8-HOUR SELF DEFENSE & EVASION TRAINING
VIP Response™ for Beginners
Acquiring effective skills to protect and defend yourself and those around you from potentially violent situations in the workplace is vital. Designed for beginners, this basic self-defense & violence evasion training is essential for those who want to feel safe, empowered and prepared for challenging situations and those who may become threatening, aggressive or violent.
Attendees of all ages will learn simple, effective and non-invasive skills keeping them safe from individuals who attempt to touch, grab or assault them in any way. The emphasis of this class is to educate attendees on how to minimally, but effectively, escape the situation quickly to protect themselves and survive the attack.
These powerful, easy-to-learn skills will show how to anticipate behaviors, identify possible threats and defend against physical harm. Learn to successfully defend and escape from anyone using these simple, fun-to-learn techniques, even if the aggressive individual is larger and stronger. Upon completion of this training, you will acquire the life-saving skills necessary to protect yourself at home, in public, or in the workplace.
Class Objectives
- The meaning & definition of “assault” and how it applies to the workplace.
- Types of assaultive behaviors and their causes.
- The importance of assessing what employees bring to a situation that may propel it in a good or bad direction and strategies to avoid making a situation worse
- General safety measures.
- Personal safety measures.
- The Crisis Cycle (aka Assault Cycle) and how it can help de-escalate aggressive situations.
- Recognizing words & phrases; trigger words to avoid in order to de-escalate individuals.
- Aggression & violent behavior predicting factors.
- Verbal intervention & de-escalation techniques along with safe physical maneuvers to defuse and predict violent behaviors.
- Strategies to avoid physical harm and remove yourself from assaultive situations.
- Legal criteria necessary for employees to have the right to place hands on an individual with the intention of restraining or protecting a client.
- Physical evasion, protective maneuvers & techniques for employee proficiency to stay safe when confronted with assaultive situations.