Ladies Self Protection Workshop

Saturday 3rd December
12:30pm – 2:30pm
SportSpace, Hemel Hempstead

FREE instruction, training and advice for ladies from Police Officers, Security Personnel and Martial Arts Instructors.
Whether in the house, on the street or in a vehicle, the workshop will provide practical and theoretical learning in self defence for females of all ages. So come down or tell your wives, girlfriends, mothers and sisters, boost your confidence and avoid becoming a victim.

Organised by Streetwise, the workshop is free but any donations will go to the Toby’s Dream charity.

SOTF Coach

For those that have booked a place, the coach for Survival of the Fittest will leave Grovehill Shops at 7:30am this Saturday (12th Nov).

See you then.

Self Defence Around a Vehicle Workshop

A 2-part workshop focusing on self defence in and around your car. Both parts will be 1 1/2 hours held on Saturdays at Gadebridge Park Car Park.

The workshop is open to all Streetwise students, friends and anybody who wants to train some real world techniques in an environment most of us spend a lot of time in. Part one (19th November) covers approaching your vehicle, with both parties outside the car. With scenarios including being attacked from behind whilst opening the door, pinned to the bonnet and knife point mugging at your car, among others. Part one also includes removing a threat from the driver seat. Taken more from law enforcement and 3rd party protection training, it is useful to know how to get someone out of your car effectively.

Part two (26th November) focuses on how to defend yourself from inside the car. Training techniques to counter being attacked from the passenger seat, open hand and with a knife, how to quickly exit the vehicle and ejecting the attacker. Part two also covers a threat from outside the car, coming through the drivers window, from grab, strikes, knife and gun.

Places on the workshop are limited and we will need to sort out enough cars so the cut off time for booking is 12th November. Forms can be picked up from the Streetwise Studio or downloaded from the website here.

Cost for the workshop is £15 for both parts or £10 for just one (choose which part on the booking form).

New Krav Maga Ground Defence Class on Mondays

NEW Krav Maga Ground Defence Class: Monday, 8.15pm at the Streetwise Studio.
Included in Streetwise Pay Monthly or £6.50 a class.

Focusing on all the ground based self defence techniques from the Krav Maga syllabus plus grappling fundamentals, pressure drills, striking technique (striking on the ground and defending), takedowns, gaining your feet, sparring (Gi, NoGi and Street clothing) and more. Great for all Krav Maga students and open to anybody else that wants to learn how to defend themselves if they hit the deck.

You will need a Gi to save your clothes from getting ripped, and anyone that has been choked with a T-shirt collar will tell you its not the most pleasant of experiences. Any Judo or Jiu-Jitsu Gi is brilliant and is a worthwhile investment, you can buy the Streetwise Krav patches from the studio to style it out.

The ground is a bad place to be in self defence, even worse if you have no idea what to do when you get there. With a high chance that in a confrontation at least one person will end up on the floor, either by knock down, takedown or simply trips up, learning some ground defence is time well spent.

Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest Race – 12th November 2011, Battersea, London

We had the first survival of the fittest meeting of the elders yesterday. Thank you to those that came down.

It was decided that we would organise a coach to take us all down to London. This is being booked soon so if you want any places on the coach please Mr Farmer know as soon as possible, THE DEADLINE FOR COACH PLACES IS SATURDAY 10th. Prices are being arranged and we will let you know.

There will be a Chinese meal on the ramp in Hemel at 7pm, after the event and everybody is welcome.

FIRST TRAINING SESSION is Saturday 1:30pm at Gadebridge Park. You can meet us at the Streetwise Hall first, or join us at the park. Session is free.

Streetwise Social & Presentation Evening

Glynn Johns a member of Streetwise has organised a social evening with all proceeds going to Tobys Dream.

This for all Streetwise students, Family and Friends. Entertainment and finger buffet are included in the price of your ticket.

Streetwise are also holding their Annual presentation evening on this night. Selected students will receive a trophy or medal as recognition for the hard work over the last year and find out who’s the overall student of the year!

Raffle tickets will be on sale during the night.

Eat, drink, enjoy and help make Toby’s dream come true (www.Tobysdream.co.uk)

Please order your tickets at the studio.

Venue: Henrys Social Club, Henry Wells Square, Grovehill, Hemel Hempstead, Herts.

Date: Saturday 6th August 2011 ​

Time: 7.30 pm until Midnight

Cost: £10.00 per person or £20 per Family

Lesson Change

Please be aware that there will be no Kids Kick Boxing on a Tuesday or Te Ashi-Do Jutsu on Wednesday at the Studio during August.

All other lessons will remain the same and its all back to normal in September

The Thursday night Kickboxing sessions held at Astley Cooper School will be held at the Streetwise Training Studio from the 28/7/11 and retuning back to Astley Cooper School on Thursday 8/9/11. This is due to repairs being carried out.

Kids Summer Worshops

The Kids workshops are open to all Streetwise Students and their Friends.

These workshops are great fun with lots of different activities, a drink and snack will be supplied at each workshop.

So if you want to have fun then come along!

Venue: Streetwise Hall 13 Rossgate, Gadebridge, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP1 3LG

Dates: Tuesday 2/8/11, Wednesday 10/8/11 & Tuesday 16/8/11 ​Time: 10.00 am until 1.00 pm. ​

Cost: £13.50
(£5.00 discount for pay monthly) ​

No booking required just turn up

Some Photos from the 100 Rounds of Padwork

Congratulations to everybody that completed the 100 2 minute rounds of padwork in aid of Toby’s Dream. Here are a few pictures from the 3 hour event.

Team Streetwise

Gary ‘Let’s Do It’ Pickett

The Guvnor

Bald Warrior

Norvern Eddy

Liam ‘The Leprechaun’ Brennan

Handsome Steve

Farm Dawg

The Noz

Lil Rich

First Aid Course

Would you know what to do if you found a loved one unconscious on the floor?

Streetwise are holding a 1st Aid course at 1 – 4pm on Saturday the 18th of June and conducted by The British Red Cross Society, £45.

This course is open to all Streetwise students, family and friends.

Please note that places are limited due to the studio size