THE PRIMITIVE SKILLS COURSES OFFERED AT STRATEGIC SELF RELIANCE AND DEFENSE ARE DESIGNED MUCH LIKE OUR WILDERNESS SELF RELIANCE COURSES, IN THAT WE OFFER DIFFERING LEVELS OF TRAINING. OUR PRIMITIVE SKILLS COURSES ARE BASED UPON THE SKILLS UTILIZED AND PRACTICED BY NATIVE AMERICAN, FRONTIERS SETTLERS AND HOMESTEADER CULTURES. THEY ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE WILDERNESS SELF RELIANCE METHODS WE TEACH THAT ARE DEPENDENT UPON MODERN GEAR AND TECHNIQUES. WE BEGIN BY ESTABLISHING THE FOUNDATION AND BASIC SKILLS IN OUR INTRODUCTION TO PRIMITIVE SKILLS COURSE AND THEN EXPAND ON THAT KNOWLEDGE IN OUR ENHANCED COURSE.
IN BOTH OF THESE CLASSES THERE WILL BE LARGE AMOUNTS OF TIME SPENT “HANDS ON” PRACTICING THESE SKILLS WITH INSTRUCTOR SUPERVISION AND GUIDANCE. WE FEEL THAT LEARNING IS BEST SERVED BY ACTUALLY DOING, AND THAT ONE CANNOT OWN A SKILL UNLESS HE OR SHE PRACTICES THAT SKILL. THESE COURSES ARE IN-DEPTH AND STRUCTURED ACCORDINGLY. PLEASE LOOK OVER OUR PRIMITIVE SKILLS COURSES AND CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS.