Spontaneous Street Self Defense

Spontaneous Street Self Defense is based on simple, easy to learn principles designed to develop lighting fast reflexes for any self defense situation. The Spontaneous Street Self Defense course is a practical reality-based system designed to teach effective real self defense in just a short amount of time. 

You will learn to defend against the 9 most common attacks as reported by the FBI. These attacks include chokes, grabs, and bearhugs, as well as weapons such as guns, knives, and sticks. The system  uses a combination of Israli military hand-to-hand combat techniques mixed with kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and Korean Hapkido.

The main difference with our street self defense program and many other martial art self defense programs is that we teach people how to function during the stress and shock of a sudden, violent confrontation.

 S.H.A.R.P

Sexual Harassment Assault Rape Prevention

What is S.H.A.R.P.?

SHARP is a program set up by Mr. Bruce Siddle a former police officer and Special Programs Coordinator at the Greater St. Louis Police Academy. Mr. Siddle has served as a defensive tactics consultant for all branches of the U.S. military, as well as the Department of Justice, Secret Service, Government of Hong Kong and hundreds of other agencies.

The success of the SHARP program is based on the development of techniques that are simple, highly effective, yet low profile in nature. This program brings a fresh perspective to the needs of professional women. It is a course that causes women of all ages to be aware of their surroundings and take action so they can prevent being a victim. We go from slight harassment at the work place to what to do in case you are attacked at home.

Why should I take this course?
Most women who have been raped were in an environment they considered safe and were raped by someone they thought they could trust. Three out of four women will be victims of at least one violent crime during their lifetime. Every hour 16 women confront rapists; a woman is raped every 6 minutes. Since 1974, the rate of assaults against young women (20-24) has jumped almost 50%.

Spontaneous Knife Defense

The Spontaneous Knife Defense System has been designed to meet the needs of individuals confronted with a Knife attack. The students training will begin with a comprehensive course on offensive knife systems. The focus of this training is to raise the student's awareness to the sophistication of strategies, yet the simplicity which an officer can fall victim to a moderately trained subject with a knife. The second phase of training will focus on the Knife Defense techniques, based upon a realistic , yet highly aggressive check and stun philosophy. This system has evolved to the simplest form, where all of skills are gross motor skills that are compatible to the affects of survival stress. This simplicity in design allows for quicker learning and retention under the stress of a knife assault.

Course Goals:

• To examine survival learning research and design methods for spontaneous knife defense systems.
• To identify the primary and secondary methods of offensive knife strategies.
• To learn the Spontaneous Knife Defense System and training methodologies.

Course Topics:

Survival Learning Research:

This unit examines research from educational psychology, motor learning science and neurobiology, and applies the research to the design of spontaneous knife defense systems. The units explains why simple gross motor skills and systems with few techniques, are more compatible to use of force training.

Control Principles:

The foundation of the training systems is based upon a series of training principles. This unit examines the Force Continuum, Control Principles, survival reaction time and tactical positioning.

Psychology of Combat Knife Systems:

This section examines various philosophies regarding the tactical use of a knife as a lethal weapon. The research will explore the historical perspectives of the evolution of combat knife systems beginning with the influence of the Sykes/Fairbairn World War I system, the influence of Filipino knife training and the current view of military special operations units.

Analysis of Target Lethality:

There is considerable mythology surrounding the lethality of specific targets, as well as their effectiveness. The purpose of this unit is to reveal facts about human incapacitation resulting from a knife attack. This unit will examine the difference between fatal cuts and cut which will immediately immobilize a subject. This unit will also provide a foundation for the design methodology of the Spontaneous Knife Defense System.

Analysis of Offensive Knife Attack Strategies:

The effectiveness of any knife defense system, is based on the officer's knowledge of how a knife can be used offensively. This training block will teach the students the six basic knife strokes, and common offensive strategies to quickly disable an officer. This block will not only teach the officer how a trained knife practitioner will attempt to disable an officer, but it will also increase the student's visual reaction time and ability to recognize a threat quicker.

Spontaneous Knife Defense System:

The Spontaneous Knife Defense System is based on a check, stun and control principle. This system is comprised of two check, followed by either a low front kick or a stunning technique. This combination allows an officer the option to disengage to cover or to follow-up for restraint and control. This unit will also examine the use of impact weapons to effectively control and disable a knife attack.

Additional Programs

Tactical Handcuffing:

Tactical speed handcuffing provides immediate subject control and reduces risk to the officer. This system is designed to train the student in a method which will be the same under handcuffing conditions of standing, kneeling or prone, with the completion time under three seconds.

Pressure Point Control Tactics:

This unit will address a system of controlling subjects by applying as little as 2 pounds of finger touch pressure to selected pressure points on the head and neck. The application of these pressure points is to control passive or defensive resistance and are highly effective no matter what the size or strength level of the individual.

Joint Locks:

Escort position resistance is one of the four most common types of resistance officers encounter. This unit provides officers with two joint locks designed specifically to control escort position resistance.

Defensive Counterstrikes:

The defensive counterstrike unit teaches reflexive reaction to a physical attack when impact weapons or firearms are not appropriate. The students will learn to neutralize an aggressive assault with a basic system of blocks, punches, and kicks, designed to control a subject with minimal chance of injury.

Impact Weapon System:

The training from this unit can be deployed with a traditional straight stick or a collapsible/telescoping baton. This effective system employs the use of nerve motor points as targets instead of joints and bones, which decreases the potential of creating connective tissue damage and bone fractures.

Handgun Retention and Disarming:

This unit teaches a simple system of disarming and handgun or long gun retention. The unit will address holstered defenses, drawn weapon defenses as well as maintaining a long gun in the slung or open positions.