got me through some tough times in my life. There is no problem of human conflict for which SCARS does not have a scientifically based solution. The brotherhood of the Knights is there to pick you up when you are down, and to push you to even higher levels when you excel. This was the training that I was looking for over 20 years ago when I began in the martial arts. SCARS is the training that helped me achieve my goal of living a life free from fear and to put it not-so-humbly, knowing that I can kick ass if it comes to that. That’s just part of what the Knights of SCARS mean to me.

Dave DeMatteo, Jr.
Knight of the Fifth Order
Order of the Knights of SCARS