(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)
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 lost business opportunities, wasted time and money).
Why The Term ‘Least Restrictive’ Has Nothing To Do With Physical or Mechanical Restraint
Every now and then I hear someone stating things like “Staff must use the least restrictive method when restraining a patient” etc.
This is another question I regularly get asked.
These are questions I constantly get asked.
So, what does PMVA mean?
Who would be liable for giving illegal information and instruction (with regards to physical intervention, self-defence, handcuffing, etc.)?
“Should a door-person be allowed to wear steel toe-capped boots when working on a door?”
I have just received the following email asking for my advice.
Neuro Linguistic Programming began its life early in the 1970s when John Grinder teamed up with Richard Bandler.
How many times have you heard s**** like that?
That is ‘dog s***’ advice!
It’s politically expedient, wilfully negligent, biased and highly illegal.
I have been in this industry now for many years and have heard many things, but sometimes I am still taken aback by what I get told and following are a couple of examples of what I was told only this week.