Self-Defense and Survival Seminars

Your Team is more important than your inventory.

Inventory is replaceable, but a good Team is not.

Google Headquarters, Googleplex, invested in on-campus BJJ for their Staff and Employees.

“The idea was for the employees to benefit from all the positive aspects of BJJ training: self defense, fitness, stress relief, weight loss, social interaction, camarederie etc..”

GovCON also invested in their Employees to build their self-confidence.

“You see exactly who the person is. You really don’t know someone, I feel like, until you’ve rolled with them.

“I see smaller more easily intimidated people becoming more comfortable and then I see the bigger cockier person become a little bit more humble because they are getting beat up by people much smaller than them,”

“I myself lose five pounds of water weight every class. One guy lost over 160 pounds doing Jiu-Jitsu.”

Self-Defense starts with yourself.

The most non-threatening targets are often the easiest and most attractive targets to an Assailant.

According to independent interviews and studies with convicted rapists, the top locations for abductions are grocery store parking lots, followed by Office Parking Lot Garages, and Public Restrooms. Studies also revealed that putting up a fight of any kind discourages the Assailant and is not worth it because it is too time-consuming.

ToughNickel.com conducted a study of workplace bullying in which Independence, Nice, and having Integrity were the top 3 characteristics of bullying victims in the workplace.

Teamwork and Camaraderie

Google and LinkedIn place tremendous focus on their employees being able to function as a team and as a unit. For this, the companies needed to develop their staff’s social interaction skills and improve their camaraderie.

Because martial arts is taught in a class environment, everyone learns and grows together, and helping each other out is encouraged. Also, when you have people you can depend on, who will be there for you when you need them, who will push you to workout when you’re feeling lazy, then it’s more likely that you will stay motivated.

“I’m happy to say that every single participant was able to walk out with a basic understanding of how to properly de-escalate and retreat from a dangerous situation and the ability to implement certain moves to help maneuver out of threatening holds and attacks. I not only recommend taking this class to other retail workers, but anyone in general that just wants a basic understanding of how to protect their lives in potentially dangerous situations. Thank you… for the awesome experience! The [District Hemp] team is forever grateful for the knowledge we were able to acquire today You’ve even inspired several ladies to take up Jiu Jitsu as a new hobby! I highly recommend these instructors if you’re looking to schedule a corporate self-defense training class.” - Owner, District Hemp