RAT Our Courses
The 90% modular personal protection solution that can train you to protect yourself and your family.
Knowledge RATs
Train Live or from anywhere on Zoom
Concepts-RAT (C-RAT)
Build the mindset, principles, and decision-making framework that make every other RAT work.
Fighting Principles and Precepts →Legal-RAT (L-RAT)
Understand when you can act, how much force is justified, and how your decisions will be judged afterward.
Use of Force and the Law →
Action RATs
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Perceptive-RAT (P-RAT)
See trouble sooner by sharpening awareness, recognizing anomalies, and detecting threats before they fully develop.
Situational Awareness and Threat Recognition →Avert-RAT (A-RAT)
Avoid, escape, or evade the fight through smart positioning, movement, boundaries, and decisions that keep danger at a distance.
Avoid, Escape, and Evade →Talk-RAT (T-RAT)
Use calm, controlled communication to set boundaries, defuse intense situations, de-escalate conflict, and influence behavior before words turn into violence.
Defusing Conflict →
Kinetic RATs
Train Live
Fight-RAT (F-RAT)
Build simple, aggressive empty-hand skills designed to work under pressure when avoidance and de-escalation are no longer enough.
Close-Range Fighting →Stick-RAT (S-RAT)
Develop practical impact-weapon skills built on transferable movement, timing, and striking principles.
Impact-Weapon Fighting →Knife-RAT (K-RAT)
Learn the realities of edged-weapon encounters and develop practical skills for control and survival at close range.
Edged-Weapon Fighting →Gun-RAT (G-RAT)
Build efficient, proactive, and reactive gunfighting skills focused on fast decisions, sound mechanics, and practical performance under stress.
Instructor Certifications
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Every Class Runs at Six
A class is confirmed once six students commit. Click Reserve My Seat to hold your spot. We’ll confirm the dates and send a $50 deposit link to lock in your seat. Want a class closer to home? Host one for your group.
A $50 deposit holds your seat and counts toward the course price. It is fully refundable if the class doesn’t reach six. Deposit and cancellation policy