These young High School seniors will be heading off to college this fall. They will be entering a new experimental process called freshman year. Steve Kardian is preparing these young women for what’s in store; educating them on dating violence,…
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Students in Transition High School Tour at White Plains High School.
Tagged with: Best self defense, certification women's self defense, Defend University, Freshman year college, Girls on Guard, instructor certification, safety for high school girls, self-defense, Stephen Kardian, Steve Kardian, Students in Transistion, Women's Empowerment Series, Women's Self Defense Classes, Women's self defense instructor certification, women's self-defense, Women's Self-Defense Institute
Posted in self-defense, training, Women's Safety
Posted in self-defense, training, Women's Safety
Less Than Lethal Tactics & Ground Control for Law Enforcement!
Defend University’s Steve Kardian training the DEA, US Marshall’s and Law Enforcement from NYC. Dr. Belisa Vranich finished the 2 day seminar with breathing for LE session providing valuable tools for stress reduction, blood pressure control, greater lung capacity and…
Tagged with: DEA, Less Than Lethal, police, Police defensive tactics, Police Training, Self Defense techniques, Steve Kardian, US Marshall's
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Posted in training
Steve Kardian presents at the New York State Women in Law Enforcement Conference!
NYS Trooper D. Keating presents Steve Kardian with a gift after his Less Than Lethal Tactics presentation.
Handgun Training Classes Sept. 29 & 30
We don’t often get the opportunity to have Progressive F.O.R.C.E. Concepts in Phoenix, but now you have the opportunity to train with the best and get the training you need to really fight with your handgun. Progressive Handgun 1: Fighting…
Tagged with: combat marksmanship, concealed carry, defend, handgun, lethal force, malfunctions, PFC, Progressive F.O.R.C.E. Concepts, shoot on the move, shooting exercises, training
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Posted in armed defense, training
Prepare Yourself to the Best of your Abilities
“That horrible incident underlined something I’d learned in SEAL training and that I believe even more strongly today: You can’t anticipate al the challenges that are going to be thrown your way. All you can do is prepare yourself to…
Self-Defense Lessons from Concealed Handgun Carry Course
Assisting with a recent concealed handgun instructional module in a high level executive protection course revealed a number of items which apply to everyone carrying a concealed weapon for self-defense. This particular course had representatives from the military, law enforcement and the security…
Tagged with: armed, citizens, drawing from concealment, drawstroke, duty rig, executive protection, Glock 17, Glock 19, Glock 26, grip, gunfighter, handgun, holster, law enforcement, M4, military, operators, pistol, practice, security, self-defense, shooting, sight alignment, sight picture, skill, special forces, special warfare, stress, trigger press
Posted in armed defense, executive protection, shooting, training
Posted in armed defense, executive protection, shooting, training
Can Submissions for the Street Work Against You?
If you train in BJJ or MMA circles, you’ll hear a lot of guys talk about submitting an opponent in a streetfight. Most of the time it is in the context of putting an armbar or jointlock or similar technique…
Training for all ranges of combat: Firefight in an Afghan house
We’ve talked about the need to train in a number of ranges of combat. For hand-to-hand encounters, we are normally talking about striking distance, clinching distance and grappling distance. You need to experience all three of these ranges so you…
How Much Practice is Enough for Self-Defense?
People tell me they want to learn how to defend themselves. But, they want to be able to do it quickly and without too much effort. The fact is that you will have to defend yourself in a situation where…
Tagged with: attacker has all the advantages, defend quickly and without too much effort, fight, Geoff Thompson, learn how to defend, practice, shoot, spar
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Posted in self-defense, training
Manslaughter Case Shows a Problem with Punching Head for Self-Defense
It’s a case that is not uncommon – two men get into a fistfight and one dies. But how can that be? A garden-variety fistfight usually does not produce enough damage for anyone to really get hurt. But not for…
Tagged with: knocked out, manslaughter, punching, strikes, use-of-force
Posted in self-defense, training
Posted in self-defense, training
