PACS is a veteran-led personal safety program built on three decades of multi-discipline martial arts, military service, and law enforcement work. We train the mindset first, then the mechanics.
Most schools focus on combatives. PACS prioritises personal awareness. We teach you to read the vibe of an environment, identify pre-attack indicators, and de-escalate or avoid the situation entirely before anything turns physical.
Drawing from law enforcement and military backgrounds, the curriculum focuses on movement economy and decision-making under pressure. What you learn works when your heart rate spikes and your fine motor skills disappear.
"I came in expecting to learn punches. I left knowing how to read a parking lot. The awareness piece is what actually changed the way I move through the world."
T. Morgan
Foundations cohort · Pensacola, FL
"My daughter is seventeen and heading to college. We did the family workshop together. It's the first conversation that actually stuck, she texts me about it now."
D. Reyes
Family workshop · Bowie, MD
"Brought PACS in for our team off-site. Two hours, real scenarios, no theatre. People are still talking about it three months later."
A. Patel
Corporate intensive · Washington, DC
The PACS curriculum integrates Goju Shorin, Jaka-do, and Tae Kwon Do alongside law-enforcement and military training. We don't teach a single style. We teach a combative ecosystem that adapts to your body, your situation, and your stress response.
Group classes, private instruction, and corporate training along the Emerald Coast.
Open enrollment. New cohorts the first Saturday of each month.
Serving the DC metro from Prince George's County. Group, private, and on-site corporate sessions across the DMV.
Weeknight and Saturday morning classes. Private sessions by appointment.
Awareness, educational courses, family safety, and home-security walkthroughs delivered online for individuals, families, and distributed teams.
Live virtual classes. Private sessions by appointment.
How do you talk to a six-year-old about strangers without scaring them? How do you coach a teenager through a peer-pressure situation? PACS family sessions are built around the real conversations, parents only, parents plus kids, or full-family workshops.
The PACS manifesto
We don't promise you'll be safe forever. We promise you'll walk out reading the room differently than you walked in.
The core PACS combatives system. Movement economy, stress-tested decisions, adaptive technique.
02Workplace, school, civic and individual courses on situational awareness and personal safety literacy.
03Recognition and prevention training for parents, school staff, hospitality, and frontline organisations.
04Methodical pass through your entry points, lighting, and blind spots. Family drill included.
Whether you're an individual, a family, a company, or a school district, the first conversation is the same: what are you actually worried about, what's your situation, and what shape of training will fit. No commitment. No pressure.
Founder Paul Simms started his martial arts journey in 1985 across Goju Shorin, Jaka-do, and Tae Kwon Do. The specialised PACS framework was refined through years of military service and professional law enforcement work since 2013. It's the bridge between the discipline of traditional systems and the unpredictable nature of modern security threats.
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The most common things people ask before scheduling a consultation. If you don't see your question, ask us directly.
No. The PACS curriculum is designed to meet you where you are, physically, emotionally, and experientially. We've trained complete beginners, athletes, survivors, seniors, and everyone in between.
No. The first session is a conversation and a scenario walkthrough. Physical drills come later, at your pace, in a controlled environment. We don't believe in trial-by-fire.
Most schools start with how to throw a punch. PACS starts with how to read a room. Awareness is the first pillar, the goal is to recognise the situation early enough that the physical response is never required.
Yes. We can scope a private or small-group session for women only, with a trauma-informed format. We don't make you re-enact anything you don't want to. Speak to us during the consultation and we'll match you with the right format.
Awareness, educational courses, family safety conversations, and home-security walkthroughs all run effectively online. Physical combatives skills are most effective in person at one of our two locations, or in private at your home or facility.
Yes. Past clients have included companies, schools, civic groups, and faith communities. We scope each engagement to the actual situations your team faces. Contact us with a rough size and we'll schedule a consultation.
The PACS promise
The mindset and vigilance to navigate the world with confidence and peace of mind. That's what we teach.