This week was a great opportunity to focus in on some core skills that are central to our approach: striking and biomechanical manipulation from the closed high guard (think Pensador type thing) and striking from disadvantaged positions. Striking from the Closed High Guard: From a closed high guard, we looked at sending out hook punches, hammer … More Training Notes – 01.05.2015
After the usual loosening off and joint rotation, we got to a gentle start this week with a focus on ground mobility. We looked at getting to the ground quickly and safely in the form of forward and backward fall absorption (falling without getting hurt on a hard surface), then looked at extending that skill … More Training notes – 10.04.2015
Student Security: On Not Being a Victim at University (While still having a good time!) By Josh Nixon, ESP I can almost hear the groan from here. Not another page talking about safety and security for students! Every year university students, college students and those considering it the next year are bombarded with advice from … More Student Security: On Not Being a Victim at University
THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED – SEE BELOW. A friend posted this recently in a Facebook group I am part of and I thought it was worth mentioning. As anyone who has undertaken any good self-protection training knows, criminals will often work with deception and distraction tactics in order to get what they want, whether … More ‘New Violent Crime Tactics’ Fake Crimestoppers Message
‘CONSTANT VIGILANCE!’ as Professor Moody always says… Today there’s been a couple of updates from Staffordshire Police following some recent criminal activity. It seems there’s a bit of a pattern going around of distraction tactics, whereby a criminal uses a false identity, usually a salesman or a member of the Water, Gas or Electric Board. … More Recent Local Crime Updates: Distraction Tactics and Burglary
Evolutionary Self-Protection 