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Personal Protection, Safety, and Self Defense Programs for Individuals and Organizations

What has increased 500% in New Mexico since 1950?

No, it's not the price of gas.

Unfortunately it is violent crime!

Luckily there is something you can do about it

Attempted murders and aggravated assults have risen 5 fold in the last 50 years. The only reason homicide numbers are not up that much is due to advancements in medical technology that save people with advanced life saving measures.

New Mexico is one of the most violent states in the nation. We have higher per capita violent crime than almost any other state. Our murder rate is second only to Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Attempted murders, aggravated assaults, rape, and other violent crimes are more proliferate here than almost anywhere else.

What's the best way to reduce the risks of becoming a victim of these violent acts?

Sticking your head in the sand and pretending it does not exist won't work. But here are some things that can help:

Personal Defense Systems provides quality self defense programs. They include a 1-hour Intro to Personal safety, Basic Self Defense, Urban Survival, all the way up to a very intense and realizstic three level Urban Combat program for those who are serious about protecting themselves and their loved ones.

It is my strong belief that the most people know, the more tools they have, the better equipped they are to conquer the challenges life throws at them. In the realms of self defense and personal protection, conquering means winning, and that is the only acceptable option.

Intro to Personal Safety

This one-hour presentation introduces people to the world of personal protection.
Participants learn:
• Personal Safety Tips relevant to home, work, traveling and on the highways.
• Pre-incident information such as how to prevent, avoid, and respond to threatening situations and the 4 A’s of self defense: Awareness, Assessment, Avoidance, and Action.
• Verbal communication skills to control and de-escalate potentially violent situations
• Post incident concerns such as evidence preservation, legal rights, and medical considerations are also covered.
This presentation can be presented in a classroom environment during lunch or a meeting specified for this event.

Basic Self Defense

Reclaim Your Personal Power! Feel confident and safe in any situation! Know when to kick and when to run!
Participants Learn:
• Basic Self Defense skills that will allow them to deal with most violent situations. These include empty hand techniques like blocks, strikes and kicks as well as how to use basic weapons to defend themselves and others.
• The 4 A’s of Self Defense; Awareness, Assessment, Avoidance and Action, as well as communication skills to de-escalate confrontations and resolve conflicts.
• Tactics like using their environment to their advantage with escape routes, barricades and weapons of opportunity.
• Physical skills are developed, practiced, and tested in a scenario based training environment, which creates a sense of realism and stress similar to real life.

Urban Survival

This program provides participants with basic information on how to deal with the most common violent crimes: home invasion, robbery, assault, and rape.
Participants learn:
• How to use obstacles as barriers to provide protection
• Items that can be used as weapons of opportunity and how to use them safely and effectively
• The legalities for using force against another person
• The Rules of Engagement in violent situations
• How to prepare physically and mentally for conflict
• How to use Role Playing and Visualizations to stay alert and be aware
Reality Based Training Scenarios are used to test participants and place them in realistic situations to see what they have learned and how well it works.

Urban Combat - Level I

Reality based self defense at it's best. Winning in a violent confrontation. Learn the physical and mental skills necessary to win in a violent confrontation. Real combat training that works in the real world.

Program includes:
- Hand to Hand Combat Skills – blocks, strikes, take downs, ground defense and more
- Edged Weapons – how to defend against a knife attack and other edged weapons
- Impact Weapons – weapons of opportunity within your environment and how to use them to your advantage
- Combat Readiness Exercises to prepare physically and mentally for violent confrontation
- Tactical Decision making in threatening situations, what are your options?
- The after math, winning a violent encounter and dealing with it mentally and emotionally.

This intensive 2-day program is based on ral life situations and skills and combat tactics that have proven themselves over time and saved lives. Reality Based Training Scenarios are used to test participants and place them in realistic situations to see what they have learned and how it well works.

Urban Combat - Level II

Reality based self defense at it's best. Winning in a violent confrontation. Urban Combat Level II continues with advanced techniques and tactics to survive in life threatening situations against multiple attackers, hand held weapons attacks and firearms.

Program includes:
- Advanced Hand to Hand Combat Skills - redirection of attacks, joint locks and manipulations, pressure point and nerve strikes and more
- Edged Weapons - tactical use of edged weapons for defense and protection
- Impact Weapons - how to use impact weapons to level the playing field and create tactical advantage
- Defense against handguns – disarming the subject, safe handling and the legalities of deadly force encounters
- Defense from positions of disadvantage, such as sitting, lying, in a vehicle and others
- Combat Readiness Exercises to prepare physically and mentally for violent conflict
- Tactical Decision making in life threatening situations, now what?
- Physical and mental preparation
- Real life scenario training
- The after math, how to deal with a violent encounter physically, mentally and emotionally.

Reality Based Training Scenarios are used to test participants and place them in realistic situations to see what they have learned and how to use it.

Urban Combat Level III is currently being developed. It will take the participant to the next level, learning to deal with deadly force encounters and the dynamics of human combat.

Specialized programs can be designed to meet the needs of your organization.

Give me a call (505-455-0370) and let’s discuss how I, can help you, keep your people safe!

Raven Hicks
Director of Training
Personal Defense Systems

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