I Will Survive

October 16 - 18, 2026

I Will Survive Overview

An Event Like No Other

The all-inclusive, I Will Survive Weekend, created by SASS Go, is a landmark event for women to secure self defense, firearm, resilience, and cyber security training from trusted field experts in one amazing location. Unlock your inner warrior with the tools, training, and knowledge needed to protect your life, and the lives of those you love.

What’s Included

Within your registration

Each step of this inspiring weekend echoes the truth that you are strong, loved, and always worth fighting for! Save your place now for the most empowering weekend you never knew you needed, and won’t believe you ever lived without. View Accommodations to learn more.

Lodging

Ammunition

Firearm

Protective Gear

Food

SASS GO T-Shirt

Welcome To The Sawmill

Location Of I will Survive

The Sawmill Training Complex is nestled on close to 250 acres of untouched land in Laurens, South Carolina. Most days, both private and public tactical training events are occurring on these grounds boasting helicopter landing zones, a 50’ simulation tower, and a difficult 1400-yard sniper range.

However, during the I Will Survive Women’s Weekend, those 250 acres are all ours! Warriors will arrive, park their car, and leave their worries behind, for what will become one of their most powerful and treasured memories of all time. Every detail is planned and our experts will be there to support each warrior as they learn to protect and preserve their lives and the lives of those they love.

Self Defense

Weekend Training

Everyone can sense danger and protect their life. At the I Will Survive Women’s Weekend, you will learn to access, train, and use that instinct with confidence. Spend a full day on mental and physical defense, including responses to abduction, strangulation, weapons, and more. Learn how criminals think, how victims are selected, and how to read behavioral cues in strangers and in people you know. Practice fast, high-impact skills that use women’s strengths against an attacker’s weaknesses to reach safety and support. You will leave with a clear framework for action and the confidence to use what you already have, no matter your experience, fitness, age, or background. SASS Go shows you how.

Firearms

Weekend Training

Experience leads the way in this course designed specifically for the I Will Survive Weekend. Your personal instructors from Fortis Tactical are passionate about training both novices and experts within an environment that fosters trust, patience, and practice. Warriors will learn safe handgun operation, intelligent concealed carry tactics, proximity shot effectiveness, and gun laws, all while breathing in the fresh air and Carolina sunshine that surrounds them. The Fortis team includes expert marksmen with combined decades of experience training and serving others through careers in law enforcement, the military, and SWAT.

Threat Assessment

Weekend Training

All women have felt their intuition whisper that their safety was at risk, but very few have been trained to determine the level of danger and what to do next to get to safety, regardless of the situation, location, or specific threat.

The IWS weekend trains its warriors to perform threat assessment evaluations within their daily lives. Whether jogging near home or entering a downtown parking garage, this training provides women with the skills to identify favorable and unfavorable conditions, mitigate risk, and independently respond to save their own lives. Warriors will no doubt pass these skills down for generations to come in order to #protectthetribe!

Warrior Scholarships & Sponsorships

Assistance For Those In need

Events like these have the power to safeguard lives and restore confidence. SASS Go understands that some women may not be able to attend without financial support and offers scholarships to ensure that all women who want to attend are able to do so. If you would like to be considered for a scholarship for our next I Will Survive Weekend, please click “apply” below.

If you would like to do your part to ensure that all women receive skills to safeguard their lives, please consider becoming a sponsor by clicking “sponsor event” below.