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At Provident Personal Protection our goal is to help people live safe, peaceful lives by empowering them with the knowledge, skills and mindset to understand, avoid, deter, prevent and manage violence directed towards themselves and others.

Provident PP was started in 2012 with the idea that although decent and reasonable people prefer to live free from violence, we live in a world where violence and aggression directed toward us is always a possibility, however remote. At Provident, we believe that to learn skills and strategies for self protection is not to promote violence; rather, it allows a person to walk in peace and promote understanding.

We hope that everyone will persist in showing compassion for those less fortunate than themselves; persist in loving their fellow man, but never at the price of becoming his victim.

Owner and Chief Instructor Scott Mitchell holds instructor certifications in four Krav Maga Systems: 2nd-degree black belt in IPP Krav Maga,  certified and licensed Level 4 (black belt) Instructor Commando Krav Maga, Israeli Krav Maga Academy Level 2 Instructor (under Rick Blitstein), and American Krav Maga Instructor. He also holds instructor certifications in the disciplines of Pistol, Gun Disarming, Force Continuum/Defensive Tactics and Personal Protection. Scott is a certified Workplace Violence Prevention Specialist, NRA Range Safety Officer and a New Mexico DPS-authorized Concealed Carry Instructor. Scott’s passion is teaching personal protection skills and strategies to those wanting to take responsibility for their own safety.

For some classes, Provident Personal Protection also works with exemplary contract instructors, martial arts schools and private companies in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area that specialize in martial training and consulting.

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