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Using Force: A Look at UK Law for Self-Protection Practitioners

Sunday, 21.08.2016 - 12:17 GMT+0000

The use of force is one of the main focuses in most self-protection training as well as in the martial arts. However, its justification and subsequent application to real violence is also singularly the least well-addressed area of understanding. In short, if practitioners train without an understanding of the law then while their training in … More Using Force: A Look at UK Law for Self-Protection Practitioners

Training Notes – 29.05.2015

Sunday, 31.05.2015 - 13:48 GMT+0000

“Ground and pound” – that was the focus of this session. The rather unpleasant position you see the floored gentleman in was what we took some time to focus on: you’re on the ground and somebody decides to take that as an opportunity to do some serious damage to you by enlisting the help of … More Training Notes – 29.05.2015

Training notes – 10.04.2015

Monday, 13.04.2015 - 12:57 GMT+0000

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

Training Notes – 03.04.2015

Wednesday, 08.04.2015 - 15:19 GMT+0000

Anti-grappling! This session was a lot of fun – we explored some ideas to help us deal with common methods involving grappling and develop some useful skills with that in mind. We started, after the usual loosening off, with some breathwork under stress. This took the form of simple exercises done with good breathing, followed … More Training Notes – 03.04.2015

Review: Smak Sak

Monday, 27.05.2013 - 13:36 GMT+0000

Review: Smak Sak: by Josh Nixon, ESP It’s not often that a new product comes out in the self-protection and martial arts industry that is genuinely innovative. While most products I’ve seen have been marketed as ‘innovative’ and as essential for training to be taken to some next level or other as imagined (conveniently) by … More Review: Smak Sak

Review: ‘Ultimate Self-Defence Seminar’ by Peter Consterdine and Geoff Thompson

Tuesday, 12.03.2013 - 06:00 GMT+0000

Consterdine, Peter and Thompson, Geoff. Ultimate Self-Defence Seminar. Protection Publications. 2005. Review: Ultimate Self-Defence Seminar: by Josh Nixon, ESP This video is one of those well-known ones, considered essential by many, that you often hear about as an instructor. There’s good reason for that. ‘Action beats reaction’ – this is the key understanding that makes … More Review: ‘Ultimate Self-Defence Seminar’ by Peter Consterdine and Geoff Thompson

Review: ‘Powerstrike’ by Peter Consterdine

Tuesday, 05.02.2013 - 06:00 GMT+0000

Consterdine, Peter. Powerstrike. Protection Publications. Review: Powerstrike: by Josh Nixon, ESP This review is part one of a two-part series. Part two can be found here. Powerstrike begins, as with many of the British Combat Association’s videos, by making a very important point that all who are interested in practical and realistic self-protection should take … More Review: ‘Powerstrike’ by Peter Consterdine