Pugh Self-Protection & Combatives

About Us

We specialize in Behavioral Self-Protection and Combatives for all your self-protection training needs. No matter what your lifestyle is, we have something for you. Our goal is to provide short term, quick skill development for students with immediate self-protection needs.

We offer armed and unarmed trainings related to maximizing survival during an active shooter incident, single assailants, multiple assailants, ground fighting, protection against weapons, fighting from restrictive positions, home invasion readiness, and more.

Zachary is currently a police officer within NY State and has been studying and teaching Behavioral Self-Protection and Combatives for over 10 years. He started his studies of self-protection and combatives at age 13 at Brooks Karate School, studying American Goju, where he earned his 1st Degree Black Belt. While studying at Brooks Karate School, Zachary was introduced to Behavioral Self-Protection & Combatives where he attended numerous courses and earned numerous instructor certifications related to such. Today, Zachary’s main area of study is with the Functional Edge System, which is the foundation of all the skills, drills and concepts for the courses that Pugh Self-Protection & Combatives has to offer.

Zachary has extensive experience teaching civilians, law enforcement and military personnel, all of various ages and levels of experience.