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Keynotes and workshops that wake a room up. Real stories from the courthouse floor, and awareness frameworks your team will actually use.
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Beats Lucky™
- Prepare your people for the moment they hope never comes
- Sharpen the awareness that sees trouble before it starts
- Protect what matters most, at work, at home, anywhere
Most people never see it coming
You're not careless. You're untrained.
Most safety advice is written by people who have never stood between a threat and a victim.
Awareness is not a personality trait. It is a skill.
And like any skill, it can be taught.
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- Years in martial arts & combatives
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- Years inside the court system
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- Podcast & radio features
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- Book: Eyes Wide Open
Affiliations & Certifications
- Global Society of Homeland & National Security Professionals
- Fraternal Order of Police
- Ohio Bailiff & Court Officer Association
- AVERT: Active Violence Emergency Response Trained
Meet David Lashley
The courtroom taught me what danger really looks like
For more than 25 years David Lashley has worked inside the court system as a Director of Security, Common Pleas Court Bailiff, and Court Officer, standing post in one of the most volatile public environments there is. Defendants, victims, high emotion, no scripts.
Behind that badge sit more than 35 years of martial arts and combatives training. David is the head instructor at Lashley Self-Defense Tactics, where courtroom-tested threat assessment meets practical, teachable self-defense.
He is the author of Eyes Wide Open, a field guide to situational awareness, and a sought-after voice on podcasts and radio on personal protection, de-escalation, and readiness.
- Director of Security
- Common Pleas Court Bailiff
- Court Officer
- Head Instructor, Lashley Self-Defense Tactics
- Author of Eyes Wide Open
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Training
Hands-on self-defense and situational awareness seminars for companies, courts, churches, and schools. Powered by Lashley Self-Defense Tactics.
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One-on-one and small-group coaching for people who want personal readiness taken seriously: awareness, avoidance, and physical response.
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Dave Lashley is a self-defense expert in the law enforcement and civilian communities with over 25 years of experience. His technical knowledge and understanding of the reality of violence is second to none.
The Book
Eyes Wide Open
David's field guide to situational awareness and self-defense: decades of courtroom security distilled into habits anyone can build. See something early enough, and you never have to prove how tough you are.
Get the Book ($14.99)It's time to get your people ready.
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