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Street Protect Principle™

The Street Protect Principle™ is based on natural movements and is designed for everyone regardless of age or gender. You'll train with certified instructors who will teach you the necessary skills to protect you and your loved ones from danger, even if you have previous martial arts experience.

  • Self Defense. In our program, we teach survival training, not martial arts. Through our exclusive Street Protect Principle™, we can teach you the skills and knowledge needed to protect yourself. 
  • Law Enforcement and Security. We cover all levels of forces in the State of Ohio. Level One: Tactical Control and Diffusion Techniques and Level Two: Weapons Disarm System
  • Abuse and Rape Prevention. Our classes teach you state of the art personal protection methods in a comfortable and relaxed environment.
  • Seniors. Select the theme that suits you. Each theme in the Mobirise site builder contains a set of unique blocks.
  • Teachers. This course focuses on what teachers and administrators can do if and when a act of violence occurs between students or against an educator.
  • Children. Petrosino Personal Protection Training Center gives children a positive way to burn calories and socialize with quality friends in a safe setting. We teach the importance of goal setting and reaching for that next level of accomplishment.
  • Weapons Disarm. Learn how to disarm for firearms, edge weapons and impact weapons. This class is a Level I, Technical Weapons Disarm program and is designed to teach you how to disarm your attacker from the front, side and rear.

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Self-Defense

It’s not martial arts, but a practical application of self-defense for the world we live in. In our program, we teach survival training, not martial arts. Through our exclusive Street Protect Principle™, we can teach you the skills and knowledge needed to protect yourself. Our workshops are open to men, women and children of any age.

Be Prepared and Be Proactive - The journey begins by arming yourself with mental and physical self-defense for your mind and body. You will become more confident, wise, aware and prepared in any situation. We can prevent ourselves from being another statistic of a violent crime. You will learn how to save your life or loved one’s life. While learning self-protection doesn’t guarantee a free pass from abuse or crime, your chance of survival is increased by learning to change your mind set.

Education - Your level of awareness is heighted, intuition is more fine-tuned and most all your physical abilities are sharpened so that your chances of becoming a victim of rape, attack or being murdered are lessened. The point of personal protection is to believe in yourself and what you are doing. When one has a higher degree of self-esteem and confidence, you do not welcome intimidation.
When you believe your life and your loved ones lives are worth living, you will do what it takes to survive or escape a bad situation.

Train Today, Train for Tomorrow - In this life, there are no guarantees. If you make the commitment to train, your chances of survival are greater. In the real world, you will not be unscathed. Survival doesn’t always paint a pretty picture, but you will live to see another day and tell your story. It is your choice.

Personal protection means saving your own life by defending yourself against someone who is purposely trying to harm or kill you! Personal Protection doesn’t come in a roll-on or an Insurance policy. This program is not martial arts, kick boxing or an exercise program. But it will teach you how to not become another victim.

We are approved by the State of Ohio and the Board of Realtors for instruction in personal protection.

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Law Enforcement and Security

Level One: Tactical Control and Diffusion Techniques which, for many private or public security and law enforcement agencies, will be the first phase of legal compliance as it pertains to the control an aggressor. It was developed to control, diffuse and disarm. It is a tactical control system based on most conceivable attacks, and encompasses personal well being, subject safety and full circle liability. All security and law enforcement professionals should be concerned about the potential for litigation. SPP takes away that worry with compliance, diffusion and trigger activation avoidance techniques.

Level Two: Weapons Disarm System for firearms, edge weapons and impact weapons as they pertain to so called "no win" situations. This is a true weapons disarmament system with realistic techniques for the street.

We cover all levels of forces in the State of Ohio.

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Abuse & Rape Prevention

Abuse and rape prevention classes are designed for everyone, but...

Have you ever been a victim of abuse?
Have you ever encountered an act of domestic violence?
Are you concerned about your personal safety?

If you've answered "yes" to any of the previous questions, it is very important that you learn self-protection techniques immediately.

Only 40% of rapes and sexual assaults are reported*. Don't become a statistic.

Our classes teach you state of the art personal protection methods in a comfortable and relaxed environment. You will also be learning the Street Protect Principle™ which trains you to become adept at using common sense and common objects in your defense.

Train your mind and the body follows

This is an ideal way to improve your physical health while training yourself to recognize and react to danger.

Please call or email today to schedule the right class for your needs and circumstances

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Seniors Self Defense

Stop the fear and start living again

Let the Petrosino Personal Protection Training Center teach you how to use your cane and other common household objects for self defense. The techniques are effective and easy to learn.

