Street Safe Self Defence Training Company

10/15/2026

AUTHORITY IS NOT CONTROL. ENFORCEMENT STARTS WITH CONTACT.

Yesterday, we completed a T.R.A.A.C.S. session with this dedicated municipal By-Law team.

Good people doing a very difficult job, meeting members of the public in situations where their presence isn’t always welcomed.

The job description explains the responsibility. But does the training prepare them for the human being standing in front of them?

That person may be carrying anxiety, financial pressure, fear, frustration or past trauma. Those pressures can shape an interaction. They do not automatically make someone dangerous, but they demand awareness, sound judgment and effective communication.

The employee brings a nervous system into that encounter, too.

Today, this team understands what “CONTACT FIRST” means.

Every interaction begins with how you approach, position yourself, recognize behaviour and communicate. Before you explain the regulation, your presence, tone and words are already influencing the encounter.

You cannot de-escalate what you never recognized.

And you cannot assume a uniform, a title or a well-rehearsed script will give you control.

These professionals deserve training that fits their actual responsibilities, authority, working conditions and individual abilities.

Training that connects recognition to response. Communication to personal safety. Practical skills to the decisions they may have only seconds to make.

That is why we teach T.R.A.A.C.S.—Tactical Risk Awareness and Applied Control Skills.

Because knowing how to enforce a rule and being prepared to manage the encounter are two different responsibilities.

Thank you to this team for your engagement, your willingness to learn and the difficult work you do for your community.

Stop the Before, so the After Never Happens.

10/07/2026

All Women!!! would you pay for this?

We’re exploring a Canadian membership service combining violence-prevention education with practical support when something goes wrong.

An uncomfortable date. Feeling unsafe while travelling. An incident that leaves you needing transportation, accommodation or someone to contact a trusted person. Or help getting out of a dangerous relationship.

One number to call for help coordinating your next steps, with you choosing who gets contacted and what gets shared.

Would you consider paying a monthly membership for this? What support would make it worth paying for? What montly amount is reasonable to you. 24 hours a day, Seven days a week. Right across Canada.

We’re testing the idea, and your honest feedback—including “no” will help shape it.

10/03/2026

If you've ever wondered where human violence comes from, here it is... EGO.

Social Violence or A-Social - My need to be RIGHT! My need to be HEARD! My need to be RESPECTED! My need to fill my DESIRES

10/03/2026

WHY YOUR USE OF FORCE TRAINING APPROACH IS WRONG

If your security training starts with how to use force, it may already be starting too late.

Use of Force should never be the centre of a security program. The focus should be on understanding behaviour, recognizing risk early, and making decisions that may prevent force from becoming necessary.

Security professionals need to know how to:
• Recognize changes in behaviour and escalating risk
• Read the environment and manage distance
• Communicate and de-escalate where possible
• Set boundaries and make sound decisions under pressure
• Disengage, seek support, and protect themselves when needed
• Respond appropriately if contact cannot be avoided

This is not about teaching people to fight. It is about preparing them to recognize what is happening, understand their options, and respond responsibly.

Authority is not control. A uniform, a title, or the legal authority to act does not control another person’s behaviour.

The goal is not to use force more effectively.

The goal is to recognize danger sooner, reduce the chance of escalation, and help everyone get home safely.

That is where security training should begin.
WHY YOUR USE OF FORCE TRAINING APPROACH IS WRONG

If your security training starts with how to use force, it may already be starting too late.

Use of Force should never be the centre of a security program. The focus should be on understanding behaviour, recognizing risk early, and making decisions that may prevent force from becoming necessary.

Security professionals need to know how to:
• Recognize changes in behaviour and escalating risk
• Read the environment and manage distance
• Communicate and de-escalate where possible
• Set boundaries and make sound decisions under pressure
• Disengage, seek support, and protect themselves when needed
• Respond appropriately if contact cannot be avoided

This is not about teaching people to fight. It is about preparing them to recognize what is happening, understand their options, and respond responsibly.

Authority is not control. A uniform, a title, or the legal authority to act does not control another person’s behaviour.

The goal is not to use force more effectively.

The goal is to recognize danger sooner, reduce the chance of escalation, and help everyone get home safely.

That is where security training should begin.

https://streetsafeselfdefence.com/traacs/

10/02/2026

CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOLS: WHAT ARE WE TEACHING ABOUT VIOLENCE?

Active Threat Survival Training in Canadian Schools.... is it time?

Reported incidents from the past 12 months:

• Oct. 2025 — Montréal: A 14-year-old girl stabbed near school; a 17-year-old charged.

• Nov. 2025 — Oshawa: Two high school students stabbed during lunch, off school grounds.

• Dec. 2025 — Portage la Prairie: A 15-year-old stabbed in a school parking lot; two teens charged.

• Feb. 2026 — Vancouver: An 18-year-old stabbed after fights at a high school basketball game.

• Feb. 2026 — Tumbler Ridge: A mass shooting at the secondary school left nine people dead, including the shooter.

• Feb. 2026 — High River: A fi****ms threat prompted a school search and hold-and-secure.

• Mar. 2026 — Nova Scotia and Manitoba: Two teens arrested over alleged plans for attacks at schools.

• Apr. 2026 — Edmonton: A student injured at Jasper Place High; nearby schools locked down.

• Apr. 2026 — Pickering: A student stabbed during an altercation off school property.

