Safe & Empowered
Employees

C.O.B.R.A.™ provides the most effective way your employees can learn
REAL Self-Defense that will protect them against violent criminals!

Stay Safe on the Road, at the Office, and at Home
Most employees don’t know how to spot danger, avoid risk, or respond to violence. Many think weapons or armed response will protect them, but South Africa’s crime stats prove otherwise. 

Criminals target the unprepared. C.O.B.R.A.™ Corporate Self-Defense Training make employees harder targets. 

C.O.B.R.A.™ Defense is a leading international provider of corporate self-defense training and workplace violence prevention programs since 2002. 

Our training is based on real-world law enforcement and corrections experience and is designed specifically for employees, managers, and corporate teams.

We teach people how to recognize danger early, avoid escalation, make fast decisions under stress, and stop a violent threat when escape is not possible. This makes C.O.B.R.A.™ Defense highly effective for modern South African workplaces.
What Makes C.O.B.R.A.™ Defense Different?
C.O.B.R.A.™ Defense South Africa is  different from traditional self-defense & martial arts training and is unique in the South African Market.

Law Enforcement Based Training
Often referred to as The Police Academy For Civilians, our system is adapted from real-world policing and corrections experience. Training focuses on simple and effective tactics that can be remembered and used immediately by anyone, regardless of physical ability.

Corporate-Focused Design

Every self-defense workshop is professionally structured for corporate settings, limited timeframes, and mixed-ability groups. C.O.B.R.A. Corporate Self-Defense Seminars & Workshops are ideal for Women's Day Events, Team Building, Gender Violence Prevention Training and to enhance company Safety, Security & Employee Wellness initiatives. It is a Fun & Eye Opening Experience For Everyone.

Standardized, Accredited System
All instructors are fulltime professional instructors with extensive Crime Prevention experience.  Instructors are trained and certified through C.O.B.R.A.™ Defense International, ensuring consistency and top quality. 

C.O.B.R.A.™ Defense South Africa has been honored multiple times as Self‑Defense Provider of the Year at the South African Corporate LiveWire Prestige Awards.
 

Threat Recognition

Know how criminals select their victims, the common tactics they use and how to identify pre-attack indicators. Learn how things most people believe will keep them safe, are ineffective. Understand what it really takes to survive an attack.

 

Conflict Avoidance Tactics

Master the secret 3-part formula to make yourself a less preferred target for criminals. Understand when to take action and when to comply.

 

Verbal Conflict De-Escalation Skills

Learn what to say and why saying a very common phrase that most people instinctively use, can lead to a fatal outcome. Learn how to use passive body language to prevent making a hostile situation worse.

 

Physical Self-Defense Techniques

Master easy to learn gross motor skills do defend against the most common unarmed and armed attacks. These techniques do not require athleticism or a certain fitness level. Anyone can do this.

 

Improvised Self-Defense Tools

Understand how you can turn items in your office, car and home into very effective self-defense weapons that will allow you to stop an attack and create an opportunity to escape.

 

Scenario Training

Learn how to handle dangerous real life situations such as: What to do if a kidnapper tries to force you into a vehicle. How to respond when a car hijacker suddenly appears next to your car.

We Travel To Your Business 
Anywhere In The World!
When Self-Defense Is A Must, Nothing Else Will Do.