John Black

Security Consultant

Self Employed • Self-employed

Jan 1987 - Present • 39 yrs 4 mos

Course: Street Awareness & Personal Safety – Real-World Urban Survival Skills He's got over 35 years on the concrete—no simulations, no drills in a safe room. He learned the hard way, growing up in high-risk zones where the street writes the rules and hesitation gets you hurt. At 14, he was already sweating it out with former military, cops, and special forces veterans. That's where he picked up the tools: MMA, boxing, wrestling, karate—anything that works when the fight finds you. Since then, he's stacked serious expertise as an instructor in firearms, defensive tactics, evasive driving, and K9 handling. He was involved in close protection services for people who need it most and trained everyone from security teams and law enforcement to regular folks who just want to walk home safe. But here's what he really wants you to get: knowing weapons or hand-to-hand combat? That's not everything. On the street, survival runs on a different math. 60–70% is awareness, prevention, and the element of surprise—reading the situation before it explodes, and controlling the unseen. -20% is mental game and real-life practice—keeping your head cold when the pressure hits. 10%is actual skill—what you got in your hands when the moment comes. Skills help. But staying alive? That's about seeing it coming, staying sharp, and not being there when trouble pops off. Now, he keeps it 100—teaching raw, real-world know-how. How to stay alert, spot trouble before it finds you, and move through everyday life without catching static Got it. Here's the full, reworked course description with your new point about awareness and prevention fully implemented—keeping the street atmosphere tight and real.