WHAT D’YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE THAT…
WRONG PERSON
in the WRONG PLACE
at the WRONG TIME
The reality we train for
How to get out of choke holds from the front, side or behind. Escaping headlocks, hugs, shirt and wrist grabs.
How to defend yourself while on the floor, if someone is on top of you on the floor, and how to get up safely.
Foresee attacks and predict punches, defend against them and counter.
Nullify stick and knife threats or attacks. Defend against a knife from the front, side, rear, and to the throat.
Gain control, disarm, damn well disable if need be: your life’s just been threatened! Use what’s around you.
Employ multiple counters such as punches, hammer punches, palm slaps, elbows, knees and kicks.
Move off the line of attack. Deflecting. Distracting. Always looking.
Reacting under pressure. Conditioning. Multiple attacker scenarios.
It doesn’t matter how big the other person is, everyone has the same weak points.
BEGINNER?
Not a problem.
Get in touch and for the first few weeks you’ll get around 30 to 45m before each class being taught the basics, often 1-to-1.
It’s not about the money, honey
What we do, we don’t do for profit.
We charge enough to cover the cost of the room hire (thank you Mark!). And anything left over gets put into getting new equipment or guest trainers.
comrades in arms
Everyone who attends are friends first, fighters second.
You’ll often see more smiles than slaps. Hear more (bad) jokes than instructions barked.
there is no cup to be won
There is no syllabus. There are no belts.
Most (but not all) classes each week are self-contained, in that if you missed a previous one, you won’t be left behind. Every single one of us is still learning, always practicing.
SELF DEFENCE IS NOT A GAME.
YOU ARE NOT PLAYER-1.
SAFETY FIRST
Unlike some self-defence schools, we also teach when to recognize opportunities to defuse.
To move away.
To accept and or minimize a situation.
Your best training will often be using your head.
To know when to walk away,
To hand over that purse or give them your place in the taxi queue.
YOU (yes, you) ARE WELCOME HERE
Over the years we’ve had 70+ year olds training with us – NEVER underestimate them 🙂
We’ve had 16 year olds throw grown men with 66 inch chests to the floor. Serious.
Claire was whip thin and 5’4″ – but she knew your soft spots – you wouldn’t mess.
We’ve welcomed doctors, lawyers, airline stewards, mechanics, secretaries and weird people who build websites (ahem)… you’re always going to be warmly welcomed.
How we got here
The original club (Krav Maga Self Defence UK) was founded in 2002 by Tony Bradley. Tony was one of the first people in the UK to be certified as a Krav Maga teacher. He trained in Israel, and in the UK, under the legendary figures of Avi Nardia and Itay Gill.
Unfortunately Tony passed away in 2020.
His former students decided they should carry on in the spirit that Tony brought to his classes.
That this should not signal the end of their learning, of what he started.
Some have since earned self-defence teaching qualifications. They all continue Tony’s tradition of practical street-based defence. Class input and feedback is strongly encouraged. Relevant techniques that may be external to Krav Maga are welcomed. Everyone contributes towards creating and solving various real-world, on-street scenarios. Your inputs and your hammer-fists would be most welcome.
Your 1st Lesson
Give it a try. No obligation
£0.00
Yup. You read that right.
Your 2nd, 3rd, 4th lessons…
How the hell can you decide on the first night?
£0.00
No one gets married on a first date.
You want more?!
Excellent! If everyone’s good, it’s
£30.00
Each month. Standing Order.
We’d love to hear from you
We’re a friendly bunch. We don’t bite. Unless we’re cornered 🙂
1-3 Adelphi St, Radcliffe, Manchester M26 4ES
(Above Respect Martial Arts shop)
Class every Monday, 7:00pm to 8:30pm.
Please email info@kmsd.club before turning up.
Interested?
In the first instance, please email Rash at:
…with a short description of what you’re looking to get out of the training, and your phone number if you’d like to chat about it.
NB: If you are looking for the Krav Maga Self Defence UK club that is based in Devon (another former student of Tony’s) it’s here.