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The answer is both yes and no! If you train in any traditional martial arts like Karate, Taekwondo, Kung Fu, and others you will become an efficient practitioner over time. Your practice will make you good! However, most traditional martial arts take years to learn. If your goal is to defend yourself in real life scenarios and become proficient quickly, the traditional path may not be the right one. A properly taught self-defense system can be learned quickly because it teaches exactly that…. self-defense. There are no belts or ranks but rather three levels. The first level is beginner, the second is intermediate, and the third is advanced. Additionally, self-defense systems are not designed for tournament competition but rather street scenarios. Typical examples include bar fights, street fights, robberies, attempted rape, attempted assaults, bully prevention, and active shooter defenses. If you desire to be an effective fighter, without spending years training, a self-defense system is the way to go! Most systems will incorporate techniques from a variety of martial arts. Using techniques from a variety of martial arts is the best way to train. If you are interested in learning more, please contact us!

Are there “soft” techniques my daughter or wife can use in uncomfortable situations so that she does not have to necessarily have to fight and get into trouble with the law? Yes! At SDS, we do teach soft techniques that can be used first to hopefully de-escalate the situation. These include our wrist releases, arm locks, wrist locks, leg locks if you are on the ground, and certain submissions that can be used in these situations. These techniques basically say, “don’t screw with me, or it will end badly for you.” We at SDS encourage the use of soft techniques first. Hopefully, the potential assailant will appropriately back off. However, if he/she does not, our more aggressive techniques can be utilized.

Unfortunately, right now sexual assaults are at a high. We are seeing more crime, more assaults than ever before. At the time of this blog, according to World Population Review in 2022, there have been 14,799 rapes in California alone. In Kentucky, there have been 1,542 rapes according to the same website. This is extremely disturbing especially since many rapes go unreported because the victim feels ashamed. Sexual assaults include more than rape however. They can in inappropriate or offensive touching as well. These are rarely reported. Additionally, they can happen anywhere. They happen at high schools, parties, colleges, and out on the street. Our techniques are focused on self-defense for real life situations. We will teach you have to defend yourself from an oncoming attack, a grab, pull, push, when someone is on top of you, pulling you from the side, or pulling your hair. There are a variety of arm locks, arm breaks, throat strikes, wrist breaks, defense from grabs, defense from hair pulls, on ground defenses, Russian take downs, and offense strikes that will allow you defend yourselves effectively. These techniques are aggressive and should not be taken lightly. They can inflict a huge amount of damage with every technique. We also combine these defensive techniques with offensive attacks that will maximize damage. Within a month you can learn all of these techniques. So, if you are going off to college this might be a great time to jump into our classes!

Absolutely! Our techniques are based in Krav Maga, Taekwondo, Jiu Jitsu, and weaponry. These techniques can be used everywhere. You will learn how to defend youself from common situation that occur in bars. These include pushing matches, grabs, punches/kicks, multiple attackers, knife attacks, gun attacks, the use of bottles against you, and bouncers touching or grabbing you. Unfortunately, there are a lot of fights that happen in bars. These occur for a variety of reasons and involve multiple attackers. So, it’s imperative to know techniques that show you how to defend yourself in situations where one or more attackers are involved. Within three months of training at SDS, you will be able to be confident in your techniques should you ever be involved in this situation.

Unfortunately, right now sexual assaults are at a high. We are seeing more crime, more assaults than ever before. At the time of this blog, according to World Population Review in 2022, there have been 14,799 rapes in California alone. In Kentucky, there have been 1,542 rapes according to the same website. This is extremely disturbing especially since many rapes go unreported because the victim feels ashamed. Sexual assaults include more than rape however. They can in inappropriate or offensive touching as well. These are rarely reported. Additionally, they can happen anywhere. They happen at high schools, parties, colleges, and out on the street. Our techniques are focused on self-defense for real life situations. We will teach you have to defend yourself from an oncoming attack, a grab, pull, push, when someone is on top of you, pulling you from the side, or pulling your hair. There are a variety of arm locks, arm breaks, throat strikes, wrist breaks, defense from grabs, defense from hair pulls, on ground defenses, Russian take downs, and offense strikes that will allow you defend yourselves effectively. These techniques are aggressive and should not be taken lightly. They can inflict a huge amount of damage with every technique. We also combine these defensive techniques with offensive attacks that will maximize damage. Within a month you can learn all of these techniques. So, if you are going off to college this might be a great time to jump into our classes!

YES! SDS is designed to fit you. It is not a one-style fits all. We design specific techniques that work for a variety body types. If you are small or big, tall or tiny, our techniques still allow you the confidence needed to defend yourself and your loved ones. For more information, please give us a call or sign up to try for yourself!

SDS is different because it we utilize scenarios where you will be attached by multiple attackers, and we will be teaching you how to use both Krav techniques along with you the use of your feet via Taekwondo. This will look very different from traditional boxing and can be used in real life scenarios like bar fights. Remember, we focus on real life situations with practical techniques!

We constantly are rotating our curriculum so that it matches what is happening in the surrounding environment. This means that you are consistently learning new techniques. These techniques will be taught under real life scenarios until they become muscle memory. The inclusion of variety of techniques will keep you engaged throughout the process. You will enjoy the process of becoming a master at the current techniques you are learning and with strategic balance, learn NEW skills to add to your tool-box. We believe in creating a balance between developing muscle memory and stimulating your brain and body with new skills.

We teach techniques that can be learned efficiently within months. However, you will be amazed at how much you learn in just one or two classes. You may surprise yourself in how well you can protect yourself! Our process will allow you develop muscle memory. This muscle memory will automatically go into effect if you are attached. This is what brings you confidence. This can be accomplished in a very short amount of time. Depending on how often you train, this can be accomplished in a few short months. It takes a short time to become effective, however, to become a Master practitioner it will take 5 years. If you just want to develop a few powerful and practical techniques for self-defense in the real world, it may be accomplished in just a few classes. (As long as you are dedicated to practicing on your own time at home or with a friend, so it becomes second nature reactions).

Why do you need SDS? SDS unlike other martial arts, is NOT a martial art. We take the best techniques from a variety of different “arts” and incorporate it into one. Unlike Krav Maga on its own, that advertises doing the same thing, they really do not. Krav is its own defense system. Unfortunately, Krav on its own does not change frequently enough. SDS is constantly changing in response to current situations i.e., active shooters which is currently in the news frequently. Additionally, SDS is based on geographic situations. For example, in Israel people are highly in, Krav because of their military requirement so the techniques have to be based on that. Here in the US, only 3 million people train martial arts, but many millions have knives or guns. Therefore, SDS must provide techniques that can defend based on the situation where you live.

Yes, the way we incorporate your techniques is through the use of games, for the younger ages. Some of our games include practical yet fun scenarios. We also offer a large array of actual games for kids and youth classes, that get the sweat on, and increase environmental awareness. Here at SDS we give you an opportunity to be part of an extended family that supports you and are all about having fun! We follow the motto of “Loyalty above all else.”