Search Results for: de-escalation

Gentle Response De-Escalation Training for Church Security Teams

Gentle Response is the organization founded by John Riley, a retired police officer and certified crisis intervention specialist with the National Anger Management Association. He and his team travel all over the United States conducting…

Interview With Stephen Mazzagatti on Defending Yourself With Confidence

By semperverus
Posted on 06/10/202606/10/2026

Stephen Mazzagatti is a retired New Jersey State Trooper, firearms instructor, founder and safety consultant of Martell Training Group, and author of Defend Confidently: Elevate Situational Awareness, Secure Your Personal Safety, and Master Concealed Carry.…

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman on 3 Types of Aggression

By semperverus
Posted on 06/05/202606/05/2026

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a US Army Ranger, paratrooper, and former West Point psychology professor. He holds a Black Belt in Hojutsu—the martial art of the firearm—and has been inducted into the USA Martial…

Interview With John Correia of Active Self Protection About Church Security Teams

By semperverus
Posted on 05/31/202606/01/2026

SemperVerus interviewed John Correia, founder and owner of Active Self Protection, which has as its mission, “To help others develop the Attitude, Skills, and Plan to better protect themselves and their loved ones from harm”…

Church Security: Detect Threats With the “Power of Hello”

By semperverus
Posted on 05/05/202605/07/2026

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)’s “Power of Hello” is a security initiative and training program applicable to church security teams and church ushers and greeters that teaches individuals to prevent disruptive incidents by…