**Self Defence Template Courses**
Please note: First Action Self Defence Courses is not a Martial Art. It is the delivery of Self Protection techniques.
- For youth specific Self Defence courses please click here.
- For Personal Self Defence please click here
- For costing details please click here
This page outlines the contents of the following template courses
- Basic Self Defence Course
- Intermediate Self Defence Course
- Advanced Self Defence Course
- Complete Self Defence Course
Recommended for those who want to know enough to get out of trouble and escape. Excellent for Womens Self Defence but also highly effective for anyone to use. Covers things such as
First Action Self Defence courses use handpicked techniques derived from a wide variety of martial arts and include things such as common hold escapes, using common items as weapons, stand up and ground fighting so that participants can effectively defend themselves and their loved ones against physical harm from others.
- How to handle a confronting situation before it gets violent
- The basic theories of Self Defence and how they apply in various situations
- The use of force in relation to the law and the justifications of your actions in a court of law
- How to perform a knock out strike
- The best strikes to use in a self defence situation and how to use them
- Simple and effective attack and defence techniques while stand up fighting
- Easy to use locks useful for gaining compliance or disarming others
- What to do if you are forced to the ground and the best way to get back on your feet
- Common chokes and strangles and how to escape from them
- How anything can be used to defend yourself and the best way to do so (weaponry)
- How to defend yourself if your opponent holds a weapon and you don't
- What to do in case of a gun attack
- The best strategy to use if facing multiple attackers
This course is suitable for ages 12 and above and goes for 2.5 to 3 hours depending on the size of the group.
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For individuals or smaller groups, you may find Personal Self Defence better suits you needs
Intermediate Self Defense Course (Coming Soon)
- Basic negotiation techniques
- Intermediate Stand-up fighting techniques including
- The proper way to punch and the best punches to use
- Evasive and blocking techniques
- Introduction to sparring
- Intermediate Ground Fighting techniques including
- Intermediate takedowns
- Different ground fighting positions and strategy from these positions
- Attacks and defence while in these positions
- Intermediate weaponry techniques
- Advanced strikes and defence techniques
- Weapon specific techniques
- Introduction to sparring with weapons
Advanced Self Defense Course (Coming Soon)
- Advanced Stand up, Ground Fighting and Weaponry techniques
Complete Self Defense Course (Coming Soon)
- All of the Self Defense Courses combined
- Learn self defence from beginner to advanced as part of a package deal
- How to handle a confronting situation before it gets violent
- The what, why's and hows of bullying
- What you can do about bullying
- What to do if you're the bully including
- How to handle common bully attacks without hurting the bully
- Emphasises not to use physical reactions unless in self defence and not turning into a bully yourself
- Recognising strangers and why they are dangerous
- How to avoid strangers without being rude
- How you can know who to trust
- Anti-Abduction techniques
- Emphasises different uses of force for different situations
- How anything can be used to defend yourself and the best way to do so (weaponry)
- How to defend yourself if your opponent holds a weapon and you don't
- The best strategy to use if facing multiple attackers
- Teamwork development through Self Defence practice
This course goes for 2 ½ to 3 hours depending on group size, and is suitable for ages 8 – 15. General cost includes venue hire, equipment hire, a copy of your courses slides and a certificate of completion for each participant.
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Handling Bullying and Stranger Awareness
- This is basically a short version of the Kids Self Defence Course.
- The template is designed to engage particpants in discussion and focuses on the non physical ways to handle these issues.
- Towards the end of the course, participants are taught some easy to learn and fun self defence techniques.
- Identifying bullies, why they bully and the effects of bullying
- Emotional and physical bullying and their vehicles (including cyber bullying)
- Techniques on how to deal with bullies in a non violent manner
- How to deal with common physical attacks from bullies without harming the bully
- Emphasis on non violent reactions and being careful not to turn into a bully yourself
- Identifying strangers and why they can be dangerous
- When to trust strangers and the police
- How to avoid strangers that approach you without being rude
- Techniques on escaping abduction including what to do if someone tries to physically take you away
- How anything can be used to defend yourself
- Emphasis on using physical violence in serious situations only and not in the 'playground'
This course goes for up to an hour depending on your needs, and is suitable for ages up to 15 years
General cost includes venue hire, equipment hire, a copy of your courses slides and a certificate of completion for each participant.
For an idea of costs, please click here
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