Whats a SEPS Self Defense class actually like?
A SEPS self defense class will start with a gradual warm up, to raise the pulse and mobilise the joints. We then practise ‘fighting games’; these are drills and games which help to teach judgement of range and distance, improve reactions, develop balance and generally improve the way an individual moves (making sure feet don’t cross, weight becomes too planted etc). We then practise the techniques that were taught in the last lesson before moving on to new techniques. We try and practise these in ‘context’, either by replicating street scenarios or practising them in a sequence of attacks in which they are likely to be found. Somewhere during the class there will be a stress component or a period of agression training. We finish with a brief discussion, which everyone is encouraged to take part in, of what we have covered and why we have practised it in such a way.
