In light of the Chelsea King and Amber Dubois tragedies, Sealed Mindset reached out into the community to form important relationships with two training companies who strive to bring the best knowledge to young men and women in San Diego.

Poway Samurai Martial Arts, owned by Tony Whetstine (“The Bushido Guy”), is one of the only self-defense studios we have worked with that provides realistic personal safety tools to empower a woman’s confidence in the field of self-defense.

When Tony Whetstine and his family met our team, it seemed a natural fit because we both spoke the same language: we both believe that there is a distinct difference between the self defense skill of learning a martial art and practicing it regularly and the integration of awareness tools into your life. The women’s self defense course that PSMA and Sealed Mindset championed focused on personal safety tools so that each woman could leave with a better understanding of the personal safety options that are available.

While some martial artists are quick to show you a trick to fight back, Tony’s background as a US Marine Corps veteran of the Persian Gulf War allows him to see martial arts in a more complete perspective and thus offer a more complete solution. It is this complete perspective that Sealed Mindset values because it allows him to make a true difference in the lives of young men and women every day in his Dojo.

Velocity Sports Performance, located in San Diego, is the ultimate training facility that offers each athlete a chance to be instructed by world-class performance coaches. While these coaches are elite and professional athletes, they are also caring parents, and as parents, they heard the call to provide personal safety training to the families who attend their classes.

Just like every parent, you want the best for your child and your family. Sealed Mindset’s team has formed these winning relationships with Velocity and Poway Samurai to give your family access to the best insurance available in the athletic, martial arts, and personal safety realms. Take advantage of all that these trusted programs offer by signing up for a free trial at Velocity, or by visiting Tony’s Dojo!

We are very proud to be working with both of you!

For more information on Velocity Sports:  http://www.velocitysp.com/free_trial or sandiego@velocitysp.com

For more information on Poway Samurai Martial Arts:

http://www.powaymartialartsschool.com

Navy SEAL Counterterrorism and Security Expert Says Americans Have a Responsibility to Protect Themselves from the Escalating Threat of Terrorism

Lt. Lawrence Yatch, a medically retired U.S. Navy SEAL and expert in the fields of terrorism and security, says that the threat of radical Islamic terrorist attacks against Americans will continue to escalate. He believes that the government’s security efforts will never be completely foolproof and that Americans need to take personal responsibility for their own safety. Lt. Yatch’s company, Sealed Mindset, specializes in developing personal safety and security training that teaches citizens how to protect themselves and their families.

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) January 11, 2010 — Terrorists are nothing new to Larry Yatch, the President and CEO of Sealed Mindset, a San Diego based security training company, spent much of his military career hunting terrorists all over the world. When asked if the recent attempted Al Qaeda bombing of a commercial airliner on Christmas Day surprised him, he didn’t hesitate for a second before giving a one-word answer, “No.”

In fact, this decorated U.S. Navy SEAL combat veteran was not surprised at all by the attempted al Qaeda attack on Christmas Day. He also doesn’t think that such incidents are likely to stop anytime soon.

“We’re fighting an enemy that’s in it for the long haul. They don’t view the world the same way that we do. They have different values. They aren’t afraid to die and they are determined to bring the war here to America.”

He also doesn’t think that the government will ever be able to stop all terrorist attacks:

“No security is foolproof. We are facing an incredibly determined enemy. A determined enemy can always find a way to mount an attack, especially in a free society. Freedom and vulnerability are interconnected. We have a lot of freedom in this country and that increases our level of vulnerability.”

Despite his grim words however, Lt. Yatch (ret.) is optimistic about the future. He believes that individual citizens can make a difference by taking responsibility for their own personal safety and is working hard to develop training that will help them do just that.

Sealed Mindset, Lt. Yatch’s company, specializes in providing personal safety training solutions delivered conveniently through a self-paced, online training program. After being medically retired from the military due to combat related injuries, Lt. Yatch began working as a private security consultant and soon realized that there was an enormous gap in the training available for private citizens.

“The only security training available for civilians is focused on physical confrontation, by using a shooting or fighting system. Those skills are important to learn, but they should always be a last resort. The key to personal safety is learning to observe a threat and then learning how to avoid it; that knowledge has kept me alive in some of the worst places in the world.”

Once Lt. Yatch recognized this deficiency, he brought together a unique team of security professionals to build a training system designed to teach people how to increase their awareness, how to recognize potential threats and then how to avoid them. After a year of research and development, Sealed Mindset launched a web-based training program meant to teach business professionals, international travelers, housewives and students a simple system that increases their own personal safety by teaching them how to be more aware and how to avoid dangerous situations.

While the training program was originally developed to help people avoid criminals, Yatch says that it is also ideal to help people to identify and avoid terrorist attacks.

“Counter-terrorism is where the information in our curriculum originated.” He says, “The skills taught are exactly the same skills that I used every day in the field as a SEAL operator. This program teaches the student how to evaluate people and decide whether or not a specific person could be a danger. It teaches each person what to look for in a threat and then shows every individual what to do about it.”

This personal safety and security training program is called 15 Seconds to Safety. The curriculum is knowledge-based instead of physical skills based, which ensures that anyone can learn and apply the lessons. 15 Seconds to Safety is available at www.sealedmindset.com.

Sealed Mindset is also working in a partnership with a Minnesota based company called Range Systems, which specializes in building dynamic tactical training environments. Together, the two companies are developing a series of groundbreaking personal security firearms training courses that will train private citizens to use firearms in self-defense against both criminal and terrorist threats.

Larry Yatch and Sealed Mindset will be at the 2010 Shot Show, featured in both the Range Systems and Emerson Knives booths.

Sealed Mindset can also be contacted at: info@sealedmindset.com or via the website: www.sealedmindset.com