Come back in time with me to 2007... I’d been in the Self Defence/Martial Arts game for a long time and was at the a stage of ‘searching out' other systems, seeing what was out there. I wanted to be clear that what I was teaching was the best available. Yes, I was questioning myself […]
2020 is in full swing but I recently thought back to the terror attack in London last year in which, sadly, two people lost their lives. My heart sincerely goes out to their families. We also experienced some very brave souls, doing what few would, and ran towards the danger rather than away from it. […]
Firstly, Happy New Year! I am not sure when it starts to become ‘weird’ to say this after the 1st January, so let’s just roll with it. Promise I won't do it again. I started 2020 with my usual ritual, a trip to Israel for some Krav Maga training and to get my head in […]
Many moons ago, I went through the (painful) process of trying to find a Martial Art / Self Defence System (call it what you want!) that suited me… I always wanted something that had a fitness element to it, so that I didn’t have to have a gym membership as well, or go do another […]
The problem with self-defence techniques is that more often than not, they are designed for specific situations. Where the ‘bad guy’ is going to be doing a particular thing, holding you in a particular way, all of which means a particular technique will work. In reality, if that is the case, then bonus! But what […]
I had an interesting… no hang on, that’s too polite… a ridiculous, conversation the other day regarding self-defence training. One of the things that I do is write training packages for ‘high-risk teams’ employed in certain job roles. Without sounding too cliche, I can’t say too much but you get the idea, people who need […]