How to Understand Campus Sexual Assault Threats and Build the Right Response Using Human Psychology and Field-Tested Defense
Preparation Over Panic. Confidence Over Fear.
The Red Zone is real. So is her power to survive it.
The Red Zone is the time between the start of the fall semester and Thanksgiving, when over 50% of campus sexual assaults occur.
"More than 50% of campus sexual assaults occur between August and November"—the period commonly called the Red Zone. -RAINN Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network — the largest anti–sexual violence organization in the U.S. (updated 2025) states this explicitly, citing AAU campus-climate survey work.
We equip students with the critical awareness and defensive skills needed to prevent sexual assault and increase personal safety on campus. Our evidence-based training enhances situational awareness, decision-making, and response readiness—building the confidence that leads to safer, more empowered campus communities.
Surviving The Red Zone Founder
Abe Fuentes
•Criminal Justice B.S. Degree – Northern Arizona University
•Consultant for the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers
•Executive Protection for Realtors in Scottsdale, AZ during open houses and private showings
•Private Security at numerous events for corporations, professional sports and conventions.
•Defensive Tactics Instructor - Trained members of the Phoenix Police Department, Scottsdale Police Department and Maricopa County Sheriff's Department in proper use of force.
•Former Phoenix Police Officer
•30 + years martial arts training in wrestling, boxing, Filipino Martial Arts, Krav Maga, Muay Thai, and Brazilian Jiujitsu.
•Situational Awareness and Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Rancho Santa Fe, Del Mar, Encinitas & Solana Beach Fire Department.
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My Approach
At Surviving The Red Zone, my mission is simple: to equip young women with the awareness, confidence, and skills to stand strong and stay safe during the most vulnerable weeks of campus life — and every day after.
My approach is built on real-world experience, practical training, and a mindset of empowerment, not fear.
With over 30 years of martial arts training and a background as a former Police Officer, Defensive Tactics Instructor, and Personal Safety Specialist, I’ve seen firsthand what works when it comes to preventing and surviving violent encounters. This program is designed to give your daughter the same tools and instincts that protect professionals — adapted for real life, not the ring or the mat.
Transform Your Life Today
The Red Zone Survival Course is a powerful guide designed to help young women recognize danger before it happens — and respond with strength, awareness, and confidence when it does.
Developed by Abe Fuentes, former Police Officer and Defensive Tactics Instructor, with over 30 years of martial arts training, this course goes beyond theory to deliver real-world strategies for safety, awareness, and empowerment on and off campus.
From situational awareness and boundary-setting to practical self-defense and mindset mastery, this course equips readers with tools to stay one step ahead — replacing fear with preparedness and panic with power.
Learn to think smart, act fast, and walk with confidence — wherever life takes you.
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements: Surviving The Red Zone™
Protecting young women doesn’t start on campus — it starts before they arrive. Surviving The Red Zone™ delivers powerful, eye-opening keynote presentations designed for high school and college communities, parent organizations, and youth leadership programs. Our sessions uncover the realities of the “Red Zone” — the first six to ten weeks of the college experience when more than half of campus sexual assaults occur — and equip students with real-world personal safety strategies they can use immediately.
Led by former police officer and elite defensive tactics instructor Abe Fuentes, these live presentations combine engaging storytelling, proven situational-awareness skills, psychology-based prevention tactics, and actionable self-defense principles. Students walk away feeling informed, empowered, and ready to take ownership of their safety — without fear-based messaging.
Ideal for:
- High schools preparing college-bound seniors
- College orientation and first-year programs
- Parent-teacher associations & booster clubs
- Women’s athletics & sorority groups
- Youth leadership and empowerment events
Your audience will learn:
- Why the Red Zone exists — and how predators exploit it
- Boundary-setting and early threat recognition
- Practical self-defense strategies anyone can use
- How to build a personal safety network on and off campus
- Confidence through preparation — not paranoia
Whether you need a high-impact keynote for a large auditorium or an intimate workshop for mothers and daughters, Surviving The Red Zone™ delivers a transformative experience that inspires awareness, assertiveness, and action.
📩 Book a Speaking Engagement
Bring Surviving The Red Zone™ to your school or organization and empower the next generation of young women to protect themselves — confidently.
💥HOST A LIVE “SURVIVING THE RED ZONE” SEMINAR
💥HOST A LIVE “SURVIVING THE RED ZONE” SEMINAR
•Bring Life-Saving Training Directly to Your Community.
•Gather 10 or more women, I’ll come to you — and your seminar is FREE!
Every mother, daughter, and young woman deserves to feel confident, aware, and prepared.
Now you can host a powerful 2-hour interactive safety and self-defense seminar — right in your home, gym, community center, or organization