Corporate/Employer Self-Defense
Atlanta Budokan feels every person should be in control of their own personal safety. This emphasis extends to our Corporate Self-Defense Program. We want to help you ensure the safety of your most valuable asset: your people. Corporate Self-Defense can be taught at either our Acworth or Smyrna locations, or brought to your metro Atlanta business. Available programs include:
- Self-Defense Empowerment Seminar (90 minutes)
- Basic Self-Defense Techniques Class (90 minutes)
- Intermediate Self-Defense Techniques Class (90 minutes)
- Weapons Training Overview (90 minutes)
We work closely with a wide range of entities including large and small employers, churches, schools, government agencies and various other organizations. Training can be tailored to groups of any size. Our clients include:
| Wellstar Healthcare Systems | Cbeyond |
| Covidian Industries | Cobb County Board of Education |
| Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank | Colony Square Business Complex |
| Midtown Plaza Business Complex | Cobb County Social Services |
| Journey Church | Q100 |
| 95.5 The Beat |
In 2008, Shawn Forristall was the Keynote Speaker at Wellstar Healthcare Systems’ Annual Women’s Health Conference.
For more information on our seminars and courses, please contact Shawn Forristall.
Self-Defense and Empowerment Seminar
The Self-Defense and Empowerment Seminar is a 90 minute classroom-style program designed to embark every person on a path towards maximizing their own personal safety, both at home and in the workplace. The emphasis is on utilizing your most powerful self-defense weapon, your brain. Program content includes:
- Characteristics of an attacker
- Characteristics of a victim
- How to be aware in the worplace
- How to properly secure your home and automobile
- How to avoid different types of attacks
- Strategies to decrease your odds of being attacked
- Strategies for increasing your odds of survival if you are attacked
- How to be confident but not foolish
- Parking garage safety
Basic Self-Defense Techniques Class
The Basic Self-Defense Techniques Class is a hands-on course where participants will work with an attacker to learn:
- Vital striking points
- Fundamentals of movement
- Introduction to basic weapons
- Grasp escapes
Intermediate Self-Defense Class
The Intermediate Self-Defense Class will continue this hands-on training to include:
- Dealing with multiple attackers
- Defending from the ground
- Intermediate weapons instruction
Weapons Overview
The Weapons Overview will cover:
- Simple weapons – sticks, kubatons, knives
- Complex weapons – mace/pepper spray, tasers, handguns

