The Workout That Can Save Your Life Buckeye Self Defense has a diverse group of members, all with the common goal of getting stronger, healthier, and safer. We work hard according to everyone’s individual strengths, in a friendly and dynamic atmosphere. Our gym is conveniently located between Gahanna and New Albany, at 939 East Johnstown Road. We have over 1,000 sq ft of padded floor space for a wide open and safe training area. If you’ve never taken a martial arts class in your life, no problem! We cover everything you need to know from the ground up. And if you’ve already trained in a traditional martial art for years, we won’t try to get you to abandon your roots. Instead, we’ll show you how your current skills fit into this system and how you can build on that for maximum effectiveness on the street. Our techniques are kept to a minimum so you can become proficient in a matter of months rather than years. The defenses are designed to rely on gross motor movements and natural reactions, which means they’ll work under pressure in a real fight. Most importantly, the entire program was created as a lawful self-defense system, one that teaches legally defensible responses to attacks.