Knife Seminar August 2008

An Edged Weapon can be various different objects, most people just assume they are knives.

Not only are there knives, but also, broken glass and bottle's, torn drink cans, screwdrivers, razor blades taped to credit cards and even a credit card that has been ran along a wall, will cut you.

The list is endless, however the most common edged weapon you would probably be faced with - is a knife.

Unfortunately in todays street culture, edged weapon assaults are becoming more and more common.

The most common edged weapon attacks are with knives to threaten the individuals, so that they become frightened and hand over their personal possessions.

What would you do if an attacker put a knife to your throat and told you to do something?

The real answer is, that if you have never faced this type of attack, you do not know what you would do. Realistic training for this type of situation can only enhance your survival.

In this seminar we will looked at the problems associated with weapon threats.

You will learned how to assess the threat, de-escalate the situation and if all else has failed, perform defensive techniques that will allow you to overcome any would be attacker.

The seminar started by dealing with knife threats then we followed this by teaching how to use common objects as defensive tools.

In every street attack the victim will have at hand various common objects that can be used to defeat and overcome an attacker.

These common objects fall into various categories, such as sharp implements (pens etc), stick like objects (umbrellas), heavy objects (stones/ashtrays), small objects (keys/coins), shield like objects (chairs/bags), whip like objects (belts/chains) and liquids.

In this seminar you learn how to use these items to defend yourself.

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Kapap Induction October 2006

4hr Kapapsheffield Induction Seminar - Abbeydale Park Racket & Fitness Club, Sheffield.

This seminar was open to everyone from any Martial Art background or no Martial Art background at all.

Yet again our Induction Seminar proved to be popular, we had people travel from as far a field as Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham and London.

Thanks to all of you who attended and hopefully you received an all round overview of the Kapap System and came away feeling confident and eager to learn more.

4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (Infantry) June 2006

Most people would expect our British Army to receive some sort of Hand to Hand training - this is not always true!!

Which led members of the HM reserve forces to contact us for training.

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I am a member of HM reserve forces and I and several of my colleagues will be mobilised to deploy on peace keeping operations to Afghanistan in 2-3 months time.

We have previously been deployed to Iraq, where we found we had a massive skills gap in the training we were given.

Due to time and resource constraints, we found that we were trained to discourage and de-escalate what was termed minor aggravation and in the application and use of lethal force with firearms.

We had a number of small incidents where we were physically attacked or had to arrest individuals which we were able to deal with through are current level of knowledge and sheer numbers.

However, we also experienced incidents where relatively small situations rapidly expanded into small scale public order events in which members of our group were seriously at risk, mainly from knives, sticks or being dragged into a crowd.

Although we were able to sort these situations out and rescue colleagues, by literally piling in, the only method we had to extract ourselves safely from the situation was to threaten or use lethal force.

With the combination of the legality of having to use lethal force and the current disciplinary action being taken against other members of HM forces and the risk of harm to ourselves, we have collectively challenged our superiors to give us some form of arrest and restraint training.

Although they have been sympathetic they simply can’t get the instructors or find places on courses to allow us to protect ourselves and avoid having to unnecessarily cause harm to anyone, hence I have been looking at the private sector.

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Kapapsheffield were pleased to have carried out a 5 day training course for the lads of the 4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment (Infantry)

Covering subjects as: combat conditioning, ground fighting, counter knife defenses and attacks, guns disarms anti-terrorist takedowns and controls.

Good luck to you all in Afghanistan from all at Kapapsheffield.

Kapapsheffield Seminar April 2006

4hr Kapap Sheffield Induction Seminar.

8hr Reality Based Personal Protection Seminar April 2006

Kapapsheffield were pleased to have held - the first ever Jim Wagner Reality Based Self Defence Seminar in Sheffield, in conjunction with www.jimwagnertraining-ireland.com.

Kapapsheffield Kids March 2006

Once a month at our Kickboxing Club we teach our kids the basics of Kapap - this month it was Knife Defence.

The kids had a great time and know that knifes are not toys but weapons that can harm.

Learning self defence at an early age builds confidence, but may well also one day save their lives.

Providing children with options and practical skills to RECOGNIZE, AVOID, and if necessary, ESCAPE violence and abuse.

Through self protection training, children become empowered, learning to replace the fear, confusion and panic of dangerous situations with confidence, personal safety skills and higher self-esteem.

Self Defence, Protection/Martial Arts can be a fine addition to a child's personal safety background, but Kapap Sheffield's curriculum is designed to establish a basic foundation of overall safety in a child's life.

We teach them how to defend themselves from all common attack scenarios: grabs, holds and strikes.

We hope that this additional monthly training will instil in our students, self confidence, physical fitness, discipline, respect and mental focus.

Kapap is not only a martial art - Kapap is a self-esteem building program with both realistic and practical skills useful in today's world.

Kapap is intended to provide a foundation of safety education for a child to build on for the rest of their life.

Kapapsheffield Induction Seminar February 2006

4hr Kapap Induction Seminar held @ Sam Jones Health Club, Sheffield.
Was open to everyone - NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Kapapsheffield Seminar November 2005

4hr Kapap Induction Seminar - Seminar for a local Krav Maga Club, Sheffield.