Looking For a Career Change? Become a Licensed C.O.B.R.A. Self-Defense Instructor and earn a great living empowering men women, kids and corporations with the skill everyone need – the ability to protect themselves against a violent criminal attack. This is a great opportunity for current self-defense instructors, martial arts instructors, fitness trainers, security trainers, police officers and anyone interested in teaching self-defense. As the leading international self-defense brand, we provide all the self-defense training, business training and business support materials you will nee ..read more

The first modern active shooter incident occurred in Austin, TX on August 1, 1966. Charles Whitman climbed the University of Texas Clock tower and opened fire, killing 15 and wounding 32.     The first active shooter event for most of us was the Columbine Shooting on April 20, 1999. This brought school shootings into our living rooms. 2 teens went on a shooting spree, killing 13 people and wounding more than 20 others. Between 1982 and 2011, a mass active shooter incident occurred roughly once every 200 days. Now Active Shooter events are growing at a scary rate. So far in 2022, the ..read more

COBRA Self-Defense instructor Jessica Harden was profiled on LoudonNow.com after she added COBRA-Defense classes into her fitness and nutrition training business over the summer and business has been growing. A former high school security officer and mother of three, Harden has a vested interest in keeping women and girls safe. In the article Harden says, “Being a mom of three daughters, I always thought I knew what to teach them to protect them if they were ever attacked or assaulted. Learning what I now know through my training with COBRA, I was wrong. It kind of blew my mind ..read more

How to Choose the Right Self-Defense Program, You Want to Get it Right the First Time.   Does the program come from real life training and experience in a field that deals with violence and criminals? This excludes sports, theory-based self defense, power point training and is, by nature, more than knowing how to kick and punch. You want the self-defense programs primary training focus to be defending and dealing with violence from a criminal. 2. Where are the instructors getting their lesson plans? This is very important. Many programs do not have a structured and organized writt ..read more

How Can  Covid Be Good for the Self-Defense Business? You can’t turn on the T.V. or check the web without hearing the negative aspects of Covid.  Surprisingly the COBRA organization has had it’s top two years while Covid was in full force. Why is that? 5 Reasons Covid Has Been Great for Business.   1. It keeps putting low performing businesses OUT of business.  Many in the membership based businesses were barely hanging on when Covid hit and now they are closed leaving the market open to the top tier programs. It’s like the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. 2. Many pe ..read more

South Africa COBRA Regional Director Leon Myburgh Featured in Real Self-defense Magazine Can you imagine a story more compelling than pursuing a major goal and in a short amount of time achieving it in spectacular fashion.  The goal of doing what you want in life while working less and making more is a goal of every adult. Most think it’s out of reach however our COBRA business system has sent many down this path. A complete , proven and tested Self-defense Business system that if followed can set a person free to do what they love and enjoy more life. Leon Myburgh like many others in the ..read more

Why Are So Many Major Corporations Choosing COBRA for Their Preferred Training Needs? Major corporations require top tier personal safety training to keep their staff safe and to operate outside the shadow of fear. Choosing the right company to provide this type of training is a major decision and not to be taken lightly. COBRA has been offering high level security, self-defense, Active Shooter and Training the Trainers courses since 2002.  COBRA has worked with hundreds of major corporations and specializes in customizing the training specifically for the clients needs. Every organizatio ..read more

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many martial arts and self-defense schools are sinking while COBRA-Defense is soaring. Though 2019 was a record-breaking year, COBRA exceeded all of 2019 in the first six months of 2020. COBRA International has added 26 new locations and certified 43 new instructors by June in 2020. The reason is that COBRA’s comprehensive self-defense classes online programs were already in place long before the pandemic. So, when businesses had to shut down, COBRA licensees already had thriving online self-defense training options available.  When the economy was booming, i ..read more

The COBRA Headquarters is now Certified for Concealed Carry and Firearm Instruction Why choose to train with COBRA for your concealed carry permit?   COBRA Defense was created from real Law Enforcement training and experience.  A CWP course instructed based on Law Enforcement training and experience is far more impact-full than the run of the mill course. COBRA includes reality-based self-defense options for training. While it’s not a requirement, many who get a CWP also want real self-defense skills and COBRA Defense offers many options. Weapon retention training will be cove ..read more

5 REASONS EX-POLICE OFFICERS SHOULD CONSIDER TRANSITIONING INTO INSTRUCTING COBRA SELF DEFENSE FULL-TIME Former Law Enforcement Officers, here is one opportunity that will allow you to continue to use your tactical training while still serving your community. Chris Sutton, a former law enforcement officer, sheriff’s deputy, and maximum-security corrections officer created COBRA Self Defense based on the training that he received in various police agencies and training throughout his career.   Being a COBRA Self Defense Instructor is the perfect fit for LEOs, whether current or former, lo ..read more