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SELF-DEFENCE
& MARTIAL ARTS

For women, by women

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WHY DEFENCE4WOMEN?

Taught by an experienced female instructor, we provide courses in both real-life self-defence and martial arts for women and girls across the Midlands.

Courses and workshops are:

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

"I really enjoyed the course and I learnt so much. Tips about body language, being safe on the streets and training your body to cope better in fearful situations were all invaluable! Loved it."

Ellie, 6 week course in self-defence

MEET THE INSTRUCTOR

About the instructor

Defence4Women was established by Tamsin Davis, an experienced martial artist and taekwon-do instructor.

 

Motivated by the remarkable growth in confidence and self-esteem she witnessed among her students, Tamsin set out to offer more women the transformative benefits of self-defence. Her vision included creating focused sessions, particularly designed to support trauma recovery.

While there are similarities, self-defence is distinct from traditional martial arts training. Self-defence is centred on preparing for unpredictable, real-world situations. The techniques taught are straightforward, easy to learn, and do not require prior fitness or athletic ability. Yet despite its simplicity, learning self-defence can be profoundly empowering, enabling women to reclaim autonomy over their bodies and their lives.

Defence4Women instructor Tamsin Davis

I'm passionate about equipping women and girls with the tools needed to defend themselves - learning these skills can not only improve confidence but can be a powerful aid in healing past trauma.

My aim is to offer a safe, welcoming and friendly environment in which any woman can learn some self-defence, and leave feeling stronger and more empowered.

Background & experience

Tamsin is a certified self-defence instructor with a nationally accredited BTEC Level 3 in Self-Defence, and has completed trauma-informed teacher training with the Conscious Combat Club, the world's first provider of trauma-informed martial arts.

Her background is in martial arts as a qualified instructor with the British Taekwondo Council, and a 4th Dan black belt in taekwon-do; she also trains in kick boxing, jiu-jitsu and Russian Systema self-defence.

As well as teaching self-defence, she runs one of the only women-only taekwon-do clubs in the country and teaches at this and various other classes each week. She is fully DBS-checked, first aid trained and holds public liability insurance for all her sessions.

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