Self-Defense Training for Real Life in Tacoma
PRAXIS Personal Protection provides practical self-defense and personal safety training in Tacoma. We train individuals, families, small groups, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations.
No prior training is required. Participants must be 14 or older.
Most training is delivered for private groups. A limited number of open-enrollment workshops are offered each year.
You don’t need years of martial arts training to keep yourself safe. Our workshops give you the awareness, confidence, and simple skills to handle real-world situations from walking to your car at night to traveling abroad.
Since 2010, we’ve helped thousands of people feel safer and more prepared.
A Prevention-First Approach
PRAXIS is built on a simple reality: the best fight is the one you avoid.
Workshops follow a three-stage framework:
1. Detect and Deter – Recognize problems early and stop being an easy target.
2. De-escalate and Escape – Use posture, positioning, and language to break contact and leave.
3. Defend if Necessary – Use simple, high-percentage physical responses when there is no other option.
This is not
sport training.
It is not
choreography.
It is
decision-making
under DURESS.
Workshops and Services
Self-Defense Fundamentals
Transportation and Travel Safety
Custom Workshops
Self-Defense for Parents of Toddlers and Infants
Home and Small Business Security Audits
Workshops are held at our Tacoma studio in the Proctor District or delivered on-site at your home, business, or organization.