The SEPS Approach To Self Defense & Self Protection
No two violent situations are the same: the locations may be different, the aggressors motivations different, the target/victims
state of mind different etc, etc. In one situation you may naturally respond one way and in another a totally different way e.g.
a woman attacked on her own on an unlit street is quite likely to have a different automatic response, than if she was attacked in
her home and her children’s safety was threatened. Self defence and self-protection to be effective cannot take a ‘one size fits all’
approach neither can it be technique centric.
SEPS (Situation Effective Protection System) is based on the simple premise that all situations are different and all individuals are different.
Rather than simply teach people what to do, SEPS training looks at equipping the individual with the skills to make rapid risk assessments,
choose an effective strategy and then implement it with efficient single-mindedness.
Such, strategies do not always involve physical engagement; where possible de-escalation and disengagement are promoted. Individuals learn how
to adjust and use their aggressor’s emotional state to their advantage.
Self Defense Assumptions & Worst-Case Scenarios
The reason physical engagement is always taught as a last resort, is because SEPS teaches the individual to assume three things about any aggressor
they face:
The aggressor is at least equivalent to them in physical attributes and technical abilities
The aggressor is always armed, even if they are not displaying a weapon
The aggressor is never alone, even if they appear to be on their own
SEPS teaches individuals how to deal with the worst-case scenario i.e. a group of armed individuals who are both superior in physical and
technical attributes. This means teaching: avoidance, de-escalation and disengagement techniques as well as how to physically handle such a
situation.
The system is based on first-hand experience of violence, academic research (ethology, psychology and other social sciences), military research
(especially in the areas of decision making when under stress), our own sponsored research and our experiences in the security and law enforcement
industry.
We also work with other reality based self-defence professionals, on a continual basis, to ensure that SEPS as a system is analysed and scrutinised
externally as well as internally. This we believe is the only way the system can evolve and progress in an effective and efficient manner.
Scenario Based Self Defense Training
In SEPS, individuals are taught how to fight and survive when prepared, when surprised, when standing, when seated, when on the ground, when with
third parties (family and friends) whom they need to protect, in multiple locations (car, home, street, bar/pub etc) and against
attackers/aggressors armed with all types of weapons; from knives and guns to improvised weapons such as chairs and broken bottles. SEPS is truly
a physically technically comprehensive system.
Individuals are always trained within situational contexts. This is done using scenario based training,
which sometimes involves the ues of Redman Suits. For more information on this type of training, please
click here.
SEPS Self Defense/Personal Safety Services
SEPS and SEPS instructors are able to offers the following services:
Regular public self-defence/self-protection classes
Corporate training in personal safety, risk assessment and conflict management
Law enforcement officer (LEO) training in threat assessment, control and restraint, weapon control etc
If you would like to find a registered and qualified self-defense instructor, for
public self defense classes, please click here
If you are intersested in seeing a list of public self defense seminars or are interested in
holding one in your area please click here.
If you are interested in our corporate risk assessment/persoal safety programs, please
click here
If you are intrested in our law enforcement programs, please
click here.
Contact Us About Self Protection Programs
If you would like to contact us, to find out more about the services we offer and our approach to self-defense/self-protection training
please feel free to contact us. Our detailed on our contact page
