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Top 25 Self defense training companies based in the United States

Name: Self defense training companies based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 879 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 879 self defense training companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,615 professional contacts across them, including 353 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers self defense training companies headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

879Companies

2,615Contacts tracked

353Verified emails

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The 25 largest self defense training companies based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 879 self defense training companies based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to self defense training companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	U.S. Lawshield	Strong evidence	Houston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	200 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Our company was founded in 2009 by a group of attorneys who were passionate about defending the rights of responsible self-defenders.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	United Defense Tactical	Partial evidence	Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Partial evidence “REALITY-BASED DEFENSE INSTRUCTION.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Progressive F.O.R.C.E. Concepts	Indirect evidence	Las Vegas, NV, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	45 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Progressive F.O.R.C.E.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Kovars Satori Academy Of Martial Arts	Indirect evidence	Carmichael, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Through high quality martial arts instruction we empower people of all ages to achieve their full potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Sheepdog Response	Indirect evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Sheepdog Response was founded by US Army Special Forces Sniper and top ranked UFC fighter Tim Kennedy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Ustasc	Partial evidence	Salisbury, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “USTASC provides firearms training and security consulting services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Impact Boston	Strong evidence	Malden, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “IMPACT is a personal safety and self-defense curriculum that teaches effective strategies to resist threats, intimidation and violence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center, NFP	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center, NFP fosters fitness, healing, empowerment and peacemaking through violence prevention, self-defense and traditional martial arts…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Sass GO	Partial evidence	Chapin, SC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “There is a tribe that forms when SASS (Surviving Assault Standing Strong) training arrives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Colorado Krav Maga INC	Partial evidence	Broomfield, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Colorado Krav Maga specializes in delivering world class Krav Maga and Fitness training.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Krav Maga Experts	Indirect evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Krav Maga Experts was created to redefine the way that Krav Maga is taught, by presenting it in an evolved way.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Impact Personal Safety	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Because Your Life Is Worth Fighting For!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	Academy Of Self Defense Santa Clara, CA	Indirect evidence	Santa Clara, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ASD has been the #1 rated facility for Krav Maga, fitness, and fighting sports in Santa Clara, San Jose, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Campbell, and the Bay Area since 2005.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Effective Fitness Combatives	Indirect evidence	Charleston, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “THE MISSION OF EFCOMBATIVES IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY CONTENT AND EDUCATION FOR LEO THROUGH PROVEN SCIENCE-DRIVEN FITNESS AND COMBATIVES.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Thrive Empowerment Center	Indirect evidence	Covington, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thrive Empowerment Center offers practical, female-led, trauma-informed personal safety and assault resistance education.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Reflex Protect	Strong evidence	Missoula, MT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Reflex Protect® is a safety preparedness company that provides non-lethal self-defense solutions and violence response training for use at home and in the workplace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Concord Taekwondo America	Indirect evidence	Concord, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Concord Taekwondo America, we have been building students and leaders for over 25 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Ronin Training Center	Strong evidence	Columbus, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The Premium Mega Gym in Columbus Ohio offering MMA, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Muay Thai, Fitness Programs, Strength Training, Kids Programs, and Self Defense classes!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Able Shepherd	Partial evidence	Englewood, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Able Shepherd™ is the standards-setting, nationally-recognized progressive training program designed to teach men and women situational leadership and protective tactics that can…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Standstrong Organization	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “StandStrong is a nonprofit organization offering self-defense, confidence, and empowerment programs nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	FIT HIT	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “FIT HIT, an INC fastest growing US companies, is a unique combat-fitness experience that provides clients with high level fitness and real life self defense in a safe, fun…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Active Self Protection	Partial evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We chose the name ASP as a means of expressing our purpose."Active Self Protection" is our desire for ourselves and those we train, and it also points to an old term for a small…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Weapon Brand Corporate Self-Defense Training And More	Strong evidence	St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Corporate, group, and private training programs include: Self-Defense (Basic and Advanced), Realtor Safety, Got a Firearm…Now What (Weapon Safety), Concealed Weapon Licenses…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Street Jitsu	Strong evidence	Roanoke, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Street Jitsu® was founded in 2012 with the goal of providing tailored self-defense and fitness training to its clients at the convenience of their home or workplace.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Vanguard GYM	Partial evidence	Manassas, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Doug has been training, studying, and coaching martial arts for over twenty-five years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: self defense training companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names self defense training companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of self defense training companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name self defense training companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Self defense training companies based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

13.5%Verified-email coverage

3.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

1.6%Largest-city concentration · Houston

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

619

11-50

226

51-200

201-500

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 879 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among self defense training companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “self defense training companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names self defense training companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among self defense training companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 353 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names self defense training companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many self defense training companies are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 879 self defense training companies headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

U.S. Lawshield, headquartered in Houston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most self defense training companies?

Houston leads with 14 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (12) and New York (12).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 353 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 879 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.