Escrima Nightclub Self Defence Seminar

Here is a video from our recent Nightclub Self Defence Seminar.

Is your martial art / self defence / combat training effective outside the gym?

Our nightclub / bar seminar gave students an insight into the challenges faced defending your self in a different environment while also trying to protect those you are with. 

Our next FREE Urban Escrima Self-Defence Taster Session!

Our next Urban Escrima Self Defence seminar takes place on Tuesday 25th at 7.00pm and Thursday 27th at 6.30pm at London Fields Fitness Studio, London, E8.

This is a fantastic opportunity to try out REAL Self Defence for FREE.

Please contact us on: info@urbanescrima.com to book your place!

FREE Urban Escrima Self Defence Induction Session - Thursday 29th August!

The next FREE Urban Escrima Self Defence Induction Session will take place on Thursday 29th August from 6.30 - 7.30pm at London Fields Fitness Studio. Places are limited so book now on info@urbanescrima.com.

Below is a clip of what we are about.

Self Defence London - Urban Escrima in Action!

Here is our latest Self Defence video. Thank you to everyone who helped create the video and to those who took part, we are very grateful. If you would like to see further Urban Escrima Self Defence videos please check out Youtube chanel. If you would like to find further information on the self defence system we teach, please go to the www.escrimaconcepts.com or www.facebook.com/escrimaconcepts.

Self Defence London - Urban Escrima video Interview with a Student - Chris

Here is our latest video with an Urban Escrima practitioner, Chris. For more videos, please visit our Urban Escrima Self Defence website.

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Awareness Seminar - A Practitioners Thoughts

Here is a review from Kristian, an Escrima Concepts practitioner who attended the recent Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Awareness Seminar, enjoy!

The Self Defence Environmental Awareness Seminar was Explosive! If I learned one thing it was the importance of “Exploding”!

The aim of the day was to give a taster of the higher grades of the Escrima Concepts Syllabus but also link the training all the students have been doing and ground it in realistic situations and different scenarios.

We began the seminar like any other lesson as with movement drills, working on our off lining but working on another aspect of the system “explosion”. We started with a 4 for 4 drill where 4 attacks were fed by an attacker. After the 4th and final attack the defender “exploded” changing their energy and role in the scenario from being a passive defender to an aggressive attacker who would then feed 4 attacks of their own and vice versa. Although it was a simple excercise it was still challenging as a defender changing your energy (exploding) and redirect it back at your attacker in a split second.

We practised “exploding” from different scenarios including enclosed spaces ,if your bag was snatched, walking with your mobile phone, fending off armed multiple attackers, from a seated position, attackers around corners and at different levels such as walking up and down stairs.

In order for something to “explode” a trigger needs to be set off. The Instructors asked the class when should you react to an aggressor? The answer is “as soon as possible”. But only through developing an awareness  of “zones” and identifying when a potential attacker enters your zone.

It was a good day and an excellent turn out with lot of hard work shown by everyone. It re-affirmed to me how much more there is to learn in the system and that made me want to work harder. I’m also lucky to be learning and training with some dedicated and  talented students and instructors.

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Awareness Seminar

Thank you to everyone who came to the Urban Escrima Self Defence seminar and helped to make such an excellent event. Here are some of the photos from the day.

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence Environmental Seminar July 2013

Urban Escrima Self Defence on Sky TV!

Here is a video we done with The Chrissy B Show on Sky TV. It was a fun day and we hope shows the importance of realistic self defence training. If you would like to see further videos, please check out our Urban Escrima Self Defence YouTube channel.

Environmental Awareness Seminar - London

How will apply your self-defence training in a real confrontation?

How will you react under stress?

Do you want to see how your training works on the street?

We are pleased to announce our certified Urban Escrima Environmental Awareness Seminar on Saturday 27th July from 1.15 – 4.15 at London Fields Fitness Studio.

This seminar will be a great opportunity to link your training to real scenarios!

Why is this seminar important for you?

This seminar will help to understand how your self-defence training can protect you in conflict.
You will be able to assess as realistically as possible, what you are capable and are not capable of doing when under stress.

To enable you to think clearly about appropriate responses to any given situation.

Items covered on the day are:
Safe zones
Multiple attackers
What constitutes a weapon?
Required response to an attack
How to respond to an attempted mugging / bag snatchStreet based attacks (yes, some of the day will be spent in the street)
Scenario based training at London Fields Train Station
Defending yourself while seated

Prices for the day are:
Urban Escrima / Escrima Concepts Members: £30.00 (paid in advance) £35 on the day
Non-members: £40.00

To book your place, please email us on: urbanescrima.com

Interview with an Urban Escrima Student - Chris

Welcome to the latest installment of our ‘Interview with a Student’ series. Chris is a long time student with Urban Escrima Self Defence so we are really pleased to see what Chris’s thoughts are on training.

How long have you been training with Urban Escrima and what grade are you?
I started training with Urban Escrima in May 2011 and I am second grade.

What if any martial arts have you done before?
I have done Jiu Jitsu and Aikido before starting Escrima.

What attracted you to train in Escrima Concepts?
I like the simplicity and no nonsense approach. The Escrima which is taught is pretty dynamic and flexible. It welcomes techniques from any martial arts that works, so what I have learnt before is not wasted. I would say what I have learnt before is the rough edges being chiselled, refined + learning something new.

What things do you most enjoy training at Urban Escrima?
Its a really challenging. Most of the time I am trying to overcome myself before learning to overcome or control others if there is a scrap. But I think mentally the weapons part has taught me to keep/walk away from trouble because of the damage it can do if employed.

What do you feel is the most important thing you have learned at Urban Escrima?
Finding out how little I know about self defence in stress situations and believe me in a confrontation the situation will be stressful. No getting away from that.

What would you say to someone thinking of coming down to train at Urban Escrima?
I would say come and try out the system for about a month and you will train with some great lads and lasses.

Thanks Chris!