Operational Protective Strategies Thunder Bay

04/27/2026

Class this Thursday April 30th at 7:30 pm in the gym upstairs at Volunteer Pool.

We'll be focusing on ground defence with a twist, deploying both physical and improvised tools from common positions.

Please bring your training gear and all are welcome to attend.

04/14/2026

Another great one from Clint Emerson and the reason we train the way that we do!

This April Thursday 16th at 7:30 pm in the gym upstairs at Volunteer Pool we'll be adding a third party element to some of our 'basic' warn up tool development.

All are welcome to attend!

04/08/2026

Class tomorrow at 7:30 pm in the gym upstairs at Volunteer Pool.

Vince and Craig will be running the session tomorrow and focusing on active counter measures from the clinch.

04/05/2026

Truth!

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03/31/2026

Another valuable concept from Clint Emerson and the focus of our class this Thursday April 2nd at 7:30 pm in the gym upstairs at Volunteer Pool.

We'll be putting these principles in practice having recognized pre-attack indicators from two of the more common fuses.

Please bring your training gear and all are welcome to attend.

03/24/2026

Borrowed this from Clint Emerson and wanted to share...

This Thursday March 27th at 7 :30 pm in the gym upstairs at Volunteer Pool we'll be continuing to focus on using the reactionary gap and pe*******on of the ranges to control a subject potentially armed.

Please bring your training gear and all are welcome to attend.

03/17/2026

Happy Saint Patrick's day!

This Thursday March 19th there will be a class and we'll be to our regular shenanigans, both standing and from the ground!

All are welcome to attend!

03/10/2026

Class this Thursday March 12th at 7:30 pm in the gym upstairs at Volunteer Pool we'll be continuing to focus on striking from our protective frames with emphasis on our 3 lines and developing our ground flow.

Please bring your training gear and all are welcome to attend.

03/03/2026

Class this Thursday March 5th at 7:30 pm in the gym upstairs at Volunteer Pool. We'll be focusing on defending against a single hand grab and being pulled to the ground by a standing attacker.

Please bring your training gear and all are welcome to attend.

02/17/2026

This Thursday February 19th at 7:30 pm in the gym upstairs we'll be continuing to develop active counter-measures from the high guard position. We'll also be starting our ground defence training.

Please bring your training gear and all are welcome to attend.

02/11/2026

Pretty good article... Some who have trained with me may have heard me refer to the situation as attending a party. Our awareness and ability to navigate depends on when we attend... Early, on-time, or late to the event. This article encapsulates some of those key principles.

https://www.blackbeltmag.com/post/stop-teachingtechniquesfirst-thetimelineofselfdefensestartswaybeforecontact?fbclid=IwdGRzaAP4q6tjbGNrA_iqGWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgvDNeG5ON3xx6N7CAzzLSVCbL06IlTxfVUCK00PaBeaccXATyh9g7Xq4VqJ_aem_ywW6hmvt-hrep6M4T-O0sw

Walk into almost any martial arts school and the structure is familiar. Warm up. Technique of the day.Drill it.Maybe pressure test it.The assumption is simple and rarely questioned. If you give someone the right technique, they will be safer.The problem is that most violence does not start where mos...