GDI Safety
Veteran Owned ★ Veteran Operated
About Lead Instructor:
Former Navy SEAL with 30+ years of instructional and operational experience in close-protection, dangerous environment survival, trauma emergency incident response, situational awareness, aberrant behavior identification, Hand-to-Hand Combatives, Defensive Tactics, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Mr. Gonzalez has completed the CA SART
(Sexual Assault Response Team) advocate certification program, and is a major proponent of
Active Shooter school safety, women's empowerment and personal protective measures.
TESTIMONIALS
What others are saying
"Loved everything we learned. Super Empowering!."
"Loved everything we learned. Super Empowering!. The program was more than what I expected. It completely changed my view of personal safety and awareness and self defense. I want to tell all of my female friends, family members and the women's group at my church. This class is essential for every single women that has even a bit of anxiety about vulnerability. The training gave me the building blocks to step-up my inherent girl-power and cultivate my situational awareness to defend myself in many situations. Priceless. "
- Paige N.
"Protect-Her training changed my life forever."
"We came away incredibly empowered from this women's only self protection class! I highly recommend this 1/2 day seminar for any woman that has ever felt fear when parking their car, on an evening walk or jog, or vulnerable when out socially. Protect-Her training changed my life forever. WE ALL felt incredibly capable of protecting ourselves and our space after learning the simple self defense skills that we were able to use immediately afterwards to defend ourselves. I am going to take the class again with my college age daughter...this would be invaluable for her as well. "
- Maria V.
"Highly recommend this women's self-defense beginners program."
"As an on-the-go grandma, I wanted to be able to defend myself and my two grand children when we were out of the house. This course gave me a new strength and street smart knowledge to protect us all in different situations. The skills taught on avoidance, mindset, and awareness alone are worth the time and investment. I feel like a super G-momma bear that is capable of protecting my family! Highly recommend this women's self defense beginners program. Realistic and practical.
Thank you, GDI Safety!"
- Kathy S.
TESTIMONIALS
What others are saying
"Our school district was woefully unprepared "
"Our school district was woefully unprepared to deal with an Active Shooter incident." We did something about it. We trained with GDI Safety in their Active Shooter Response Training program. It was an immersive scenario-based training that was tremendously impactful. It answered the call on addressing violence, and empowered the entire staff and faculty to protect ourselves and the children we are responsible for. We are united against school violence , and now have a safety plan to take immediate action on. My co-workers carry themselves differently. Their mindset is different. Our day-to-day vigilance has positively changed how we think, plan, and move about the campus. Thank you, GDI Safety! "
- Maria A.
"Empowered self-confidence that has soared with this training"
"A critically important course for every woman to attend in this day and age. Personal protection is our individual responsibility. Our community of women attended and learned MANY critically valuable lessons that were brought together in a unique reality based training experience. We were all left in a state of empowered self-confidence that has soared with this training!"
- Julie L.
"The GDI Active Shooter Response Training program forever changed our ISD's approach to school safety"
"The GDI Active Shooter Response Training program forever changed our ISD's approach to school safety. The scenario-based format wasn’t just informative—it was an intensive experience that transformed us all. Staff and faculty weren’t passive listeners; they were engaged and making real-time decisions under pressure. We were taught about the Fight-or-Flight syndrome and tachy-psych response—how adrenaline and related physiological and psychological effects such as tunnel vision kick in—the instructor gave detailed instruction that helped the class recognize and manage their own reactions. We saw hesitation turn into decisive action to Avoid, Deny, and Defend a violent attack. Now, our emergency plans are backed by muscle memory, not just theory."
- Racheal K.
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