Official Tom Patire Child Safety Training Center

Academy of Self defense is an Official Tom Patire Child Safety Training Center
featuring Tom Patire, America’s number one personal safety expert™
as seen on Good Morning America, CBS Morning Show & CNN

Did you know?

That if a child can avoid or resist a stranger for 37 seconds they most likely will escape abduction and harm.
 
Our program is based on teaching kid’s awareness avoidance. The two hour courses supply essential knowledge and teach physical skills. It's designed to be very instructive and FUN! We use large colorful obstacle course to test skills and reaction times.

KNOW & GOŽ and TFL
Have been featured on Geraldo Rivera, Montel Williams and the Today show

Our KNOW & GOŽ child safety program is a playful yet stress inducing course that teaches youngsters to function under pressure. The last thing they do for completion of the course is to make the 911 call when they are tired and stressed, so that their minds and bodies become familiar with what that feels like, and they will be able to perform the task in those conditions if it ever becomes necessary.

We teach kids...
  • how to recognize a potential bad guy
  • how not to fall for common verbal tactics of abductors.  “Your Mom lost the dog and sent me to get you to help look for him”. “Your Mom and Dad have had a car accident come with me and I will take you to them”
  • physical skills and strategies to resist abduction and bring attention to what is happening
  • drills to develop the concept of teamwork to overcome the unwanted advances of an abductor.

KNOW & GOŽ Part 1 Children ages 4-7
What children need to know about sounds and how to react to them.
1 Broken Glass
2 Car tires screeching.
3 Panic stricken crowd
4 Vicious dog barking
5 Police and Fire vehicles in motion
6 Smoke detector alarm
7 Train in motion
8 A friendly stranger asking for help.
9 Calling 911-- How to call, what to say. And what to do


KNOW & GOŽ Part 2   Children ages 8-12
Train the Brain
Teaching kids recognition, avoidance, and escape from strangers


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