It is said, that “the Pen is mightier than the Sword”. That may be true in many occasions, but our experience has taught us that we should renounce neither, but rather combine both in a functional way – Fierce fighting skills commanded by intelligent tactics and strategies. Nauka Codex
Nauka, “The Science,“ is a fighting style from Serbia. It is worldwide used for Personal Protection, Defensive Tactics and Military Combatives so people can deal with violence.
Since its origination in 1910, Nauka has had one major goal – to stop violent attacks in the best possible way. Another important aspect is the positive effect on mental and physical health. So in general, Nauka is about the expansion of honorable values and getting home safely at the end of the day.
Violence is a part of our nature and has always been with us. Most people in our societies understand its consequences and try to avoid it. The problem starts with ignoring violence, because some people will exploit this. When violent acts occur to people who have always ignored it, they are mentally overwhelmed by the situation and are not able to respond properly. This can be life threatening.
Nauka was born and raised in the streets and battlefields of Europe. Therefore, Nauka knows the problems of violence and offers a complete training. It uses centuries-proven war arts and adapts them to the conflicts of our time. To successfully protect against modern violence, one must first understand it and you better know the environment in which you move, because this is the environment in which you will have to defend yourself. Street mentality is a world unto itself. It has its own languages, cultures, rituals and rules. Not for nothing is such an environment called the „Concrete Jungle“.
Nauka focuses on the cultivation of intelligence, emotion and instinct, while using simple movements. It works as an update of innate human protective mechanisms. This keeps it functional in extreme situations, where highly demoralizing conditions are involved, like fatigue, improper gear and equipment, unfamiliar and varied terrain, injuries, emotions, armed and multiple opponents.
A major strategic concept is the Nauka Conflict Matrix, which emphasizes 5 solutions to deal with conflicts. Each phase has its own sub-sections and special training methods. A Naukan will learn things like avoiding potential conflicts, prevention and preparation, timely exit of conflicts, rapid escape, exploration of safer places, confidence and strong outside appearance, verbal de-escalation and commands, first aid, necessary escalation and proper use of violence (worst case). Nauka is divided in Combat (fighting and defense), Survival (Skills for extreme situations) and Tradition (historical culture and martial arts).
The Nauka Combat System provides solutions for violent confrontations. Those solutions are trained with specifically designed training systems and combined with a simple plan, so one has high chances to be able to use it under extreme conditions. With a strong base of the battlefield versions of Boxing, Wrestling and Fencing, Nauka has a direct focus on application.
Some important questions for Nauka are: Can I use it with disabilities/injuries? Under all weather conditions? In various locations? Against multiple and armed opponents? With or without different equipment? Against well trained attackers?
When it comes to fighting, Nauka utilizes the NAPAD Fight Plan, a tactical concept which leads the Naukan through all phases of a fight. The word “napad” means “attack“ in Serbian and when the NAPAD Plan is properly executed, opponents are overrun mentally and physically in the shortest amount of time. A Naukan follows the script and uses trained skills, which makes it much easier to deal with the chaos of a fight.
The Nauka Fighting Style is trained in sports gyms, private zones and public areas. Common martial arts equipment is used for training, but also selfmade tools. People train and use it for different reasons, like defense, sports and recreation. It is compatible with other martial arts and sports and adds a unique spice.
