Red Zone Knife Defense Seminar in Ballarat, VIC

Red Zone Knife Defense

January 21th 2027

Registration: $95 US
Members: $80 US

Location:

The Ballarat Dojo
601 Main Road, Golden Point
VIC 3350
Australia

Our approach to edged weapons defense focuses much more on depth of knowledge than accumulation of techniques. All of the techniques employed are gross motor, which helps to make them more easily accessible in the heat of a confrontation. If we try to rely too heavily on fine or complex motor skills, we will be in trouble when things go bad.

The goal in any weapons defense program that has any connection to reality is to exit the situation as soon as possible. In many cases, those who claim to teach edged weapon defense pay lip service to avoidance and escape and then spend an inordinate amount of time showing intricate (and highly inappropriate) disarms and counters. In the Red Zone program, escape is not an afterthought; it is the entire focus. This means that all of our techniques and training methods revolve around creating a window of escape at the earliest opportunity.

Having said that, there are definite hands-on skills that can greatly reduce the amount of damage we suffer should we have to go hands-on.

The focus of this workshop will be on the most important skill sets we need to survive an edged weapon encounter.

All of the drills are beginner-friendly, and all training will be done with progressive resistance.

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