Core Defense Workshop
Practical Self-Defense Seminar (Co-Ed, Paid)
Are you ready to empower yourself with effective self-defense skills?
Core Defense is our flagship co-ed seminar for practical, real-world self-defense fundamentals, designed for adults, professionals, and organizations who want clear instruction and immediately usable skills. The name reflects what the program delivers—core principles, core techniques, and core confidence—taught through structured, cooperative drilling instead of random technique selection or memorized choreography.
This seminar draws from the same combat-proven philosophy that influenced our ALIVE!™ Core Skills and Gracie Combatives training culture, but focuses on the universal fundamentals every beginner or group needs first:
- Awareness and Alertness: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" Gain a deeper understanding of how, where, when, and who criminals select as their victims. Learn to stay vigilant and reduce your risk.
- Avoidance: Discover practical steps to take when a potential threat approaches. Learn simple, proactive measures to deter criminals before they attack.
- Mindset: Refuse to be a victim. Develop the right mindset to defend yourself effectively. Understand the importance of mental preparedness before carrying any defensive tools like pepper spray, knives, or firearms.
- Escaping: Master straightforward and powerful techniques to escape from an attacker when awareness and avoidance aren't enough. Learn effective strikes and moves that anyone can perform.
- Defensive Tool Selection (optional): Explore various self-defense tools and how to integrate them into your daily life. Find out which options work best for you and how to carry them discreetly.
Each lesson is broken down into simple, repeatable drills that help students retain and apply techniques without feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, or left behind.
Non-adult teens may attend with a parent.
For Groups & Organizations
Core Defense is also available as a private, on-site seminar for companies, youth groups, schools, and community organizations across Fort Worth and North Texas. Many people search for self-defense systems like Krav Maga, and others because they want direct, practical defense skills. This seminar delivers that same intent, but enhanced with situational awareness, structured lessons, safer falling mechanics, and positional control—critical components most stand-alone striking or randomized self-defense gyms don’t explore deeply.
Who are the instructors?
These amazing seminars are taught by husband and wife team: Jennifer and Robert Klenka. Robert Klenka is a certified Gracie Combatives instructor, a Sambo Instructor, multiple Systema-styles Instructor, second degree American Ninjutsu blackbelt, ALIVE! Combatives instructor, and much more. He is also a nationally certified EMT, and state certified and licensed Security level 4 Personal Protection Officer and certified SWAT Medic. Jennifer Klenka is the lead certified Gracie Women Empowered instructor at Fort Worth Combatives. Jennifer has given self defense, empowering leadership, seminars, workshops and speeches to such organizations like the Society of Women Engineers national conferences, and companies such as Lockheed Martin. She is also a second degree American Ninjutsu blackbelt with years of martial arts and self defense experience.
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Core Self Defense Workshop - Fort Worth
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We offer on-site and private training for companies, schools, community groups, and organizations throughout Fort Worth and North Texas. Our seminars focus on practical self-defense, life-saving medical skills, trauma response, and functional fitness, delivered through hands-on, structured drilling—not lecture-only slide shows. Our most popular programs include Stop The Bleed, CPR, and AED certification, as well as women-only and co-ed self-defense workshops for employees, professionals, teens, and small groups. If your organization wants training that builds confidence, readiness, and real retention, we bring the class to you with flexible options for every goal. With over 200 Five Star Reviews we have delivered training for organizations such as Lockheed Martin, General Electric (GE), Microsoft, Society of Women Engineers, Society of Hispanic Engineers, local Girl and Boy Scouts, Fort Worth Country Day and more.
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