Our Philosophy
With many years of martial arts and self defense training, and after realizing the need for personalized self-defense training and strategizing, Urban Safety Training was founded. We started with the idea that each person should be able to purchase individual training that fit their needs and preferences. This has lead to many different services and events which can all be found at our website.
Urban Safety Training has been built on the idea that with a little training, a common person can defend themselves and their family.
We found that many people have never been taught how to defend themselves as a result of wrong impressions. Before Urban Safety training, the only place you could learn to stay safe was generally in a martial arts class where many people felt silly and awkward. Instead of successfully training students to defend themselves and their family, these schools generally scared away those that did not want to put a uniform, learn to break boards, and be subservient to an instructor.
Those days are finally over! With Urban Safety Training, there are no uniforms, no belts, no obnoxious students to get in the way of quick, successful training. We have built our standards on the most successful techniques from around the world. This means we are not tied to a specific martial art or program. We have built our teachings to work here, in our culture, in our cities, and in our homes. This is real world training and strategies that will keep you and your family safe without all the extra teachings that aren’t applicable to today’s world.
This is not martial arts or useless self defense, this is real world training designed with one goal in mind; to keep you and your family safe. It is quick to learn, easy to use, and tailored to your strengths.
— Teri Gerstner
Founder of Urban Safety Training