Meet the Founder

Renee Stringer is a self-defense instructor and security professional with over twenty years of experience teaching self-defense and more than a decade operating in high-risk dignitary protection, executive protection, and security operations. What began on the mats, teaching people how to fight back, evolved into a career shaped by both sides of safety: reactive readiness and proactive prevention.

​She holds a black belt in Krav Maga and is a certified instructor in combat, firearms, de-escalation, and non-lethal defense. Her foundation was built on understanding how people respond under pressure. Over time, she came to realize that the most dangerous threats rarely begin with violence. They start with behavior.

​That realization changed her approach to safety and training. Renee began developing programs that address threats at their earliest stages, integrating behavioral threat management, criminal profiling, and violence prevention into her work to help others identify and disrupt danger before it escalates.

​Through that evolution, Lioness Tactics was born. Renee has trained law enforcement, military units, and civilians worldwide to move with awareness, think under stress, and trust the instincts that keep them alive.