Adult Self Defense Program
We have a full range of adult self defense and martial arts programs available at our fully matted 8000 sq ft facility...
Women's Self Defense Program
Our woman's self-defense programs run in a modular fashion throughout the year, allowing individuals to take our courses throughout the year according to their own schedule
Teenage Self Defense Program
We have specific teenage (and children's) self defense classes, which look to teach self-defense in an age appropriate manner.
Welcome to the Boston Academy of Israeli Self Defense.
Teaching Dennis Hisardut (Survival Ju-Jitsu)
Welcome to Self Defense Boston. We are Boston’s Premier Reality Based Self Defense & Reality Based Martial Arts
Training Provider.
We offer Adult Self Defense Programs, Teenage Self Defense Programs, & Specific Women’s Self Defense Programs (dealing with rape, sexual assaults, stalking etc). We teach personal safety and self-protection skills as well as physical self-defense techniques and solutions. Our solutions to violence encompass multiple attacker scenarios, armed assaults (knives, sticks, guns etc) in a variety of settings e.g. on the street, home invasions etc.
Our classes and programs deal with issues such as abductions, street robberies, hostage takings, car-jackings and the like. We look at solutions and security measures that deal with all manner of assaults and violent criminal activities.
We teach Dennis Survival/Hisardut Ju-Jitsu a system of close combat developed in Israel by Dr Dennis Hanover, which is used by the Israeli Military and various security and intelligence agencies. A system that has been proven in the Middle East: possibly the toughest security environment in the world. To read more about our approach to self-defense and self-protection training please click here.
Our teachers, instructors and trainers have real world experience and are not simply teaching from a manual. It is this which separates us from the majority of self-defense and martial arts schools. We have instructors who are qualified to teach and certify in firearms (concealed carry), Baton, CS Spary etc.
We are based at the Roshankish Martial Arts Center (located off of I93 – 15 minutes from the center of Boston – in Medford), an 8000 sq ft matted facility over 3 floors, that is equipped with top of the range training equipment.
We offer free tryouts of our regular classes. If you would like to come down and take a class please book a free introductory class online, using the calendar below:
Women's Self Defense Courses
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"This was one of the best seminars I’ve ever attended. My expectations were that I’d just learn some techniques that I could use to defend myself with should I ever be attacked. I was not expecting a full education into the mind of the rapist, criminal or violent person I might be dealing with. "
Claire H, Boston
"It wasn’t the techniques I came away with which were the most valuable things I learnt but all the safety advice. I will never remotely unlock my car again and I don’t think I’m alone on this! "
Danielle R, Everett
"There is a real and dire need for young women to start learning about these things and with the schools failing in their responsibility to have classes about female personal safety I am so glad I found your program. Learning self defense is one thing but understanding what things can be done to prevent an assault in the first place is so much more important. "
Angela B, Swampscott
"As a single woman living away from home for the first time I knew I needed some advice just so I could feel safe. The training I received in just 2 hours was more than good advice it was a systematic approach on how to stay safe. "
Susan R, Medford
"After attending you free seminar I am inspired to go back to university and take up my psychology books again! Simply fascinating and undeniably practical. I don’t know where you received your academic training but that’s the place I want to go. "
Jane D, Boston
"This course has given me the confidence and the assurance to start living my life again. I was assaulted over 15 years ago and this was the first time I really started to understand what had happened and why I have lived my life feeling the way I do. I know the course was not intended to be therapy but that was largely what it was for me. "
Emily A, Melrose
