Course Description
The ability to protect yourself or a loved one is the single greatest skill you could possess. What if learning how to be your own bodyguard was much easier than you thought? This intensive 1-day course will give you the foundational knowledge to improve your situational awareness and verbal skills and equip you with simple & practical self-defense skills.
The 'No-nonsense Self-defense' program is called: Be Your Own Bodyguard® and was researched and developed by Coach Tony Blauer, a pioneer of modern self defense.
He has created a system based on physiology and natural biomechanics called SPEAR. It is based on the startle-flinch response, which is part of the human survival reflex. This is an 80,000-year-old DNA hard-wired into our survival system to say it's stood the test of time is an understatement.
What this really means is you already have the key to the system hardwired in you!
During the course, our certified trainers will reconnect you with this primal skill. Our approach to self-defense will reawaken your situational awareness and teach you a patented approach to identifying and managing fear. The program also includes an effective verbal de-escalation system and the simplest approach to personal defense using natural biomechanics. You'll be 'Safer in a Day'.
Participants will be exposed to the following principles and drills:
AWARENESS & AVOIDANCE
The 3 D's: Detect, Defuse, Defend
The Non-Violent Posture
What is behaviorally-based Self-defense?
What the Bad-guy wants
What the Bad-guy doesn't want
FEAR MANAGEMENT
Biological vs Psychological Responses
The ABCs of Self-defense
The Cycle of Behavior: How to manage fear
YOUR 24/7 ARSENAL
Personal weapons (palm strike, forearm, elbow, knee)
The SPEAR Tactic
Tips on how to evaluate your routine
For more information on Tony Blauer and the SPEAR System visit these links:
Coach Blauer's key videos & demos - click here
MEN'S FITNESS feature on the SPEAR System - click here
Read the Economics of Violence Article - click here
*No formal lunch breaks—bring snacks and food. We will take several small breaks for grazing and hydration. This format is most effective for flow and retention and is also better for your metabolism.