Direct Defence

Authentic Krav Maga training in Sussex. Learn to defend yourself, get fit and have fun.

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Working on different types of kicks last night in Brighton, focusing on understanding range and movement before combining several kicks into fluid combinations attacking a moving target.

Great work from everyone.

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A sparring session last night in Littlehampton, focusing on using and defending hook punches.

Great work.

Come and join us every Monday at 8pm

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Last night in Westergate we worked on a bit of positional ground-fighting - learning how to escape from various positions and get back to your feet.

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More striking drills last night in Worthing.

Hundreds and thousands of reps is what it takes to develop the necessary skills, so great effort from everyone last night. Looking sharper every week.

Come and join us every Wednesday at 7:00pm

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Last night in Westergate we worked on circular attacks, including roundhouse kicks, elbows, hooks, and uppercuts, then worked them into some effective combinations.

Great effort all round.

Join us every Tuesday at 8:30pm

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More sparring last night in our Brighton class, this time the focus was on roundhouse kicks.

Great work everyone.

Join us every Thursday at 8:00pm

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Working on roundhouse kicks and how to defend them last night in our Worthing class.

Come and join us - every Wednesday at 7:00pm

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Great effort from everyone last night in Westergate. A focussed sparring session, primarily looking at straight punches - how to use them, and how to avoid or defend them.

Great work everyone.

Join us every Tuesday at 8:30pm

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Great ‘Progressions Class’ last night in Littlehampton with our senior students working on some more complex ground fighting situations.

Great work from everyone.

Want to come and join us? We’re there every Monday at 8:00pm

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Last night in Brighton - working on some fundamental striking, then defending punches from various angles using inside and outside defences.

Join us every Thursday at 8pm

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Last night in Worthing we were training on preventing and releasing from grabs of clothing (shirt/jacket etc.).

Great work from everyone as always.

Why not come and join us. Every Wednesday at 7:00pm

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In Brighton last night we were working on defending and preventing headlocks, from the side and from the back.

Come and join us every Thursday at 8pm

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More groundwork last night in our Worthing class. First we practiced breakfalls, then striking from a mount position (ground and pound). Then we were defending punches from the mount, and releasing chokes from the guard.
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Being on your back on the ground is a dangerous place to be, especially when someone is on top of you trying to choke you.

Last night in our Westergate class we were looking at ways to prevent this from happening, as well as how to release from a choke if you get caught.

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In our ‘Progressions’ class last night in a Littlehampton we were training on defending overhand stabs with a knife from various angles and distances.

Working on different responses, based on different reactions, with the hands or legs, against an attacker making repeated stabs

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Working on falling, kicking from the ground, and getting back to your feet quickly last night in our Foundations class in Littlehampton.

Great work all round.

Come and join us on Monday nights at 8:00pm

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Series of attacks to the side, falling, and getting up whilst attacking - last nights class in Brighton.

Join us every Thursday at 8pm

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Last night in Worthing we were training on some fighting skills in the very-close range.

Working in a clinch, practicing balance and footwork, delivering close range strikes like elbows and hammers, and some simple takedowns to disengage.

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Defending punches and kicks last night in Westergate.

Come and join us, every Tuesday at 8:30pm

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Last night in Westergate we worked on attacking to the side with elbows, hammers, and side-kicks. We then looked at how to escape from a side choke.
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