To be able to defend yourself properly you need to have a good set of fundamental skills i.e. the ability to move efficiently, the ability to generate strikes that have real power, the ability to control the range and distance between you and an aggressor, good reactions etc. These are skills that are not developed overnight. We make sure that these skills are the first things that a student develops. Our philosophy is not just to present a student with a set of techniques but to instead teach real fighting skills and abilities and develop the person as an individual. Different people develop these skills at different rates and along different timescales, so this is always a hard question to answer. What we can say though is that our training does not cut corners and you will be trained thoroughly and properly. When it comes to street survival and relying on the skills and techniques you have learnt you cannot rush the job of training and developing comprehensively, thoroughly and properly. This is why Krav Maga & Hisardut are used by members of the Israeli Special forces. They know they can trust this approach of equipping and developing these skills to the highest standard possible.

Fitness is not an issue; our program is open to individuals regardless of their present fitness level. You will however see rapid improvements in both your cardio-fitness, your core strength and flexibility through your training with us. Because our training comprises a mixture of martial arts you get the specific benefits that each one has to offer e.g. with Judo comes strength, with Karate comes speed, flexibility and power etc. This is one of the great strengths of our gym: you learn how to defend yourself AND get fit at the same time.

We teach fighting systems and therefore involves physical contact however our training presents safety above everything else. Nobody is ever put in a training situation that they are unable to handle or are not ready for. We teach respect in everything we do and this includes the way we train with each other. There is no reason why anyone training with us should get injured we have a better safety record than most amateur sports including football, lacrosse and baseball. If you are at all concerned about this come down and watch a class. You will soon see there is nothing to concern about.