If you're reading this page, you've taken the first step to taking control of your safety. Self defence is more than fighting off an attacker.
The most valuable tool we can teach you is to prepare yourself before you are attacked. The most important thing to remember is that safety is a state of mind. You must train your mind and your body.
The Tae Kwon-Do School of Excellence Self Defence courses do not rely on martial arts techniques, but instead focuses on practical safety techniques and comprehensive self defence techniques that will empower you if you are attacked.
The Tae Kwon-Do School of Excellence believes that self defence should be easy to learn, easy to retain, and relatively easy to employ during real confrontational situations. We are passionate about people's right to feel safe and that everyone should empower themselves with sensible, highly effective and easy to remember techniques, an essential life skill in today's society. This empowerment allows people to give themselves the opportunity and choice of self-protection should they find themselves in a violent situation.
You do not need to have any martial arts experience to learn our self-defence skills. The courses we offer are specifically designed for the everyday woman, man or student and cover a variety of important topics such as: personal safety talk & safety in your daily life; assertiveness; victim mentality; understanding the violent mind; how to handle aggression; identification of risk situations & their avoidance; drug rape awareness; as well as a range of easy to remember and highly effective physical self-defence techniques.
There are two separate courses:
BASIC PHYSICAL DEFENSE - this course has its foundations in education and awareness. The course includes lecture, discussion and self defense techniques, suitable for women, men and children of all ages and abilities. Classes range from nine to twelve hours in length, depending on the Instructor.
ADVANCED PHYSICAL DEFENSE - Builds on techniques and strategies from the Basic class, and adds defences against the edged weapon and firearm. This program also covers more prone defence strategies, multiple subject encounters and even low and diffused light simulation exercises. Minimum of twelve hours, fifteen with simulation, for participants who have already completed the Basic Physical Defence Program.
The Tae Kwon-Do School of Excellence offers courses not only to the general public but also to schools, universities and colleges as well as corporate clients (If you want to know more please use the link and go to the schools and corporate page).
Women Only Self Defence
Reality is that I in 4 women will suffer a sexual assault in her lifetime. This is indeed a frightening statistic! Women, men and children around the world are often heard to say: “I wouldn’t know what to do, I am not a fighter. In an attack situation I will give in and pray that I come out with as little harm as possible to myself and hopefully I am still alive.” The truth is that most people have this view not because they cannot defend themselves but because they just do not know how to defend themselves.
The good news is that research shows that 80% of women who fight back get out of a situation! Do you feel confident that you have the skills to fight back? If not, do our women only self-defence course. The 2 courses are similar to the above but addresses self defence from a slightly different perspective. Doing our Tae Kwon-Do School of Excellence self-defence course will provide you with a choice of self-protection skills that may prevent a rape, sexual assault or even save your life.
Some Interesting Statistics
• In a June 2004 report released by the Chief Inspectorate of Constabulary regarding violence and theft on trains and the Tube there has been over the last two years a:
• 30% rise in thefts on trains and the Tube i.e. the equivalent of 4 every hour
• 20% rise in violence on trains and the Tube i.e. over 20 incidents per day
• 1 in 20 women in England & Wales has been a victim of rape according to Home Office Statistics
• According to the Home Office 25% of rape victims are children
• About 50% of child abuse victims never report the abuse according to the National Commission of Inquiry into the Prevention of Child Abuse
• It is estimated that at least 1 in 4 males & 1 in 3 females will have survived some form of sexual abuse before reaching the age of 18. In the UK this amounts to over 20% of the population or over 10.4 million people
• There has been a dramatic increase in youth crime across England & Wales:
• The alarming increase in gang rape is being linked to the surge in teenage gang culture. According to Scotland Yard there was 1 gang rape for every day in 2003 with more than 50% of the suspects aged 15 to 21.
• In Jan 2004 the National Audit Office reported the following statistics for 2003:
• 1 in 5 teenagers committed a crime
• Over 28,000 under 18's were either cautioned or found guilty of offences in London alone
• Over 286,000 under 18's were arrested in England & Wales. This constitutes 5% of their age group and more than double the adult population arrest rates which ran at 2.4%
• % of violent & sexual offenders were girls
Please contact us if you would like more information on future courses or to arrange a course adapted to your needs for your company, school, college or university.
