Our Special Services

The Damini Project

The Damini Project is a joint venture of the ASSERT Empowerment and Self Defense, Jeet Kune Do Athletic Association and Progressive Self Defense Systems, created to provide free self-defense and empowerment workshops, seminars, and courses around the world. The Project has one guiding goal:

To put an end to the current Rape Culture attitudes that result in violence against, sexual assault, and victimization of women, men, and children throughout the globe.

The Project is dedicated to the memory of Jyoti Singh Pandey, the victim of a brutal gang rape in Delhi, India on December 16th, 2012. The rape resulted in her death, two weeks later, in a Singapore hospital. Because the laws in India require that the victim’s name remain undisclosed unless there is express permission from the victim or the victim’s family in the case of death, the Media reported the crime nicknaming her Damini, which means “lightining” in Hindi. Upon learning of the crime, thousands of members of the community began protesting across the country, demanding justice for Damini and changes in the laws of the country to provide better protections against such crimes. Unfortunately, Damini’s story is but one of far too many millions that take place around the globe every year. This is the result of a culture that still devalues human rights, views our brothers and sisters as objects to be owned and manipulated, and where personal insecurities are expressed through the victimization of those around us. The Damini Project aims to change that perception through education and self-discovery. We believe that, once we find our inner strength, two things happen:

• We remember that we are worth fighting for; and,
• By rediscovering our self-confidence, we become less likely to abuse those around us

Intensive Personal Training Program (IPTP)

Paul Vunak's high level training programs have been used by our U.S. Navy SEALS teams, the FBI, CIA, DOD, DEA, and over 50 police departments across the country. These agencies all have one thing in common - very little time to allocate to defensive tactics training. Vunak's streamlined system provides the most effective and efficient tools and tactics for selfdefense; not in weeks or months, but in days.

Progressive Fighting Systems, certified instructor, Kirk Weicht will train you extensively in Rapid Assault Tactics (R.A.T.) including hand to hand combat, weapons defense and surviving being taken to the ground.

This is an instructor candidate course. Most participants will be qualified to receive an official Instructorship Certificate, testifying that you are now qualified to teach this art to others.

Private/Semi Private Training

We offer both Private (one-on one) and Semi-Private (Groups of 2-4) training in all areas of our curriculum. Please contact the individual instructor of the course you are interested in for details and available appointment times.

Seminars

We provide both in- house (at our training facility) and outside (at your facility) seminars on all areas within our curriculum. Current topics include, but are not limited to:

• Rapid Assault Tactics (Rat)
• Edged Weapons
• Jeet Kune Do (JKD)
• Kali/Escrima
• Military JKD/Spec Ops Kali
• Kick Boxing
• Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics
• Muay Thai
• Wushu
• BJJ/Grappling
• Self-Awareness Fighting Systems
• Team Building And Martial Arts
• Expandable Baton
• Stranger Danger
• Bully Proof Workshop
• Women's Self Defense (Escape To Gain Safety)
• Pepper Spray

Please contact the school for more details and available times.