Preparing HS Seniors for Freshman Year College!

Steve Kardian and Elizabeth Lordes preparing 150 White Plains H.S. Seniors how to transition into freshman year college!

Steve Kardian Certifying K2P Instructors!

Steve Kardian traveled to Albany, NY to certifiy Knowledge to Passion and Power (K2P) Instructors. This program will be offered at NY colleges in response to the Governor Cuomo's "Enough is Enough"- Combatting sexual assault on NY college and University campuses.

Safety and Self Defense Seminar conducted by Steve Kardian at the UFC gym in White Plains, NY. Those in attendance walked away with knowledge and empowering information that will keep them safe! Thanks to all in attendance!

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. 

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

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'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 keynotes the Washington State University "Campus Safety Banquet."

The Daily Evergreen

"ASWSU stresses campus safety"

The second annual banquet was meant to inform students about safety programs on campus.

Sarah Linker
The Daily Evergreen
Published: 11/02/2009

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A woman entering her freshman year of college is at the most vulnerable time in her life for sexual assault, Steve Kardian said Friday evening.

Kardian, a former police officer and nationally recognized self-defense expert, was the keynote speaker at the second annual ASWSU Students for Safety Banquet.

He discussed ways students can protect themselves from sexual assaults, date rape drugs, school shootings and stalkers. He said it is important to have a plan and think about what could go wrong in dangerous situations before they happen.

ASWSU President Derick En’Wezoh said many of the topics Kardian touched on are extremely relevant to WSU students.

“We have a very strong social atmosphere here, and sometimes I do feel like students, both men and women, can become really trusting of their environment and be oblivious to some of the warning signals,” he said. “It’s important to be aware of your environment and be aware of what’s going on around you.” Joshua Hart, ASWSU director of student affairs, said the goal of the banquet was to promote safety programs that are available for students.

For example, ASWSU provides grants for self-defense and personal safety courses offered by University Recreation. It is also working with local and university officials to improve campus lighting.

SafeWalk, a volunteer-based weekend service that provides escorts to students on campus and College Hill, is another ASWSU safety program. Hart said the list of SafeWalk volunteers is expanding. In the past week, roughly 50 people joined.

Banquet attendees were also asked to fill out comment cards with suggestions for new safety program ideas.

“We realize that safety is not a luxury — it’s a right,” Hart said. “And so we need to treat it that way. We need to continue to have programs like this that are going on around campus to promote safety.” Hart said he is not yet sure how much money the banquet raised. Those numbers will be available later this week. He estimated that 260 people came.

“I don’t anticipate making a lot,” he said. “If we break even and make a little bit, I’ll be happy. It’s really more about informing the students.” Erin Thomson, a senior humanities major, attended the banquet with members of her sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. She found the event informative and worthwhile, she said.

“I think there was definitely information we will take back to our chapter and share,” she said. “These are really serious issues, so I’m glad we got to have some exposure to them, and the speaker was really cool. I was impressed.” Thomson said she believes sexual assaults are the most important issue on our campus in regards to safety.

“Sexual assault is always a big issue because it often goes un-talked about,” she said. “I think it’s something we need to talk about a lot more.” Hart also believes that safety issues such as assault need to be addressed frequently on campus.

“We live in a community really that is pretty darn safe,” he said. “If we pull into that apathetic idea that we are not safe, and we don’t need to worry, someone is going to take advantage of us.”
Link: http://www.dailyevergreen.com/story/29969