Live Ready - Essentials of Personal Security

Know what to do, and how to do it. And learn it in hours, not years.

By Sam Rosenberg

Date and time

Saturday, September 28 · 8:30am - 5pm EDT

Location

Live Ready Academy

119 Neely School Rd Wexford, PA 15090

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Agenda

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Personal Security for the 21st Century


Interactive Lecture: • Principals of personal protection • The Anatomy of Violence: Understanding the physiology of stress • The Anatomy of Evil: Understanding the psychology of “Bad-guys” • Found...

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

INPOWER - Improvised Weapon Tactics


Hands-on workshop • Verbal & Non-Verbal Tactics & Confrontational Management • Soft Touch Control Tactics • Improvised Weapon Tactics • Nervous System Disruption and Incapacitations

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

ASSERT - Active Shooter Survival Escape and Response Tactics


Hands-on workshop • Critical Incident Response (Active Shooter/Kidnapping/Home Invasion) • Handgun Disarming 1st & 3rd Party Perspectives • Long Gun Disarming 1st & 3rd Party Perspectives • Tactical ...

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

RADAR - Advanced Situational Awareness


Interactive Lecture • How our RADAR works • Intuition vs. Rapid Cognition • Tuning the RADAR: The 5 Habits • Detecting and Defeating Hostile Surveillance • Visual Intelligence: Pulling it all Toget...

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

REACT - Unarmed Defensive Tactics


Hands-on workshop • Proactive Unarmed Strikes and Nervous System Disruptions • Compression Strikes • Physiologically Based Reactions, Collision Management and Escape Tactics for common grabs, holds a...

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Course Conclusion


Final Q/A – Course Conclusion

About this event

  • Event lasts 8 hours 30 minutes

    Anyone Can Master the Essentials of Personal Security

    → Have you ever wanted to learn how to protect yourself or your family—but don't know where to begin?
    → Have you become frustrated with complex, impractical, or unrealistic approaches to self-defense? Or maybe you have some skills, but realize there are missing links in the chain?
    → Are you concerned about the uncertainty of the world we are living, and want the confidence of knowing you can protect yourself, anywhere, anytime ...

    If so, this course is designed for you.

    Welcome to Live Ready

    I'm Sam Rosenberg.

    In 1996, after a stint as a Marine officer, I became a close protection specialist. I had the privilege of bodyguarding some of the world’s highest-profile individuals including notables such as Tom Cruise, PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and Warren Buffet, among others.

    But in 2003, I had a philosophical shift...

    "It's good to have a lifeguard, but it's better to know how to swim."

    As a result, I shifted gears from protecting people and organizations, to teaching them how to protect themselves - with the same skillsets and mindset elite close protection specialists use to protect public figures.

    I've been on a mission ever since—to empower others with these critical life skills. Not just so you can better avoid or manage violence, but so you can live life on your own terms, with the unique brand of confidence that only comes from knowing you can protect yourself and your family ... anywhere, anytime.

    The world is filled with dangerous people, but living ready is not about waiting for the lifeguards, living in fear, or avoiding all risk. It's about recognizing that life itself involves risk and that peace of mind cannot be achieved by outsourcing your security to others. To Live Ready is to take full responsibility for your own protection. To have certainty—not that life will be free from danger or trouble but in your own ability to respond.

    It's about becoming, when needed—a dangerous person yourself.


    About This Training Seminar


    Violence is never random, and you are never helpless.

    This immersive event distills the most important lessons learned - over the past 25 years of research, development, and practical application - into a practical, simple, and immediately usable series of lessons, as easy to learn as they are comprehensive.

    We will cover the full spectrum of unarmed defensive tactics - from how to recognize danger and avoid trouble, to managing "interviews" that precede an attack, to the physical defensive tactics needed against the most common attacks - including defense against edged weapons and guns.


    What to do, and how to do it— in hours, rather than years.

    Using our unique "compression learning system," which combines interactive lectures, hands-on skill-building workshops, and practical simulations, you will be systematically introduced to key concepts and techniques that you'll then progressively apply against more complex scenarios as the course progresses.

