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Defensive Measures Empty Hand - Level 1

Sat Aug 15, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

Defensive Measures Empty Hand - Level 1

Sat Aug 15, 2026 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

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The Defensive Measures Empty Hand System was originally developed for Military and Law Enforcement (mainly at the Special Teams level) by Martial Arts Hall of Famer Hank Hayes. Hank recognized that the men and women that keep this Country safe don't have the time to spend years in a Dojo to develop skills that 

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may or may not work out in the streets. They need results NOW!! They need a system that is highly effective, easy to do, easy to learn, and most importantly easy to remember in high stress environments. Something that works for most people, on most people, in most situations. Simplicity over complexity. 

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Defensive Measures is a "Bolt-On" System, meaning you can easily add it (bolt-on) to whatever self-defense or fighting system you subscribe to already. If you are a Concealed Carry person but lack empty hand fighting skills this class is for you. If you are a martial arts practitioner, awesome, you will learn a bunch of skills that will greatly enhance your fighting, but more importantly your survivability, abilities out in the real world. If you don't currently have any self-defense strategies, this class is definitely for you.

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Principles You Will Learn:

  •  Situational Awareness (before, during, and after attack).
  • Develop a winning "No Fail Option" mindset.
  • How to be a hard target in your daily life.
  • Develop your security, mobility, and explosivity. 
  • How to approach and win every fight you may find yourself in. (Avoid fights whenever able, but when its go-time, WIN!!).
  • How to use savage, brutal, explosive, violence of action to cause damage at every opportunity until the threat stops (Never using more force than necessary to neutralize threats).
  • How to find and strike "High Valued Targets" and totally disrupt your attackers O.O.D.A. Loop. 


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This is not a "YMCA Self-Defense Class" nor is it some McDojo bullshit. This is learning how to survive and dominate in a real world, fight for your life, situation. This course will shift your mindset to become a hard target by developing your situational awareness and, if needed, to approach and win every fight you may find yourself in.  

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This training has saved the lives of countless Military and Law Enforcement personnel and can do the same for you. 

YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO MISS THIS!!!

****DISCLAIMERS****

*** This is a rain or shine training evolution. There are no course refunds, rollovers, or rescheduling. NO EXCEPTIONS. If you cannot make it to the course it is solely YOUR responsibility to sell or gift your ticket to any qualified person pre-approved by Intuitive Self Protection AND notify Intuitive Self Protection once transferred no later than 5 days before the start of the course.  If you're a member there is a $100 fee for cancelling within the 7 day windows prior to course date.