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08/21/2026

A US school went looking. They looked across the border to Canada.

Something interesting happened this week.

A police officer from Michigan recently signed up for SAFE Certification.

She works partly in a high school, where the school asked if she could teach violence prevention and self-defence to students. So she started searching for the right program.

What stood out to me was that the school did their own research first. After that, they told her to reach out to me.

What makes this interesting is that I am in Canada and they are in Michigan. Their research didn’t just find a local program; it crossed the border and led them to SAFE.

I’m not sure exactly how they found me. For the first 26 years of my business, though, teaching self-defence in high schools was my main focus. That history probably led them here.

Regardless of who we teach, flashy or dramatic does not enter the training. It’s simply a program that schools and people trust to teach regular people something they will actually remember.

If you teach everyday people and want a system designed to help them remember skills under stress, SAFE Certification is for you.

Take a look at the certification. The link is in the comments.

07/31/2026

Why wait till the hands are around the neck?

Self-defence most often begins before contact, so why do so many skip that step?

If you skip the pre-contact phase, you're skipping the most critical

Grab our free resources here:
www.safeinternational.biz/explore-safe

More free tools on our other pages too.

07/28/2026

She had less than 3 hours of training.

An experienced and SAFE-certified instructor in the UK, James Lally, sent me this.

He taught a women’s self-defence course. It started with the basics, focusing first on preventing violence.

The next morning, one of the women from the class texted him.

The night before, while walking home, she tried to help a drunk man get a cab. He grabbed her.

She had the confidence to make noise, get attention, and defend herself. People came to help, and she got away.

She had less than three hours of training, all on the same day.

That’s the main point.

Most people won’t spend years training, but we can still teach them simple, memorable, and effective skills in just a few hours.

Under stress, you fall to what you can remember. She remembered the simple things. And the simple things worked.

That’s what SAFE teaches, and that’s what our certified instructors share. To find James Philip Lally and other instructors, visit https://safeinternational.biz/instructors

Explore SAFE Certification: www.safeinternational.biz/safe-certification-page

07/09/2026

Excellent advice from Lori Fullbright, and something I have taught for many years.

One additional thought worth sharing that I've taught to countless parents.

Be very careful telling your kids not to answer the door when they are home alone. I understand the reasoning, but...

Without knowing why someone is at the door, staying silent could lead them to think the house is empty. Especially if your child has already seen that person checking windows, testing doors, or scouting the property.

So ask yourself a few questions.

Does your child know what to say if they do answer?

Can they make enough noise to make it clear someone is home without opening the door?

Do they know to call you immediately if something feels off?

Home alone situations need more than a one simple rule.

They need a plan your child actually understands.

06/29/2026

I recently read a post (might or might not be true quote) of Daniel Craig saying he teaches his child to punch a bully if they've been told to stop and don't.

That's one discussion with merit.

But in the comments, someone said they teach their child to throat-chop a bully.

That's a very different level of force.

Self-defence isn't about teaching children to strike one of the most vulnerable targets.

It's about using reasonable force to stop the bully and get to safety.
A deliberate strike to the throat can have life-changing consequences for both children.

Adults often forget how literally kids interpret your advice. Imagine your child being asked why they struck the throat. "Mom or dad told me to do it."

And before someone says, "The bully shouldn't have started it," I agree.

But that doesn't change the possible medical or legal consequences of deliberately striking the throat.

Self-defence is about stopping the assault with reasonable force, not causing the greatest harm possible.

06/16/2026

You pushed back? You might have just lost your legal protection.

Most people think they know the difference between fighting and self-defence. Or worse, they think they are the same thing.

Not knowing can land you in a world of legal trouble.

Here is the scenario that surprises people every time:
Someone gets in your face. They push you. You push back.
You just joined the fight.

That might sound simplistic, but it is worth analyzing.

The moment you push back without attempting to exit might diminish your argument of self-defence.

Self-defence is not about who started it. It is not about teaching someone a lesson or proving you are right.

It is about going home.

We put together 10 distinctions that every person should understand -- because knowing the difference could literally keep you out of jail.

Read the full post here: https://safeinternational.biz/post/fighting-vs-self-defence

06/01/2026

Some instructors won't like this post. The good ones will share it.

Most self-defence programs give prevention 10 minutes of attention.

Then the pads come out.

And prevention never comes back.

That's not self-defence, that is teaching people how to fight.

There's a real difference between teaching people how to fight and teaching them how to stay safe.

This week, I took an in-depth look at why. The kind of read that might make you see your training differently.

Including a story about a teenage girl who survived a brutal attack.

Not because of a technique.

Because of five words.

Worth every minute of your time:
safeinternational.biz/post/self-defence-instructor-training-prevention-first

05/28/2026

That feeling that something is off?

It is not paranoia. It is information.

Women come to our free safety guide from different places. Some are in the middle of something. Some just got out. Some want to be prepared before anything happens.

All of it is valid.

The guide covers recognizing red flags, safety planning for your home, what to tell your kids, and what to do if contact happens.

Simple. Practical. Free.

No judgement. No pressure.

Get it here: https://safeinternational.biz/safety-planning-for-women

05/25/2026

Sorry. Tonight's Menu Is Full. And So Are Many Self-Defence Courses

Take a look at that menu.
Funny right? Maybe not?
Regardless, it's not far off from what some self-defence programmes actually teach if you watch enough social media.
13 defences against a wrist grab.
8 against strangulation.
13 lapel grabs.
47 ground variations.
And they call it a curriculum.

Five mistakes instructors make when students only train once.
safeinternational.biz/free-guide

Many people are impressed by a self-defence curriculum that appears massive.

But more techniques don't mean more safety.

It means more to forget when you need simplicity in the moment.

Under real pressure, your brain doesn't flip through a mental catalogue of 289 options.

Complexity looks cool, but simplicity saves lives.

Some instructors will say you can't learn self-defence in a few hours.

They're not wrong for their students.

The ones who come back week after week. Month after month.

But that's not who most people are.

The average person who ever seeks any violence prevention or self-defence training will do it once.

One session. Maybe two.

And here's what most instructors miss.

Twenty seconds of the right instruction can save a life.

Not 289 techniques.

Not a full curriculum built for the dedicated student, but one that addresses your client's unique needs.

Twenty seconds of simple, practical, memorable information can save a life.

That's the standard worth building around.

When I began teaching, I thought simple made me look like a rookie, but it is what you can actually recall when it counts that saves lives.

That's what we build at SAFE. Not a menu. A foundation.

If you teach self-defence and want to know if your programme is built for recall or just for the gym, grab the free guide.

Five mistakes instructors make when students only train once.
safeinternational.biz/free-guide

Keep SAFE.
Christopher Roberts

05/20/2026

An experienced instructor from Germany just finished the SAFE Certification course.

He didn't just say "great job."

He went deep.

Here's what Michael Flohr said:
"This course is going to make my seminars better. In some areas, it'll even change them."

"It's really strong, practical, honest, and I can use it in lots of areas of my own work."

That's not a beginner talking.

That's someone who already knows their stuff -- and still found blind spots he didn't know he had.

Sound familiar?

Most experienced instructors don't have a technique problem.
They have a recall problem.

What their students can actually remember and use under real stress.

That's what SAFE is built around.

If you're a self-defence instructor and you're ready to find your gaps --

Start here. It takes 2 minutes.

www.safeinternational.biz/instructor-audit

Simple to Remember. Built for Stress.

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