Saturday we held our first Women’s only self-defence course since the pandemic hit. The course landed on the 6 month anniversary of the murder of Sarah Everard as well as the release of Colin Pitchfork the double rapist and murderer.
We started off with all participants and instructors undertaking a lateral flow test as close proximity in the physical delivery part of the class was necessary and everyones safety was paramount.
Our courses are not just about leaning the physical interventions and skills required in a violent incident we start by delivering a comprehensive and informative presentation educating the participants on the psychology of violent and sexual offenders. We looked at situational and environmental awareness and how to identify challenges and how to react for a positive outcome. Participants were encouraged to share their own experiences which brought to life the presentation content, this also allowed for discussion on strategies and solutions for similar experiences.
After a short lunch the afternoon was put aside for the physical skills of self-defence covering effective striking and kicking techniques, appropriate and effective release techniques, defence against weapons culminating in drills and scenarios that are reality based to test participants ability to use the techniques and concepts that they had learnt.
I look forward to being able to put another course on before Christmas and welcome a new group of women on to the next course as well as participants from this course who get a discount on future courses to overcome skill fade.
Lastly thank you to the WLTKD Instructor team for their assistance as always.
