THE CONFRONTATION GYM • NASHVILLE, TN
TRAINING OPTIONS
Roleplay-based assertiveness training for individuals, groups, and organizations. The format adapts. The core method stays the same.
FOR INDIVIDUALS
& PRIVATE GROUPS
This isn’t corporate presentation coaching. TCG is for people who want to stop collapsing, over-explaning, people-pleasing, or exploding when real pressure shows up - in relationships, family, work, business, or everyday conflict. If you’ve ever left a conversation and hated how you handled it… if you let others run your life or explode when you finally snap… this is for you. We train in the dirt. We show you how to hold your ground and walk out of the fire stronger.
FORMAT
4 or 8-week program once per week
(2-3 hour sessions)
FOCUS
Conflict in relationships, boundaries with family, controlled aggression, real-world assertiveness
STOP AVOIDING CONFLICT.
START TRAINING FOR IT.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
& INSTITUTIONS
URBAN YOUTH PROGRAMS
Young men and women growing up in high-pressure environments often confuse aggression with power and silence with safety. TCG shows them the third option: assertiveness. We bring raw, honest training that teaches how to stand tall without losing control. Respect is earned and taught. This is where we train adolescents in both.
FORMAT
4 or 8-week program once per week
(2-3 hour sessions)
FOCUS
Street-safe communication, emotional awareness, decision-making under pressure
HALFWAY HOUSES & TRANSITIONAL LIVING
TCG targets the danger zone between release and reintegration, where old reactions can quickly create new consequences.
Participants practice responsibility, self-regulation, boundary-setting, and conflict response through structured confrontation drills. The goal is not to lecture people about better choices. The goal is to let them rehearse better choices under pressure before real life tests them.
FORMAT
4 or 8-week program once per week
(2-3 hour sessions)
FOCUS
Emotional resilience, confrontation without aggression, identity work
REHABS & RECOVERY CENTERS
Recovery requires more than sobriety — it requires inner strength. TCG trains people in recovery to hold their ground, speak their needs, and stay present when triggered. Addiction-inspired stress tests specifically target the same pressure points addicts regularly endure. Once these pressure points are discovered, we work to strengthen them. This work is meant to support clinical treatment, not replace it.
FORMAT
4 or 8-week program once per week
(2-3 hour sessions)
FOCUS
Boundaries, trigger tolerance, relapse resistance
JAILS & CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
The Confrontation Gym was originally built with correctional and reentry environments in mind.
Participants in these settings often receive lectures about behavior. TCG gives them structured practice in the moments where behavior actually breaks down: disrespect, criticism, rejection, confrontation, perceived threat, and loss of control.
Through controlled roleplay drills, participants practice verbal restraint, impulse control, assertive communication, and composure under stress.
FORMAT
4 or 8-week program once per week
(2-3 hour sessions)
FOCUS
Verbal de-escalation, assertive communication, emotional regulation
REAL PEOPLE. REAL PROGRESS.
Love going to Henry’s assertiveness training workshops. I’ve become a regular. I’m a fan of his straight to the point style.
Not only are the classes engaging, but you also get very practical skills/tips from the exercises. Realistic scenarios are acted out and Henry is always happy to pull specific examples from our personal lives to make it even more impactful.
BEN.
returning participant