BSSA Lead Safety Defense Coach

Lead Safety Defense Coach: Amy Washington

PICTURE COMING SOON!!

Coach Amy is the Lead Safety Defense Coach for Brick Street Safety Academy. She is a wife and a mother of three. She comes to Brick Street Safety Academy with the following credentials:

• She has over 30-years of safety experience.

• 15-years of basic self-defense experience.

• 20-years of coaching experience.

• 23-years of teaching experience.

• Certified NRA Instructor.

• American Red Cross Certification in Adult/Pediatric CPR, First Aid and AED.

• C.O.B.R.A. Graduate.

• Active Shooter Graduate.

• Conflict Mediator

• Safety Strategist

• Reality Safety Scenarios Creator.

• Founder of S.T O .P. (See, Think, Observe and Protect) For Women.

• Founder of Her Motivation

• An Author.

• Motivational Speaker

• Podcaster

• Website Developer (Over 25 years).

• Graphic Designer (Over 29 years).

Coach Amy has also developed and helped co-organized several reality based training programs for BSSA such as:

• BSSA Safety Defense For Realtors

• BSSA Blocked Target

• S.T.O.P. Basic Self-Defense Tactics Class For Women.

• Basic Self-Defense Tactics Practice Class For Women.

• Firearms 2.0 Skills and Drills Class.

• Introduction to Firearms Safety Class.

Her primary focus is empowering and educating young girls and women. She is a great instructor as well as an intuitive coach. Her classes are fun, interactive and very informative.

A few words from Coach Amy:

Although I wear so many hats, I truly understand the need to be safe. I’ve had my own bouts with fear plus my share of uncomfortable experiences. I was followed twice by strange men while driving my vehicle. If it had not been for God and for my husband Jeff, a law enforcement officer teaching me vital information and a few tactical moves, I could have easily been a victim of rape or possibly dead. These incidents increased my interest in learning all that I could within the safety industry. Not to mention, being a wife of a police officer for over 32- years and a mother of three children definitely had a lot to do with my need to learn more about safety.

Needless to say, I did all that I could do to learn about the psychology of dangerous perpetrators, self-defense skills, situation awareness practices, use of firearms, how to protect myself as a woman, how to be aware, alert and vigilant at all times. I acquired the need to teach what I’ve learned to other females due to seeing too many women fall prey to dangerous attacks that left them feeling unprepared, powerless, ashamed, vulnerable, nervous and wondering if they were responsible for their predicament. I wanted to do something about this. I wanted to be that someone who enlightens and educates others on how to better protect themselves and fight for their lives.

My purpose here at Brick Street Safety Academy is to share with you the reality of potential threats and why it is important to invest in your safety. There are so many dangerous elements that surround us from day to day that most people just simply don’t pay attention to. We live in a world where technology has practically taken over our lives and weakened our need to be alert and aware. I am here to coach and teach you how to defend yourself, use safety techniques to help protect your life and most definitely coach you to NEVER give up!

Yes, there will always be a level of fear, but you no longer have to allow fear to control you. You can control that fear and fight back! Keep in mind that it is no one’s responsibility to fight for your life! That responsibility is strictly yours!

I hope you’ll enjoy the class or classes that you choose to take with us, trust the process and of course be safe!

I look forward to working with you! 🙂