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 (where there are no rules, no referees, and many perpetrators just can't be reasoned with). Being effective isn't just learning that "cool" new technique, but also its in mastering the grace and self-control needed to reign in the situation and not escalate it.
As a single mom, finding Godly masculine influences for my kids hasn't always been easy. I'm so grateful for Ranger's Ridge and the wonderful work they are doing. The kids discipline, self control, and physical confidence have really improved with this class.
Jennifer L. - NY
STRUGGLER (Mental 1)
Teens & Young Adults (Older Adults encouraged)
Relationship & Social Interaction Training, Verbal Abuse Defense Training, Reaction/Interaction Training
No course pre-requisites to attend this course
This course is designed for teens and young adults who have had enough experience in life to understand the content of the course. Older adults and parents are also encouraged to attend so that they may learn, apply, and then teach their own households in these skills.
In STRUGGLER, students 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. Because of this, they maybe overstepping boundaries, saying hurtful things, and just being unreasonable and impossible to deal with. Students will get training in foundations and techniques to handle the continuous flow of those non-physical conflicts we have from day to day. Just because they are non-physical doesn't mean they don't hurt or affect our routines. Some of the greatest damage we incur in our lifetimes is due to a lack of training on handling "verbal" conflict with those closest to us.
BULLY (Mental 2)
Teens & Young Adults (Older Adults encouraged)
Relationship & Social Interaction Training, Verbal Abuse Defense Training, Reaction/Interaction Training
Completion of the STRUGGLER (Mental 1) course is required to attend BULLY (Mental 2)
This course is designed for teens and young adults who have had enough experience in life to understand the content of the course. Older adults and parents are also encouraged to attend so that they may learn, apply, and then teach their own households in these skills.
In BULLY, we train to deal 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. Bullies verbally tear people down, either for control or pleasure. Students 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 by saying the worst things they can think of to get a reaction.
LITTLE RANGER'S (Kids Course)
Ages 5-10
Kids Fitness, Anti-Abduction Training, Character Building
No course pre-requisites to attend this course
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 overwhelmingly bigger, stronger, and more forceful in nature. This means that we need to change the approach for their age and size. 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, and the benefit of having a supportive team around you.
TRESPASSER (Physical 1)
Ages 8+ (Parents/Adults highly encouraged)
Beginner Self-Defense, Control/Grip Escapes, Boundary Setting
No course pre-requisites to attend this course
In Trespasser, students will begin learning their physical self-defense techniques and will train to become "escape artists" from various grabs & holds. This course is highly valuable for school aged children as they navigate physical boundaries with siblings and schoolmates. This is also critical for adults in dealing with the most common physical boundary oversteps. All students will be trained to keep others from gaining physical control over them, gain in confidence to know that they can escape from others who take "liberties" they shouldn’t and learn how to relay to others on what is acceptable physical contact continuing forward.
Completion of this course is required to do advanced self-defense courses such as BRUTE.
BRUTE (Physical 2,3,4)
Typically Ages 13+ (considerations for younger students are available)
Full Street Self-Defense, Standing & Ground Combatives
Completion of the TRESPASSER course is required to attend the BRUTE trainings.
There are 3 stages to cover within BRUTE: 1 - Standing Combatives, 2 - Takedowns, 3 - 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 from standing to 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. This isn't about losing control and returning evil for evil, but instead shutting it down and having your opponent "walk" away regretting and thinking twice before making that choice again.
This foundational self-defense is built upon techniques from arts such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Krav Maga, and Kickboxing.
VIOLATOR (Physical 5)
INVITE ONLY (Will not appear on training schedule)
Extreme Combatives, Weapon & Tactical Training
The VIOLATOR course requires full completion of the Mental courses (STRUGGLER & BULLY), the TRESPASSER course and all BRUTE trainings before an invite can be issued. 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.
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.
WAR (Physical 6)
INVITE ONLY (Will not appear on training schedule)
Group Combatives, Military & Gang Defensive Tactical Training
The WAR course requires full completion of the VIOLATOR course before an invite can be issued. 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 the VIOLATOR course even further as you train to face multiple opponents and have to learn tactics to separate them off into manageable pieces.
Self-Defense Training Schedule
Ranger's Ridge Venue - Adams, NY
CURRENTLY UNSCHEDULED
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Beacon Hill Farms Venue - Cato, NY
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TRESPASSER Course (TENATIVE)
NOVEMBER 2026
All details of this course are currently tentative and may change based on the needs of interested students. Please fill-out the INPUT SURVEY so that we may consider your thoughts on this class prior to opening up registration. Help us bring this training to Baldwinsville, NY.
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Ages 8+ (Parents/Adults encouraged as well)
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NOV-JAN (3 month/2 evenings a week) or NOV-APR (6 month/1evening a week)
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Cost will be based on student enrollment and will be determined prior to opening registration (More students = less student cost/month)
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Additional Training Options:
Private Training Requests
$50/hour per student (if you have 6 or more students that want training, please consider our Group training)
Training may be scheduled at the closest Ranger's Ridge Venue dependent on facility and instructor availability. Student location may also be considered based on travel time and safety of the training environment (additional cost may apply).
Contact us directly to discuss/schedule Private Training
Group Training Requests
(Families, Scouts, Homeschool Groups, Church Youth Groups, After-school Coordinators)
Group Self-Defense Trainings require a minimum of 6 Students (if you can't make the minimum student enrollment for group training, please consider our Private Training)
If you have a group that would like Ranger's Ridge training, please contact us to see if we can setup at your location or even schedule time at Ranger's Ridge (Adams, NY). We are flexible in working with groups and group leaders to help keep costs down and quality training up. Our trainings require a safe environment and accessible facilities for students & instructors, as well as enough participating students to justify travel for the Ranger's Ridge staff and the maintenance of provided equipment.
Contact us directly to discuss/schedule Group Training