Classes now available for:
Introduction to Exercise and Toning
Using a cane in one on one contact (Intermediate)
Defense against multiple attackers in multiple situations (Advanced)

Exercises are isometric and isotonic, which lead to a host of benefits beyond your peace of mind:
Increased muscle tone
Increased strength and stamina
Greater flexibility
Improved balance and hand-eye coordination
Facilitated rehabilitation

Train your mind and the body follows.

Petrosino Personal Protection Training Center instructors will teach you the fundamentals of the Street Protect Principle™, which helps you use your common sense in tandem with common everyday objects to protect yourself.

This is an ideal way to improve your physical health while training yourself to recognize and act to danger.

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Awareness During Teaching

33% of teachers experienced at least one incident of verbal harassment or threat of violence from students from July 2020 through June 2021. 14% were physically attacked. 29% reported at least one incident from a parent of a student. The numbers were even higher for school administrators: Approximately 37% reported at least one incident of harassment or threat of violence from a student and 42% reported the same from a parent.*

Educators need to be proactive in safety
Teachers have an obligation to educate and to protect themselves. School children of all ages have been found to be in posession of weapons. Many of these kids know how to use them. Verbal diffusion may only go so far.

The world we live in today is becoming more threatening with each passing day. Through our exclusive Street Protect Principle™ (SPP) we can teach you the skills and knowledge needed to protect yourself. Our workshop participants learn how to defend themselves in a manner that does not expose them to future legal problems.

Through our exclusive Street Protect Principle™ (SPP), we can teach you the skills and knowledge needed to protect yourself. This course focuses on what teachers and administrators can do if and when a act of violence occurs between students or against an educator. We deal with all types of use of force depending on the occurrence and what takes place.

Classes will cover the following:

What types of responses can be performed by an educator without worrying about liability.

How to handle different types of confrontational encounters: male to male, male to female, female to female.

Awareness of your surroundings and the evaluation of a given situation.

Common attacks against teachers and escape techniques.

Children

Martial Arts will give any child the tools necessary to become a success in life

We live in a time of video games, internet cable TV, and fast food. Inactivity, high calorie diets and physical education budget cut backs are becoming a part of our culture. Petrosino Personal Protection Training Center gives children a positive way to burn calories and socialize with quality friends in a safe setting. We teach the importance of goal setting and reaching for that next level of accomplishment. We also emphasize listening skills and the importance of teamwork in an educational setting.

Martial arts is a great way to kick-start weight loss, physical fitness, toning and building muscle. Each child will will be trained at their own pace based on fitness and ability. Benefits of our program include better health, better balance and an improved sense of psychological well being.

Self Confidence
Teaching the values of character, preparation, teamwork and learning that mistakes are inevitable occurrences that we learn from, will help make your child better able to deal with what life throws at them, making their dreams easier to attain.

Health
Good hygiene and physical conditioning are goals that we set at our center to assure our students' health and wellness. With a strong, well developed mindset, we know that a child would be in a far better position to succeed in life.

Safety
We teach students how to be more aware of their surroundings, both physical and situational. Knowing one's environment is a key element of personal safety. Sound decisions in life are made more effectively when one sees the full picture, which requires awareness.

Protection
The Personal Protection Program at our center is different from any other martial arts or self defense system. This program was designed especially for children as it is not based on size or strength. Your child can learn how to defend against grabs, chokes and bear hugs even if they come from an adult attacker without causing your child any harm. These techniques are proven and easy to learn.

Al Petrosino, owner of Petrosino Personal Protection Center has experience in The Child Safety Network and The National Security Alliance for Missing and Exploited Children. He designed this program to work for any child. He has given numerous seminars on personal safety and personally works with every student as well as working with the After School Programs helping to build children's character.

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Weapons Disarm Program

How would you disarm an attacker while getting groceries from the car or helping a loved one? Would you be able to do it?

You will not have time to arm yourself and knowing how to defend yourself in a surprise attack in close quarters may make the difference in saving you or a loved one from serious injury or death.

Learn how to disarm for firearms, edge weapons and impact weapons. This class is a Level I, Technical Weapons Disarm program and is designed to teach you how to disarm your attacker from the front, side and rear.

Get certified. The certification course will provide the knowledge and training and teach you the necessary positioning and enforcement skills for your Personal Protection. The initial certification program takes about 75 hours to complete and must be renewed on a yearly basis.

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208 E. Cuyahoga Falls Avenue
Akron, Ohio 44310

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