Realistic, evidence-based self-defense training

Dear Three Rivers Defense community:

Brigitte is committed to providing research-based, holistic self-defense training.

Brigitte is back in Montana, offering Be Your Own Bodyguard ® courses and private training by appointment.

Check out our WINTER HOLIDAY SPECIALS:

SPECIAL #1 - BE YOUR OWN BODYGUARD ® SPECIAL

Book a private Be Your Own Bodyguard ® training for you and your family or friends for only $149 per person

This Special is for groups as small as 4 people. Register here.

SPECIAL #2 - PRIVATE 3-HOUR TRAINING - save over 70%

This is a customized 3-hour training for you or you and your friends and family.

$199 for one trainee

$299 for two trainees

$149 for each additional trainee

This 3-hour training is ideal for people who want a thorough introduction to self-defense fundamentals, physical or mental, or a combination.

It’s also a great option for people who have taken the Be Your Own Bodyguard ® course or other training with Brigitte before and want to refresh their skills or focus on particular issues of mental or physical training. For more information or to register, click here.

Brigitte is a SPEAR ® self-defense trainer, an Evidence Based Scenario Trainer, and a Be Your Own Bodyguard ® coach, all certified by Blauer Tactical Systems. Brigitte’s coach is Tony Blauer, the legendary founder of the world-renowned Blauer Tactical Systems.

Brigitte will continue to concentrate on collaborating with other organizations worldwide to provide rigorous, realistic, and responsible, as well as trauma-informed, self-defense training.

Check out our training options, including Be Your Own Bodyguard ® training and SPEAR ® self-defense.

Thank you for your support and for your dedication to making the world safer for you and for others!

Brigitte and the 3 Rivers Defense Team

What we are about

•    Reality-based, trauma-informed, holistic self-defense training

•    Assertiveness and boundary setting

•    Mind-speed training and mental, emotional, and spiritual preparation for violence prevention

•    Physical self-defense building on your intuition and your instinctive reactions to threats

•    Comprehensive and graduated physical training, up to full-impact counter-attacks

•    Supportive and respectful environment

•    Empowerment through increased knowledge and skills, not illusions and dangerous over-confidence

 •   Evidence-based scenario training

•    Fully-equipped self-defense gym  

•    Moral, ethical and legal defensibility

We focus on living life joyfully

Whom we serve

•    Everyone is welcome

•    We value diversity 

•    We serve everyone who wants to learn self-defense for violence prevention

•    We serve people interested in trauma-recovery through supplanting body memories of helplessness with new sensations of power and control  

•    Our training is for anyone age 13 and up who wants to learn in a supportive environment

•    No particular physical ability or fitness level is required

What we hope you'll take away

•    More self-awareness, situational awareness, and knowledge about violence dynamics

•    Fear management skills

•    Full realization of the power of your intuition, instincts, and intelligence

•    Better mental, emotional, and physical abilities to recognize, avoid, reduce, and manage risk

•    Mental and physical safety skills, using your natural weapons that you can use as soon as you walk out the door

•    Increased or regained confidence, well-being, and peace of mind

What we can’t do

•    We cannot guarantee your safety

What we can do

• We can give you increased personal safety and self-defense options