Joe Borovicka
A military veteran with experience on four continents, Joe teaches evidence-based self-protection and fear management to organizations, families, and individuals. He started traditional martial arts at a young age, wrestled, competed in collegiate Judo, dove deep into Pekiti Tirsia Kali, taught Modern Army Combatives, and focused on practical mission and street application throughout.
Questions plagued him throughout his learning and teaching: Will this work when you’re surprised? Will this work when you’re scared? If someone isn’t nutty about this stuff like I am, is this training going to get them home safely?
After beginning to teach self-defense seriously, he investigated Tony Blauer’s SPEAR System, something he’d monitored for years and had influenced his thoughts for years. In his words, “in the SPEAR System I found the Minimum Effective Dose for personal protection”. He is now a certified Personal Defense Readiness Coach and affiliated instructor under Blauer Tactical Systems.
When he’s not helping good people be safer from sudden violence or supporting military operations, he’s a father, happy amateur outdoorsmen, and life-long learner.