ABOUT US
Poe's Self-Defense was organized in the year 2000.
Its founder, Phillip Poe, is committed to teaching, training, and educating the public about how to avoid and survive acts of violence.
Phillip spent years training in the martial arts and competing in tournaments around the world as well as teaching hand-to-hand combat in the US Armed Forces. However, he found that most people wanted to be able to defend themselves and their loved-ones without dedicating years to learning a martial art or becoming a professional soldier.
To meet this need, Phillip created a system that is easy to learn, simple enough to apply under the stress of a violent attack and effective enough that the average person will be able to survive a violent encounter and make it home safely.
Some of Phillip Poe’s Accomplishments:
- Began Martial Arts training in 1985
- Founder of the American Free Style Fighting System
- 8th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do
- 4th Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu
- 2nd Degree Black Belt in Hapkido
- 2-Time World Champion
- International Champion
- 2-Time National Champion
- 5-Time State Champion
- 5-Time MATT Champion
- WIF International Hall of Fame
- AMAA Hall of Fame
- AFKA Hall of Fame
- 2-Time Competitor of the Year
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2-Time member of the Team America International Competition Team
Saving lives and strengthening communities are our main objectives.
Environmental awareness is one of the tools that is taught with great intensity.
De-escalating is another major skill that is used to educate the public.
Although we are not advocates of confrontations, we are proponents of training the common citizen how to defend themselves in a violent situation.
These teachings, with the help of our DVD series--Vol. I "Punching and Kicking Your Way to Freedom" and Vol. II "Common Street Attacks"--are the tools that every household should own to enhance one's knowledge of how to have a safer life and a stronger community.
