Self Defense Class

We mentioned at the event that we'd be offering a free self defense class for all registered* 2025 Father & Son Bowl players and their immediate family (mothers and daughters are welcome too).

If you're interested in participating, please email Darin@fathersonbowl.com and let us know the names and ages of you and your family members that would like to participate. Once we have the date and location finalized we'll notify all who responded.

BIG THANKS to Mark Simons for leading this training! Mark is a 30 year career police officer, SWAT team, use of force instructor, and firearms instructor.

Training Overview

• Proper Mindset

• Be your own bodyguard 

• Being confronted with human aggression 

• How to be relaxed, but alert 

• Tactics

• Verbalization techniques

• Distance - Danger Zones for a variety of threats

• Proper stance when threatened

• Threat assessment 

• How much force is the right force?

• Factors that help us support the use of force we use

• Intro to “hands on”

• How to safely initiate physical contact 

• Pressure points

• Blocks

• Strikes- exploding into violence 

• Weapon disarming 

• Taking person down by drawn gun

• How to hold person on ground until police arrive /gunpoint & physically 

• Clearing your home when you suspect it has been compromised 

• First aid considerations

Event, activities, and times subject to change.
* 2025 registration status will be verified.