Verbal De-escalation, Awareness Survival Training, Self-Defense Training
TRI BALANCE CONSULTING, LLC
We are here to train you to create safer workspaces and learn the skills of high-level communication in times of crisis. Whether it is the classroom, business setting, public service or warehouse work, we teach you how to recognize anxiety in co-workers or people in the public you may work with. With over 30 years of experience in high-level, high-stakes communication situations, we can teach you the skills to lessen the severity of a conflict or stop a possible conflict altogether. We specialize in communication of all types. Other than just verbal de-escalation we offer other skills that will help you in today’s uncertain and hectic world.
About
Certified & Trained
Michael Brown founded Tri-Balance to try and help people attempt to reach a level of harmony in body, mind, and spirit while navigating through this life. In 2001, Michael was involved in a critical incident as a police officer where he had to use his survival mindset and skills to survive a confrontation with an assailant who ended the lives of 4 people before Michael arrived on the scene to stop him. The aftermath sent him on an introspective journey of recovery. A journey that most officers don’t return from it whole! By the grace of God and the use of a Kingdom mindset and principles, Michael recovered from the trauma and prospered!
Michael spent another 14 years in the department after the incident. He was promoted to Sergeant and served highly successfully in several bureaus including Internal Affairs and the homicide bureaus before his retirement. He uses these same training methods, certifications, mindset, people skills, and principles to offer his skill set to people in need of his services.
After spending 27 years as a decorated Memphis police officer, being awarded the Medal of Valor, and the last 12 of those years simultaneously pastoring, he was hired to help create a Criminal Justice program at the Academies of West Memphis. After 7 years of teaching and mentoring students, he felt a calling to use all his gifts in other places as well.
Michael uses all his skill sets to teach basic and advanced “Street Fighting” self-defense and surroundings awareness. Michael is certified as a track coach, which he uses to add fitness to self-defense training.
Tri-Balance offers Verbal De-escalation training for schools and businesses as well as American Heart Association CPR/BLS training, in which Michael is a certified trainer in both. Tri-Balance offers a mentoring program for churches to teach men to mentor youth and build a program from the ground up. Also mentoring training for corporate businesses. As well as a speaker, Michael is a Life Coach/Disciple Builder and will teach Kingdom mental survival skills he has used for over 30 years to help you reach goals in your life and career.
We Specialize in Verbal De-escalation training for, teachers, business staff, students, security personnel, and law enforcement. Self-defense starts with the attempt to successfully de-escalate a situation before it escalates and becomes physical!
About
Certified & Trained
Tri balance Consulting LLC was created by a 27-year police veteran, pastor, mentor, and schoolteacher to support those who do this type of work and support the community. Over forty years of community service has given me the skills to give back as a servant. I spent years as a police officer, learning self-defense skills and communication skills to show others how to verbally de-escalate situations in public and after almost a decade in the classroom to help avoid physical assaults and calm agitated individuals. I have used all these skills numerous times in real-life not theory. I know what has saved my life, calm peoples nerves, managed a classroom and helped understand the other side of trauma. I know what will work!
Skills that Tri Balance brings to enhance your life:
: Certified Self-Defense Instructor
: Certified Verbal De-escalation Instructor
: Mass Shooting Survivor
: Real Life Self-Defense and Life Saving Experience
: CPR Instructor
: Classroom Teaching Experience
: Experience in Leadership, Pastoring, Coaching, and Mentoring
There is a mindset you must have to survive the incident “while you are in the moment” and a mindset to live with what occurred and what you had to do to defend yourself, your loved ones or a third party. I will teach you the legal rights that you must know so you will not go to jail or face lawsuits. When it comes to defending life the whole person, body, soul and spirit has to be prepared.
We Specialize in Verbal De-escalation training for, teachers, churches, business staff, students, security personnel, and law enforcement. Self-defense starts with the attempt to successfully de-escalate a situation before it escalates and becomes physical!
Thank you for considering working with me and giving me the opportunity to serve you!
Events
Workshop/Seminars/Training
- Monday, June 30th 8:30 am to 11:30 am
- 1350 Concourse Drive at the Crosstown Center. Memphis Tn.
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Verbal De-escalation Workshop for all ages
Services
Pride in Each Service -- We come to your location and also do online training.
Consulting
Get the best results by talking to us. Contact us to setup a 30-minute free consultation call to discuss any of our services and decide if any of our programs will suit your needs.
Mentoring
We teach schools, churches, and businesses setup a team to connect and mentor the next generation. Learn how to connect with young man and women, in the school, church, or corporate world to help them successfully advance to the next level. We have experience in mentoring police officers and high school students into careers in law enforcement and other professions.
Life Coaching
My Life Coaching is called “Kingdom Coaching”, I coach you using Kingdom Principles, Christian based, using Dominion Principles from the book of Genesis, life lessons from the book of Proverbs and other scripture. Contact us for special pricing on the coaching/mentoring/disciplining (FREE!
Verbal De-escalation
Courses offered to serve your specific needs
Verbal de-escalation class $99
1 hour class
For Businesses/Churches/Organizations- Verbal De-escalation and Conflict Resolution training (2 hours)
Services can be offered virtual or in person. A certificate will be awarded for the completion of the course.
Classroom Management/Verbal De-escalation
We train you in leadership skills needed to manage the modern classroom. We use classroom protocol combined with leadership tools to give you the resources you need to not only survive but thrive as a classroom teacher. You are also taught verbal de-escalation techniques to calm and diffuse problems that occur in the modern classroom. Participants develop active listening and empathy skills, reinforced by hands-on exercises and real-life scenarios.
$169 Per Participant.

