PROTECT YOUR FAMILY WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

"Your mission is to provide for the safety and security of your family.

Our mission is to give you the skills and tools to make that possible."

HOPE IS NOT A WINNING STRATEGY

THE MOMENT I THOUGHT I HAD LOST EVERYTHING...

As I pulled up my driveway, police had a man in handcuffs. They were putting him in the back seat of a patrol car.

An officer asked me, "Are you the husband?"

I said yes, but she wouldn't answer my pleading question...

“WHAT HAPPENED?”

She just kept repeating, "Go inside, your wife is in there.".….

read the full story of how I got here👇

Hi, I'm Woody Woodbury

I've been where you are, I know that nagging worry... You know the one. What it’s like to marry the love of your life, or to hold your newborn son/daughter and to suddenly realize you don't have the skills you need to protect them like they deserve.

You realize that it's time to take becoming a prepared protector VERY SERIOUSLY.

I’ve been there. This entire program was built from that same journey.

I’m here to help Patriotic American Men live a life free from stress and anxiety, knowing they have the ability to effectively protect their families if violence ever shows up.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL

You feel it. That deep, innate sense of responsibility to protect your family.

But you have that one nagging worry...

"In that moment I pray never happens, will I know what to do or will I choke?"

That anxiety is real, and you shouldn't have to live with it.

Your deserve the right to live a safe and peaceful life free from worry.

And your family deserves the peace of mind knowing you have the training and skills to ensure their safety.

Husband, Father, and Founder of EDC Trainer

MY JOURNEY TO BECOMING A PREPARED PROTECTOR

Real-World PERSPECTIVE

My journey began long before EDC Trainer. As a kid in a military family, I lived in Germany and Italy during the Cold War. Growing up in that environment gave me a first hand real-world understanding of what makes America so different from the rest of the planet. Those early experiences instilled in me a deeply profound love and appreciation for the freedoms and opportunity we enjoy as Americans and the grave responsibility we bear to protect those freedoms. It wasn't until much later that I fully understood the gravity of what that responsibility truly means.

My First "SCARY" Event

My first real lesson in self defense came as a Junior in High School. I came home from football practice one day to find the front door to my house wide open. There was only one problem... Nobody was home. I called out to see who was there. No reply. This was before cell phones, and none of the neighbors were home to help. So I did the only thing I could think of. I grabbed the walking stick by the front door to use as a weapon and went for the family shotgun. As I cleared the house room by room with the shotgun, my heart raced and my adrenaline surged. My mind struggling with the question. Was I REALLY prepared to shoot someone if they attacked me?

A Search For SOLUTIONS

After getting married and as my family grew, that sense of responsibility became my obsession. I had the same realization you may have right now: I was not as prepared as I needed to be to protect my own family. That lit a fire under me. I embarked on a personal journey, seeking out the best, most practical, most advanced robust training I could find and began implementing it in my everyday life.

The Birth of A MISSION

When all this happened I was already volunteering with a non-profit security contracting agency as a member of their leadership and training cadre. It was there where I developed my system: turning the complex skills of elite operators into simple, repeatable, and easy-to-apply lessons for the everyday Patriotic American man just trying to protect his family.

EDC Trainer is the result of that experience with the mission to help as many families as possible to be better prepared.

My Home Robbed..... AGAIN!

This time I was living in the Austin Texas area while, ironically, working in the security industry. I came home from a very long day of work to find my apartment had been broken into and robbed.

The criminals had shattered and climbed through a back window even leaving blood on the glass from trying to get it open. They took everything—the TV, the xBox, the computer. The only things they left were the couch, my bed, my clothes, the dishes, and an old printer.

This time the police took reports, finger prints, and blood samples, but it was clear nothing would come of it. That feeling of being violated, of being powerless in your own home, stuck with me this time. It made me realize that security isn't just a job; it's a personal, non-negotiable responsibility.

The Dreaded Text: "HOME 911"

But the final straw—the moment that crystallized my mission—happened a few years ago. I was driving home from work when I got a text from my wife with only two words: "HOME 911"

I assumed one of the kids had gotten hurt and she wanted me home to help.

What actually happened was terrifying.

I called. She didn't answer. I called again. Nothing. As I got closer to my neighborhood, I saw police cars, lights flashing, all heading the same direction as me.

When I turned onto my street I saw something shocking.

