About Coach King

I’ve spent three decades helping people stay steady under pressure, from tier-one operators and special policing teams to ordinary folk carrying heavy lives. Alongside that work, I studied how bodies, places, and ideas shape a good life. A serious health diagnosis in 2022 forced me to slow down and rebuild my own practice: transmuting a life of fighting into a path of lasting inner peace. Project Mindful Warrior is the result—calm carried lightly, presence without bravado, focus without frenzy. I work consent-first and at your pace. No “prove yourself” moments—just honest skills for meeting life without armour.

Creds at a Glance -

30+ years of coaching real-world self-preservation and inner game. 5th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and Founder of the legendary Crazy Monkey Defence lifestyle martial arts program
Trained tier-one operators, special policing, close-protection teams, first responders and airline cabin crew
Consulted for Fortune 500 companies, leaders and creatives
PhD in Mindful-Embodied Leadership; MSc Health Psychology (Nature Connectedness), MA Leading Innovation and Change, currently a Doctoral Student in Applied Philosophy at Rhodes University
Certified in Philosophical Counselling (APPA) and Philosophical Health (SMILE_PH)
Accredited Fellow Coach (IAPC&M)
Author of The Path of the Mindful Warrior, Inner Defence, Walking Lived Philosophy Home & Wild & Free in the City
Trauma-aware, consent-based, low-impact approach (not psychotherapy) training in existential therapy (Oxford University), Positive Psychology Coaching + more.

Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener - The Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology & Author of Happiness

“As a positive psychology researcher I am impressed with Rodney King’s intuitive grasp of people’s strengths and hopes. King introduces the best aspects of performance psychology to help people achieve their own goals. King’s methods are a breath of fresh air.”