Protecting yourself physically from any form of attack or harm is a right. Self-defense is important especially for children so that they can defend themselves in times of danger. Plus, it can help you stay in shape!
And, whether you are into firearms and have a concealed weapons permit already, there may still be a time when you don’t have a gun on you or will still need to physically engage with someone to protect others. So, having self-defense training under your belt will make you as effective as you can be in those situations.
As a Huntsville, AL business, we want to start by recommending resources in northern Alabama that offer self-defense training. This page is a resource for people to vote and decide who the best local self-defense class teachers and businesses are. After all, the best recommendations come from those that have gone through the training! So, we’ve put together list of the top providers in Huntsville, Alabama, that offer self-defense training.
If you have experience with one of these or another Huntsville, Madison, or Decatur training providers, please make your voice heard by voting for your favorite. And, feel free to shoot us a message and let us know of others that we may have missed.
We’ve made a list of self-defense classes you can attend in Huntsville, Alabama and in the surrounding areas (Decatur, Athens, Madison, and Owens Crossroads). If guns and firearms training aren’t your thing or you just want to add another tool to your self-defense toolbox, you can learn martial arts and self-discipline by connecting with one of the providers below:
The UAHuntsville Bujinkan Dojo has been serving the Huntsville area for over 15 years and counting.
You will learn, not only unarmed martial arts and ancient weapons, but also modern weapons and practical, usable, self defense. Although they train traditional martial arts principles and techniques, they focus on how these can be applied to real world situations. This is a true battlefield art that has survived the test of time. Many military and law enforcement agencies utilize these same principles and techniques today!
There are no contracts! You will be able to improve your physical ability, as well as your strength of spirit, at your own pace. You will train to better understand how to use your body, and whatever is at your disposal, to SURVIVE.
Serving the greater Huntsville, Alabama area and beyond.
Learning how to perform a proper technique is just the beginning. Learning how to perform it well under pressure is what is often lacking in most martial arts dojo’s. The reaction that occurs when being suddenly attacked such as: fear, stress, and the adrenaline spike is often overlooked in training. Preparing for violence by repeatedly punching and kicking the air is like saying you are ready to compete at a competition swim match because you’ve learned how to swim in your above ground 12 X 12 swimming pool. With your life literally on the line, we know how much Training Matters. So we’ve made it our priority to provide you with the most up to date, practical training methodologies available!
The Rape Aggression Defense System is a program of self-defense tactics and techniques for women. The R.A.D. System is a women-only course that begins with awareness, prevention, risk reduction and risk avoidance, while progressing on to the basics of hands-on defense training. R.A.D. is not a Martial Arts program. The course is taught by certified R.A.D. instructors Lt. Christie Gover, Sgt. Ricardo McCants, Sgt. Tanner Ward, Investigator Russ Owens, Investigator Teresa Taylor-Duncan, and Gayle Milam.
Each student receives a workbook/reference manual. This manual outlines the entire Physical Defense Program for reference and continuous growth, and is the key to the free lifetime return and practice policy for R.A.D. graduates.
Martial Arts training is Fitness with a Purpose! Our martial arts system serving “Huntsville & Madison” and the surrounding community incorporates the benefits of cross training, interval training, strength training and kickboxing. Because we also believe that a sound body is only part of the equation, we also train to strengthen our minds and spirit. Our adult students tell us that their focus, their attitudes, and overall mental state have improved significantly since joining our program; not to mention that they are having a blast in the process!
We incorporate the best of several different styles of martial arts to create a well-balanced student so you can defend yourself in any situation. Once you have achieved greater mind and body fitness, you will find that you are far more self-confident in everyday situations that we all encounter. You will come to believe that there are no obstacles that are too tall and no goals that are too large. Our students feel 10 feet tall and bulletproof!
Regardless of your experience or fitness level, you’ll be able to learn everything you need to succeed in martial arts and get in the shape you’ve always wanted to be in while enjoying the many other benefits.
Wing Chun is a system of Chinese self-defense or form of Chinese Boxing that has been described as a “back alley, bar room fighting style.” Wing Chun is not a sport or exhibition style. From its conception, Wing Chun has always been an ever evolving system of self-defense, fighting skills and defensive tactics. It has been taught and integrated into hundreds of military and law enforcement agencies training programs such as the US Navy Seals, US Army Special Forces, the FBI, and SWAT teams.
Wing Chun Kuen (translated means Beautiful Springtime Boxing Method) is a composite system that was created from synthesizing the most devastating and brutally efficient techniques of Shaolin Boxing to create a highly effective and easy to learn system of fighting. Wing Chun is noted for its simple, direct and practical techniques that use the opponent’s own force against them.
Self Defense Solutions, LLC (S.D.S) Instructor/Director Cameron Bucy has designed a no-nonsense, straight forward self-defense course.
The S.D.S. courses are designed to be easy to learn and easy to remember.
If you are looking for Self Defense Classes in Alabama, contact us now!
S.D.S courses teach their students to fight back using some of the same techniques used by the military and law enforcement, but simplified so it takes weeks to learn not years.
S.D.S also educates their students in the areas of awareness in the home and in public to keep a person safe, and how to avoid becoming an easy target by a potential attacker.
This course is a very aggressive self-defense course; the techniques used in this course are a combination of several different fighting styles of martial arts. The fighting system is not based on one style of martial arts, rather several combined arts, eliminating weak techniques or holes in the defensive program. Students will learn to defend against edged weapons, sticks, handguns and empty hands.
Tiger-Rock has taken the martial arts experience to a new level. Our programs focus on the components that increase fitness, artistic precision, and self-empowerment. Countless hours of research and staying abreast of the latest sports science are just the beginning. At Tiger-Rock Martial Arts International, we fit your busy schedule and on-the-go lifestyle. With a diverse selection of classes and times, there are no excuses not to start today! Our academies are geared up with the essential elements of a great training workout and our academy owners stay current with the latest training methods. We offer a wide variety of adult and youth programs to ensure that each participant gets the best experience possible.
At Triad Martial Arts, we know that you want to become a confident self-defense expert. You also want that for your child.
In order to make that happen, you need a martial arts school that teaches realistic martial arts in a safe, friendly environment. But there’s a problem.
Most martial arts schools teach self-defense techniques that would never work in a real fight. This makes you feel frustrated because you cannot trust what they teach. We understand exactly how you feel.
That’s why we teach martial arts tactics and maneuvers that are proven to work in the real world. Our comprehensive self-defense system was created by national karate champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Johnny Lee Smith, founder and president of Triad Martial Arts.
We are Huntsville’s premier school for real-world self-defense, fighting, and fight-specific conditioning. We are the only school in the state to be certified by the Krav Maga Alliance, and Alabama’s only Bang Muay Academy.
We brought Krav Maga to Huntsville, and are the longest-running Krav Maga school in all of Alabama.
Our only mission is to train you in the most modern and effective methods of self-protection available.???
Founded in 2008 by a combat-decorated veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq, Claymore offers our students the insight and experience of what really works in the stress and chaos of a violent encounter.
We’ve actually had to use our techniques in multiple armed and unarmed combat engagements. They work. They will work for you.
