These classes are fantastic. Wayne is a really talented, observant and clear teacher. I was a beginner when I started and I never felt uncomfortable, I was challenged just the right amount every lesson and really feel that I’ve improved. The environment feels really safe, trusting and full of fun. All round excellent!
Without a doubt, Krav Maga is one of the best systems for women’s self-defence. Krav Maga means “Contact Combat”. In essence, it is a forward fighting system. It is a simple and easy complete combat system to learn. An ideal system for any woman regardless of age, fitness level, or strength. It focuses on natural movements and instincts with reflective responses to threatening situations. A female student recently said to me on her 3rd lesson with us:
“Sometimes when doing these self-defence drills it’s difficult to see who is the attacker and who is the one being attacked”
This is probably one of the best descriptions of a Krav Maga training drill I have ever heard from a new student. She understood the essence of the system. When faced with a situation we simultaneously, defend and counterattack. This reduces the advantage of the attacker immediately and decisively so essentially attacking the attacker.
People rubbing you up the wrong way? Unfortunately, you can’t just punch Mavis in the face for passing that sly remark about your new look or Dave for being a doughnut screwing up your end of day report. Well done Dave! Not forgetting about your lovely kids who made a mess with playdoh by rubbing it deep into the carpet that’s going to take forever to get out! or the dog for desecrating on the neighbor’s lawn AGAIN… Stress relief with women’s self-defence Oxford is the answer. Krav Maga is a great system to vent all that built up anger and frustration. Here is a haven where you can just go for it. Hit out on the pads and relieve all your stresses and tensions. Call it a scream pillow if you will, but much more satisfying. Our drills are designed to get the most out of each practitioner, sometimes it only takes a “how was your day” to get the most out of you. You can let it all out with the positive by-product of endorphin release which in turn improves your mood making you a calm happy person again. Whilst learning to kick some ass at the same time, that sounds like a win to me.
Combatives & Striking
These classes are fantastic. Wayne is a really talented, observant and clear teacher. I was a beginner when I started and I never felt uncomfortable, I was challenged just the right amount every lesson and really feel that I’ve improved. The environment feels really safe, trusting and full of fun. All round excellent!
I decided to enroll myself at Krav Maga classes as my son challenged me to do so. I am glad that I made this far-reaching decision to start training. The community and environment is very positive. Well -experienced instructor and I found a great atmosphere among the martial artists. Highly recommend it.
Great instructor, engaging classes and every class is different. The instructor puts in a lot of energy. Perfect for beginners and advanced students.
British Krav Maga Oxford is a great place to learn women’s self-defence, they are inclusive and fun classes with a great mix of people! I was very nervous on my 1st session but the instructor team and students put me at ease straight away, they are very friendly and welcoming. I would highly recommend these classes which suit people of all ages. They have a great instructor team of male and female instructors which I like. I highly recommend it for self-defence and fitness training and wish I had tried this before
Fantastic classes! The instructor is knowledgeable, experienced and very approachable. He offers a friendly and supportive environment, and everyone gets a chance to be involved regardless of level of experience. I highly recommend Krav Maga Oxford.
Amazing instructor!! Helped so much with my confidence, really enjoyable would recommend to anyone and everyone
Brilliant class, experienced instructor! Perfect for all ages and genders. Can’t rate more highly
Fantastic instructor, really friendly and welcoming class. Highly recommend it!
Good training sessions for those who would like to get fitter with the added advantage that you will learn some useful realistic self defence. No big ego’s which often puts new starters off. Great instructor.
With our sessions, you don’t even realize how much fitness training you are doing. This is because you are having so much fun and learning at the same time, making it a great way to lose weight, tone up, and improve general health!
Building your confidence is key and understanding the reality of situations is of high importance. Krav Maga Oxford train by applying levels of pressure over time therefore you will become confident, not complacent but confident!
Krav Maga Oxford has a 60/40 split with male/female members. This is great as you can train with a range of different people of all sizes. Self-defence is for everyone and I genuinely believe this. The only thing that we ask is that you push yourself to your own limits. Everyone is supportive and the team spirt generally gets you through some of the tougher drills.
Krav Maga Oxford helps you build your own life saving skills to ensure you can defend and protect yourself. We cannot rely on the Police to be there 24/7, in fact it takes approximately 7-8 minutes for the police to respond to a call in the UK. That is if you are able make the call in the first place or are you going to rely on passers-by?
The original concept of Krav Maga was to take the most simple and practical techniques of other fighting systems. Then to make them rapidly teachable to the average person. With Krav Maga’s Extreme efficiency you will expect to learn effective skills to deal with common situations typically within 12 weeks. You will also be able to develop the confidence to avoid situations and deal with them decisively if you choose too.
We focus on the study and development of situational awareness. The importance of being able to identify an attack before it occurs, including avoidance. The aim is to be able to present yourself as a hard target, de-escalate a situation if possible. Then have the confidence to deliver the application of efficient physical combat if the situation then requires it. Krav Maga is designed to work from a position of disadvantage, so if you are caught off guard you will have the physical and mental tools to effectively deal with the situation instinctively. Yes, that is right we train instinctive movements and yep it really does work! Our techniques address the immediate danger and they must be accessible to the average person making it one of the leading self defence systems in the world today.
I decided to enroll myself at Krav Maga classes as my son challenged me to do so. I am glad that I made this far-reaching decision to start training. The community and environment is very positive. Well -experienced instructor and I found a great atmosphere among the martial artists. Highly recommend it.
British Krav Maga Oxford is a member of a prominent Krav Maga association in the UK for practitioners of all ages and fitness levels. With a focus on reality-based self-defence training!
We will teach you what you will need to protect yourself from A-Z. We offer reality-based self-defence training utilizing UK crime statistics which makes our subject matter relevant.
Krav Maga training teaches you how to survive, never surrender and to never give up. The reality of street defence is grim, and adrenal freeze it a real risk. During a dangerous situation if you freeze, you’ll more than likely get seriously hurt or die! this is the cold stark reality of survival.
Krav Maga Oxford will push you to your own limits and beyond where you will feel like you want to give up, then we will pull you through. We need to push way past our own comfort zones in order to grow.
I know this personally through my own Krav Maga training gradings and instructor courses of which generally consists of hours and days of hard training and pressure drills. When I attended these even with the years of experience and knowledge, I still had the fear. I questioned myself. Will I get through this? Am I capable? What if I fail? There were always times during drills I thought I had nothing left in the tank but guess what I did, and I surpassed far beyond what I thought were my own limits. You will come out the other side changed knowing what you are truly capable of, having strength and confidence.
Let’s apply the above statement to self-development. You attend classes and seminars, coming out knowing more about what you are capable of. You will be able to apply this strength to everyday life in work or social activities. So, by challenging yourself and what you thought were your limits you grow and development new life skills.
The level of intensity will be different for each practitioner so do not compare yourself to others, as they may have a lower or higher threshold than you. The good news is by training and identifying your weak points in a safe environment you can address and overcome weaknesses. Its normally a battle of our own minds, our limits are simply set by our own measures, training in Krav Maga will challenge and change these measures. It is the instructor’s job to push you and simulate a range of uncomfortable scenarios for you to enhance your primal survival instincts and it is your job to push yourself and not give up.
Krav Maga Training for Women
Through my experience of training new students, it can be quite daunting when looking to join a self-defence class for the first time. Some students have advised me that they had been putting off attending a trial as they had a fear to going to a class because they thought they were too unfit or didn’t want to look silly in front of people. But once they had completed their first session, they wished they had joined sooner. One main reason for this change of mindset is how fast you can learn the basic elements of Krav Maga, and the sense of community among likeminded people. Also, within only a few hours you can learn to deliver devastating knees and strikes that will drop even the hardest of attackers giving you confidence.
The thing to remember is every person in any self-defence or martial arts class started somewhere. They may look good when you walk into the room but you haven’t seen how they were when they started, and the development they have gone through to get to the level they are currently at.
The reason you join a self defence system, fitness class or gym is to improve yourself!
So you have acknowledged that you need or want to make an improvement to yourself mentally or physically! Self-defence classes are the best of all worlds as you get fit and learn some cool self-protection stuff at the same time. Remember you are only competing with yourself! ultimately all students are heading towards the same goal “to be able to effectively defend themselves and loved ones” get fit and to have some fun whilst doing it!!
One of my best students was a lady who came in quite timid and unsure at first. Within a year she became one of the best krav practitioners I had ever trained giving guys who had practiced in this system for years a run for their money. It’s great to see this transition and to be a part of her journey and to see the transition and her confidence build
Some students say they are too afraid to use force and worry about the legal consequences of their actions. We run through scenarios, so you have the tools to make the best judgement possible regarding a situation. Sometimes by presenting yourself as a hard target you can avoid a situation all together, if not then you have the physical tools to deal with the threat.
Mixed Classes
Size really doesn’t matter not when you have trained in Krav Maga. We seem to think that because someone is bigger or stronger that we have no chance to negate the situation. Krav Maga targets key weak points in the body. Eyes, throat, and groin to name a few. You hit these areas with even a marginal amount of force, and you will find the attacker could be sufficiently motivated to break off the attack. Or weakened to the point where you will be able to apply further combative and disengage to then get away. We train to keep going until the job is done, using fighting spirit!
I can’t stress this point enough. The feeling you get when presented with danger, the increased heart rate and change in respiration. That feeling of fear and anxiety, hands shaking! It is not a bad thing it is not a weakness do not fear it. Acknowledge it for what it is, your body is preparing you to deal with the situation. It’s our bodies response to help protect ourselves, you channel it and use it!
