LGBTQ+ Self Defence Classes

Empowering you to handle any confrontation.

Learn confidence and the legal ramifications of performing self-defence. 

Birmingham LGBT is partnering with Resilience Self Defence, a vibrant self-defence club in Birmingham to offer the LGBTQ+ community the space to develop skills to enhance safety, boost confidence, and get a fun workout.

These self defence classes will help you to understand the importance of avoidance, de-escalation, and prevention when contending with verbal or physical confrontation. We will also cover several techniques to help resolve some common scenarios where avoidance, de-escalation, or prevention has not been possible.

Join us whenever you can — try it once or make it a weekly thing! Spaces are free to attend, but we do require you to book a ticket as spaces are limited.

You will learn:

• An understanding of the ‘timeline’ of events, to know what to do and when
• Early ‘pre-fight’ prevention tactics and techniques to resolve confrontation before it escalates
• ‘Mid-fight’ tactics and techniques for if or when confrontation escalates in perceived danger and risk (or occurrence) of physical harm
• ‘Post-fight’ tactics and considerations to ensure a safe resolution to confrontation, including the legal ramifications of performing self defence

You will need:

• Gym-style clothes, or loose-fitting, comfortable clothes
• Trainers or similar flat, supportive shoes
• Water bottle (we have a sink to refill it!)

All equipment will be provided.

There are only 20 FREE spaces available, so book your ticket now to reserve your space!

Please get in touch if you are no longer able to attend so that we can re-allocate tickets to people on the waiting list.

Please note: This self-defence workshop series is for people 18+ that identify as LGBTQ+.