Beating Disaster began from a passion for empowering women and children through teaching karate but has pursued and evolved over the years out of a feeling of moral obligation (no exaggeration!). Since then, we've invested in and education in prevention and weapons, became certified bodyguards and even licensed as a private investigator.

The self-defense industry is an unregulated industry, and it shows! The instructors at Beating Disaster persist harder and stronger with every training we take to improve our own skills (and we train with other providers often) as the need for what we offer (and how we offer it) is still blatantly apparent.

We fill in the gaps with respectful, trauma informed, and legitimately realistic and appropriate training as it all relates specifically for the actual safety, security, needs, concerns and causes of trauma for women and children.

You deserve to not only be prepared to address harm that may come your way, but we believe it's even more important to become the kind of person that repels those that cause harm.