√ Self defense focused on fun not fear
√ Action-packed classes for maximum joy, minimum chat
√ 98% completion rate
√ 34% conversion from first-time users to full time clients
√ 4 year client retention rate

Ready-to-use course template provided so you can launch your first class right away.

Online Sessions:
• Three 2-hour online sessions + self study
• Methodology, course design + choosing techniques
• Digital manual included

Live Sessions:
• Two 6-hour live training days + teaching assessment
• Teaching techniques + safety protocols
• Printed manual included

Full Certification:
• Combines online + live sessions
• Consecutive or asynchronous training
• Qualifies for CPD credits

NASM 1.9 CEs • AFAA 15 CEs • ISSA 20 Hrs CEUs • CIMSPA 10 CPDs

The Pretty Deadly Self Defense Instructor Certification course is a 30-hour self defense instructor training that helps you reach more clients and build your community through user-friendly self defense:

Inspire. Empower. Transform.

Adding Pretty Deadly Trainer to your skillset brings more than just badass.

For fitness and martial arts professionals who want to make a positive impact on their clients' lives and a powerful investment in their communities.

Rehabilitate • Refresh • Reconnect

Pretty Deadly Self Defense Instructor Certification includes a ready-to-go course program that can be rolled out like a bootcamp or weekend retreat. The 5-module course has consistently shown a 98% completion rate, and 34% of course participants convert to full-time clients, many for the first time.

Pretty Deadly is adaptable for disabilities and serves as a refreshing tool for personal trainers working with seniors, clients with restricted mobility, and clients recovering from long-term injury or illness, giving them the confidence to continue their commitment to wellbeing and take their training to the next level.

Methodology

Leadership

Techniques

Safety

Support

The science and psychology that makes Pretty Deadly work.

Learn the techniques, how to teach them and how to adapt them into your fitness practice.

Soft skills that help clients transition to membership.

Gain client trust through dynamic leadership.

Guarding trainer wellbeing while guiding clients through best practices.

We got you.

Online learning with a live trainer

Live training & teaching assessment

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Trainer's dashboard

Interactive online sessions with Pretty Deadly Master Trainers designed for accountability, to answer questions and connect with fellow fitness and martial arts pros from all over the world.

Hands-on training sessions to experience techniques and practical applications first-hand, along with safety protocols and a live workshop you design and deliver for real-time teaching assessment.

The Pretty Deadly Trainer's Manual shows you how to design a class and a course yourself, and includes also provides you with a ready-to-use course format that you can roll out right away.

The Pretty Deadly Self Defense Instructor Certification Course provides everything you need to succeed.

Qualifies for CE / CPD credits for certified NASM, AFAA, ISSA and CIMPSA professionals.

Certified Instructors get access to the Trainer's Dashboard. Find training videos, business forms, marketing material, tips on business basics, our discussion forum and more.

Wondering about requirements, training modules, or CEUs? We've got you!

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Based on annual certification course quality assurance reviews by independent auditors.

"This is a very high quality and specialised training provider with an ethos of empowerment, support and development. Resources are excellent. Staff are highly skilled and very keen to provide the best service possible."

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