Self-Defense
We use all our skill sets, physical, mental, and spiritual, to teach basic and advanced “Street Survival” Self-Defense and surroundings awareness. Michael is certified as a track coach, which he uses to add fitness to the self-defense training. We do self-defense parties for your clubs, class reunions, family reunions and other gatherings. We do midday safety classes for companies, work room safety, verbal de-escalation, or active shooter assessments.
Classes are $15 per class or $45 for 4 classes/month paid in advance. A certificate is awarded after the completion of 4 Self-Defense and Awareness classes.

CPR
We train and certify you in the latest CPR/Basic Life Support techniques.
$65 per certification

Speaker
Michael is a speaker with a talent for telling engaging stories that uplift and inspire people. He draws from a wealth of experience that gives him the uncanny ability to give life lessons that not many have lived through. From a life filled with the unique mix of undeniable love and support to achieve from grandparents to an unfair amount of emotional abuse from a parent. Through love, trust and faith in the Lord and his grace, Michael was able to overcome the abuse and gain success in several careers in life. Michael’s life has been full of experiences of adversity that he has had to overcome. Those adversities taught him to follow the leading and guiding of God. Michael tells a story of how to embrace your tragedies and use them to build resilience in life. He used his trauma of parental abuse, poverty and PTSD from a tragic incident involving a mass shooting to transform his life. Whatever place in your soul you are in Michael can give you a word to transform your life!

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EXCELLENT Based on 15 reviews Gabriel Halliburton2025-06-10Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Informative had my attention throughout everystep. Thomas Ellison2025-06-10Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Very informative! Well paced and engaging. Mike’s experience in law enforcement and stories of real world application of these techniques adds credibility to the course. Highly recommend! sending love2025-06-10Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I enjoyed this class. It would be nice for all civilians to attend a deescalation class, especially when we as a whole have to interact with all walks of life. Edgar Scott2025-03-09Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Hi my name is Edgar g Scott and I got my first certificate for being a deacon Lawanda Mansfield2024-06-17Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. This class is perfect for teachers learning to verbally deescalate issues that arise with students and parents. Jeff Toony2024-04-02Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The coach was knowledgeable and engaging. He brings an obvious wealth of experience to the training. I highly recommend these courses to start getting your head into a safety mindset. Donna Applewhite2024-02-04Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. A very good defense class. Many women should attend this class. Thank you Dorothy Odell2024-02-04Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Excellent job! I really enjoyed all of the information and I will surely use all the new info I received. Thanks so much. Josh Bynum2023-08-01Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. He gave us a lot of good advice. Most of it was stuff and most of the lower level employees knew but it was good for us to have some of the office workers and executives of the company learn these techniques. I hope that this will help them gain the confidence to handle smaller issues on their own.Verified by TrustindexTrustindex verified badge is the Universal Symbol of Trust. Only the greatest companies can get the verified badge who has a review score above 4.5, based on customer reviews over the past 12 months. Read more
OPENING HOURS
- Monday-Friday 4:30pm to 10:00pm
- Saturday and Sunday 9:00am to 6:00pm
- Special Appointments can be set for midday or all-day services Monday thru Friday.
CONTACT
Phone: (901) 387-9105
Location: Memphis Tennessee
Email: [email protected]