Swanage Martial Arts
& Self Defence For All
Family Friendly + Teen and Adult Classes
& Monthly Workshops
Tuesdays from 6 pm
In the Heart of Swanage
At Swanage Methodist Church, High Street
07888 660225
About Us
This fun and friendly Martial Arts class is suitable for all ages and abilities* and is great for anyone who wants to train individually or together with friends or family (It is a favourite with parents and carers who want to spend quality time training with, or in the same class as, their children).
When we say all ages and abilities, we mean it! We have students who have started with us in their 70s as well as primary school-age children, and everyone in between!
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If you are also interested in Martial Arts and Real Life Self Defence Classes suitable for Teenagers and Adults, please click HERE
We are a Martial Arts & Self Defence club for all ages* (please note students need to be able to train unaided or with the help of a participating parent/carer), abilities and genders. We are based in the heart of Swanage on Swanage High Street within the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset.
Students who train with us can improve their
self-confidence, self-defence, concentration, self-discipline, fitness, strength, flexibility and health. We can also help you to lose or maintain your ideal weight, all while meeting like-minded, friendly people and having fun!
We teach age-appropriate skills such as:
Personal safety, self protection, awareness, avoidance, confidence, dissuasion, escaping dangerous situations, managing personal space, and as a last resort pre-emptive striking (when it is legal and acceptable to do so), adrenaline and fear (understanding, controlling and utilising), striking - punching, kicking, power slapping, improved power generation (elbows, knees and head), escaping from grips and holds, weapons (awareness, defence and the law), and more!
These skills and more will be taught to you by our fully qualified Black Belt, DBS Checked and First Aid trained Instructor: Ian Rand.. He has trained and graded in numerous martial arts and reality based self defence systems under world-renowned self defence and martial arts instructors including top Japanese and European Karate Sensei; Al Peasland (Personal Safety expert and founder of Complete Self Protection martial arts club); Geoff Thompson (Polled as the Number 1 self-defence instructor in the world and the most influential martial artist since Bruce Lee, and joint chief instructor of the British Combat Association (BCA) and British Combat Karate Association (BCKA) with Peter Consterdine); Peter Consterdine (International Security Consultant and Professional Bodyguard with over 40 years of experience in martial arts and self defence); along with many more world-class martial arts and self defence instructors.
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an has trained for over 33 years, starting his club in Basingstoke which has now been running for over 12 years, and his Swanage martial arts and self-defence classes cover age-appropriate realistic applications of Japanese, Chinese and Filipino Martial Arts such as Traditional Karate combined with age-appropriate elements of martial arts such as Muay Thai Kick Boxing, Boxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Judo, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Weapons and Knife Defence, Kali Escrima, Jeet Kune Do (JKD) as well as
Combative and Practical Self-Defence Skills.
*Our all-ages and abilities class is suitable for all ages and abilities (generally 7yrs+ but younger children with good attention spans may be able to train with the help of a participating parent/carer). Students need to be able to train unaided or with the help of a participating parent/carer, as this is also a family-friendly class. If younger children prefer to leave early this is also not a problem as we will have a short break after about 45 minutes at which time, they are welcome to go home if they are feeling tired or struggling to concentrate (NB this amount of time may be all young children can cope with in the first few weeks).
Martial Arts & Self Defence Classes
(also available online & recorded)
Testimonials
My son aged 7 and I have just had our first self protection class with Ian and it was great fun and an interesting learning experience.
Ian is very honest and patient (an absolute must when it comes to me and my son!) and a real joy to be taught by, he is obviously very passionate and well trained in what he does and this really comes across in his classes.
I would recommend to anyone to give this a go and to gain the opportunity to learn the best way to protect yourself and your family by someone who really knows his stuff.
Anon - a satified mum and
My Grandson started ... about 5 months ago and attends twice a week. He is autistic and it was at first a concern as to how he would manage and cope. We had tried lots of groups and clubs previously, but after a few weeks, his enthusiasm always dwindled. However, Jake was welcomed into the Mixed Martial Arts class and has gained so much confidence because Ian Rand has such a positive attitude that achievements can be made. Jake has now gained his first belt and is looking forward to his next challenge. My thanks go not only to Ian but to all the non-judgemental class members who are learning alongside Jake and have helped to make him grow into the young teenager that I am very proud of.
Pam Bartlett
Both my boys go twice a week, initially through the school and they love it. Both boys had confidence issues when they started, and now I would struggle to describe Louie as shy and Archie comes home every Thursday night high as a kite, just in time for bed. Highly recommended.
Lee Nightingale
