Krav Maga tutors pass on skills to fend off a violent attacker

The class is called Krav Maga and tutor Michael Johnston says it is a “practical, highly effective, easy to learn, no nonsense self defence system for men and women of all shapes, sizes and fitness levels”.

Currently, students range in age from 18 years to forties but there is no upper age limit.

There are students with no previous experience as well as those who have studied various martial arts.

Michael said: “Classes cover everything from how to deal with simply being threatened and how to deal with that particular situation right through to anti-rape defences.

“We teach our students how to protect themselves and their loved ones from single and multiple threats quickly, effectively and within a very short time frame.

“The majority of any violent attacks are of the fist throwing variety but nowadays there’s an increasing amount of attacks being carried out with the use of weapons.

“So along with helping people to learn how to defend against a typical haymaker and every other type of punch you can think of, we also include in our syllabus, defences against knives, guns, bottles, batons and even machetes.

“We train in how to read our opponents, their size, how it can be used against them as well as how to out think them so as to react in ways that instead of wasting precious time second guessing what to do next.

“Our students are taught to instantly go from being attacked to go on the offensive to incapacitate and overcome an assailant to ensure our ability to walk away safely. “

Michael also outlined a number of additional benefits.

These include awareness for every day situations such as using a cashpoint or socialising in a pub or club.