Learn to read your environment, trust your instincts, and recognize danger before it strikes.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The best fight is the one you never have to fight.

Situational Awareness is a mindset and skillset every protector must master. This course teaches how to recognize pre-incident indicators, analyze your environment in real time, and make proactive decisions that keep you and those you care about safe.

You’ll learn how violent encounters develop, what predators look for in a victim, and how to cultivate a “combat hunter” mindset—always observing, assessing, and adapting. Students will study real-world case studies, practice reading behavioral cues, and participate in interactive exercises that sharpen their ability to detect threats and respond before it’s too late.

Whether you’re a parent, business professional, student, or armed citizen, this course will elevate your awareness, reduce your vulnerability, and help you walk through life more confident and prepared.

TOPICS COVERED

• The principles of proactive protection: avoidance, deterrence, and detection
• Understanding the human threat: predator mindset and victim selection
• The “OODA Loop” explained and applied
• Pre-attack indicators and behavioral red flags
• Normalcy bias, denial, and how to overcome them
• Reading environments: exits, chokepoints, concealment, and flow
• Situational awareness in vehicles, public places, and transitional spaces
• How to maintain awareness without paranoia
• Trusting your intuition: how the subconscious warns before the conscious mind reacts
• Everyday carry considerations and mindset readiness
• Practical scenario-based awareness drills
• Case studies from real crimes and defensive encounters
• Family/team situational awareness and communication

COURSE PREREQUISITES

None

COURSE DURATION

8 Hours

STUDENT MUST BRING

• Note-taking materials
• Comfortable clothing
• Open mind and readiness to participate