08/10/2026
🥋 **October Intro Course Highlights!** 👊
This month, we worked on two challenging self-defence scenarios: **a hair pull from behind and a knife threat to the throat.**
💥 **Defence Against a Hair Pull from Behind**
The focus is on regaining balance, protecting yourself, and creating an opportunity to escape.
✅ Step towards the direction of the pull as you turn to face the attacker to help recover your balance.
✅ Protect your face as you turn to reduce the risk of being struck.
✅ Strike to the groin or body as soon as you turn to create an opportunity to escape.
✅ Continue striking to create a safe opportunity to get away.
🔪 **Defence Against a Knife Threat**
A knife threat is extremely dangerous, and there is no guaranteed safe response. Our training focuses on technique, control, and understanding the risks.
✅ Control the weapon arm by pinning it to your chest while simultaneously striking to the face.
✅ Continue striking to create a safe opportunity to get away.
✅ Focus on technique rather than relying on strength alone as your attacker most likely will be bigger and stronger than you.
⚠️ **Technique over strength. Awareness over ego. Escape over confrontation.**
Takedowns and disarming techniques are not always appropriate and should only be considered in specific circumstances, depending on the situation and the practitioner's skill level.
Self-defence isn't about winning a fight. It's about protecting yourself, making smart decisions under pressure, and getting home safely. 💪
👏 Well done to everyone who trained with us this intro! Keep learning, keep practising, and keep building your confidence.
