Eaton Personal Defense

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I based my program upon my years of experience in the Military and Security industry. It is practical and specific to individuals. Everyone is obviously different and not every technique works the same for each person. I build individual personal defense programs which suit and develop the natural abilities of the student. This is far more efficient and practical than traditional large group training which tend to provide set piece technique training which the individuals must learn even though sometimes impractical to their needs. I am part of the empowerment of regular people. It is wonderful to see confidence and ability grow in my students.

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Hired 34 times

1 employee

12 years in business

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Sun10:00 am - 8:00 pmMon10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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For self defense

To build strength and confidence

To develop discipline

To improve physical health

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Customers rated this pro highly for professionalism, punctuality, and value.

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Carl S.

Sep 3, 2015

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Nick V.

Feb 26, 2015

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As an absolute beginner, and having sifted through dozens of potentially gifted albeit incredibly boring instructors, I finally settled on Ken Eaton. The efficiency and care with which he passes his vast knowledge is unmatched, and his lessons are also outrageously fun. Ken possesses a lifetime of real world knowledge and experience in application and that is a serious consideration if you're aim is to learn self defense. There is no belt system, no memorization of complex poses, simply a raw and very genuine understanding of the biomechanics of fighting or defending yourself/loved ones with a degree of startling devastation. This guy is the real deal, if you've found his profile then you needn't look any further! Click that hire button and you may enjoy noticing just what you've been missing.

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Sharon T.

May 8, 2015

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Had my first self defense lesson. Great lesson. We covered a lot and i'm confident that I could use what I learned. Practical training, a good mix of instruction, practice with explanations of the how and why. One on one lesson at a very reasonable price.

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Stacy S.

Jan 21, 2016

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Absolutely Nothing could have been better. He knew I was leaving for out of the country so has moved his schedule around and stepped up our classes. Very informative. I've already raved about him to numerous other girl friends who are interested in self defense classes.

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Habeeba M.

Apr 27, 2015

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I absolutely love my self defense classes with Ken! What i find most helpful is that Ken's lessons are very personalized. I am a petite woman and Ken teaches me how to use my size to my advantage. I went to about a dozen gyms all over Houston (MMA/Krav Maga/Jiu Jitsu/etc) and Ken is the only person that could offer me everything that i needed/wanted. (1) He works around my crazy schedule (2) Personalized training that is AFFORDABLE (3) Preparing me not just physically, but also mentally (4) Providing me personalized techniques - example: there is a technique he showed me to free yourself from someone that is choking you, unfortunately my arms just wouldn't reach. He realized this almost immediately and changed the technique right then and there. Within 5 minutes we had a modified move and i was breaking choke holds. (5) Real world application - example: he teaches body language, so you can better assess when an attack is coming. I told him a get nervous walking to my car, he taught me how to use my keys as a weapon! How to defend myself in a small area (like if someone comes up to me in between 2 cars). (6) Gets you out of your comfort zone - I have never hit a person and didn't realize how uncomfortable it would be to do so. I felt silly and weak throwing a punch. Literally by the second class all of those feelings were gone. I've only been training for about a month and my punches are awesome! You can literally see the strength i've gained in such a short amount of time. I feel like this post is getting long, but seriously i cannot stress how great these lessons are. I genuinely think anyone would benefit from these lessons. Its not only a great work out (you will be sore) but its also a great confidence booster. I feel so much safer just doing things that would normally have me worried (ex: walking to my car at night when i work late/late night runs to the grocery store). If you are serious about self defense, take his classes. He operates out of a gym that has great people, great environment, and everything you need to train.

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FAQs

What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Initially I get to know the student and their goals from training. We then build the foundation of their personal defense program. Each session reviews what was previously learned and then adds additional skills and procedures. Eventually the student builds an effective and devastating array of skills that is suited to them alone.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Yes, I shoot regularly, network constantly with the shooting community and am involved with the American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS) where I was the Chairman for Counter Terrorism , International Crime and Geopolitics
How did you get started doing this type of work?
I have always been able to present and instruct people effectively and derive a great deal of joy from it. I initially became a firearms instructor after years in the Security business but was asked repeatedly by my students if I would train them in hand to hand combat. I developed my program based upon my training and years of experience and frankly I love it.