Casey wordt op een dag op straat aangevallen. Van de kaart gebracht schrijft hij zich vervolgens in bij een lokale dojo die geleid wordt door een charismatische en mysterieuze sensei. Door de lessen hoopt Casey zichzelf in de toekomst te kunnen verdedigen.
Nee, helaas is The Art of Self-Defense nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Sound | Zack Goldsborough | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Raymond Park | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Becca Brooks Morrin | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Demetri Evdoxiadis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy L. Forsythe | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Demetri Evdoxiadis | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Riley Stearns | Director |
| Editing | Sarah Beth Shapiro | Editor |
| Production | Walter Kortschak | Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Whonsetler | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Kortschak | Producer |
| Production | David Zellner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nathan Zellner | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Heather McIntosh | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Michael Ragen | Director of Photography |
| Art | Charlotte Royer | Production Design |
| Writing | Riley Stearns | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | May Satsuki Asai | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elissa Ruminer | Key Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Wayne Beauchamp | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toby Sells | Prosthetic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aaron Worman | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Crew | T. Ryan Mooney | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Ross Kohnstam | Stunts |
| Directing | Stephanie Adams | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Emily Blevins | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jami Villers | Costume Design |
| Visual Effects | Casey Curtiss | Digital Compositor |
| Directing | Diletta Di Nicolantonio | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Mindy Kelly | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Nikki Stanley | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Siena Brown | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Chad Blevins | Art Direction |
| Crew | Josh Fried | Stunt Double |
| Production | Cody Ryder | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Karpen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lisa Ciuffetti | Co-Producer |
| Production | Camille Bertrand | Co-Producer |
| Production | Munika Lay | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kent Sanderson | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Mindy Kelly | Fight Choreographer |
| Crew | Dan Mast | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Heather Bonomo | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Steve Terada | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Nick DeKay | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | John Ross | Utility Stunts |
| Camera | Geoffrey Storts | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Josh Boyd | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Dave Ogle | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jared Hardy | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Isaac Harrison | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Chris Polczinski | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tasha Ann Ladwig | Boom Operator |
| Art | Gregory Sheppard | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Eli Kleinsmith | Property Master |
| Art | J. Ryan McCleney | Set Designer |
| Directing | Brett Durbin | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Matt Ware | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Matt Ware | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Eliot Brown | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Scott Phelps | Additional Gaffer |
| Lighting | Hunter Zieske | Electrician |
| Lighting | Zach Erwin | Electrician |
| Camera | Tyler Buchholz | Key Grip |
| Camera | Daniel Williamson | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Seth Ware | Grip |
| Camera | David Lowe | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tora Eff | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elissa Ruminer | Hair Department Head |
| Directing | Erick Lagunes | Second Second Assistant Director |
