Personal Protective Measures Level 1

Personal Protective Measures Level 1 is a single weekend of coursework divided into 8 modules:

Day 1: Surviving the Unarmed Attacker

• Module 1: Basics of Self Defense – Understanding criminals and criminal violence. Survival mindset. Awareness. Assessing your situation. Staying conscious. Getting off the X. Basic defensive and offensive postures, movement, striking and kicking.
• Module 2: Grounded & Wall Defense – How to survive getting knocked down, protecting yourself on the ground or pinned against a wall, so you can maintain consciousness and regain your mobility to escape.
• Module 3: Defense Against Grabs and Chokes – Escaping common attacks of being grabbed by the wrist or clothing, bear hugged, picked up, or choked so you can escape abduction.

Day 2: Surviving the Armed Attacker

• Module 4: Defense Against Blunt Weapons – Surviving being beaten with a blunt weapon, such as a baseball bat, crowbar, or other similar weapon. 
• Module 5: Defense Against Edged Weapons, Pre-Contact – Surviving being slashed and stabbed by edged weapons, such as a machete, box cutter, or knife. 
• Module 6: Defense Against Edged Weapons, On-Contact – Surviving being held at knifepoint. Integrate verbal tactics and learn when to comply or resist to stay alive.
• Module 7: Defense Against Firearms – Surviving being held at gunpoint. Integrate verbal tactics, learn when to comply or resist, disarm and incapacitate opponents if necessary.
• Module 8: Defense Against Multiple Attackers and Improvised Weapons – Use the skills learned in the previous modules while using simple strategies and tactics to survive and escape multiple attackers. 

Each module of training builds upon the previous module to form a cohesive integrated system that is easy to understand and simple to apply. No complicated or fancy martial arts moves. Only simple tactics that work so that you can stay alive!