Self Defense Classes

Why take self defense classes instead of martial arts?

The simple answer is time. It can take a lifetime of study to master any one martial art. There are many martial arts, each with their own history, lineage, culture, techniques and strategies. They can broaden your understanding of your body, mind, and spirit. But most of them are not practical for modern self defense. There isn’t enough time. Modern self defense needs to be easy to learn, have a simple but practical curriculum, and useful the day you learn it.

Self defense isn't concerned with perfection.
It's concerned with getting home safe. Today.

Krav Maga is a self defense combat system used by military and police forces all over the world. As with every skill, the more time and effort you put into it the better you'll get at it. Self defense doesn't require a ton of time to get the most important information. Four classes is enough to get the gist of it. It's enough to give you the skills you'll need to give you a fighting chance. If you can devote yourself to 12 classes, you can learn a well rounded skill set that will be useful to you for the rest of your life. Who knows. One day it may even save it.

You'll find that learning to defend yourself has other benefits that become the reason you stay. Aside from being fun and healthy, self defense classes can help with self esteem, confidence, and discipline. It can help you to conquer your fears and doubts. It can help you be a better you. Give it a shot.

Self Defense Offerings

-Private Self Defense
Lesson

$75(+$15/extra student)

For those who need to know as much as possible in one class. If you knew you had to fight an attacker today: what are the absolute need to know self defense techniques to give you a fighting chance. Self defense is a skill just like any one, the more you practice and learn the better you will get at it. However learning to defend yourself isn't always top on everyone's priority list. And though you may never need to defend yourself, having the knowledge that you can if you need to is essential for your peace of mind. This class will teach you the things you need to know now!

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-Private Self Defense
Fundamentals

$240(+$15/extra student)

(4 Classes $60/class)

These classes are focused on real life techniques you can use to defend yourself on the street the day you learn them. Topics include: escaping unarmed attacker(s), targets and how to strike them, ground fighting fundamentals, choking defense, and awareness strategies for avoiding conflicts. For those who just want to learn the essential tools for defending themselves without dedicating lots of time to it.

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-Private On-going Self
Defense Study

BEST DEAL!

$600(+$15/extra student)

(12 classes $50/class)

For those who wish to really dedicate themselves to learning the art of the how modern combat works. We will study and practice to a deeper level, learning not just the basic movements and theory, but working towards confidence and understanding. The curriculum will widen to include, knife and gun defenses, self-defense from inside and outside of a vehicle, how to fall, ground fighting, and we will also be including a study of the self. How the mind works, as well as the body. Students will be asked to perform outside study, including reading books, watching videos, studying meditation, and keeping a journal of their studies.

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-Large Group
Self Defense Seminar

Looking for a Self Defense Seminar for your office, class, or sorority?

Learning in groups is a great way to motivate each other and have partners to work with. It also allows us to learn skills that can’t be learned in a 1 on 1 environment such as multiple attacker situations and learning to work together as a team to overcome an attacker.

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Honesty and Integrity

Most brick and mortar martial arts schools will charge you for uniforms, belts, belt tests, registration fees, and use psychological techniques to make you feel like you’re advancing by enticing you with colored belts and patches as an outward display of rank. These things have nothing to do with martial “arts”. They are martial businesses. You can learn a lot there, but it will take you decades and you will have to fight through all those trappings to get what you came there for.

My lessons are private and in-home for your convenience. There is no pay to upgrade to the next level scheme. Unlike most martial arts schools, my goal isn’t to keep you as a student forever. Martial arts can take decades of practice to master. My goal isn’t to get you to mastery, my goal is to teach you what you need to know so your training can be effective from the very first class. I want to become progressively useless to you. So my students can rely on me less and less as they gain in skill and confidence and rely on themselves more and more.

Be Advised

Self-defense is not a sport. There are no medals, no tournaments, no ribbons, no trophies, or belts. The training is for the purpose of getting home safe from a violent situation. In order to train effectively we will have to simulate real life dangers, such as being struck with a weapon or fist, being choked, kicked, thrown to the ground, yelled at, insulted, chased, and bullied, just to name a few. Many times we can train in a safe and fun way, but understand that in order to learn how to deal with real danger and real fear we will have to practice as close to reality as we safely can.

We will train as safely as we can, but there is always a risk of injury. Scrapes and bruises are common. Serious injuries are rare but there is always a risk. No one has been seriously hurt under my care and I will do my best to maintain this record. This is an at-risk activity, and by taking these classes you acknowledge that risk and assume all liability.