Practical classes in situational awareness, avoidance, communication and physical response, for adults and teens 16 and older in North Carolina, taught personally by Vince Doxbeck, a 25-year law enforcement veteran.
Your instructor
“This entire concept comes from a deep desire to keep people from becoming victims.”
“My experiences and my love for others are what drive me to teach this program.”
“In my more than 30 years of law enforcement and security experience, my biggest frustration was responding to crime after the fact. So I decided to create a program that teaches and guides citizens in the local community how to develop simple and effective layers of security that they can integrate into their daily routines, which allows them to take responsibility for their own personal protection and safety.”
Every SDS class is taught by Vince himself, in small groups, so he gets to know each student and the places they actually spend their days.
Most self-defense classes start with the physical. Strata starts much earlier.
It starts with the decisions that keep a situation from getting that far. In Strata classes, students learn to:
Each one gives you more options than the next. Classes follow the order things tend to happen in real life: notice first, then avoid, then talk, then move.
Recognize what is happening around you before it becomes a problem.
Noticing people, places and behavior early gives you time to decide what to do next.
Identify options, create distance, and make choices that reduce unnecessary risk.
Choosing a different route, a different parking space or a different time to leave is often the simplest way to stay safe.
Develop confident communication for establishing boundaries, maintaining control and helping de-escalate difficult situations.
Clear words, a steady voice and a deliberate posture can de-escalate a situation and help you keep control. Students practice this in realistic encounters.
Walk or run away, move to a more strategic location, and use body language to control the situation, with practical techniques for when that is not enough.
Physical response is not just fighting. In Strata classes it includes how you move, where you position yourself and how you carry yourself, as well as practical techniques: Level 1 introduces them, and Level 2 builds on them with movement, blocking and striking, then counters to strikes, grabs and ground attacks.
They usually begin in ordinary places, with small signals that are easy to miss. Personal security starts well before anything turns physical.
By the time a situation becomes physical, many of the useful decisions have already been made or missed. That is why Strata teaches the early layers first.
Level 1 is the core course: situational awareness, avoidance and communication, with an introduction to physical response. Level 2 is for graduates who want to take physical techniques further. Both are for adults and teens 16 and older.
Why six hours
“I know from my 40-plus years in the martial arts and my training in law enforcement tactics that it takes real time to teach people correct techniques and concepts. That's why SDS Level 1 is taught either as three two-hour sessions or in one 6.5-hour day. Even that is not close to what it really takes, but I know I can give people a good start with it. Anything less and they are just wasting their time and investment, and I can't do that.”
Level 01
Foundation course
6 hours3 × 2-hour sessions or one 6.5-hour day$125
Six hours of foundational personal security training: awareness, avoidance, communication, preparation and an introduction to physical response.
Level 02
For Level 1 graduates
6 hours3 × 2-hour sessions$125
Six hours of practical self-defense for Level 1 graduates: movement, blocking and striking, then counters to strikes, grabs and ground attacks.
Requires SDS Level 1
SDS On the RoadPublic classes are held at the Angier Chamber of Commerce. Strata will also bring SDS to your church, studio, business or group. Call for details.Call (919) 389-7815
