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Welcome to Bastion Defense Training
Bastion Defense Training provides multiple opportunities to train in personal self-defense, including unarmed self-defense, mixed martial arts, firearms defensive tactics, active shooter, and personalized training for self-defense.
About
Be a Protector!
We are here to help our neighbors and communities become protectors - protectors of themselves, their loved ones, and of their communities! We can help through various training courses in armed and unarmed defense courses and training.
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Michael Ray has spent 25+ years in security and the public service, including security management, the military, law enforcement, national security, and working on tactical teams.
He has been a firearms and martial arts instructor for years, including earning two black belts.
Available Classes
Check out our various training opportunities.
Please contact us about setting up a custom course for you or your group. Some courses will require a deposit prior to the class date.
Check scheduled class dates in the "Upcoming Events" section.
Basic Unarmed (Non-Firearm) Self-Defense
This course is designed to teach personal defense without a firearm. This includes the use of personal weapons like knives, kubatons, scarves, etc. It also teaches the basics of hand-to-hand defensive measures. This course is made for someone of any size, sex or age to effectively protect themselves.
Personal Defense with a Handgun
This customized training can teach you practical ways to use a handgun for self-defense, including scenario training.
Active Shooter
Active shooter courses can be customized for various groups.
One-On-One Training
If you have basic training, you can improve your skills with further customized, one-on-one training.
Detecting Deception for Investigators
This course is meant for law enforcement and private investigators to detect deception through interviews/interrogations and observations in the field. It is based off of principles and techniques from the LSI S.C.A.N. (Scientific Content Analysis) course, S.I.R.A. (Suspicious Indicators Recognition and Assessment), as well as training through various law enforcement and military intelligence courses and experience.
