Everything and anything to do with self-defence, covering such issues as your rights under the law in relation to the defence of yourself and others as well as lots of other self-defence related topics.
The use of pain compliance on children is an emotive subject, it is contentious and one that many organisations fail when issuing legally robust policy and guidance. NFPS has covered this subject in previous publications and links to these will be given at the end of this post. Of course, applying pain to a child is the absolute last thing … Read more
A veteran paramedic ambulance worker who was assaulted by a 14 year-old was awarded £49,000 by an industrial tribunal after he was wrongfully dismissed for gross misconduct by his employer for allegedly assaulting a 14 year old who had attacked him. In August 2021 Mr Edwards, a senior paramedic with 18 years service was attending a call. It involved … Read more
I recently posted an article on Linked about an article which appeared in the Guardian ‘North Wales Police Officer punching incident’. Well, the post attracted over 6,000 views with lots of very balanced and descriptive comments. Some challenging whilst others supported the video clip showing the officer punching someone whilst on the ground. Her (now His) Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies … Read more
Writing and effective incident report is possibly one of the most important things you can do. This is because you may have to rely on it in one, two, three or even five to tens year’s time. And let’s face it, most of us can’t remember what we had for dinner last week! So keeping a good written record as … Read more
I recently had a conversation with someone who told me that their wife is having to have her neck surgically re-built with bone taken from other parts of her body.
The injury was caused by an eight-year-old child violently pulling the member of staff’s hair causing the person’s head to jerk back violently.
What is The Difference Between Personal Safety Awareness Training Self-Defence Training? I’ve received a few emails and calls over the last week on the same subject which is ‘What is The Difference Between Personal Safety Awareness Training Self-Defence Training?’ so I thought I’d share one email exchange with you in case you were wondering the same thing. I hope it … Read more
I often get asked the question “How did you get started?” so I thought I’d post this video (for those of you who may be interested in my story).
In this video, I also talk about the reason why I started a training company and also how I got started teaching Self-Defence.
Make Money Teaching Breakaway and Self Defence, Gain a Recognised Qualification And Offer Recognised Qualifications To Your Students.
Living through this pandemic has made many of us reflect on our lives and focus on what is really important to us. I was just talking to someone yesterday who told me that prior to this pandemic their ‘escape’ was shopping, but now they have been able to focus on what is really important to them and even the thought of going shopping to buy ‘nice things’ doesn’t interest them at all.
A landmark research study has proven that teaching women self-defence tactics reduces the risk of sexual assault. Recently a UK research study, the largest conducted on sexual violence and harassment at UK universities, reported in the Guardian newspaper in November 2020, reported that more than half of UK students say they have faced unwanted sexual behaviour but only a fraction … Read more
