Coursework

TOP 20 REQUESTED & ESSENTIAL DEFENSIVE SKILLS


Our curriculum focuses on the skills most critical for surviving a violent encounter, combining empty-hand tactics, weapon proficiency, and critical decision making. Whether you're looking to master the basics or refine advanced tactical skills, our curriculum is designed to provide practical, real world solutions for your personal safety. The following course descriptions outline our primary areas of focus, from fundamental situational awareness to high-stress defensive maneuvers. 


We recognize that every individual's security needs and skill levels are unique. If there is a specific area you would like to focus on that isn't listed here, please contact me directly for a free consultation. I am happy to develop a personalized training plan and a specific class tailored to your individual goals and environment. 


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PRE-CONFLICT & CRISIS MANAGEMENT

  • The Decisive Combat Mindset: Developing the mental framework and decision-making process for immediate action. 
  • Conflict Communications: Using awareness, avoidance, de-escalation, and evasion (A.A.E.E.) to prevent physical conflict. 
  • Dealing with the Ambush/Sucker Punch: Recognizing pre-incident criminal behavior and instantly transition to gain the initiative. 
  • Stopping Traumatic Bleeding: Immediate life-savings skills, including proper use of tourniquets and pressure dressings. 
  • Training Integration & Coaching: Structuring and balancing your training to build lasting skills that fit your real-world lifestyle. 


CLOSE COMBAT & GROUND DEFENSE (EMPTY HAND) ​

  • Surviving & Escaping the Ground: Functional methods for defending, escaping, and getting back to your feet    when pinned or knocked down. 
  • Counter Striking Attacks: Defending against punches, kicks, stomps, and elbow strikes while standing or on the  ground. 
  • Close Quarters Engagement (Clinch): Safely entering, controlling, and disengaging from grappling range to          cover distance or transition to a weapon. 
  • "Dirty Tactics" & Weapon Denial: Understanding the role of eye-jabs, throat strikes, and techniques to deny an attacker access to their weapon. 
  • Managing Multiple Opponents: Practical strategies for maximizing your chances against more than one attacker. 


FIREARMS & TACTICAL PROFICIENCY 

  • The Defensive Draw: Fast, safe, and reliable drawing, including concealed draw for personal and home protection.
  • Performance Under Stress: Methods for maintaining tactical proficiency - including shooting, reloading, and clearling malfunctions - during high-stakes encounters. 
  • Dynamic Shooting (Movement & Cover): Shooting while moving and effectively utilizing cover in confined or open spaces and unconventional shooting positions. 
  • Multiple Target Engagement: Efficiently and safely addressing multiple threats. 
  • Fighting While Wounded: Essential skills like one-handed shooting and one-handed malfunction clearing. 


DEFENSIVE KNIFE CLASS

  • Master Knife Defense: Learn essential, reality-based techniques to defend yourself and loved ones against an edged weapon attack. 
  • Functional Folding Knife: Become skilled at hands-on training focusing on the responsible and effective defensive use of a knife in close-quarters situations. Master rapid deployment and defensive applications for self-preservation. 
  • Crucial Defense Skills: Learn Weapon Retention: The critical skill of keeping control of your defensive tool during a struggle - along with simple, powerful techniques for fast effective self-defense mastery. 
  • FUT Knife Skills: Learn to deploy, manipulate, defend, and have positional dominance when seconds count and fine motor skills are limited in a vertical entanglement. 
  • Grounded Knife Skills: Defensive knife tactics for protecting yourself and creating space to escape when a fight goes to the ground.  


NO MATTER HOW SKILLED YOU ARE, YOUR MINDSET & CRITICAL RESPONSE IS YOUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE

One of the most crucial elements of defensive training are mindset and crisis response. Without the proper mental framework, physical skills alone may be ineffective. For the beginner, this prevents freezing; for the experienced pro, it ensures your skills execute decisively under pressure, when every second counts. 

  • Situational Awareness: Communication and tactics to support awareness, avoidance, de-escalation, and evasion. 
  • Conflict Recognition: Identifying pre-incident indicators and criminal behavior. 
  • The Aftermath: Understanding the legal, mental, and emotional transition after a self-defense incident.  


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