Silverback Self Defense empowers Cy-Fair residents to feel safe

Other seminars include parking lot safety, carjacking avoidance, kidnapping scenarios, anti-bullying and firearm training. Webre said in any given week, he could work with groups of preschool moms, teenage girls planning for college, real estate agents, private school students and concealed carriers.

“We spend the majority of the time in our seminars talking about how to be aware and how not to become a victim,” Webre said. “And then we say, ‘OK, worst-case scenario, you are a victim. What do you do, and how do you defend yourself?’”

Webre said he implements diverse techniques such as jiujitsu, taekwondo, kickboxing and krav maga.

He puts clients in realistic situations to best prepare them to respond to threats. In a kidnapping scenario, he said he might lock individuals in the trunk of their cars to teach them how to properly escape.

The business also offers a range of personal protection items, such as pepper spray, stun guns and drink test kits, and teaches clients how to safely use them.

“It’s better to know what we teach and not need it than to need what we teach and not know it,” he said.

11688 Barker Cypress Road, Ste. B-1, Cypress 713-894-6105 www.silverback-selfdefense.com Hours: vary by appointment