North Valley Survival Skills is the organizer of courses and workshops led by internationally acclaimed survival expert, Toby Cowern. Toby Cowern teaches Wilderness and Urban survival skills courses to all ages. In addition we provide other courses about violence, self defense and safety. The courses about violence are taught by Rory Miller, author of Meditations on Violence. Self defence classes for women and SafeKids children safety program is led by Lee Lavi Ramirez, 4th Dan black belt.

… Our focus is to obtain skills that will benefit us all in a survival situation.  Each member may have a different reason for joining the group based on their own personal needs and beliefs.  We are not about politics or religion.  We ask members to remember the main focus of the group and be respectful of others.  Disrespect will not be tolerated and may be grounds for removal from the group. 2. We don’t worry, we prepare.  Although we are planning for the worst, we “expect the best”.  We mainta …