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Here you will find all of the latest news articles published in relation to all things to do with physical intervention and physical restraint, self-defence, conflict management, handcuffing and everything and anything else in general.

Staff Assaults And Killings Triggers HSE Investigation of 20 Providers

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Staff Assaults And Killings Triggers HSE Investigation of 20 Providers

The above is the headline of an exclusive article in HSJ Magazine that was published on the 18th December 2019 by Matt Discombe.

In that article Mr Discombe highlights that the HSE have carried out inspections at 20 health and care providers after three health workers in the last five years have died after being assaulted by patients.

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Injured Doorman Could Be Homeless By Christmas

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Injured Doorman Could Be Homeless By Christmas

I’ve just received the following message on Facebook, with the permission to share it with you all.

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There is No Evidence To Prove That Dynamic/Pressurised/Stimulation Training Works

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The title of this blog post is based on something someone recently said to me, and the person who said it told me that they were quoting something said to them by someone else. Apparently, according to the person I spoke to what was exactly said to them was: “There is no research evidence that proves that pressurised/stimulation/dynamic training works”, … Read more

Course Cost Increase

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Please note that our course fees will be increasing for all bookings from next near with immediate effect. This will be the first time that we have increased our costs in the last ten years and to keep our costs competitive, whilst delivering what we believe is exceptional value for money and customer service, we have continually absorbed the additional … Read more

9 Self Defence Techniques That Everyone Should Know and Anyone Can Do

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“If some cannot see, hear, breathe or walk, then they cannot fight.”
Mark Dawes

As strong and invincible as people like to think they are we are in fact quite vulnerable.

For example did you know that only 8.5 lbs of pressure could break any bone in the human body and it takes less than 4.5 lbs of pressure (2 small bags of sugar) to kill another human being?

And according to research the average person can punch with a force of approximately 240 – 350 pounds per square inch.

Therefore, it doesn’t actually matter how big or strong someone looks, if you have the ability to apply force in the right place them you have the ability to stop them dead in their tracks.

The aim of any self defence technique should be to achieve one or more of the following:

1: To make the aggressor lose their concentration. If they stop thinking about you they will stop hurting you.

2: Interfere with the physical integrity/ structure of the aggressors body.

3: Interfere with the central nervous system.

4: Destroy or interfere with circulation.

5: Interfere or destroy their ability to breathe.

This FREE eBook will show you 9 self-defence techniques that are simple and easy to execute.

This eBook is in no way a substitute or an alternative to attending a self-defence class, but it is a good reference document and resource for you, and because it’s free you have nothing to lose by taking a look at it.

To get your copy of the Free eBook click here – https://uv159.infusionsoft.com/app/form/c6027ed9dec1c754bce4bbc88047a3b1

How Did You Get Started [Video]

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‘How Did You Get Started’ is question quite a lot so I thought I’d do a video on ‘my story’ that took me from a sixteen-year-old Royal Navy recruit to where I am today, including many of the pitfalls I had and the mistakes I made along the way, in the hope that it encourages many of you to follow your passion and turn it into your profession.

You only have one life – so live it!