Sheep­dog Self Pro­tec­tion Inc offers one day sem­i­nars called Inte­grat­ed Street Com­bat­ives (ISC). ISC is the best pro­gram out there to pro­vide you with the fun­da­men­tal skills to pre­pare you for any confrontation.

ISC is an eclec­tic style of self-pro­tec­tion which cov­ers the fol­low­ing ranges of combat:

  1. Psy­cho­log­i­cal range
  2. Bal­lis­tic ground fight­ing range
  3. Stand up grap­pling range
  4. Punch­ing range
  5. Kick­ing range
  6. Weapons range (gun, knife, baton, O.C.)

Why the name Inte­grat­ed Street Com­bat­ives ( ISC)?

At ISC we com­bine a vari­ety of mixed mar­tial arts and inte­grate them to cre­ate a sys­tem that is effec­tive and effi­cient in a real life confrontation.

What makes ISC different?

Unlike many mixed mar­tial arts that focus on the phys­i­cal aspects of fight­ing, we pro­vide you with the fun­da­men­tal skills on how to pre­vent a phys­i­cal con­fronta­tion from occur­ring in the first place. Par­tic­i­pants are pro­vid­ed pre­ven­tion strate­gies on how to pre­vent, and/or avoid, a stranger on stranger attack. We then edu­cate stu­dents on how to de-esca­late a con­fronta­tion using ver­bal com­mu­ni­ca­tion. If you can walk and talk your way out of a phys­i­cal fight, high five, you’re doing a good job. The sec­ond you go hands on with some­one your risk of injury sky rock­ets. We pro­vide you with the nec­es­sary skills to de-esca­late con­flict and seek safe­ty with­out going hands on.

Real­i­ty: There are times that, no mat­ter how much you walk and talk, some inter­ac­tions will go hands on. If you can not walk and talk your way out of a con­fronta­tion we pro­vide you with the fun­da­men­tal phys­i­cal skills to de-esca­late the sit­u­a­tion and end the fight quickly.

Legal Aspects: Unlike most mixed mar­tial arts that focus sole­ly on the phys­i­cal skills, we edu­cate par­tic­i­pants on threat per­cep­tion, the crim­i­nal code, and how you artic­u­late your­self; what you did, how you did it, and why you did it.

The Level 1 Beginner Program- “The Juniors”

“Junior” has noth­ing to do with age but more­so intro­duc­tion to the material.

Top­ics cov­ered include:

  • Crim­i­nal Code of Cana­da, Threat Per­cep­tion, Pre-Assaultive Cues
  • Com­bat­ive the­o­ry and mind­set development
  • Com­bat­ive Fitness
  • Pre-con­tact psychology
  • Non-ver­bal, ver­bal Com­mu­ni­ca­tion strategies
  • Strikes/ Stuns
  • Kicks
  • Com­bat­ive move­ment drills
  • Alter­na­tive body strikes/Attacks 

Upon suc­cess­ful com­ple­tion par­tic­i­pants receive a cer­tifi­cate and have ful­filled the pre-req­ui­site to attend the “Senior” seminars.

Age Restric­tion: Par­tic­i­pants must be 18+, 16+ if attend­ing with a Parent/ Guardian

Phys­i­cal Abil­i­ty: This course is phys­i­cal­ly demand­ing. Although all fit­ness lev­els are wel­come, know that we will push you to your potential.

Con­tact: Par­tic­i­pants will work with ALL par­tic­i­pants in atten­dance. This is done with inten­tion to expose you to dif­fer­ent peo­ple of dif­fer­ent shapes and sizes.

Safe­ty Gear: Par­tic­i­pants are required to have a jock (men)/ jill (women) and a mouth guard (fit­ted pri­or to atten­dance). Fail­ing to attend with this equip­ment will deny your par­tic­i­pa­tion with NO REFUND.

Class Size: Max­i­mum 24 Participants.

Cost: $250 +GST/ 8 Hour Junior Seminar

SEPTEMBER SPECIAL: As this is a pilot we will be offer­ing a dis­count­ed rate of $150 + GST/ 8 Hour Junior Seminar. 

Reg­is­tra­tion: Please vis­it out Cal­en­dar to reg­is­ter for an upcom­ing class.

