School Workshops

 

Personal Safety and Self Defense Workshops for Schools

 

 

Self Defense Training for Schools?

Just like doing a first course or learning fire drills, a self defense training workshop for schools is a fantastic way of safely educating children to make intelligent decisions in a crisis situation.

We don't just teach physical self defence techniques for children and teens.
We also teach better situational awareness and hoe to read and avoid potentially hazardous situations and people. Smart self defence for teens also means understanding the power of body language, using your voice, and overcoming fear or uncertainty.

 

Developing Young Minds, Inspiring Positive Change

We facilitate safe and age-appropriate self defense workshops for learners at primary, secondary and tertiary education institutes. Our workshops are designed to quickly and effectively equip learners with personal safety skills, practical physical self defense techniques, and a high level of situational awareness and self confidence.

 

Safe, Age-Appropriate Training

Our practical self defense training is 100% safe and user-friendly. 

Our workshops are for groups ranging from a minimum of 20 participants up to combined grade groups of 200 - 300 participants where necessary. We present schools workshops in Johannesburg and Cape Town - and surrounding areas - facilitated by experienced and highly qualified instructors. Our workshops are perfectly suited to orientation / enrichment / themed programs.



Self Defense Workshops for Schools

 

Duration: 1 hour session
Fee: R80 per participant
Minimum Group Size: 20 participants

This workshop includes:

• How to develop greater situational awareness and become ‘street smart’
• Body language, self confidence, and verbal self defense
• Identifying and avoiding potentially risky situations or individuals
• Vital targets and effective strikes to stop a would-be attacker
• Defenses vs grabs, holds, and chokes

The school is also provided with a free downloadable video which can be distributed to participants.

 

 

 

Duration: 2 hour session
Fee: R120 per participant
Minimum Group Size: 20 participants

This workshop includes:

• How to develop greater situational awareness and become ‘street smart’
• Body language, self confidence, and verbal self defense
• Identifying and avoiding potentially risky situations or individuals
• Vital targets and effective strikes to stop a would-be attacker
• Defenses vs grabs, holds, and chokes
• Intelligently using a pen or cellphone as a powerful self defense tool
• Effective defenses vs attempted sexual assault (optional depending upon school directive or age group)

The school is also provided with a free downloadable video which can be distributed to participants.

 

 

 

Duration: 1 hour session
Fee: R80 per participant
Minimum Group Size: 20 participants

This workshop includes:

• How to avoid becoming a target of criminals, stalkers, or traffickers
• Common tactics used by kidnappers or traffickers
• How to create automatic layers of safety in any situation
• Overcoming fear and responding intelligently in a potential crisis
• Vital targets and striking techniques
• Escapes from grabs, holds, and chokes
• Physical defenses vs attempted lifts, carries or drags
• Using everyday objects as weapons of opportunity

 

 

 

 

Duration: 1 hour session
Fee: R80 per participant
Minimum Group Size: 20 participants

This workshop includes:

• How to avoid becoming a cyber stalking target
• What to do in the event of cyberbullying
• Most common tactics used by criminals or predators to gain access to devices and accounts
• Dealing with sexting, inappropriate content, or attempted blackmail
• Basic network security, anti-spoofing measures, and link avoidance
• Perception management and social media

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Than Just Self Defense and Personal Safety

Our workshops offer benefits that extend far beyond self defense and personal safety.

We understand that meaningful change begins with the mind, and so our workshops are a blend of personal interaction and impactful demonstrations that will leave your learners inspired and motivated.

Some of the results of this approach include:

• Positive conflict resolution techniques
• The ability to remain calm in a crisis situation – whether at school or in a social setting
• The ability to reduce stress and deal with fear or uncertainty more effectively
• A greatly enhanced sense of focus, structure, and purpose

We use humour, questions, and genuine interaction with our audience to achieve this, and many learners who’ve attended our workshops have remarked on just how impactful and meaningful the experience has been for them.

Learning the basics of personal safety and self defense is a life skill, just like learning first aid or learning how to swim. For many learners, learning about personal safety is something they’ve never been exposed to, and our goal is to make our workshops as enjoyable – and yet practical – as possible, by providing a host of skills that are quickly and easily mastered. Our program is designed to be relevant to every single participant at their own level of capacity.

The learning is easy – and the benefits are lifelong.

 

 

 

 

To find out more, or arrange a workshop, please contact us at des@edakravmaga.com

 

Some of the schools we work with: