Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection

TRAINING IN EUROPE

Come to Germany and take Reality-Based lessons personally from Jim Wagner. The Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection World Headquarters is centrally located in Europe in the city of Solingen, the “Knife City,” only 30 minutes from the Dusseldorf airport and 30 minutes from the Cologne-Bonn airport. Then a train or taxi will get you right to our Training Center.

For you Americans and Canadians you may want to consider flying out to our Training Center and taking your courses there. Sometimes the cost of flying there is comparable to flights in the United States or Canada during off seasons, and you’ll get a European experience as well. You will need a passport, but no visa is required to enter the European Union if you are an American or Canadian citizen.

The Training Center

The Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection Training Center is located at the Boker facility only 100 meters from the SOLINGEN MITTE train stop. You can see our building from the stop.

Boker Jim Wagner Reality-Based Personal Protection Training Center
Schutzenstrasse 30
42659 Solingen
Reality-Based Personal Protection Director Tobias Leckebush (he speaks English)
Phone: + 49 (0) 212 40 12 28 (no “0” if calling outside of Germany)
Email: marketing@boker.de
Web: www.realitybased.de

Recommended Hotels

The following hotels are just a short walking distance from the Training Center, and each one is recommend by Reality-Based Personal Protection. Our students have stayed in each one. Each hotel has a breakfast that is included in the room price. If you need any help in getting a room Reality-Based Personal Protection Director Tobias Leckebusch will be more than happy to help you.

Solinger Hof (5 minute walk)
Goerdeler Strasse 9
42651 Solingen
Phone: +49 (0) 212 22 46 21-4 (no “0” if calling outside of Germany)
Email: solinger-hof@msn.com
Web: www.solinger-hof.de

Goldener Lowe (10 minute walk)
Heinestrasse 2
42651 Solingen
Phone: +49 (0) 212 20 64 70 (no first “0” if calling outside of Germany)
Email: info@goldener-loewe-solingen.de
Web: www.hotel-goldener-Lowe.de

Haus Sonneneck (15 minute walk)
Pfaffenberger Weg 112
42659 Solingen
Phone: +49 (0) 212 49 91 26
Email: info@haus-sonneneck-solingen.de
Web: www.haus-sonneneck-solingen.de

Treff Hotel (20 minute walk)
Kronprinzenstrasse
42655 Solingen
Phone: +49 (0) 212 22 06 0  (no first “0” if calling outside of Germany)
Email: Solingen@treff-hotels.de
Web: www.treff-hotels.de

Transportation

Taking a taxi from and to the Dusseldorf airport

There are always many taxis sitting out front on the arrivals area of the Dusseldorf airport. All you need to do, if you don’t speak German, is to show the address of the hotel you wish to stay at in Solingen. All taxis are equipped with GPS and the taxi fare will be shown on a meter the entire way. Expect to pay 60 to 72 euro for the trip, one way, and a 2 to 5 euro tip is recommended. On your return trip to the airport from Solingen your hotel manager can call you a taxi which will be there in five minutes. Solingen has an excellent cab service and many taxis are lined up each day in the city square.

Taking a train from and to the Dusseldorf airport

The train station is inside the Dusseldorf airport. You will take a train from the airport to Dusseldorf Hopbahnhof (the main train station). Then you will take a train to Solingen Mitte. Inside the train there is a digital sign by the door that will display each stop. Also, outside of each stop, there will be a sign of the stop. The SOLINGEN MITTE stop has no buildings and is in between two walls. When you exit the train you must go up the stairs or up the elevator. Once you are facing the street above, Schutzenstrasse, the Boker building is to your right. It is a gray building with the red dot Boker logo easily visible. To your left is the direction of the city center, which is only a 10 minute walk.

City Center

The recommend hotels and the Training Center are all near the city center of Solingen located between Kolner Strasse and Goerdeler Strasse. In this center, all in walking distance, are many restaurants, bars, fast food places (including a McDonalds), banks, a cinema, and many shops and boutiques. There are also a few food stores and mini-markets.

Places of worship in Solingen

Katholische Kirchengemeinde St. Clemens (Catholic)
Goerdelestrasse 80
42651 Solingen
Phone: 0212/221480
Email: sankt.clemens@kathsg.de

Stadtkirche (Protestant)

City Center

Museum

Deutsches Klingenmuseum (Knife Museum)
Grafrath, Klosterhof 4
Solingen
Phone: +49 (0) 212 25 83 60
Email: klingenmuseum@solingen.de
Web: klingenmuseum.de

 This museum is fascinating with thousands of knives and swords from all periods of history. Solingen has been a blade making city since Medieval times.

Continuing your Reality-Based Training

If you live close to Solingen, and you want to train with other Reality-Based practitioners, Jim Wagner recommends that you go to the Reality-Based courses taught by Joachim Roux of the Aikido-Kreis Koln who was personally instructed to the highest level by Jim Wagner.

Aikido-Kreis Koln
Heinrich-Bruning Strasse 2a
50969 Koln
Phone: 0221 360 29 92

If you live in other areas outside of Solingen please look for Reality-Based Personal Protection instructors near you on our website at:

http://www.jimwagnerrealitybased.com/certifiedinstructors.html

Authentic Castle

The Schloss Burg castle is a beautiful castle to visit with a quaint village around its walls. There is a nice museum inside the castle, and the view from the walls are picturesque.

Schloss Burg Castle (edge of city)
Schlossplatz 1
42659 Solingen
Phone: +49 (0) 212 24 22-626 (no “0” if calling outside of Germany)
Email: info@schlossburg.de
Web: www.schlossburg.de

Attractions Near Solingen

Solingen is situated near two major cities, Dusseldorf and Cologne, and there are many other interesting places to visit in the surrounding areas.

Neanderthal Museum (near the city of Wuppertal)
Talstrasse 300
40699 Erkrath
Phone: +49 (0) 210 4979-00 (no “0” if calling outside of Germany)
Web: www.neaderthal.de

Vistit the City of Düsseldorf

The old part of Düsseldorf city is a quaint place along the Rhein River with restaurants, shops (lots of shops), and museums. It is a city full of energy and only 30 minutes from Solingen.