Self Protection / Self Defence
What's The Difference?
Self Protection & Self Defence Classes In Swindon
Self Protection
Self-protection is pre-emptive use of force used before the situation becomes physical and before it causes you harm and injury. Simplified, I attack or ambush the aggressor before they can cause physical harm upon oneself or another.
Self Defence
Self-defence is reactive. This implies that violence has started causing emotional and physiological change and you now have to react and defend yourself with a counterattack. Self-defence is common in domestic violence, situations where awareness and protection has failed and ambush attacks.
Self Protection Sessions For Swindon
How We Teach Self Protection
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Awareness
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De-escalation and escalation
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Mindset, psychology, emotional and physiological state, and understanding adrenaline
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Skill training, ability to use lethal force through strikes, attachment, throws, and takedowns
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Physical fitness training
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PPE (use of improvised weapons)
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Understanding how to build legal defence
Self Defence Classes For Swindon Area
How We Teach Self Defence
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Learning how to cover up and block strikes to regain composure and cognition to be able to initiate an assault to start a defence. Fighting out of a detrimental position.
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Leaning how to react and perform various techniques to release from grabs, holds, pins and so on.
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Everything else covered in training for self-protection (3-7).
Running
Is it safer to run? Should I run? This can be a controversial topic within this sector.
Often, the answer could be Yes! However, it is not always the case, there are things which need to be considered and for some people running maybe a dangerous idea opposed to a wise decision:
Things To Conisder Before Running
Am I fitter than the person/s? Are they alone? Am I alone? If I run, where am I running to? What will make me safer at this location I’m running too? Do they have weapons? What is my current condition?
Self Protection
A Deeper Look
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Awareness
Learning how to obtain surrounding, positional, environmental, potential threat and current state and condition awareness to help you anticipate a potential threat early and ways to utilise everything around you and your skills to avoid or resolve the potential issue or altercation.
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De-escalation and Escalation
Learning how to use your voice, create a barrier with your hands, called a fence, and how to create space called reactionary gap or fringe. Learning how to escalate and de-escalate as required in relation to the dynamic change in threat presented.
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Mindset, psychology, emotional and physiological state and understanding adrenaline
Learn about the mindset required to deal with violence, understanding the switch between cooperation, trying to de-escalate and switching to destruction through aggressive force with absolute intent. Learning the science of the body during the processes and how to utilise it to your advantage
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Skill training, ability to use lethal force through strikes, attachment, throws and takedowns
This is combative training using striking drills, pressure testing and scenario drills covering common threats and initiation attempts. Learning how to strike effectively and what strikes to use. Understanding stopping injuries and where to strike the body to incapacitate the aggressor. We also teach how to deal with weapons and how to use weapons.
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Physical fitness training
In class we do exercise and conditioning targeting; strength, mobility and anaerobic fitness. Being fit helps in a fight/altercation. Fighting is anaerobic so we target this system when we exercise in class.
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PPE (use of improvised weapons)
Learn about the mindset required to deal with violence, understanding the switch between cooperation, trying to de-escalate and switching to destruction through aggressive force with absolute intent. Learning the science of the body during the processes and how to utilise it to your advantage
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Understanding how to build legal defence
We teach you how to stay legally safe throughout the whole process, from building legal defence during the altercation to explaining and defending yourself in court. Key Principles to understand: Reasonable force, Honest Belief, Justifiably Proportionate, “Heat of the Moment” and Prevention of Crime.
Self Defence
A Deeper Look
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Learning how to cover up and block strikes to regain composure and cognition to be able to initiate an assault to start a defence. Fighting out of a detrimental position
We teach you how to protect yourself by covering up to defend the initial attack in order to prevent unconsciousness, so you can regain composure and cognition to then be able to unleash a devastating counterattack.
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Leaning how to react and perform various techniques to release from grabs, holds, pins and more
We teach you how to deal with and counter various grabs, holds, chokes and pins where self-protection has failed or not been possible to deploy. These techniques are reserved where the option of pre-emption has gone and we now have to defend ourselves from failed proactiveness, ambush or domestic violence. We also teach women’s self-defence to deal with domestic violence and predator attacks.
Everything else covered in Self Protection 3-7 also applies in Self Defence scenarios.
Book A Free Session
If you're looking to harness skills for self protection or self defence classes in the Swindon area, join us today. Visit our Bookings page and schedule a free session. We welcome ex-military, current service members, police force members, bouncers and anyone working in a combat oriented role or environment, as well as new people looking to learn practical skills for real-life scenarios becoming more essential every day.
Alternatively, you can reach us via message to kmswindon@gmail.com or 07913108966 by call or text if you have questions. We'll aim to respond to you within 24-48 hours.