Instruc­tors: Peter Gill and Kris Greffard

The Senior Program

The Lev­el 1 Begin­ner pro­gram is the foun­da­tion of ISC. Advanced tac­tics are noth­ing more than the basics mas­tered. Upon attend­ing the Senior Sem­i­nars, stu­dents build on the skills they have learned in the Begin­ner Pro­gram and imple­ment them in diverse appli­ca­tions including:

  • Mul­ti­ple opponents
  • Weapons: edged weapons, firearms, blunt impact weapons, bats
  • Sce­nario based Force on Force training
  • Bal­lis­tic ground fighting
  • Break con­tact drills that we call CRASH (Com­bat­ive Respons­es Against Spon­ta­neous Hos­til­i­ty) chokes, grabs, bear hugs
  • Com­bat­ive throws

Senior Pro­gram Sem­i­nars are skill spe­cif­ic. The 8 hour sem­i­nars focus sole­ly on a spe­cif­ic skill and/or range of com­bat. Eg. Edged Weapons.

Age Restric­tion: Par­tic­i­pants must be 18+, 16+ if attend­ing with a Parent/ Guardian

Phys­i­cal Abil­i­ty: This course is phys­i­cal­ly demand­ing. Although all fit­ness lev­els are wel­come, know that we will push you to your potential.

Con­tact: Par­tic­i­pants will work with ALL par­tic­i­pants in atten­dance. This is done with inten­tion to expose you to dif­fer­ent peo­ple of dif­fer­ent shapes and sizes.

Safe­ty Gear: Par­tic­i­pants are required to have a jock (men)/ jill (women) and a mouth guard (fit­ted pri­or to atten­dance). Fail­ing to attend with this equip­ment will deny your par­tic­i­pa­tion with NO REFUND.

Class Size: Max­i­mum 24 Participants.

Cost: $200+GST/ 8 Hour Senior Seminar

Reg­is­tra­tion: Please vis­it out Cal­en­dar to reg­is­ter for an upcom­ing class.

Instruc­tors: Peter Gill and Kris Greffard

Senior Sem­i­nars…

Envi­ron­men­tal Stress Inoculation:

To make the train­ing as real­is­tic as pos­si­ble we have strobe lights, fog machines, cam­eras, as well as oth­er tools and props to make the train­ing envi­ron­ment as close to real­i­ty as possible.

If you have nev­er fought in an envi­ron­ment where the strobes and lights are blink­ing, the music is blar­ing, and the smoke is thick, it can cause prob­lems with your com­bat­ive perception/reaction. The more real one can make their train­ing envi­ron­ment, the bet­ter. The senior class trains in all con­di­tions includ­ing the rain, snow, heat, low light, in the mud, on the grass, in the sand, in grav­el, in close quar­ters, in open air, stand­ing, seat­ed, in vehi­cles… You name it. We train it.

What else do we do to make the train­ing as real as possible?

  • Tying of an arm to the body to repli­cate a bro­ken or injured limb
  • Cov­er­ing one or both eyes to deal with sight depri­va­tion and increase tac­tile sen­si­tiv­i­ty dur­ing Close Quar­ter Bat­tle (CQB)
  • Wear­ing gog­gles that are obscured to blur vision
  • Train­ing out in the envi­ron­ment (dur­ing heavy rain, on hills, uneven ground, darkness)
  • Video feed­back train­ing. This is espe­cial­ly pow­er­ful dur­ing sce­nario based training.
  • And much more…

Addi­tion­al Points:

  • These sem­i­nars are phys­i­cal. We will push you men­tal­ly and phys­i­cal­ly. This is done for a rea­son, for you to see what your body is tru­ly capa­ble of achiev­ing. For many stu­dents this is the ah-ha moment in train­ing, when you push your­self beyond your com­fort zone. You WILL get com­fort­able feel­ing uncomfortable.
  • ISC is not a com­pe­ti­tion with any­one else but your­self. We have seen triathlon ath­letes quit while the stay at home moth­er of 4 perseveres.

Pur­su­ing a Career in Law Enforce­ment? Secu­ri­ty? Sher­iffs? Bor­der services?

ISC pre­pares you for any occu­pa­tion to which you are respon­si­ble for keep­ing the pub­lic safe, your col­leagues safe, and your­self safe. The men­tal and phys­i­cal skills you will devel­op in this pro­gram will assist in mak­ing you a com­pet­i­tive can­di­date in any recruit­ing process. The skills you will devel­op in the junior pro­gram com­bined with the skills and sce­nar­ios you will be exposed to in the senior class will men­tal­ly and phys­i­cal­ly pre­pare you for almost any encounter you will expe­ri­ence in the above men­tioned pro­fes­sions. Sheep­dog Instruc­tors are ded­i­cat­ed to ensur­ing you, your fam­i­lies, and your col­leagues make it home safe at the end of each shift, mis­sion, or detail.

Tak­ing this Class to Pro­tect Your­self and the Ones You Love?

That is what moti­vat­ed Kris to begin this jour­ney many years ago. Be the Sheepdog.

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