SHEPPEY SCHOOL OF MARTIAL ARTS

If you are an instructor or skilled martial artist and would like to perform an impromptu seminar for us, for free, then please get in touch with me to meet up and discuss what you are offering. We are constantly looking to train with like minded individuals and broaden our martial horizons. In return I will, if you deem it appropriate, teach for you at your class, free of charge of course.

We will report on any seminars that take place below.

A good friend of mine Steve Stocker, aka Pip, very kindly conducted a Reality Based Self Defence course for us on 19th July.

We always try to keep a grasp of reality during our regular training and it was interesting to see how much our training reflected Steve's RBSD stuff. To start with Steve gave a brief overview of awareness, adrenal dump - fight or flight and the simplicity of the moves required for self defence, relying primarily on gross motor skills rather than the refined moves found in many martial art schools. The training then moved onto a look at "The Fence" (a modern adaptation of Man Sau - inquisitive hand) which included the use of a verbal distraction and a quick, effective, preemptive move ensuring that we make the most of the window of opportunity. Steve later went on to discuss other various strikes that are simple yet effective in application.

The lesson was enjoyable and informative, I'm sure that Steve will be returning some time in the future to share some more of his knowledge with us.