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Legal defensibility, professional standards and practical guidance for trainers.
Does a Company Owe a Duty of Care To It’s Staff In a Staff Car Park?
Does a Company Owe a Duty of Care To Its Staff In a Staff Car Park? I was recently asked to provide some advice to someone with regards to the duty of care owed to staff in a staff car park, especially when it comes to the issue of self-defence. Having checked with various legal sources I thought what I … Read more
12 Jul 2022 · 3 min read
How can I find an experienced self defence instructor and what are some good questions to ask
How can I find an experienced self defence instructor and what are some good questions to ask? This is a great question…..
8 Jul 2022 · 2 min read
What Is The Best Martial Art For Self Defense
“What Is The Best Martial Art For Self Defense?” This is a question that I have heard asked many times. I have also seen this asked in many forums and discussion groups. But is it a misleading one? Studying the martial arts is of course a valuable thing to do. I’ve done it myself for many years. But does being … Read more
8 Jul 2022 · 1 min read
Comedy, Resilience and Being Offended (Video)
Two Old Guys Chewing The Fat – Part 1 – Comedy, Resilience and Being Offended Trevel and I have known each other for many years and in this video we talk about some of the strange things we regularly come across.
18 Jun 2022 · 1 min read
Failing Training and A Woman Who Nearly Lost Her Job (Video)
In this video Trevel and I discuss whether customer service has been lost and how a woman nearly lost her job by a trainer failing her.
18 Jun 2022 · 1 min read
Woman suing self-defence school for £40,000 as hamstring is ripped from bone by an aggressive trainer
Woman suing self-defence school for £40,000 as hamstring ‘ripped from bone’ by ‘aggressive’ trainer (As reported in the Daily Mirror on the 8th June 2022 and you can read the news article here – https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/woman-suing-self-defence-school-27178581)
10 Jun 2022 · 5 min read
Why Mapping Over To Us Makes Sense
Read This If You Are a PI Trainer. Why Mapping Over To Us Makes Sense. Some of you may be experiencing problems in being able to get a PI (Physical Intervention) Trainer Refresher Course. Or you may be fed up with the restrictive license conditions imposed by your training provider that you are bound by (which may be costing you … Read more
7 Jun 2022 · 4 min read
How The SAS Breached RNAS Culdrose Defences (Video)
The True Story About ‘Taff-In-The-Box’ And How The SAS Breached RNAS Culdrose Defences (Video) In 1977 I was a 17 year-old Royal Navy trainee with only six months service based at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (HMS Seahawk) in Cornwall (not Devon Lofty!).
1 Jun 2022 · 1 min read
Can You Defend Yourself Against A Child Who Is Under The Age of Criminal Intent (Video)
Can You Defend Yourself Against A Child Who Is Under The Age of Criminal Intent? This post answers that very question.
30 May 2022 · 8 min read
Why The Term ‘Least Restrictive’ Has Nothing To Do With Physical or Mechanical Restraint
Why The Term ‘Least Restrictive’ Has Nothing To Do With Physical or Mechanical Restraint. This blog post and video explains.
29 May 2022 · 7 min read
Don’t Blame Staff When You Provide Them With a System With Failure Built In (HSG48)
Don’t Blame Staff When You Provide Them With a System With Failure Built in (HSG48)
26 May 2022 · 3 min read
Do You Do MAPA Physical Intervention Training (Video)
Do You Do MAPA Physical Intervention Training? This is another question I regularly get asked.
23 May 2022 · 2 min read