Self Defence

Due to overwhelming demand, these courses are currently only available for private groups or government/corporate clients, and we are currently booking 2-6 months in advance. Please contact us for more information.

Our self defence trainings include:

Fight Back for Women

If you are looking for the best in self protection training to prevent yourself from being a victim and protect yourself against real world physical encounters this is the course for you! This is one of the few programs that offer reality based Women’s Self Defence in Victoria BC. Our techniques are based on what works in the real world, not in the ring or octagon.

The Fight Back for Women Program is designed to provide participants with simple and realistic self defence techniques that are simple, easy, usable and retain-able by the participant under stress, should the participant have to physically defend themselves from an attacker. The goal of this program is not to turn you into a martial artist or street fighter, but rather to give you the physical skills needed to “stun” your attacker thus giving you the chance to get away.

Age restriction: 16+ with parent/guardian approval, or 14+ if accompanied by a paying female parent/guardian.

Fight Back for Women. Picture of a woman defending herself against an assailant.

Fight Back for Tween Girls Pizza and Fun Night

(Ages: 9-12 years)

This 2.5 hour hands on program provides tween girls with a fun way to learn self-protection. Kris delivers her top 10 safety tips of how to keep young girls safer. Yes, safer as nothing is 100%! The goal of this program is to empower girls, build confidence, develop assertiveness skills, feel comfortable in their bodies, and provide the fundamental skills of self-protection. The physical skills are designed to be simple, realistic, usable, retainable, and most of all… Fun!

Safe KIDS Program (ages 5-10yrs)

The KIDS acronym stands for “Keeping our Children Informed, Defensible and Safer.” Our motto for this program is “Enlighten Not Frighten.”

Seminar Length: 60 Minutes

Your instructor:

Kris is a law enforcement professional in the Province of British Columbia. She has been a police officer for 14 years. She is certified through the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) as a Certified Use of Force Instructor. Kris has a Bachelor of Arts in Recreation and Health Education through the University of Victoria as well as an Associate Certificate in Leadership and Conflict Resolution through the JIBC . She has been training in self protection and combatives since 2005. She began training under the instruction of Darren Laur with Personal Protection Systems Inc (PPS). Kris became a full time instructor for PPS in 2010. In 2016 Darren gave Kris his best wishes to continue to deliver self-protection and safety programs through Kris’s new company, Sheepdog Self-Protection Inc.

As a mother of 2 employed in a high risk profession, Kris has devoted herself to self protection training, doing everything possible to ensure she kisses her babies goodnight. Kris takes pride in providing the best training possible to ensure you do the same. Kris and her team are passionate about teaching you the skills, physically and mentally, to survive. As a parent, Kris understands the importance of teaching children safety and is dedicated to providing children with the tools they need to make it home safe.

For more information, please visit Sheepdog Self Protection: Fight Back for Women.