Certified SAFE self-defence instructors worldwide

Certified SAFE Self-Defence Instructors

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.

Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in CanadaCanada

SAFE Founder

Chris Roberts

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.

SAFE Certified

Jae Morgans, C.Med., Q.Arb.

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.

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Diana Storey

Mono, 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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Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in the United StatesUnited States

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Bill Stedman

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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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Joshua Gibbons, Ensure Safety Consulting (ESC)

St. Petersburg, Florida

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.

SAFE Certified

Jamie & Michael Banaag

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.

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Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom

SAFE Certified

James Lally

London, England

Holistic personal safety and self-defence. Focused on the prevention and management of violence and aggression for individuals, groups and workplaces across London.

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Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in GermanyGermany

SAFE Director

Thorsten Bruchhaeuser

Karlsruhe, 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.

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Michael Flohr

Halle (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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Jan W. Gleitsmann

Pulheim-Koeln, Nordrhein-Westfalen

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.

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Emanuel Socher-Jukic

Landshut, 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 Rostock, Solid Defense

Heidelberg, Baden-Wurttemberg

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.

Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in AustriaAustria

SAFE Certified

Christian Mikula

Eisenstadt, Austria

I teach awareness, violence prevention and self-protection in workshops and seminars.

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Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in BelgiumBelgium

SAFE Certified

Hans Rombaut, Bounce Back Self-Defence

Lokeren, East Flanders (available nationwide)

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.

Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in DenmarkDenmark

SAFE Certified

Markus Andersson

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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Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in the NetherlandsCertified SAFE self-defence instructors in SwedenNetherlands & Sweden

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Owan Tuininga

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.

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Certified SAFE self-defence instructors in AustraliaAustralia

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Vicki Zingiris, The Safety Pact

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.

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SAFE Certified

Shellé & Dave Friedman

Moorabbin, 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.

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Benjamin Hamilton

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.

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Alex Free, Four Your Safety

Kingaroy, 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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find a certified self-defence instructor?

Use 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.

How do I become a certified self-defense instructor?

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.

What makes a SAFE certified instructor different?

SAFE instructors teach for recall, not performance. Simple decisions regular people can remember when it counts. No flash. Just what works.

Practical self-defence built for real stress.

Prevention first. Clear decisions. Simple skills people can actually remember.

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