Surviving from the Wild to the Homestead
Getting into a conflict is just inevitable in our culture today. Daily we engage with different opinions, agendas, and even outright attacks on us by others attempting to obtain pleasure or control over us verbally and physically. The love for humanity in our culture is declining at a rapid rate and with that we find people are more willing to overstep boundaries to get what they want. Unfortunately sport-based martial arts constantly miss the mark when training us for the streets. Learn skills to handle real-life situations for you and those you protect.
Classroom Based
Struggler
Bully
Physical Classes
Little Ranger's
Trespasser
Brute
Violator/War
Additional Information
Massive Discount Options
Reviews & Media
STRUGGLER
Parent Collaboration Classroom Course #1
Verbal Self-Defense, Relationship & Social Interaction Training, Biblically-Based
STRUGGLER will focus on handling all those individuals in our lives that don't necessarily want to hurt us, but are struggling to put the pieces of the relationship together.
This is a biblically-based classroom course meant to train parents so that they can return home to practice and train it with their children. We found that a collaboration effort by both our instructors and the parents is the best approach to training kids to deal with conflicts without yelling or escalation.
Parents (or even young adults in the home) will get training in foundations and techniques to handle the continuous flow of non-physical conflicts we have from day to day. Just because they are non-physical doesn't mean they don't hurt. Some of the greatest damage we incur in our lifetimes is due to a lack of training on handling "verbal" conflict.
Their is no pre-requisite for this course and it is scheduled as needed.
Location
Currently Unscheduled
Time
Currently Unscheduled
Typically a 6 week course
Cost
$50 for full course
BULLY
Parent Collaboration Classroom Course #2
Verbal Abuse Training, Reaction/Interaction Training, Biblically-Based
BULLY deals with those who verbally abuse us and don't care if the relationship grows in a positive direction as long as they get what they want.
This course, like STRUGGLER, is a biblical classroom course built for parents to teach their children. The parents example of practicing this in front of their children is key to their success with it.
Bullies verbally tear people down, either for control or pleasure. Parents will learn how to verbally take away that power and build up their own self-control so they can stand firm when the bullies try to escalate it, usually by saying the worst things they can think of to get a reaction.
Completion of the STRUGGLER course is required before attending the BULLY class.
Location
Currently Unscheduled
Time
Currently Unscheduled
Typically a 6 week course
Cost
$50 for full course
LITTLE RANGER'S
Ages 5-10
Kids Fitness, Character Building, and Anti-Abduction Training
Little Ranger’s is our young kids self-defense class where we will focus on increasing a child's physical abilities, awareness, reaction times, and grit. This is just the beginning…
This class has a strong focus on anti-abduction training. As parents and guardians, we "hope" we will always be there to intervene, but we know, we can't always be with our kids wherever they go. With the growth of child trafficking, what was once a rare occurrence is now becoming a daily event and many child abductions are happening right in the open. We need to train them to save themselves.
The reality is that young kids can't just punch and kick their assailant to submission. Their attackers are usually bigger, stronger, and more forceful in nature. This means that we need to change the approach. We teach students in our own S.A.F.E. system and train them physically and mentally to be able to apply it during conflict and get away.
Heavy focus is also given during this time on character training such as working together & respecting others. Students who show progress in all their character training will receive the RANGER’S RIDGE SELF-DEFENSE Patch to show this achievement.
Location
Sandy Creek United Wesleyan Church & Community Center
6224 US-11, Sandy Creek, NY 13145, United States
Time
Winter 2026 Season
Jan 6th - March 31st
Every Tuesday & Thursday
10:00-10:45am
Cost Options
Monthly membership: $60/month
Full Winter 2026 Season:
$162 (incl. 10% discount)
TRESPASSER
Ages 10-19
Control/Grip Escapes, Boundary Setting, Beginner Self-Defense
In Trespasser, Students will begin learning their physical self-defense techniques and will train to become "escape artists" from various grabs & holds. Typically this beginner level is valuable starting with school aged children as they navigate physical boundaries with siblings and schoolmates, but is also critical for adults (especially women) who just need the confidence in knowing that they can deal with others who take "liberties" in a casual environment.
