
Sifu Matt Russo.
44+ Years Experience.
Street MMA Instructor & Spiritual Warrior âà„
Founder â the RAT Synthesisâą Fighting & Life Mastery System
âBy mastering myself and the momentâthrough meditation, energy, and strategyâI master reality.â
Welcome, Warrior
I’m Sifu Matt Russo, founder of the RAT Synthesisâą Fighting & Life Mastery Systemâa revolutionary path that blends martial arts, strategy, energy, and spiritual wisdom into one integrated method for living and winning.
This is more than training.
This is transformation.
I’m 58 years young and still handle younger, larger fighters quickly using my simple, strategic systemâand I can teach it to you. With 44+ years of experience, Iâve figured out what works. Come try a free class and see if this is what youâve been looking for.
WHY TRAIN WITH ME?
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Certified in Rapid Assault Tacticsâą (R.A.T.) â Real-world Jeet Kune Do-based combat for elite forces
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Master of Chi Ling PaiÂź Gung Fu and multiple martial arts disciplines
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Devoted spiritual practitioner with 20+ years of deep yogic and meditative training
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Trained in Mike Tysonâs Peekaboo style, Power Punching, and Warrior Mindset
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Transformational Leadership Coach (Becoming Samurai, Sun Tzu Codified)
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Lifelong seeker of truth, mastery, and divine alignment
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35 Years of Strategic Corporate Success
WHAT IS RAT SYNTHESISâą?
A modern warrior path that fuses:
- The Art of War â Strategic Consciousness for life and combat. For our hand-to-hand combat system, click HERE.
- The Art of Yoga â Inner stillness, energy control, and discipline
- The Art of Manifestation â Mental focus, belief, will, and creation
- The Art of Effortless Action (Wu Wei) â Achieving with efficiency
- Centerpoint: The Void (ç©ș) â Spirit (à„)

This isnât just a systemâitâs a way of life.
MY MISSION
To Awaken The Greatness Within.
To help you:
- Master Your Mind â Through meditation, mindset, and clarity
- Master Your Body â With skill, speed, and strategic movement
- Master Your Spirit â Through devotion, service, and inner freedom
I donât fight with egoâI fight with Soul: love, precision, purpose, and devotion to God as the ultimate Commander-in-Chief.
And yes, love can be fierce. Itâs the strongest force in the universe. Thatâs why they call it tough love.
Iâve walked through fire. Iâve faced loss. Iâve lived discipline.
Nothing can stop a heart fueled by loveâone that learns from every encounter, rises after every fall, and dares to try again.
I fight to help free othersânot because theyâre perfect or innocent, but because they suffer in ignoranceâjust as I once did, and still strive daily to transcend.
Yet I also realize, ultimately every soul must choose the path of light themselves.
I serveâto help you awaken, rise, and become the Grandmaster of Your Destiny.
TRAINING OPTIONS
đïž Live Warrior Classes at Water Street Wellness
đ Revolutionary Books
đ§ Silent Subliminals
đ§ââïž Online Courses (Coming Soon)
THE WARRIOR-SAGE PATH

True mastery requires knowing both shadow and light. We prepare for battleâbut always aim for peace. This is the way of the modern spiritual warrior.
This age is not yet ready for ahimsa (nonviolence). Therefore, be prepared to defend oneself, others, and country, not with ego, but with love.
âThe true warrior does not fight for ego or vengeance, but for dutyâwith love in his heart, clarity in his mind, and divine purpose in his soul. He sees God even in his enemy, and strikes only to protect, never to hate.â
FINAL WORD
If youâre ready to rise above mediocrity, transcend fear, and live your highest potentialâI invite you to train with me.
This is not a fantasy.
This is a system.
This is your path to power.
đ„ LET’S BEGIN. đ„
đ„ EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATIONS đ„
Over 44 years of martial, strategic, and spiritual training.
đ„ Martial Arts Training
- Chi Ling PaiÂź Gung Fu â Master-level certification under Grandmaster Denis Decker and Master Felsen, with advanced training from Master Bill Hogan.
- Rapid Assault Tactics (R.A.T.) â Certified Instructor in both stand-up and ground fighting under Sifu Dave Durch (Paul Vunak lineage, Jeet Kune Do-based combat for Navy SEALs)
- Northern Shaolin Kung Fu â Brown sash under Sifu Andrew Schirmacher (Wu Kung Tai Chi Châuan School)
- Jeet Kune Do, Kali/Eskrima, Kickboxing â Trained under Guro Martin Gross, student of Dan Inosanto
- Arnis-Eskrima â Studied with Grand Master Arnulfo âDongâ Cuesta
- Vietnamese Kung Fu â Trained under Long Tran (Kung Fu Vee Nam)
- Boxing â Studied under Tony Bersani at Fitness Works, Philadelphia
- Seminars â Attended workshops with JKD legends: Dan Inosanto, Richard Bustillo, Tim Tackett, and Larry Hartsell
đ„ Boxing Mastery â Mike Tyson Programs
- 12 Rounds with Tyson â Mindset training for resilience, discipline, and success
- The Fundamentals of the Peekaboo & Power Punching â Studied Tysonâs iconic style via online course with Iron Mike Tyson, UFC champ Henry Cejudo & Rafael Cordeiro
- Integrated Tysonâs principles into RAT Synthesis for explosive power & dynamic movement
đ§ Strategic Leadership & Energy Mastery
- Becoming Samurai â Certified in executive leadership by Don Schmincke (MIT/Hopkins)
- Sun Tzuâs Art of War: Win from the Start â Certified in decoding Tao-based strategy and conflict resolution
- Chi Ball Master â Certified by IAOTH in energy sphere creation and remote activation techniques
đ§ Spiritual Path & Inner Mastery
- Zen Buddhism â self-study
- Theravadin Buddhism – Spent six years as a live-in disciple in a unique Theravadin Buddhist tradition; no longer affiliated, but grateful for the lessons it provided
- Yogananda Teachings â Disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda with over 20 years devoted to Kriya Yoga, Christ-consciousness, and Dharma
- Monastic Lifestyle â Daily meditation, silence, devotion, and service
- Not Kriya-certified, but authorized to teach supporting practices integrated into Mind Rangeâą
đ Lifelong Learning
Dedicated to continuous study of martial arts, spirituality, philosophy, self-mastery, and business and life strategy. Iâve read over 400 books, attended countless classes, seminars, and courses, and engage in immersive, hands-on Dharma training. I battle test what I’ve learned.
CERTIFICATIONS
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35 years of experience thriving in corporate America, with a proven ability to drive growth and contribute to organizational success.
THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR-SAINT

Coat of arms
Forged in the crucible, eight years deep,
From shadowed pain to heights once steep.
A sword of light, a soul refined,
Born of fire, beyond the mind.
Clad in truth, with wings that burn,
He rose from depths where few return.
Not with wrath, but Love he strikesâ
A sacred flame that darkness dislikes.
Eyes like stars, breath fierce as storm,
He bends the dark to sacred form.
No fear, no doubt, no turning roundâ
He walks the razor’s edge where truth is found.
He fights not for the self or pride,
But breaks the chains the lost ones hide.
Against the egoâs endless tide,
He stands with God, and none beside.
He moves in silence, prays in flame,
With every step, invokes God’s name.
A soldier of peace, a monk of might,
A warrior-saintâreborn in light.
Jai Guru.
(Victory to the Guru)

Ad Ultimum Spiritum
(To the last breath)
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AWAKE AND READY

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I lay my life at Thy feet; let the war’s outcome be as Thou dost will.



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