Professional Self Defense Institute

Our Mission

The PSDI views Law Enforcement, Military, and other Public Safety organizations Tactical Defensive Education as a positive, necessary, and on-going process of professional development, which changes the personal safety of every professional. We embrace teaching as a service in which we contribute to the betterment of Public Safety, and society as a whole. We are committed to assisting public safety professionals develop and maintain strong, consistent, physical and internal standards! Quantifiable, integrated, related for the well being of our social structure all of which are vital as well.

History

The Police Survival and Self Defense Institute (PSDI) was established many years ago under the historic United States Karate Association. Many Senior Law-Enforcement instructors in the United States and abroad were trained and certified under the PSDI. Personnel from the Anti-Terrorists Units, Secret Service, FBI, CID, Interpol, Air Marshals, Police and Sheriffs departments, State Departments – State and Nations along with many other restricted agencies have trained under the PSDI. Through the years, training and basic operations have continued, but the PSDI really did not pursue any special activities for some time because it had reached its national goal in most states of the Union -- the formation of government Peace Officer Training Councils with sound standard operation procedures.

After the 9/11 tragedy, the PSDI has moved to assist security efforts, to provide correct and necessary training for the general public and to once again commence on and advise various agencies on sound operational techniques. The PSDI has a special training program specifically designed for needs of law-enforcement and related governments agencies. Our Taiho-Jutsu programs are tactical systems that provide comprehensive abilities that do not conflict with standard departmental regulations.