
Find a certified SAFE self-defence instructor near you. Every instructor here is trained in recall-first self-defence: simple decisions regular people can remember under stress.
Please note: These instructors have completed SAFE Certification. Many run their own independent programs and businesses. SAFE certifies the training they received from us, not the full scope of what each instructor teaches. Contact them directly to learn what they offer.
Cornwall, Ontario
Chris founded SAFE in 1994 and has taught violence prevention and self-defence for over 30 years, training more than 200,000 people. His focus is simple: prevention first, clear decisions, and calm confidence, without hype or technique overload. Safety made simple, taught with empathy, so regular people can protect themselves in hours, not years.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Conflict and Violence Prevention Specialist, Chartered Mediator, and Qualified Arbitrator with over 20 years of experience helping people and organizations manage conflict and build safer workplaces. Conflict Engagement Specialist at the University of Saskatchewan. His focus: recognizing risk early and equipping professionals with practical communication, awareness, and de-escalation skills that hold up under pressure.
LinkedInMono, Ontario
Diana empowers women through education, confidence, and practical skills. A SAFE International instructor and Director of Canine and Personal Protective Services for Response Tactics International, she delivers evidence-based self-defence training focused on violence prevention, situational awareness, and real-world readiness. Her background spans the security and firefighting industries, and she owns Shieldmaiden K9.
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Bill was the first SAFE Certified instructor in the United States. As a first responder, he has seen up close what happens when things go wrong fast, and he knows that simple beats complicated when the pressure is on. He teaches practical violence prevention and self-defence built for real-world recall in the Milwaukee area.
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ESC specializes in adaptive, education-centred violence prevention and conflict resolution. Training focuses on real-time situational awareness, critical thinking, and verbal de-escalation strategies tailored to your specific environment.
Greater Seattle Area, Washington
Stronger together, safer together. We are a husband-and-wife team helping individuals and families build real-world confidence. Through the SAFE method we break violence prevention, conflict resolution and intuitive physical self-defence into practical skills you can actually remember and rely on under pressure.
EmailLondon, England
Holistic personal safety and self-defence. Focused on the prevention and management of violence and aggression for individuals, groups and workplaces across London.
United Kingdom
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Explore SAFE CertificationKarlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg
Thorsten leads SAFE in Germany, and he brings real heart to it. He teaches the SAFE way: simple, practical skills regular people can actually remember under pressure. Ask him and he will tell you, with a grin, that he is the king of SAFE in Germany. The crown fits.
Visit SiteHalle (Westf.), North Rhine-Westphalia
I provide professional training in violence prevention, de-escalation, conflict communication and practical self-protection. My main clients include public authorities, social services, healthcare organisations and other professionals who may face challenging or aggressive situations at work.
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A SAFE Certified Full Instructor since 2018, Jan teaches every part of self-protection, from awareness to simple, easy-to-remember skills the everyday person can use under high pressure. After his first encounter with Chris Roberts, he rebranded his school to KRAV MAGA - SAFE.
EmailLandshut, Bavaria
Emanuel has taught self-defence since 2022 and has been SAFE Certified since 2024. His approach covers prevention, de-escalation and realistic scenario-based training, with physical force treated as a last resort. He is also a keen boxer and grappler.
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Eva runs weekly self-defence training, one-to-one sessions, and workshops and seminars for all ages, from kids to seniors. Practical, real-world skills built for everyday people, taught the SAFE way so they hold up under pressure.
Eisenstadt, Austria
I teach awareness, violence prevention and self-protection in workshops and seminars.
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Founder of Bounce Back Self-Defence, certified mental coach and former competitive martial artist. Reality-based training in violence and abuse prevention, aggression management, de-escalation, and trauma-informed self-defence for individuals, schools, organisations and professionals across Belgium.
Copenhagen, Denmark
More than 28 years of martial arts across Krav Maga, Muay Thai, BJJ and Filipino martial arts. I keep training practical, honest and relaxed. You do not need to be tough, fit or experienced. My job is to meet you where you are and help you become more confident, capable and prepared.
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Netherlands nationwide, plus Stockholm and Gothenburg, Sweden
My personal safety training revolves around violence prevention and self-protection. In sessions of two to five hours, you learn intuitive behaviour and responses, so you stay confident and get home safe.
Melbourne, Australia
We believe personal safety is a skill everyone can learn. We train workplaces, schools and community groups to stay aware, know when to act, and Protect What Matters.
Visit SiteMoorabbin, Melbourne, Victoria
Directors of LiveSafe Education and Krav Maga Australia. Shellé delivers trauma-informed personal safety training to schools and workplaces, specialising in occupational violence prevention across healthcare, government, aged care and real estate. Dave is Chief Instructor at Krav Maga Australia. Their training is realistic, accessible and safe for every learner, including neurodiverse students.
Albury, New South Wales
Self-protection and personal development trainer serving the Albury area. Practical, real-world skills built for everyday people, focused on awareness and smart decisions under pressure.
EmailKingaroy, South East Queensland
Alex teaches violence prevention and self-protection to small country towns across regional Queensland, and remotely. He offers a range of services for all ages and abilities, focussing on what is most relevant to the local communities his people live in.
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Explore SAFE CertificationSAFE Certification is built for instructors who teach regular people. Learn a simple, recall-first system your students can actually remember under stress.
Explore SAFE CertificationUse the directory above. Every instructor listed is SAFE Certified and trained in recall-first self-defence. Pick your country, then reach out to the instructor directly to learn what they offer.
SAFE Certification is open to instructors who want to teach regular people. You learn a simple, recall-first system students can remember under stress. Explore SAFE Certification to get started.
SAFE instructors teach for recall, not performance. Simple decisions regular people can remember when it counts. No flash. Just what works.
Independent operators. Instructors listed here are independent individuals and businesses. They are not employees, agents, partners, or representatives of SAFE Violence Prevention & Self-Defence ("SAFE"). They do not act on SAFE's behalf. SAFE does not control, supervise, or direct their programs, pricing, scheduling, staff, facilities, or business practices.
Scope of certification. SAFE Certification confirms that an instructor has completed SAFE training. It is not an endorsement, guarantee, or warranty of any other course, service, product, or activity an instructor offers. Many instructors teach their own independent programs that SAFE has not reviewed.
No liability. SAFE makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding any instructor listed here or any training they provide. To the fullest extent permitted by law, SAFE is not liable for any injury, loss, damage, cost, or claim of any kind arising from your contact with, engagement of, or participation in training with any listed instructor. Any agreement you enter into is solely between you and that instructor.
Do your own due diligence. Before booking training, verify the instructor's current credentials, insurance, background, and suitability for your needs. Contact them directly with your questions.
External links. Instructor websites are third-party sites. SAFE does not control their content and is not responsible for it.
Training is not a guarantee. Self-defence and violence prevention training can reduce risk. It cannot eliminate it. No training guarantees a specific outcome in a real-world situation.
Listings may change. SAFE may add, edit, or remove any listing at any time, for any reason, without notice.