    This allows you to master a small, but highly versatile "toolbox" of skills and processes, that can be applied against a wide array of situations and threats.

    This "vertical" approach to learning builds high-level skills quickly and simplifies decision-making under stress, enabling you to always know your options and priorities, and allow for automatic, physiologically-based responses to threat stimuli. All of which can be relied upon to work under adrenalin.


    Designed for everyone: from beginners to experienced practitioners.


    During this immersive 1-day day event you will learn how to:

    • Implement our simple, proven, 3-step process for protecting any person or place
    • Enhance your radar by knowing what to look for, how to look, and when to achieve the situational awareness of an elite operator
    • Understand the 3 key types of bad guys. How they select their targets, and why, and how you can tell if you are being targeted - even if they use charm, or persuasion to create opportunities to victimize
    • How to identify and deal with the most dangerous predators in nature - sociopaths (who shockingly, are as common as 1 in 25 Americans)
    • Overcome paralysis and panic even in a critical incident, and the key to mastering your mind under stress—so you can always think, make decisions, and act
    • Unleash your inner Jason Bourne by learning how to use pens, magazines, and cell phones as powerful improvised weapons and force-multipliers
    • Instantly disrupt someone’s nervous system and incapacitate an aggressor with your bare hands— without risk of hurting your hands
    • Neutralize someone pinning you to the ground and escape
    • When and how to use a remarkably simple gun disarm that works against handguns, and long guns, in defense of yourself or another, from varying distances and circumstances
    • Recognize hostile surveillance by even professional-level bad guys, and know what to do if you find yourself being followed or stalked
    • How to scan and read a room, crowd, or person and habituate good security habits to always know your options - and how to teach these skills to your family
    • Realistic and effective defensive tactics against the most common grabs , holds and attack patterns
    • And much more ...

    Course Requirements

    • Ages 13 and older (Parental Discretion Advised, as we will be addressing adult topics such as active shooters, and sexual assault).
    • Ability to perform mild to moderate physical activity
    • Comfortable clothing
    • Avoid jewelry on hands and arms
    • Willingness to learn and have fun!

    Frequently asked questions

    Is this event just a lecture or is it hands-on?

    This course is a comprehensive training workshop. We use a combination of lectures, hands-on training, and simulation to rapidly develop and reinforce key concepts, and build realistic and practical skill sets.

    Are the physical skills complex? What if I have physical limits?

    For the skill sets to be viable under real-world stress, they must be simple, easy to develop, and easy to retain in muscle memory. As a result, this training is suitable for just about anyone, of any physical background. Just let us know if you have any limits so we can accommodate you.

    The age requirement is 13 years of older, what if I wanted to bring my younger kids?

    Our training is very fast-paced and addresses adult-level subjects such as sexual assault, and mass-homicide events, we typically don't recommend this training for anyone under 13 years of age. However, some exceptions may be made—simply call us to see if your kids qualify.

    Do you offer this program for corporations and private groups?

    Absolutely. We offer this course for private events and retreats and have half-day and full-day programs for organizations to address work-related topics such as Workplace Violence Prevention.

    Is this a proven system? How many people have you trained?

    Since 2003, we've trained tens of thousands of people—from individuals, to families, schools, workplaces, and places of worship both large and small, including numerous iconic brands and Fortune 500 and 100 companies. This system works and has saved lives!

    What is the "style" of martial art or self defense you teach?

    The Live Ready program is unique in the personal security world. We bring a scientific approach to self-defense training ensuring every technique and process is based in sound psychological, physiological, and bio-mechanical responses that work under stress and can be retained for life.

    If I'm not sure if I can do some of the physical training, is it still a good idea to attend?

    Absolutely. In fact, some of the most important lessons and skills are the "soft" skills—how to recognize danger, avoid trouble, and escape before you end up in a defensive situation. That being said, the physical elements are very accessible - so don't hesitate to be a part!

    I have questions not addressed in this FAQ, can I speak with someone at Live Ready?

    Absolutely - simply email us at info@LiveReadySolutions.com and we'll connect directly!

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