• Apr. 2026 — Brampton: A student stabbed inside Brampton Centennial Secondary.

• Jun. 2026 — Calgary: A former student allegedly threatened people and attempted to stab a student.
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Sept. 2026 — Portage la Prairie: A student stabbed at Portage Collegiate Institute.

These are different events and different risks. Students need Reality Violence

Prevention: recognize escalation, coercion and threats; know how to seek help, create distance, find an exit and follow lockdown directions.

The worst time to learn about violence is while it’s happening.

09/27/2026

YOU ARE DANGEROUSLY UNEDUCATED ABOUT VIOLENCE. Here, I'll prove it!

We teach children to fear the stranger.
The evidence tells us the picture is far more complicated.

Statistics Canada found that 27% of Canadians experienced physical or sexual abuse by an adult before age 15. Among those who experienced childhood physical abuse, 69% said the most serious incident was caused by a parent or step-parent. For childhood sexual abuse, the most serious incident was most often attributed to another family member (30%) or a friend, neighbour, or classmate (29%). Eleven per cent identified a stranger.

And fewer than one in ten said they reported childhood abuse to police or child protection while they were still children.

Then look at missing-child reports. In Canada’s 2025 national database, 70% of missing children were classified as runaways. Thirteen were classified as abductions by strangers. Those are missing-person records, not a count of every kidnapping, but they show how far the public image of a stranger snatching a child is from the most common reason a child is reported missing.

We built our safety education around the frightening story we could picture.

We paid far less attention to the violence that grows through trust, access, pressure, and crossed boundaries.

That is how uneducated we have been: we taught people who to fear before we taught them how to recognize danger.

www.streetsafeselfdefence.com

09/27/2026

When I think back to what happened to me in high school, one thing stays with me:

“His strength was shocking.”

I don’t want my daughter to ever feel that same shock. I know I can’t control every situation she may face, but I can help prepare her before she’s in one.

That’s why I reached out to Street Safe.

We brought our daughters together for a private session, not to make them afraid, we wanted them to understand what violence can look like, recognize when something feels wrong, and know they have options.

As a mother, there’s nothing easy about thinking that your child could be hurt. But there is comfort in knowing we’ve taken a step to help her feel more aware, prepared, and confident.

I hope she never needs what she learned.
But if she does, I want her to remember: you are not helpless, and you are not alone.

www.streetsafeselfdefence.com

09/26/2026

"HIS STRENGTH WAS SHOCKING.”

Those were the words of a mother describing an incident she experienced when she was in high school.

She never forgot that moment.

She never forgot the sudden realization that the physical difference between herself and a determined male was far greater than she had understood.

And now, she refuses to let her daughter discover that reality during the worst moment of her life.

Today, she is bringing us in for a private violence-prevention session with three high-school girls.

That is what real parenting looks like.

Not creating fear. Not pretending every male is dangerous. Not telling young women they can overcome every physical disadvantage through confidence or a few memorized techniques.

It means preparing them honestly.

Because the strength that shocked this mother wasn’t unique to one individual. It reflected biological realities shaped by human development and evolution, differences in average size, muscle mass, grip strength, speed and explosive power.
Ignoring those differences does not empower young women.

Preparing them for those differences does.

She called Street Safe because our message is clear:

Violence is patterned.
Violence is often predictable.
And with the right preparation, violence can frequently be prevented.

These young women will learn about behaviour, boundaries, manipulation, environmental awareness, pre-attack indicators, spatial control, the reality of male violence, and what to do when avoidance and communication are no longer enough.

This mother cannot change what happened to her.

But she can use that experience to prepare her daughter.

The goal is not to teach these girls how to win a fight.

The goal is to make sure they never have to learn about violence while it is happening.

That is how we Stop the Before, so the After Never Happens.

09/25/2026

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🎙️ New RAEdio Episode: Recorded Live at RAECON 2026!

REALTOR® safety is about more than trusting your instincts. It's about recognizing risks, setting professional boundaries, and having the confidence to respond when something doesn't feel right.

In this special episode recorded live at RAECON 2026, Mark Connolly sits down with Rob and Beth Andress of Street Safe Self Defense to discuss practical safety strategies, situational awareness, and tools that can help REALTORS® stay safe while serving their clients.

⚠️ Content warning: This episode contains mention of violence and sexual assault.

🎧 Listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/e572e0d9
✅ Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

09/25/2026

AWARENESS IS NOT A SLOGAN. IT IS A SAFETY SKILL.

Street Safe has just completed four seperate Situational, Environmental and Self-Awareness sessions, over a two say period for employees of a large Western Ontario municipality. (Situational, Environmental and Self are drastically different topics)

This is one of the incredible groups we had the privilege of training.

Municipal employees serve the public every day, often in unpredictable environments, dealing with frustration, conflict, emotional escalation and behaviours that can change without warning.

They deserve more than a policy manual.

They deserve the ability to:
Recognize behavioural changes before escalation

Read the environment, not just the person
Identify exits, barriers and emerging threats

Understand distance, positioning and personal vulnerability

Communicate under pressure. Respond decisively when de-escalation is no longer working

This wasn’t about teaching employees how to fight.

It was about teaching them how to recognize danger earlier, make safer decisions and get home to the people waiting for them.

Thank you to everyone who stepped forward, participated and took responsibility for their own safety, and the safety of those around them.

Violence is patterned. Violence is predictable. Violence is preventable.

Stop the Before, so the After Never Happens.