Here you will find all of the latest news articles published in relation to all things to do with physical intervention and physical restraint, self-defence, conflict management, handcuffing and everything and anything else in general.
I recently saw a post on LinkedIn that a good friend of mine put up.
It was about and in that post my friend stated that a Coroner who has called for bar staff to receive restraint training after a man died when restrained by bar staff.
What is The Difference Between Personal Safety Awareness Training Self-Defence Training? I’ve received a few emails and calls over the last week on the same subject which is ‘What is The Difference Between Personal Safety Awareness Training Self-Defence Training?’ so I thought I’d share one email exchange with you in case you were wondering the same thing. I hope it … Read more
Becoming a Self Defence Instructor is a very rewarding occupation. Helping people to stay safe and seeing people’s confidence and self-esteem increase through self defence training is, in many ways, a reward in and of itself and many people make a good living teaching self defence and what could be a better thing than turning your passion into a full … Read more
Where you are in life now is directly attributable to the decision and actions that you have taken in the past.
This is the true story of Dr Aidan MacCarthy who survived being a Japanese Prisoner of War, being torpedoed and marooned at sea, bombed at Nagasaki, recaptured and finally released.
A landmark research study has proven that teaching women self-defence tactics reduces the risk of sexual assault. Recently a UK research study, the largest conducted on sexual violence and harassment at UK universities, reported in the Guardian newspaper in November 2020, reported that more than half of UK students say they have faced unwanted sexual behaviour but only a fraction … Read more
As you are aware there are changes coming into effect from the 1st April with regard to the SIA License Linked Qualifications and I have just had the following email from Pearsons; our Awarding organisation, so I thought that I’d share it with you in case you hadn’t heard anything. The email I received stated the following: “Dear Colleague The … Read more
The problem with doing anything, like attending a training course or commission training from an organisation, is who do you take advice from? How do you safeguard yourself against things that could possibly go wrong and how will your preferred training support you if and when things don’t go as planned? In the business world there are many ‘gurus’ who … Read more
Can I Continue To Train If I Am Out Of Date for my Physical Intervention Trainer Refresher?
I’ve been getting quite a few calls recently on this issue because many trainers have either fallen out of date for their annual refresher or haven’t trained since qualifying as a trainer due to the current pandemic.