They will be trained to keep others from gaining physical control and how to make a very defined boundary on what is acceptable physical contact.
This course has no pre-requisites and is required before moving onto more advanced courses such as BRUTE
Location
Sandy Creek United Wesleyan Church & Community Center
6224 US-11, Sandy Creek, NY 13145, United States
Time
Winter 2026 Season
Jan 6th - March 31st
Every Tuesday & Thursday
11:00-11:45am
Cost Options
Monthly membership: $80/month
Full Winter 2026 Season:
$216 (incl. 10% discount)
BRUTE
Ages 13-19
Full Street Self-Defense, Standing & Ground Combatives
Students will continue their training and learn techniques to control and end the physical aggression of a "BRUTE" that won't take the hint and keeps coming at you, even after the boundary is made clear.
This course will introduce the students to a systematic way of handling themselves whether standing or on the ground. We train to use strikes, chokes, takedowns, and submissions to finish the fight quickly. Make no mistake, this is a full "schoolyard" fight. We train students in control and how not do long-term “permanent” damage to the assailant, but still get the job done. They will "walk" away regretting and thinking twice before making that mistake again.
This foundational self-defense is built upon techniques from arts such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, and Kickboxing.
There are 3 stages to cover within BRUTE (Standing Combatives, Takedowns, Ground Combatives)
Completion of the TRESPASSER course is required to attend the BRUTE trainings.
Location
Sandy Creek United Wesleyan Church & Community Center
6224 US-11, Sandy Creek, NY 13145, United States
Time
Winter 2026 Season
Jan 6th - March 31st
Every Tuesday & Thursday
9:00-9:45am
Cost Options
Monthly membership: $80/month
Full Winter 2026 Season:
$216 (incl. 10% discount)
VIOLATOR/WAR
INVITE ONLY
Extreme Combatives, Weapon & Tactical Training
Students will train in critical skills to survive when a VIOLATOR threatens to abduct, kill, maim, or sexually assault them or those they protect. They will have to call on all their skills from previous courses and train on how to decommission an attacker as well as learn to respond to and with weapons.
When all other options are exhausted, permanent damage to the assailant is sometimes required to take their “tools” away and keep them from coming after you or those you protect. This course is “INVITE ONLY” and only given to those who have shown control in their emotions and have proven that they can think clearly and morally in the middle of a conflict.
WAR takes this further as you train to face multiple opponents and have to learn tactics to separate them off into manageable pieces.
Massive Discounts Available
NOTE: Classroom Based Classes are not eligible for these discounts
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
- Pay full season tuition at least 2 weeks prior to season start and receive an additional $15 OFF.
- One $15 Discount per household
ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
- Each household member beyond the first that joins a Ranger's Ridge Self-Defense class will reduce the total cost. You can potentially reduce the total cost by up to 50%. So get your family involved and training together.
REFERAL PROGRAM
- Refer a household to join that doesn't have a current member in the program.
- Have them mention you when they sign-up and pay for their first month (we will verify this)
- You will get a one-time $50 discount for each referral and can have multiple referrals every month
- Students can do this every month throughout their training and receive tremendous amounts of training for free.
- If discounts exceed your current payment, then the balance can only be transferred and used for future monthly or seasonal tuition in the Ranger's Ridge Self-Defense Program. No cash/credit will be dispersed back to the student.
Contact us to get an accurate monthly or seasonal tuition with all your eligible discounts.
Learning how to handle an argument is a hard lesson to learn. Learning how to admit your wrong is just as hard if not harder. We have been working on this a lot lately in our house. All 3 kids are very strong willed and always have to be right. Well today they where skip counting and my daughter got a number wrong. Her brother goes no I think it's this number and instead of arguing they checked the answer and she goes you're right it is that number. This might seem small but it's a big accomplishment as normally it would end in a fight. They have been learning a lot of restraint and control with self defense class and how to apply it to everyday life has been amazing! I highly recommend Daniel Edmonds and the Ranger ridge self defense class.
Nicole H. - NY