During an attack whether it be verbal or physical, your first enemy is your own mind. Fight, flight, or freeze can make you a victim or a superhero! So what actually happens to your body when you are faced with danger? The first reaction we have is in the brain, once danger is present. The hypothalamus region alerts the glands in our body which instantly floods the bloodstream with hormones such as adrenaline. This in turn increases respiration and heart rate, our vision narrows to focus on the threat, Some blood vessels constrict and others dilate sending nutrients and oxygen to the largest muscles like the quads triceps and calves to prepare you for action. You may notice your limbs start to shake this is because of the amount of adrenaline in your system, this process is a quite literally a transformation of your body and mind! Understanding what is going on will help you to not fear this response but to embrace it. Being in this state increases our reaction time by over 100% and strength by more than 3 times. So what have you to be afraid of we become almost superhuman 3 times our normal strength.
Defending from the ground
Krav maga Oxford have many training drills to help you combat the freeze. You will find very quickly that your confidence and mental capacity to deal with a situation will improve and change. This comes through learning and understanding your reactions. While training in a safe environment and allowing you to use these scenario-based training drills under pressure in class. You will understand your self better and have the tools to protect yourself.
There is no tradition to Krav Maga it is not a martial art. There is no magic tricks we simply focus on reality based training and simple solutions. If it works, we use it if it doesn’t, we bin it.
We focus on all elements of an attack from awareness, initiation, through to applying combatives and disengaging. By working our basic principles, we reduce our thought process when we are in a dangerous situation. Allowing us to maintain focus on dealing with the problem in hand.
Situational awareness is being conscious of where you are and recognising any potential danger. Don’t confuse being aware with being on high alert, we are not suggesting being paranoid. By just being aware we can increase our reaction time by up to 3 times so with this in mind. For example, think how many times we have been walking around looking at our mobile phones or chatting away. Not aware of what is going on, who is around us, obstacles, or exactly where you are. I know because we have all done it.
Through Krav Maga training you will realize the reality behind the situation. You will understand that you have the mental and physical tools to effectively deal with it, although there are no guarantees in life. What you will learn with the British Krav Maga Oxford will drastically improve your chances of survival.
During the process of training in Krav Maga through our school at Rosehill Community Centre, we firstly learn the body mechanics of the techniques that apply to a situation. Then we apply simple principles. Stop the threat, Apply combatives, Disengage, Scan for further threats. Then when you have this understanding we apply increased pressure in the form of fatigue, speed, and resistance to the drills in stages. This allows you to develop confidence that what you have learned will work under pressure, this process can be learned and covered in a very short space of time. Self-defence needs to be simple; the moment a technique becomes complicated it is no longer self-defence. At BKMA Oxford we are constantly looking at how we can make our drills as realistic as possible within a controlled and safe environment. Our students come out feeling like they really have achieved something. It is very rewarding to see this process and the development of practitioners unfold. What we teach are genuine life skills, they could mean the difference between life and death and we take this very seriously.
We have a full team of instructors:
Wayne Bailey Head Instructor,
Caitlin Naylor Assistant Instructor,
Jean Tough Assistant Instructor,
We have been running adult classes in Oxford since January 2018 and have a mixed class with varying ages and experience levels. Our focus is to deliver efficient effective self-defence training within a fun and safe environment. We welcome people of all levels and look forward to seeing you in class.
So, get off the couch and book your trial session to see all of this for yourself! the proof is in the pudding as they say, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
“If you are trying you are already winning”
Written by Wayne Bailey Head Instructor British Krav Maga Oxford
Great instructor, engaging classes and every class is different. The instructor puts in a lot of energy. Perfect for beginners and advanced students.
These classes are fantastic. Wayne is a really talented, observant and clear teacher. I was a beginner when I started and I never felt uncomfortable, I was challenged just the right amount every lesson and really feel that I’ve improved. The environment feels really safe, trusting and full of fun. All round excellent!
I decided to enroll myself at Krav Maga classes as my son challenged me to do so. I am glad that I made this far-reaching decision to start training. The community and environment is very positive. Well -experienced instructor and I found a great atmosphere among the martial artists. Highly recommend it.
Great instructor, engaging classes and every class is different. The instructor puts in a lot of energy. Perfect for beginners and advanced students.
British Krav Maga Oxford is a great place to learn women’s self-defence, they are inclusive and fun classes with a great mix of people! I was very nervous on my 1st session but the instructor team and students put me at ease straight away, they are very friendly and welcoming. I would highly recommend these classes which suit people of all ages. They have a great instructor team of male and female instructors which I like. I highly recommend it for self-defence and fitness training and wish I had tried this before
Fantastic classes! The instructor is knowledgeable, experienced and very approachable. He offers a friendly and supportive environment, and everyone gets a chance to be involved regardless of level of experience. I highly recommend Krav Maga Oxford.
Amazing instructor!! Helped so much with my confidence, really enjoyable would recommend to anyone and everyone
Brilliant class, experienced instructor! Perfect for all ages and genders. Can’t rate more highly
Fantastic instructor, really friendly and welcoming class. Highly recommend it!
Good training sessions for those who would like to get fitter with the added advantage that you will learn some useful realistic self defence. No big ego’s which often puts new starters off. Great instructor.
What legal principles can be used to justify self-defence