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EVIDENCE BASED SELf defensE™ GROUNDED IN NEUROSCIENCE & Real WORLD APPLICATION
As threat management professionals we have built our livelihood, education, and careers in protection through military, law enforcement, criminal justice, and psychology to address prevention, management, and advocacy. We intimately understand that violence prevention and response is more than just learning physical applications. Preventative measures, threat identification, post incident management, and trauma recovery all play consequential roles in safety. Pop culture and combat sports can only offer so much guidance.
When the safety of yourself and your loved ones matters, quality, experience, and education count. Trust your education to industry experts and the creators of Evidence Based Self-Defense™️ at Shaan Saar Krav Maga by Shaan Saar LLC.
The Shaan Saar Krav mag Orlando is known for of Evidence Based Self Defense™ (EBSD™️) and Trauma Informed Self Defense™ (TISD™️) training grounded in neuroscience and real world application.
On this blog, personal safety, security, criminal law, forensic psychology, and the neuroscience of self defense intersect in relevant and thought provoking ways.
Best Martial Arts for Teens in Orlando
Parents searching for martial arts for teenagers in Orlando often compare Karate, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling, and Krav Maga. This guide explains the differences so you can choose the right training for your teen.
Independence Without Skills: Why Freedom Must Be Paired With Preparation
Independence doesn’t automatically produce good judgment. As teens gain freedom, their exposure to real-world risk increases long before decision-making skills are fully practiced. This article explores why smart teens still make risky choices under pressure, how judgment develops through repetition and feedback, and what parents can look for when evaluating safety and self-defense training that supports readiness rather than assuming it.
Judgement Under Pressure: Why Smart Teens Make Risky Decisions
Parents often ask the same question after an otherwise intelligent teen makes a less than favorable judgement call at school, among peers, or in social situations. In early education setting and even middle school impulsive behaviors that are relatively harmless are more easily dismissed. Forgetting chores, getting behind on class assignments, testing boundaries with rules. While these are all age appropriate, challenges can become consequential as our children age, their personalities develop and life begins to feel more real to them.
Fights with peers (physical or social) and pressure to perform, can have an impact not only impulse control but the biological and neurological systems resulting in actions that leave adults asking...
"They know better. Why would they do that?"
Read on to learn how stress, peer presence, and time pressure shape teen decision-making, and why judgment is a skill that can be trained.
Why Confidence-Based Teen Self-Defense Fails: A Smarter Approach to Safety
Most teen self-defense programs promise confidence, but confidence alone does not keep teens safe under real-world pressure. Adolescent brains respond to stress by reducing impulse control and judgment, making complex techniques and bravado unreliable when it matters most. Evidence-Based Self Defense focuses instead on regulation, decision-making, and early disengagement, giving teens practical tools to manage risk, navigate social pressure, and make safer choices before situations escalate.
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