Self Defence Classes for Reservoir

Situations we prepare you for

• Being grabbed by the wrist, arm or clothing.
• A headlock, bear hug or choke from in front or behind.
• Being shoved to the ground and needing to get up safely.
• A threatening person on a platform at Reservoir or Regent station.
• A knife threat, trained one month in every four in adult classes.

Every scenario starts with awareness and talking first, because the best fight is the one you avoid.

For Reservoir women

Women train alongside men and other women in our regular adult classes, so you practise against different sizes and strengths. Instructors adapt each technique to suit you, and most of our female students started with no experience. See women’s self defence classes.

For Reservoir kids and teens

Kids from Reservoir’s primary schools learn to stay aware, use a loud voice and escape grabs in Ninja Stars and Samurai Warriors. Students from Reservoir High School and William Ruthven train in Junior Adults, including Knife Defence basics. See kids self defence.

Reservoir parents ask us this a lot

“Will learning to fight make my teenager more aggressive?” In our experience it does the opposite. Students who know they can handle themselves feel less need to prove anything, and our training puts walking away first every time. Many Reservoir parents train in the adult class while their kids are in Junior Adults, which gives the whole family a shared language for staying safe on the train, at Edwardes Lake Park or out at night.