Are you prepared for street encounter?

Street self defense is much like a chess game. There is a move for everything, there is a counter for every move, there is a counter for every counter and for every counter there is  a counter. Bottom line is that if you not training in a reality based system or program you're at a huge disadvantage for a street encounter/attack. Sport martial arts and many of the traditional arts are a lot of fun and it's certainly  better to be doing something rather than nothing, however, if you're relying on your sport art or traditional art like karate or tae kwon do you're at a huge disadvantage. 

What's very different about the Women's Self Defense Institute and our Girls on Guard program is that we place our students in the very same position that they would find themselves in should they be attacked. Having our students practice in the same positions they would find themselves in during an attack causes them to be familiar rather then unfamiliar with the position. They are much less likely to panic, have better control over the adrenal response and be much more reactive to what's coming their way. As we progress we also add speed, pressure and eventually add in the Fist or Red man suit. They can feel, smell, taste and experience what its like to be in a real life encounter.

Our objective is to make every woman that takes our program much better then she was when she walked through the door. We have always succeeded in our quest.

Brad Parker and Steve Kardian are available for seminars and instructor certifications across the country.   

Steve Kardian gives safety tips to the Today show!

Steve Kardian on the NBC Today show with Hoda Kotb and Kathy Lee Gifford. Steve Kardian gave the Today show viewers 5 things every woman should know to keep their world safer.

Steve Kardian's Women Empowerment seminar offered in Long Island, NY

Master level Women's Empowerment instructor Steve Kardian demonstrates the most effective way to escape when a predator has you pinned to the ground. Steve Kardian was hosted by a group of 30 women eager to learn these life saving techniques. The seminar was conducted in New Hyde Park, NY. The ladies were empowered with the most effective self defense techniques being taught to date. 

Let us never forget - WTC 9/11

Let us never forget and never forgive what happened that day. These boots, covered from the debris on the pile, serve to remind me of how I (we) felt that day and the days after. 

 

Steve Kardian gives HLN's Nancy Grace a self defense lesson!

Steve Kardian speaks to Fox News on the Michael Brown Shooting!

Steve Kardian on the set of Fox News (The Real Story) with host Gretchen Carlson to discuss the violence in Ferguson. Steve Kardian also spoke about the release of Dr. Michael Baden's autopsy of Michael Brown. See FoxNews.com for more...

Sexual Assaults on College Campus are up!

Sexual Assaults on College Campus are up!

WASHINGTON (AP) The number of sex offenses reported at American colleges and universities went up in the last decade even as overall campus crime decreased, according to an Education Department survey that also suggests high schools are safer than they used to be.

The report released Tuesday said 3,330 forcible sex offenses were reported on campuses in 2011, the latest data available for colleges and universities that researchers have analyzed. That was a 51 percent increase from the 2,200 reported a decade earlier. But the number of campus crimes in every other category, such as burglary and car theft, declined during the same period.

Steve Kardian reports that the DOJ estimates that less then 5% of those victimized during their college years will come forward and report the crime.

The Women's Self Defense Institute explained!

Man vs woman equals overwhelming odds and man vs child is beyond overwhelming.  We teach  the general public differently than how we teach law enforcement.  We teach LE differently from  how we teach women and we teach women very differently then we teach all the above.

The dynamic of a sexual assault is that you are going to be grabbed and taken somewhere or you are going to be grabbed and brought down to the ground. If sexual assault is the immediate intent, you will be on the ground in seconds. During the training in our program we place women in positions they would find themselves in should the be the victim of a kidnapping, domestic violence or sexual assault. Not being familiar with this range in an assault is a huge disadvantage. 

This program was developed by my partner Brad Parker. He was approached by by a group of survivors or sexual assault, domestic violence and kidknapping. Being a long time martial artist he  began teaching them some very cool martial arts techniques. He quickly discovered two things. 1. That after a 60 to 90 min period the women were not able to retain the techniques and or execute them effectively.  2. he was teaching the women how to fight like a man. He reversed the process and began teaching the woman how to "fight like a girl" using their bigger more powerful weapons against a man's most vulnerable areas, relying on 3 things leverage, technique and timing. In essence the survivors in this class dictated to us what really worked. They were in essence a controlled experiment on the develooment of techniques and stratagies that worked in real life assaults. This group became very proficient and more importantly, empowered! 

