+Avoiding, Escaping, Evading,

and Mitigating Violence

Avoiding, Escaping, Evading, and Mitigating Violence

This course focuses on the practical strategies and skills needed to recognize, avoid, escape, and de-escalate potentially violent situations. Participants will learn how to detect early signs of danger, implement evasion techniques, and handle physical and psychological confrontations.

Who is This Course For?

- Individuals seeking to improve personal

safety and threat awareness.

- Security personnel, law enforcement, and first

responders.

- Anyone working or living in high-risk

environments.

Key Topics Covered:

- Situational Awareness: Understanding how to

assess your environment for potential threats.

- Threat Detection: Recognizing early warning

signs of violent behavior.

- De-Escalation Techniques: Using verbal and

non-verbal methods to calm hostile situations.

- Evasion and Escape Tactics: Techniques for

evading and escaping dangerous situations.

- Mitigating Violence: Defensive strategies to

neutralize threats when avoidance isn't

possible.

Course Benefits:

- Enhanced ability to avoid and de-escalate

violent encounters.

- Practical self-defense techniques to reduce

risk in confrontational scenarios.

- Increased confidence in handling high-stress,

threatening situations.

This course provides a comprehensive approach to personal safety by teaching participants how to initiate and effectively avoid, escape, evade, and mitigate threats of targeted violence. Drawing on best practices from security, threat assessment, and law enforcement disciplines, this course empowers individuals with the skills to recognize potential threats and take decisive action to elude and mitigate violence. Through engaging lectures, practical exercises, and case studies, participants will explore real-world scenarios involving targeted violence, stalking, and active threat situations.

Learning Objectives and Benefits

-Identify pre-incident indicators of targeted violence and assess personal or organizational vulnerabilities.

-Apply avoidance strategies to minimize the risk of becoming a target.

-Develop effective escape techniques to remove oneself from dangerous situations safely.

-Learn evasion and lockdown tactics to protect yourself from harm.

-Demonstrate how to use cover and concealment.

-Learn how to mitigate violence by protecting the threshold.

-Understand the principles of post-event actions, including seeking help, reporting incidents, and trauma care.

Who is This Course For?

-Individuals looking to improve their safety in open areas.

-Employees requiring workplace violence prevention training against active threats.

-Teachers, professors, and staff who need to protect themselves and students from attackers in educational settings.

Pre-requisites

No prior experience is required. This course is open to all individuals interested in improving their avoiding, escaping, evading, and mitigating skills against targeted violence.

Packages
-Online Course: Asynchronous online course covering best practices.

-Live Group Zoom Course: Synchronous instructor-led course for more in-depth learning (minimum 4 students).

-Customized Course: Let us design a course customized for you.

Why Choose VGI Tactics?

At VGI Tactics, we blend the expertise of seasoned professionals with real-world scenarios, giving you practical, actionable skills beyond theory. Our instructors are committed to providing training in a supportive and engaging environment.