SAFE International™ is the leading provider of self defense
training in North America. It currently operates throughout Canada and has
expanded into New York, USA with a focused marketing campaign to provide New
York self defense to women, men, corporations and high schools. SAFE
International has delivered training to over one hundred thousand (100,000)
people since 1994. The company is owned and managed by Chris Roberts, CEO, who
is a professional teaching Director and self-defense instructor.
Ryan Fellows is the Director of Operations for SAFE International™ in the
U.S.A. Ryan Fellows lives in Albuquerque, NM, in the southwest United States.
He has been married to his wife Vickie for 19 years and has three daughters.
Ryan studied martial arts and tactics for many years. His teaching and training
credentials range from: studies in Shotokan Karate to more modern methods of
self-defense. Ryan is an NRA Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor and is also a
NRA Range Safety Officer. He has been teaching Self-Defense to people for many
years from high school to senior citizens. Ryan has volunteered his services to
many community organizations including domestic violence and women’s /family
shelters. He has a passion for teaching people how to stay safe, and believes
that the key to good instruction is keeping it fun.
Mr. Roberts founded SAFE International™ in 1994. He saw there was a lack of
practical and effective self defense instruction for people. The SAFE
International high school courses became known for their instruction on how to
deal with conflict before it starts rather than just deal with the physical
side of self defense. While self protection is a serious topic, the SAFE
instructors have managed to develop a course that integrates humour while still
getting a serious message across to students/clients. Chris Roberts has
developed and taught specially tailored self defense courses in the corporate
environment, particularly to companies/organizations that are in higher risk
professions including health care, real estate, sales people, etc. Self
protection is a not only a necessity, but is also a form of insurance that will
make your business more profitable and your employees more confident and
secure.
Workplace violence is a serious issue and SAFE has the ability to teach
workplace staff how to deal with all aspects of confrontation including the
Awareness/Avoidance stages along with Verbal Diffusing skills and physical self
defense.
SAFE International also offers specialized Women’s Self Defense courses to
women’s groups, including their Women’s Self Defense Parties. Twenty five
percent of women will be assaulted during their lifetime. This is an alarming
fact especially since over forty seven percent of crime is unreported. Women
will know their attacker fifty seven percent of the time according to studies.
Women lead busy lives and need easy to remember tactics that work in real-life
situations. They also need training that fits into their busy schedules. SAFE
International's instructors understand the challenges that women face and offer
classes, group seminars and private lessons to fit into anyone's schedule.
SAFE International has become North America’s most popular high school course
for both boys and girls due to the fact that they don't teach martial arts, but
rather a practical approach to personal safety with an emphasis on recognizing
and avoiding potentially dangerous situations.
All instructors are certified through SAFE International™ and have a unique
ability to reach the students in an effective and memorable manner. SAFE
International has traditionally focused on self defense instruction for high
school students. It offers 1, 3, 4 or 5 hour courses which can be taught over
consecutive days or all in one day depending upon the school/ organization's
needs. They offer New York High School self defense customized to the class
needs and expectations.
Each session includes discussion, role playing and a practical physical
component ending with their famous simulated attacks in which the students get
the opportunity to practice their newly learned skills on a padded instructor.
These are real-world tactics that can be used by anyone against violent and
stressful attacks.
SAFE International™ also trains/consults people privately on a weekly basis.
Private clients include mothers, fathers, daughters, police officers, seniors,
and people with disabilities. Chris Roberts constantly studies and implements
new tactics when they fit the criteria of being simple, but effective. SAFE
International teaches self defense concepts that are based on Gross Motor
movements, rather than complicated and difficult to remember techniques.
Contact:
Chris Roberts
SAFE International™
15535 Cooper Rd.
Lunenburg, ON
Canada K0C 1R0
1 800 465-5972