This program is not a MA program but rather a women's specific self defense program. Also considered was male vs male and the dynamic of a street fight. If you have ever observed a street fight you will observe that men have a reptilian like brain. During a street fight a guy strikes and another guy strikes back, guy kicks and the guy kicks back, guy bites and the guy bites back. We know that through evolution and genetics we see, in general, men a bigger, stronger and more pain tolerant in this dynamic. That being said when a woman strikes a man  she will likely be struck back and likely 10 times harder. It would be foolish to play into a man's strengths. Again using a woman's strong points against a man's weak points.

As with most everything that is exceptional, state of the art or cutting edge we sometimes see criticism. That usually comes about because of a number of reasons. Either the person making the criticism has little knowledge of the subject matter,  for example they may be a weekend warrior or dabbled in the martial arts for a couple of months or a few of years, maybe they watched the UFC or WWF. Sometimes we see traditional martial artists that are so brain washed that they can't see outside the box. In modern thinking many believe, as I do, that if you're not thinking outside the box, well, you're just not thinking. Again, while I reference the MA this is by no means a MA program but rather a women specific self defense and empowerment program. 

People from all walks of life are teaching our program across the country and around the world. police Officers from LAPD to NYPD teach our program, high level martial from all walks of life, some of which are national or world champions. A MMA instructor from Australia and a woman's advocate from Japan were among our most recent class.

A couple of bullet points from my resume.

•  More than 30 years in LE. Former MC Officer, Detective, Sergeant and Chief Investigator. Currently a Contractor for the Justice Dept. handling high profile prisoners (Terrorists, murders, drug lord). Investigated thousands of crimes against the women.

•  Training police and military for the past 34 years across the country and around the world.

• Professional speaker for 25 years. Lectured at more than 100 colleges and university's. Worked for CAMPUSPEAK for 5 years.

•  Hired by local, state, federal and International LE. Have trained thousand of LE officers, hero's and warriors. 

•  Use of force expert. Consulted by attorneys on State and Federal cases.

•  Former certified consultant to the NYS Dept. of Criminal Justice.

• Hired as an expert witness in a high profile sexual assault case.

•  Creator of the Less Than Lethal tactics and ground control for law enforcement.

•  Safety, law enforcement and of force consultant for CNN, HLN, Fox News, Inside Edition and others. Contributed to safety articles in USA Today, New York Times, New Your Post, Wall Street Journal, Cosmo, Sports Illustrated, Real Simple, All About You, and others.

•  Approached by the UFC to be a plaintiff in a law suit to legalized MMA in NYS. Currently a plaintiff.

• Martial art's practitioner since 1977. Black belt kyokushin karate, Muay Thai Coach, Early American Gracie Black Belt, Associate Instructor under Erik Paulson Combat Submission Wrestling.. One of Dan Inosanto top JKD instructors.

•  Co owner of Defend University and the Women's Self Defense Institute.

The Women's Self Defense Institute's Philosophy and History!

Man vs woman equals overwhelming odds and man vs child is beyond overwhelming.  We teach  the general public differently than how we teach law enforcement.  we teach LE differently from  how we teach women and we teach women very differently then I teach all the above.

The dynamic of a sexual assault is that you are going to be grabbed and taken somewhere or you are going to be grabbed and brought down to the ground. If sexual assault is the immediate intent, you will be on the ground in seconds. During the training in our program we place women in positions they would find themselves in should the be the victim of a kidnapping, domestic violence or sexual assault. Not being familiar with this range in an assault is a huge disadvantage. 

