Self-Defense
Self-defense here is not a seminar you sit through. It is grip breaks, distance management, getting off the floor and getting away — drilled under real pressure, against someone who is not cooperating, until it works when you are tired and surprised.
Is this you?
- Anyone who has ever felt uneasy walking to their car
- Parents who want their kids to have options
- People with no interest in competing, ever
- Anyone, at any fitness level — this is the least athletic prerequisite of anything we run
What to bring
- Comfortable clothes you can move in
- A water bottle
- No experience whatsoever
- An open mind about how little strength this needs
An hour on the mat
The situation
The coach sets a realistic problem — a grab, a shove, being on the ground — and explains what actually matters in it.
The answer
One simple response, chosen because it works when you are panicking, not because it looks impressive.
Pressure
Drilled against a partner who gradually stops cooperating, so you find out if it holds up.
Getting away
Every drill ends the same way — on your feet, moving, out of there.
Mat hours
Mon
5:30 – 6:30 AM
5:00 – 9:00 PM
Tue
5:00 – 7:45 PM
Wed
5:30 – 6:30 AM
5:00 – 9:00 PM
Thu
5:00 – 7:45 PM
Fri
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Sat
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Sun
Closed
Call (321) 693-1765 and we will tell you exactly which session to come to for self-defense.
- Is this different from the jiu-jitsu class?
- It uses the same skills but points them at getting away rather than winning an exchange. The goal is the door, not the submission.
- I am not strong. Does that matter?
- No — that is the entire point of jiu-jitsu. Leverage and position do the work that strength cannot.
- Can women train here?
- Yes, and they do. Call (321) 693-1765 and we will tell you which sessions are busiest with women training.
- How long before it would actually work?
- The basics start working surprisingly fast. Making them work when you are frightened takes consistent training — which is why we drill under pressure from day one.
Try Self-Defense free
Leave your details and we will call you back with a night that works.
More from the mats
Your first class is free
Show up in shorts and a t-shirt, borrow a mat space, and see whether you like it. No sign-up, no contract, no pressure.
