Live Ready – You are your own protector:
Personal Protection Courses

There is a misconception that personal safety and self-defense are about powerful punches, highly-trained guards, or weapons. The reality is that self-defense is more about not-fighting than it ever will be about fighting skills. Most self-defense skills and techniques happen between the ears, with a true awareness of both what is going on around us, as well as inside us.

Self-defense courses are not just for martial artists and combat athletes. They are for anyone who cares about their safety and that of their family. This course is for anyone who could ever be exposed to violence … anyone who doesn’t live inside a bubble.

Understand that anyone can protect themselves. It is not, however, through years of training in mystical martial arts, but instead from recognizing the body is a human weapon system designed to protect its user. People ask, “Can you really teach me to fight in a day?” The answer is no. But the good news is that we don’t need to. Everyone already knows how to fight. What we can do in a day is teach people to manage their fears, harness their indignation, and recognize themselves as their own protector.

Course topics include:

Fear Management 101, The hierarchy of self-defense preparedness, the body as a human weapon system, tools for detecting and avoiding danger, de-escalation skills, legal and ethical considerations, effective counter-attacks, natural tools and weapons, and more.

The class is a combination of lecture, discussion, drills, and force-on-force scenarios where students will get to pressure test what they have learned. Wear comfortable clothes. While not physically demanding, students will be challenged emotionally and physically.

What Will I Learn?