This program was developed by my partner Brad Parker. He was approached by by a group of survivors or sexual assault, domestic violence and kidknapping. Being a long time martial artist he  began teaching them some very cool martial arts techniques. He quickly discovered 2 things. 1. That after a 60 to 90 min period the women were not able to retain the techniques and or execute them effectively.  2. he was teaching the women how to fight like a man. He reversed the process and began teaching the woman how to "fight like a girl" using their bigger more powerful weapons against a man's most vulnerable areas, relying on 3 things leverage, technique and timing. In essence the survivors in this class dictated to us what really worked. They were in essence a controlled experiment on the develooment of techniques and stratagies that worked in real life assaults. This group became very proficient and more importantly, empowered! Take note that a large and very important portion of our program is education and empowerment (avoidance, awareness & escape) 

This program is not a MA program but rather a women's specific self defense program. Also considered was male vs male and the dynamic of a street fight. If you have ever observed a street fight you will observe that men have a reptilian like brain. During a street fight a guy strikes and another guy strikes back, guy kicks and the guy kicks back, guy bites and the guy bites back. We know that through evolution and genetics we see, in general, men a bigger, stronger and more pain tolerant in this dynamic. That being said when a woman strikes a man  she will likely be struck back and likely 10 times harder. It would be foolish to play into a man's strengths. Again using a woman's strong points against a man's weak points.

As with most everything that is exceptional, state of the art or cutting edge we sometimes see criticism. That usually comes about because of a number of reasons. Either the person making the criticism has little knowledge of the subject,  for example they may have limited knowledge on the subject, they may be a weekend warrior or dabbled in the martial arts for a couple of months or a few of years, maybe they watched the UFC or WWF. Sometimes we see traditional martial artists that are so brain washed that they can't see outside the box. In modern thinking many believe, as I do, that if you're not thinking outside the box, well, you're just not thinking. 

People from all walks of life are teaching our program across the country and around the world. police Officers from LAPD to NYPD teach our program, high level martial from all walks of life, some of which are national or world champions. 

A couple of bullet on Steve Kardians's resume!

•  More than 30 years in LE. Former MC Officer, Detective, Sergeant and Chief Investigator. Currently a Contractor for the Justice Dept. handling high profile prisoners (Terrorists, murders, drug lord). Investigated thousands of crimes against the women.

•  Training police and military for the past 34 years across the country and around the world.

• Professional speaker for 25 years. Lectured at more than 100 colleges and university's. Worked for CAMPUSPEAK for 5 years.

•  Hired by local, state, federal and International LE. Have trained thousand of LE officers, hero's and warriors. 

•  Use of force expert. Consulted by attorneys on State and Federal cases.

•  Former certified consultant to the NYS Dept. of Criminal Justice.

• Hired as an expert witness in a high profile sexual assault case.

•  Creator of the Less Than Lethal tactics and ground control for law enforcement.

•  Safety, law enforcement and of force consultant for CNN, HLN, Fox News, Inside Edition and others. Contributed to safety articles in USA Today, New York Times, New Your Post, Wall Street Journal, Cosmo, Sports Illustrated, Real Simple, All About You, and others.

•  Approached by the UFC to be a plaintiff in a law suit to legalized MMA in NYS. Currently a plaintiff.

• Martial art's practitioner since 1977. Black belt kyokushin karate, Muay Thai Coach, Early American Gracie Black Belt, Associate Instructor under Erik Paulson Combat Submission Wrestling.. One of Dan Inosanto top JKD instructors.

•  Co owner of Defend University and the Women's Self Defense Institute.k

Steve Kardian teaching at the Miramar Marine Base!

Steve Kardian and Brad Parker certify 8 new instructors at the Miramar Marine Base in San Diego, California.

Steve Kardian offers college safety advise on CNN!

Steve Kardian on CNN's "New Day" with Dr. Casey Jordan and host Chris Cuomo discussing the mass killing in Santa Barbra, California. Elliott Rodgers plotted and carried out the mass killing. A part of Elliott Rodgers plan was to enter a women's dorm on campus and kill members of a sorority. The sorority sisters did not recognize him and wouldn't answer the door. Their actions saved many lives. 

Steve Kardian gives women's safety advice to HLN

Steve Kardian teaching Girls on Guard techniques.

Steve Kardian on Nancy Grace!

Steve Kardian demonstrating life saving techniques on the Nancy Grace show. Steve Kardian shows techniques that we're designed specifically by the Women's Self Defense Institute!

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