Eyes Wide Open
Training Programs:

The Simple Art of
Self-protection

Violence is a human issue that touches lives in a lasting way, & expends valuable resources and energy. Our society rarely teaches people how to recognize key warning signs of violence, or make conscious choices to assess and manage risk or confrontation. Common myths about violence can create false expectations. Moral judgments may interfere with communication and training-especially with young adults. While EWO cannot make decisions for clients about how to manage risk, it is the EWO goal to:

• Provide concepts and tools for use in daily life.
• Offer case study-based training
• Teach the facts about violence
• Focus on awareness, avoidance and prevention first and effective use of force as a last resort;
• Teach use of force skills designed for non-martial artists
• Encourage clients to plan in advance based on personal philosophies and lifestyle

Awareness of concealed weapons and common hiding places.

Kristie Kilgore focuses on coaching and consultation, offering hands-on, situational training to unlock the potential within each person to respond to real triggers for real situations that precede violence. "Use of force is a last resort! This is NOT about fighting skills or martial arts. This is about planning to avoid violence and surviving real situations if your self-protection plan fails. Everyone should have a basic self-protection plan."

	Concepts known as the Variables of Exposure to Violence, created by Kristie Kilgore for the book Eyes Wide Open: Bodyguard Strategies for Self Protection are a fundamental part of understanding violence. These variables apply to a range of violence from street violence, to domestic violence and even threat of terrorism.
	"Self-defense is what you do when your plan to protect yourself fails." © 2001 Kristie Kilgore from Eyes Wide Open