REd Zone PRime

Learn the foundation for all of Red Zone Threat Management physical tactics.

In the world of multidisciplinary training, time management is very important. With such a broad spectrum of skills to be trained it’s important to be sure that not only are the techniques we are training effective, but that they are trained against resistance in a manner that is both safe and efficient.

Topics Covered Include:

  • Pre-Contact threat awareness and avoidance
  • Managing pre-physical interaction and decision making
  • Surviving the “sucker punch”
  • Weapons awareness
  • T shirt chokes
  • Positional dominance
  • Striking
  • Multiple threat awareness

Red Zone Prime Seminars

This introductory course teaches students how to handle unarmed attacks from unknown assailants.
Participants will explore:

Decision-making under pressure, allowing students to scale force appropriately

The approach and early contact phases of both material- and ego-based violence

How violent attacks actually happen

Fundamental tactics and strategies to control an engagement

Building on RZP 101, this course dives deeper into controlling an assailant.

Key skills include:

Training against resistance to enhance retention

Gaining back control in an altercation

Strategies for handling multiple attackers

Using the ground as a weapon

Applying clothing-based chokes and control tactics

This session focuses on defensive techniques from the ground against an unarmed assailant.

Topics include:

Understanding positional hierarchy in real-world encounters vs. sport-based grappling

Strategies for defending against a standing attacker when on your back

This final seminar in the RZP series integrates all previous courses, allowing students to:

Pressure-test techniques in force-on-force scenarios

Analyze attacker behavior and tactics

Develop and apply verbal de-escalation skills to assess threats before engagement

Refine preemptive striking strategies when disengagement is not an option

A comprehensive full-day training, combining all RZP courses. This seminar can be tailored to fit the
needs of individuals, groups, or agencies.

Red Zone Prime Book

REd Zone Prime Book

We offer a Kindle Book and Paper Back Book

Get your copy of Red Zone Prime and take your self-defense game to the next level! Available now in paperback or Kindle, this essential guide will sharpen your skills and mindset for real-world threats.

The one-on-one attention and technique driven instructions provided by you and your staff were indispensable and have paid dividends several times over. The “real life” approach to waeponless self-defense, defense against edged weapon attacks, defense against multiple opponents, and overall situational awareness have served to greatly enhance both individual and team confidence levels.

John Zambri Los Angeles Police Department