A Way Forward
On Your Terms.
Whether you are finding your footing or helping someone find theirs, there’s a place for you here.
01.
Find Your Strength
02.
Give Someone Hope
03.
Walk Alongside Us
Operation Break Free
Begin.
You don’t need to know every step to take the first one.
The first-class experience
Before you take
the first step.
A little clarity can make a new beginning feel closer. Explore a few things to consider before your first class.
A place to begin.
Before you arrive, connect with the team about where to go, what to wear, and what to bring. You don’t need previous self-defense experience to begin.
Your pace.
Their next chapter.
Your part in it.
Help make self-defense training accessible to someone rebuilding their confidence. Your support funds practical skills, encouragement, and a place to begin.
$25
One class session
$100
One Month Scholarship
$300
Three Month Scholarship
Meet the Instructor
Operation Break Free was founded by Gerard Brown, a U.S. Marine Corps and Navy veteran and martial arts instructor with more than a decade of experience training military personnel, law enforcement, and civilians.
Through free self-defense scholarships, Gerard helps survivors of domestic violence rebuild confidence and their sense of safety—one class at a time. His mission rests on a simple belief: hope, paired with practical training, can change someone’s life.
“I do this for the strength of hope.”
