I aim to teach skills that help keep residents of high crime cities stay safer, smarter, and help our students avoid becoming a victim with the skills that we’ve learned in martial arts, bouncing and working security.
This class covers:
- Awareness
- Learn empty hand and weapon based self defense techniques
- Recognition of predator and victim behaviors
- Know when to fight and when to deescalate
- Understanding self defense options
- Know the hierarchy of weapons and training, and when and how to use them
- Develop situational awareness
- Personal security tips and tricks
- Learn the science of self defense training
- Predict violent behavior
“A Fight avoided is a fight won…”
Now is the time to learn skills that can help you avoid becoming a victim of crime.
My name is kewesi Simon, I am your Health and Wellness Guide. I have over twenty years experience as a wellness coach, Muay Thai /self defense instructor & manual therapist.
- Author of the KES Take Control Fitness App
- Founder & Managing Director of KES Fitness
- Certified National Personal Training Institute (NPTI) Personal Trainer
- Certified Tui Na Medical Massage Therapist, License #82911
- Certified Functional Range Assessment Specialist
- Certified Functional Range Spine Provider
- Certified KINSTRETCH Instructor
- Former strength and conditioning intern for the Oakland Raiders under Coach Brad Roll, NFL Hall of Fame inductee for his work training professional football players
- Old Style Muay Thai/ Close quarter Combat instructor trained under Kru Suan DR. Nirmalya Bhowmick, founder of the Muay Thai Academy, the oldest Muay Thai gym in North America
- Lover of Yosemite
“As a woman living in Oakland, I can recommend Kewesi’s training with the utmost confidence. Recently, I was accosted by two men on Telegraph Avenue as I was dismounting my bicycle. One of them delivered a blow to my head, but I was able to instantly focus and convert his attack into my own, delivering a combination of elbows, jabs, and an unforgiving knee-and-ankle rake
down his leg with my stiletto heel. In this intense violent situation, I was able to rely on the strong foundation of defensive skills
instinctually, without a second thought. I attribute this entirely to my training with Kewesi.”
—Dr. Shiloh Krupar, Oakland
I reached out to KES Fitness a few days after I was mugged just a few blocks from my home, in search of a self defense class, and a way to regain some sense of safety. It’s been about 10 weeks now, and I’ve developed a sense of pride in my own abilities, increased mental fortitude, a more grounded outlook on life and a more deliberate learning style / view of myself.He builds strong relationships with his clients and makes a tremendous impact on the people he connects with. He is so clearly living out his life purpose and I feel honored to work with him. I wish I could give him 15 stars.
—Catherine M., East Oakland
“I work in the service industry in Oakland and walk my co-workers to their cars at night after our shifts. In this town, we have muggings and women are accosted at all times of the day, and they all have terrible stories. One of the girls had been punched and robbed a few weeks before, so I always carried a weapon. Embarrassingly enough, one night I was caught off guard and we were both robbed and assaulted by a group of guys. They took my knife and left us both in need of medical attention. That’s when started looking for some defensive training… carrying a weapon wasn’t enough. Kewesi’s got me inside the mind of criminals and I’m vigilant, aware, and have a better understanding of how to stay on point.”
—Dave B., Berkeley