SELF DEFENCE Training
T.R.A.A.C.S
Tactical RISK
AWARENESS & APPLIED
COMBATIVE SYSTEMs
OVERVIEW
Reality-based threat assessment and combative training
T.R.A.A.C.S – A Human-Based Understanding of Tactical Risk & Combative Training
Understanding a simple fact, one that has been left out of almost every violence management training system for Peace Officers, Security Officers, Law Enforcement, and Corporate Security Teams. Every act of violence begins with a human, their intent, their behaviour, their choices, and their patterns.
The T.R.A.A.C.S System is built on one core value.
If you understand the human, you can predict the type of violence being faced. If you predict the violence, you can prevent, manage, or control it.
T.R.A.A.C.S (Tactical Risk Awareness & Applied Combative System) is a human-based, behaviour-driven training program designed for professionals who face real-world conflict.
Unlike traditional training that focuses on techniques, choreography, or static drills, T.R.A.A.C.S begins with the human being in front of you — their behaviour, emotional state, threat cues, and patterns — and ends with your ability to make effective decisions under stress.
T.R.A.A.C.S is built for the real world you work in.
A Complete System of Human-Driven Decision-Making and Action
The T.R.A.A.C.S program integrates six interconnected pillars, each rooted in human behaviour, real-world patterns, and operational necessity:
1. Threat Assessment
Recognizing pre-attack indicators, behavioural anomalies, targeting patterns, and predatory behaviours. You learn to see violence forming before it becomes physical — because humans telegraph their intent long before violence strikes.
2. Risk Assessment
A simplified, practical model based on Self, Environment, and Subject Awareness.
You will understand how your own stress, your surroundings, and the individual you’re dealing with combine to create (or reduce) danger.
3. Situational Awareness
Not instinct — a trained skill rooted in human pattern recognition. You learn to map behaviour, read context, and avoid the three killers: Speed, Complacency, and the “Assumption” – My uniform will keep me safe
4. Self-Awareness
Understanding your own physiology, emotional triggers, fear response, and limitations under pressure. Real safety begins with knowing yourself before you try to control someone else.
5. Reality-Based De-Escalation (Social Violence)
Modern Violence Prevention Management begins with a single core value. A human, to effectively deal with another human, must be able to understand and identify the type of violence they are facing.
Built on understanding human motivation during conflict. You learn to use tone, positioning, and language to prevent escalation, and how to identify when a subject has shifted from social (posturing) to A-social (attack intent).
6. Close-Quarter Combative Tactics
Another failure in accepted violence management tactical skill training is the Use of Force Continuum. Developed in the 1970s, with limited updating surrounding risk, threat, self, environmental, and situational awareness. Even with the update for IMIM the system fails to address a simple fact. SIZE and MOTIVATION of the aggressor is everything, regardless of uniform or tools! If a smaller officer faces a larger aggressor, the probability of violence escalates immediately, and officer effectiveness is reduced; public and officer safety is now at risk.
T.R.A.A.C.S will introduce you to the most efficient, high-stress tactics based on human anatomy, reflex, and biomechanics. Regardless of size or physical strength, the T.R.A.A.C.S combative system will create force multipliers within an escalation to stop this encounter. Designed for the moment when distance is gone, options are few, and your safety is non-negotiable.
Why TRAACS Works: Because Humans Are Predictable
Violence isn’t random — it is patterned, predictable, and preventable.
Humans show: Pre-attack cues – Emotional shifts, Targeting behaviour -Attention funnels
Breakdown in communication
Environmental scanning
Sudden changes in posture or distance
TRAACS teaches you to see those patterns early, respond decisively, and stay ahead of the threat curve.
Human-Based Means:
You understand the why behind the behaviour
You learn to predict intent, not react to outcomes
You can read a situation faster and more accurately
You make better decisions under stress
Your actions follow real human biomechanics
Your safety improves before the conflict becomes physical
This is the difference between training for a fight — and training to prevent one.
T.R.A.A.C.S is ideal for:
Municipal By-Law Officers –
Security Personnel – Law Enforcement Corporate Security – Institutional Security
If your job requires you to approach unknown individuals, enforce rules, manage non-compliance, or navigate unpredictable human behaviour, TRAACS is built for you.
