WE OFFER INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSEWORK IN ALL AREAS OF DEFENSIVE TRAINING - PROVEN SOLUTIONS THAT WORK IN THE REAL WORLD.

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What if I have never trained, can this work for me?

Someone entirely new to the content is the measure of a course. Your individual skills, no matter where you are starting, will be vastly improved after spending a weekend with us. You will leave a more capable and prepared individual. The Shivworks experience is beneficial to both the novice and the experienced combat athlete. No one wears a cape or walks around with an inflated ego. Everyone—regardless of background or experience—can fail under the conditions of a real-world assault. But you can also learn to succeed; just read what our Alumni say about the training.

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Available Courses

Extreme Close Quarters Concepts

Extreme Close Quarter Concepts is a two-and-a-half-day (20-hour) block of instruction that offers a multi-disciplinary approach to building functional, combative handgun skills at zero to five feet. The course is designed to instill core concepts to avoid, stabilize, and resolve a problem at arm’s length or closer.

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Edge Weapons Overview

The Edge Weapons Overview course is a two-day (16-hour) focused overview of knife application methods. Many people carry pocket knives for various reasons, but very few are trained to deploy them effectively for self-defense. This course gives students a fundamental understanding of edged weapons.

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Vehicle Combatives And Shooting Tactics

We develop firearms and empty-hand techniques for encounters occurring inside and outside of vehicles. This is a twenty-four-hour block of instruction taught over three days. You must have already completed ECQC

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Armed Movement In Structures

A two-day (20-hour) instruction block focusing on negotiating movement problems within buildings with limited or no resources. Moving through a structure containing armed hostiles, perhaps by oneself, is probably the most dangerous task.

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Practical Unarmed Combat

Foundational block of instruction that introduces students to the parameters and context of criminal assaults. This block can be customized from a four-hour format to a 16-hour format. Students first learn how criminals actually assault citizens in the real world.

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Managing Unknown Contacts

Managing Unknown Contacts is the best strategy for maintaining slightly more distance than the social norm without being “weird.” You will learn three adaptations to how you speak, how you move, and what to do with your hands to keep it from turning into a horizontal entangled mess on the ground.

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MEET THE TEAM

FOUNDER AND LEAD INSTRUCTOR

Trainer

Craig Douglas (a/k/a “SouthNarc”) is the founder of ShivWorks. Craig retired from law enforcement after 21 years of service, with most of his career spent in narcotics and SWAT. Since 2003, Craig provides instruction globally under the ShivWorks brand and has conducted coursework on entangled shooting skills in nearly 49 states, 9 foreign countries, Special operation units, all branches of the military, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, and to three branches of the U.S. military, holds a small contract within the intel community organized under the DOD.

BRIAN FRIAS

Instructor

A former Marine with six years time on active duty with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He left active duty and completed an additional 8 in the reserves, leaving the Marines as a Gunnery Sergeant. He spent 8 years as an Officer for the city of San Diego. Most of his time was spent on patrol, SWAT, and working in specialized proactive units. Brian trained for 11 years at ATOS HQ and received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Andre Galvao. Brian owns Concept Jiu-Jitsu in Clearwater, Florida, and travels full-time with Craig Douglas, instructing Shivworks Material.

SCOTT OATES

Instructor

Scott is an experienced former Navy SEAL and 18 Delta Combat Medic. Scott has been an avid martial artist for over 35 years with a vast knowledge in a wide variety of martial arts, including BJJ, Judo, and Wrestling. Scott is a 4th-degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under 6X World Champions Saulo and Xande Ribeiro, and a Black Belt in Judo. He has competed at every level of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition, both Nationally and Internationally.

Our Mission:

Provide interdisciplinary training to solve problems from 0-5ft with or without weapons. Shivworks approach to self-defense is completely martial agnostic. We are not beholden to a singular type of martial arts. If the technique appropriately solves the problem we will use it. Through our meticulously designed curriculum, we prepare people for what might be the worst day of their lives. When you leave our training you will be more prepared for a real-world challenge than when you started.

Why Choose Shivworks Training:

Proven Effectiveness:

Our courses offer proven solutions that are effective in real-world situations, ensuring you have practical skills.

Shivworks Training

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced practitioner, our programs cater to your individual needs.

Transformative Experience

Beyond learning techniques, our courses provide a transformative experience, fostering awareness, confidence, and resilience.