Pepper spray can be a powerful defensive tool—but only if you know how to access it, deploy it, and use it under stress. This practical, hands-on course teaches participants how to carry and access pepper spray, recognize situations where it may be appropriate, establish verbal boundaries, create distance, and use the spray as part of an escape strategy. Students will work through realistic scenarios using inert training devices, including approaches, parking-lot encounters, vehicle situations, and sudden confrontations. The emphasis is on awareness, decision-making, proper deployment, movement, and getting safely away—not standing and fighting. Whether you carry pepper spray every day or have never trained with it before, this course will give you the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make pepper spray a more effective part of your personal safety plan.
John presently holds the rank of Expert Level 2 in Krav Maga, has been training in Krav Maga since 2012 and is the United States Director for the International Krav Maga Federation (IKMF). John is a certified IKMF armed and unarmed bodyguard instructor, Law Enforcement instructor, Tactical Shooting Instructor and has successfully participated in and passed the IKMF Combat Fighter's Instructor Course. John has also been trained by Gracie University and is a certified instructor of the SafeWrap lateral restraint system. On the civilian side, John has been certified by the IKMF as an Instructor for the Women's Stay Away program & IKMF kids program. In addition to Krav Maga, John has trained in Muay Thai, Kali and also holds a Blue Belt in Gracie Combatives, as well as a Blue Belt in sport BJJ.