A System Designed by Street Safe Self Defence Training Company
Street Safe is one of Canada’s leading organizations in violence prevention and human-based self-defence education.
With decades of frontline experience, behavioural study, and real-world application, we developed T.R.A.A.C.S to fill a critical gap:
Teach professionals how humans behave before violence — not after.
You can train and educate your team on a system based on the reality they face, the humans they interact with, and the decisions that determine safety.
You don’t choose when it’s time to defend yourself. Attacks can come at any time from anywhere. The best thing you can do to protect yourself is to learn self-defence skills that can be applied to risky situations at a moment’s notice.
Self-defence skills reach far beyond simple defence moves or counterattacks. Conflict resolution, situational awareness, and violence prevention all help you get home safely in one piece. That’s why we developed a general self-defence program that equips you with everything you need to know to protect yourself in hostile situations.
Entrust your Staff training to our Violence Prevention Specialists and Self Defence Instructors – book your program today
What is included in this course
We’re grateful that so many people and organizations across the nation have trusted us with their self defence training.
- Threat Assessment
- Risk Assessment & Behaviour
- Situational, Environmental & Self Awareness Skills
- De-Escalation Skills Training
- Social Violent Identification
- A-Social Violent Identification
- The Human Ego
- Close Quarter Combative Training
- Much more!
Benefits
Course Takeaways
Self defence training teaches you more than how to protect yourself from attacks. You’ll also learn a variety of lifelong skills that can be applied in everyday life.
Increased Confidence
By-law enforcement officers are at higher risk of verbal and physical altercations, particularly when dealing with the public.
Violence
De-escalation
In 2023, agencies reported 79,091 officers were assaulted, the highest assault rate in a decade.
Situational Awareness
Training will improve an officer’s ability to identify potential threats, helping them to anticipate and avoid dangers.
Stress
Relief
When officers are well-trained in defensive tactics and combatives, they are more confident in their ability to control uncooperative subjects using minimal, appropriate force.
TESTIMONIALS
Word on the street
Check out what some of our past clients have said about our programs!
What we know
We’re grateful that so many people and organizations across the nation have trusted us with their self defence training.
62% of Law Enforcement Officers have been injured in the line of duty
60% of respondents to a government survey said they experienced harassment in the work place
70% of attackers are friends and family members, not strangers
FAQ
Important Questions
To Ask Yourself
Will I have to go anywhere for the self-defense training?
No! We don’t host our classes in fitness centers or gyms like typical self-defense training companies; we believe in convenience! Street Safe Self Defence’s training classes are completely mobile – that means we travel to you! We supply all necessary equipment and gear, the only thing you need to bring is a positive attitude and a smile!
All of Street Safe Self Defence’s training programs (high school, realtor, women’s, general, and corporate) are available in our unique mobile model. Are you ready to receive the highest standard of self defence training in Canada in the comfort of your own home, school, or workplace? Contact us today to get started!
Where Does Street Safe Self Defence Operate?
Despite the fact that most of our clients are in Ontario, we recognize that safety knows no boundaries; that’s why Street Safe Self Defence operates Canada-wide. From Edmonton and Toronto to everywhere in between, we’ve helped thousands of people from all over the nation find the confidence to stand up for themselves in the face of danger.
Not sure if our pure applied self defence courses are available in our area? We’d be happy to accommodate you! Contact us today and we’d be happy to talk about how we can bring Canada’s best self defence training program to your doorstep!
Is Self Defence Training Worth It?
Yes, for many reasons. First, you get exactly what you pay for: world-class self defence training. You’ll be able to defend yourself against violence in any situation at a moment’s notice. Whether it’s in a high school, at a home viewing, at a workplace, or even on the street, our detailed and comprehensive training programs are designed to keep you safe.
Second, you learn so much more than just physical skills. We train you to pick up on things that would otherwise go unnoticed, such as situational awareness, violence de-escalation skills, stress management, and much more. Contact us today to get the self defence training you deserve!
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