training options

TESTING

ETKM Level Testing is a process we use to find out the level of proficiency a student has a their level of training in order to advance in their training. Tests usually take 3hrs.  

WORKSHOPS

Our workshops are 2-3hr training sessions that are categorized into several specific areas of training and further broken down for training proficiency.

SEMINARS

Our seminars are specific areas of training that we cover for different areas of self defense.  These include Women's Self Defense, Law Enforcement Training, as well as inviting outside instructors to teach. 

ETKM Workshop Training Subjects

Our workshops are training sessions that focus on specific areas of violence that we cover very more in depth than regular classes. Our focus is for our students to well rounded in self defense as they would see in the real world. It's not about collecting techniques, it's about drilling the ones you know in different areas of pressure and stress.

Ground Fighting

  • Position and Pressure
  • Locks / Chokes / Striking
  • Fight from Guard / Bad Positions
  • Defending Weapons on Ground (R.C.A.T.)

Blunt Object Defense

  • Defending & Disarming
  • Defending from Bad Positions / Ground
  • 3rd Party Defense

Blunt Object Offense

  • Striking & Blocking
  • Clinching & Leveraging
  • Retention / Grappling

Close Quarter Fighting

  • Clinch Postions / Gain Control / Striking
  • Duck Unders / Arm Drags / 2 on 1 Control
  • Takedowns / Sweeps
  • Front Headlocks / Rear Headlocks / Neck Leverage
  • Using Surroundings / Walls
  • Deploying Weapons / 2nd Attacker

Focus Mitt Work

  • Principles / Combos / Footwork
  • Adding Ducks / Slips / Covers
  • Adding Elbows / Kicks / Knees
  • Adding Clinch & Dirty Fighing

Law Enforcement / Security

  • Strong Foundation (Striking, Cover, Takedown Defense)
  • Position / Take Downs / Sweeps Control
  • CQF & Weapon Retention Standing
  • Control on the Ground
  • Cuffing

Handgun Defense

  • Working the Principles of R.C.A.T.
  • Defending all Angles
  • 3rd Party Defense
  • Against the Wall
  • On the Ground
  • Confined Spaces / Vehicle

Long-gun Defense

  • Working the Principles of R.C.A.T.
  • Defending all Angles
  • 3rd Party Defense
  • Against the Wall
  • On the Ground
  • Confined Spaces / Vehicle

Knife Defense

  • Working the Principles of R.C.A.T.
  • Defending all Angles
  • 3rd Party Defense
  • Against the Wall
  • On the Ground
  • Confined Spaces / Vehicle

Knife Offense

  • Working the Principles
  • Attacking all Angles
  • Retention / Working Bad Postions
  • Against the Wall & On the Ground

Armed Citizen Tactics

  • Handgun Basics / Clearing Interior Structures
  • Fighting with Weapon / Weapon Retention
  • Low Light / Defending Family
  • KM vs 21 Ft Rule
  • 3rd Party Protection