They were all in front of MY HOUSE.

As I pulled up my driveway, police had a man in handcuffs. They were putting him in the back seat of a patrol car. An officer asked me, “Are you the husband?". I said "yes", but she wouldn't answer my pleading question... “WHAT HAPPENED?”

She just kept repeating, “Go inside, your wife is in there.”…..

I ran inside to find my wife but didn’t see my kids anywhere. She explained how the man in cuffs had been trying to get into our home. When he couldn't get in through the front door he tried the side door, and then broke through the fence into the back yard where our boys were playing. She confronted him, enacted our emergency protocols, secured our sons in a safe room, and repelled him from the property, all while on the phone with 911 and sending me that dreaded text. We later learned he had intended to murder everyone inside the house.

That was it. I realized two things: First, the training I had sought out worked. My wife acted instinctively and saved our family because we had a plan. Second, I realized every skill I had mastered, every "low point" I had experienced, was something I had to share.

The WAKEUP Call

As if one lesson wasn't enough. My second hard lesson in personal security came during my 20's. I was serving as an ordained Ministering Missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Northern Virginia. One night, on a dark path in the woods, I came face-to-face with a man who, I later learned, was a DC drug kingpin. He was holding a Glock 19 concealed in the pocket of his hoodie, intending to murder anyone he came across and then to end his own life.

By the grace of God, our conversation about the Savior's Love, Faith, and Hope changed his mind. He didn't follow through. That encounter was a brutal wake-up call. It taught me the critical, real-world importance of situational awareness, body language, and the real power of words in a life-or-death situation.

YOU CAN BE PREPARED

When my wife faced that home invader, she didn't panic. She didn't hope for the best. SHE ACTED, DECISIVELY.

She instantly enacted the plan we had trained for.

By the time I got to the safe room, our kids had all armed themselves with every Nerf gun and tactical gear they owned, ready to defend their barricade. While it's a cute memory now, the lesson was profound:

Preparedness had created confidence, not fear and my family was ready.

My family's story is the proof that this training works. And it's the reason I know it can work for you. My 'low points'—the close call on that dark path, the violation of my home, the terror of that '911' text—became the foundation for a system that prevents those moments from defining your family.

You don't have to wait for your own "final straw." Use my journey as your shortcut. Give your family the same plan, the same skills, and the same confidence...

before the crisis, not after.

FINALLY,

CONCEALED CARRY TRAINING

YOU CAN COUNT ON

From a Husband, Father, and TRUE American Patriot who has been where you are.

Veteran Firearms Instructor

Thousands of hours with hands-on, live-fire training, private coaching, and mentoring Prepared Citizens.

Practical Real-World Skills

This isn't some modified police or military program. My approach is grounded in proven, effective, and repeatable skills designed for REAL life.

20+ Years of Real-World Experience

Several decades of personal security and preparedness experience, shaped by real-world events.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

We believe these values are essential for a well-balanced, meaningful life and are worth preserving for the generations after us.

FAITH

We believe in a moral responsibility to protect the innocent and defend what is good.

FAMILY

We believe the family is the cornerstone of our nation and our most sacred duty to defend.

FREEDOM

We believe in the American ideals of liberty, self-reliance, and the inalienable right to self-defense.

When Evil Shows Up,

Prepared Men Protect Their Families.

1. GET TRAINING

Master simple, repeatable systems that work under pressure.

Commit to being prepared everyday to protect and defend innocent life.

Become the capable, aware, and ready protector your family deserves.

2. CARRY EVERYDAY

3. LIVE FREE

”"I thought my permit meant I was prepared to protect my family, but I was dead wrong. I didn't even know what I was missing. One session with Woody gave me the plan I needed. Now, my confidence to protect them is on a completely different level!”

— Jake R., Husband & Father

STOP WORRYING. START LIVING.

You can continue to just hope for the best, or you can get the right training and finally gain the peace of mind your family is counting on. DON'T WAIT!

A Note for Wives & Families

To the woman who wants her husband to be a confident protector: I understand. You want him to be safe and responsible. You want your family to be more safe not more dangerous. Our training is not about ego. It is professional with a focus on safety, legal responsibility, and the real-world skills to de-escalate and avoid conflict. We give men the confidence to act decisively and effectively only when necessary. This is the training that gives both of you peace of mind.