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My Mission

After years of volunteering with anti-human trafficking organizations and victims of abuse and domestic violence, I wanted to make a training school that gave survivors tools to empower them and help them rebuild their lives with confidence. I wanted women and men to have the training they needed to prevent becoming a victim in the first place. I wanted families to learn skills they'd need to work together and protect their home. Kids need to know how to be safe in so many ways. Thus, East Coast School of Safety was born! A school offering self defense and safety at YOUR comfort level!
  It's often said "When seconds matter, the police are minutes away" and it rings true. Why wait for someone to come save you when you can be your own 1st responder?
  Many people don't know where to start on their self protection journey. There's so much to learn and so many directions you could go! We break down our learning into 3 sections: Emergency 1st Aid, Self-defense and Firearms training. Those sections are broken down into different levels and digestible classes so you can learn at a reasonable pace and build your tool box of skills as you go.
  Whether you're a beginner starting from square one, or someone who's been training for years, East Coast SOS strives to help you progress in your skills and reach your goals.
  Offering private lessons, classes, private groups, church training, business training, home safety evaluations
, real estate safety training, emergency heavy blood loss training, kids safety, self-defense and firearms training, gun girl parties and more! Come learn with us!
 

Our team

Andee Reardon

USCCA & NRA Certified

Andee Reardon grew up in Maine hunting with her father. She trained in mixed martial arts and has studied different fighting and self defense techniques.
  Working with survivors of abuse and human trafficking, her self-designed classes have been created with them in mind, giving a gentle approach to learning "self defense at your comfort level". She understands not everyone is on the same path in their self-defense journey and helps them find their way to build skills and confidence needed to live life without fear.

Andee has been teaching self defense since 2014 and Became an NRA instructor in fall of 2014. She became an instructor with USCCA in the spring of 2019. Although she works with people of all ages, she specializes in teaching women and children. She is the Maine State Rep for the DC Project and on the board of directors with Gun Owners of Maine. She also works with an anti-human trafficking organization. Andee is the leader of the women's group: Women Who Shoot in Maine/NH, organizes events and their yearly women's retreats as well as the Academy of Women Empowerment organization that gives women and girls sponsorships to training events.
  She also loves animals and her kayak.

Education:

  • 8+ years of self defense and martial arts training

  • 25 years teaching experience

Certifications:

USCCA & NRA Certified Instructor and RSO

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