kids self defense classes orlando
Evidence based self defense™
Where krav maga meets no gi jiu jitsu
What is Your Child’s Safety Worth?
Benefits of Evidence Based Self Defense® Classes for Kids
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Kids Self Defense Classes Orlando
✅ Become a harder target
✅ Learn real life skills
✅ Self Advocate Confidently
✅ Improve Mental Resilience
✅ Improve Physical FitnessThere are specific traits all levels of offender’s look for in kids. So the combination of self defense skills and social learning for kids can play a crucial role in recognizing non-verbal cues of danger that will make your loved ones safer. By teaching kids the skills to understand and respond appropriately to different situations, they will be better prepared to identify potential danger before it occurs.
Shaan Saar Krav Maga Orlando can dramatically improve the quality of life for child from adolescents through adulthood!
Students learn tools to recognize potential danger and unwavering confidence that martial arts alone cannot adequately provide. Our expert instructors make Krav Maga classes and Jiu Jitsu classes about so much more than physical fitness, rather help children understand that self protection starts with awareness, focus, and the ability to self advocate. As a result, they will be less likely to face violence in their everyday lives.
By teaching children how to hone social and valuable life skills, recognize social cues, and respond appropriately, students learn to reduce the risk of violence and physical bullying. With expert instructors, your child can build self esteem, craft success traits, and learn to protect themselves and self advocate in any situation.
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Real world self defense skills
Learning to identify dangerous situations and grooming behavior requires more than martial arts training. According to statistics from the Department of Justice, 90% of youth victims in cases of sexual abuse or assault know their offender.
This highlights the importance of teaching children and young adults about establishing healthy boundaries, positive social interaction, and learning to self advocate. It also emphasizes the need for increased awareness among professionals who work with youth to assist children in learning consequential life skills to keep them safe.
It is crucial to educate children valuable skills for real world safety scenarios. This involves education in the most common tactics used by predators. Shaan Saar Krav Maga empowers children with self advocacy skills and practical safety concepts to last a lifetime.
Source: Department of Justice. (2019). Youth victims of sexual violence.
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MASTERING PHYSICAL SELF DEFENSE CONCEPTS MINDFUL OF BIOMECHANICS & HUMAN STRESS RESPONSE
One of the most difficult things to share with parent’s in regard to violence prevention is that self defense techniques taught in martial arts dojos are unlikely to protect your child from an offender who is larger, stronger, or armed.
Teaching children to identify conflict and self advocate, along with concepts that will help interrupt the timeline of violence can make a dramatic impact on their safety. As board certified educators who specializing in violence prevention we take these concepts seriously and include them in our curriculum.
We provide our students with the ability to advocate for themselves with peers, adults, administration, and law enforcement as well as physically protect themselves with concepts mindful of size, stature, and biomechanics.
Teen & Youth Krav Maga and No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Training
An Evidence-Based Self Defense™ approach focused on prevention and responsible decision-making
supportive community to learn success traits & self protection
SELF DEFENSE CLASSES FOR KIDS | ORLANDO FAMILY MAGAZINE’S BEST OF THE BEST ORLANDO | KRAV MAGA, NO GI JIU JITSU & SELF DEFENSE
Our youth program is located inside the Rosen JCC at 11184 S. Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando 32836. Our facility has armed security and a wide variety of fitness and social events available to parent’s while your students are in class.
Traditional martial arts classes have long outlived their usefulness and confidence is not enough to ensure safe and healthy living. Our social coaching and self defense program is frequently referred to by clinical psychologists and our trademarked programs for Evidence Based Self Defense™and Trauma Informed Self Defense™ have been presented for mental health and law enforcement in both professional and academic settings.
Further, violence prevention classes may be eligible for reimbursement through Florida state scholarships making the social coaching and self defense classes at Shaan Saar an even more beneficial choice physically, emotionally, conveniently, and fiscally!
What PARENt’s are saying
In six months, we didn’t just see stronger, more confident kids, we saw better decision-making, improved self-control, and healthier interactions with friends and siblings.
— Alyssa Smith
Read our Insights on Teen Safety and Decision-Making
“The Hidden Risk of “Confidence-Based” Teen Self Defense Training
Confidence is not a skill. It is a state of mind. And for a teenager, that state of mind is unstable.
Adolescent confidence fluctuates constantly based on factors outside their control. Peer approval, social media feedback, mood changes, hormonal shifts, and social environment all influence how confident a teen feels from one day to the next.
A teen may feel secure and capable on a weekday afternoon, then feel unsure or destabilized by Friday night because of a comment, a rumor, or a social dynamic that shifted unexpectedly.
When a safety program relies on a teen feeling confident in order to work, it fails the moment that feeling disappears.”
FAQs
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No. Research shows that aggression is not caused by physical intensity or stress alone. What determines behavior under pressure is how a student is trained to interpret stress, make decisions, and regulate their response.
In Evidence Based Self Defense™ training, intensity is paired with structure, supervision, and clear expectations. Teens are taught how to recognize rising stress, manage anxiety, and choose appropriate responses rather than acting impulsively.
This means students learn:
when to create space instead of escalating
how to use verbal boundaries
how to disengage safely
when restraint and de escalation are the correct choices
Rather than encouraging aggression, structured self defense classes tend to improve emotional regulation, self-control, and confidence. Teens learn that physical capability comes with responsibility—and that not every situation requires force.
Parents often assume that gentler martial arts are safer, but research consistently shows that unstructured stress, not intensity itself, is what increases risk.
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Starting out on the right foot is important!
We are currently running a special 2 Week Trial for $99
This allows you to see the value of the program and make an informed decision about membership. After your 2-week trial, if it's a good fit for all, we'll invite you to join us!
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We’re parent’s as well and we understand that commitments are complicated. With multiple children, busy work, and activity schedules it can be daunting to juggle your children’s schedule.
We currently have a LIMITED TIME 2 Week Trial for your child to test run.
That said, learning any skill is dependent upon consistency and the expectation is for students to attend classes 1-2 times per week for a minimum of 6-months.
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Our educators have worked with children from all walks of life and neurodiversities. Our small group formats ensure ideal class management and one-on-one time. We require all students be able to follow single direction instructions and have the ability to use restroom facilities without educator assistance. For non-verbal students we are able to provide private instruction.
We do require an effort on the part of your young person for participation and can work together as your partner in parenting to make that happen.
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All students are divided by age and developmental levels to ensure the content is relevant and age appropriate. While we recognize that it can be more convenient for families and students of all ages to learn together, this dynamic does not effectively work within developmental stages of young people and therefore will not create an optimal learning environment.
Age groups are divided by the ages 8-12 and 13-17. Students who are age 18+ are suggested to enroll in adult classes. Our social emotional learning program does not allow for parents to be enrolled in classes or a Mommy and Me style.
For those parents who prefer to take self defense classes with their child in order to develop family safety strategies please contact us for information on private education.
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Shaan Saar Krav Maga evidence based self defense classes for kids are not your typical karate class. Nor is it martial arts class.
Our team of professional instructors emphasizes safe, evidence based, effective, and real-life self-defense concepts, guide your child in responsible social emotional growth to learn confidence, self advocacy, how-to identify predators / grooming behavior, and use the most effective self defense skills if necessary.
We offer a comprehensive program that not only helps children protect themselves in real world situations but also teaches them how to think critically and respond appropriately to varied social scenarios.
With our unique teaching system developed over 70+ years of experience in professional protection, criminal behavior analysis, military, and federal law we have seen tremendous success in developing our student's physical and psychological strengths.
Our goal is to provide the best possible tools and training to help our students create their best life, safely!
