We all want to be safe and be able to save from harm ourselves and loved ones. Given the choice most of us would elect to pursue nonviolent means to keep ourselves safe however it’s difficult to predict exactly how we might respond to a crisis. Yet, we face challenging behavior and potentially dangerous situations every day. Your response greatly determines the wellbeing of everyone involved—and impacts the relationships with those in your environment. This unique program not only teaches how to recognize to the warning signs that someone is beginning to lose control, but also addresses how we can control our own stress, anxieties, and emotions when confronted with these challenging situations.

No matter if you have been through violence prevention or conflict resolution classes before; this course will offer a wide variety of perspective from which you can enhance your knowledge base. If you are new to violence prevention our goal is to create a non-intimidating, nurturing environment. In a nutshell, this course is content rich and short on “fluff”.

Program Content

1)      Intro/ Module 1

2)      Developing the survival mindset

a)      Without this critical development and self-recognition everything else becomes null and void

b)      Identify our own beliefs and attitudes with respects to personal protection

c)       How our minds work

3)      Non-violent conflict resolution (passive actions)

a)      Developing behavior models/ behavioral roles

b)      Empathetic listening

c)       What is anger and the anger model

d)      Conflict resolution

i)        Identify what is conflict

ii)       The 3 types of conflict responses

iii)     What fuels conflict

iv)     Resolution options

e)      Verbal de-escalation

i)        Elements of communication

ii)       The power of words

iii)     The nine phrases you should never use

iv)     The  power of empathy

f)       Body language

i)        Learn we speak in gestures

ii)       How to read the eyes

iii)     The power stare

g)      Breath and emotional control

h)      Dynamic tension reduction

i)        Learn that tension is dynamic and flows in a pattern

ii)       Depending on what stage the tension is requires the appropriate response

i)        Lessening the affects of fear and adrenaline/ fear control

4)      Module 2 – physical self-protection skill development

a)      The one thing everyone does all the time

b)      The five F’s

i)        Fight, flight, freeze, flinch and flow

c)       The energy cycle

d)      The four elements needed for attacks to be successful

e)      The role of adaptation when defending ourselves

f)       Stages of assault (AKA- “the playbook”)

g)      How to develop intuition and perception

h)      At what time an assault may likely occur

i)        Personal protection skills

i)        Proxemics

ii)       Blading, cutting the line, arms as a barrier

iii)     Congruent motion

iv)     Spinal loading

j)        How to remain fluid under duress

k)      Physical defense principles

i)        Evasion drills

(1)    The concept of form

ii)       Triangulation

iii)     Push- pull

iv)     High-low

v)      Stirring the joint

vi)     Leverage

vii)   The head tip

viii)  Moving with the wave

l)        The best tool to carry for self protection

5)      Conclusion, wrap-up’s and share- backs*

Please note that interactive drills, role play and entrainment exercises will be used extensively throughout the course

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