Rachael Allen's Contact Details

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Blossom Training & Development

N/A, N/A, GB • 5 - 9 Employees
Healthcare Facility/Healthcare Services

Blossom Self Defence actually originated a number of years ago, when Founder, Madeleine France set up a run woman's only self-defence class, after hearing from a number of friends that, they had a desire to learn how to defend themselves but didn't feel comfortable taking part in a martial arts or boxing class. We offer a safe and inclusive environment for all ages to learn and develop where everyone is welcomed with a open arms.Most self-defence classes are run within a martial arts environment, led by MA instructors making use of the complex codified movements that form the routines often referred to as Kata's. martial arts provide many benefits and of course would provide a strong basic understanding of a fighting stance and key movements. However, the techniques and movements quite often require fine motor skills to implement and require a significant amount of practice. After studying the psychological affects of someone faced with fear, we understand that in fight or flight mode, where the limbic brain is engaged, we lose the use of our finer motor skills. This could result in the individual being unable to recall what they had learned during their training.The techniques we teach during our training have been medically certified by Professor Brendon Stubbs BSc, MSc, MCSP, PhD. Brendon is Head of Physiotherapy and NIHR clinical lecturer for the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at Kings College London. Brendan has also acted as an expert witness at high court level. Professor Stubbs certifies the training methods have been medically risk assessed as safe and best practice. We only teach certified techniques that follow the E.R Guthrie skill definition, which focus on major motor skills and can be recalled by the limbic brain during fight or flight mode.· Maximum certainty of goal achievement · Minimum energy expenditure· Minimum movement time