School Transition Courses
Welcome to Surge Self Defence School Transition Courses! If you have a daughter in Year 6, 7 or 8 and would like to learn how to defend and protect herself, we run day courses in towns across the UK. We are currently running our transition courses in Kent from September – December 2023.
With children starting to walk and travel to school alone, for many parents and children, this can be a daunting time, especially with the darker nights creeping in. Our courses are divided between the practical techniques of self-defence, theory and psychological. We are passionate about young girls having access to potentially lifesaving self-defence skills and knowledge! Our practical self-defence courses are designed to focus on a child being smaller than a perpetrator with techniques that will work regardless of a child’s size. We include psychological elements to the courses to ensure that the child grows in confidence about their ability to protect themselves. The syllabus also includes theory such as prevention and digital self-defence. All syllabus material is delivered in an age appropriate way, with a big stress on the rarity of situations happening. Below you can see an example of one of our Transition Day Courses with the syllabus that is taught.
10:00 – 10:30 : Introductions
Analysis Sheets
Anatomy
Pivot Controls
Trigger Warnings
Class Contract
Questions
10:30 – 12:00 : Getting out of grabs
Elbow strikes
Groin kicks
Introduction to knife defence
12:00 – 12:30 : Prevention
Digital self defence
Dealing with un-solicited pictures
What is the law on defending yourself as a child
12:30 – 13:15 : LUNCH
13:15 – 14:30 : Getting out of chokeholds
Knife defence
Getting out of a bear grab
Defending whilst being pinned to the floor
Defending whilst being pinned to a wall
14:30 – 14:45 : BREAK
14:45 – 15:30 : Recap all techniques
15:30 – 16:30 : What we carry in our bags as defence
Catcalling and what to do
Inappropriate touch
Internal alarm system
Trackers and Apps
Being followed
16:30 – 17:00 : Analysis sheets
Certificates
Questions and Answers
Feedback
If you are interested in your child attending a day course, please scroll down and select the town button. This will take you through to a booking page. Please be aware that spaces are limited and payment will be required when booking to secure your child’s place. If you have any questions at all, please click the enquiry button or drop us an email! We are always happy to chat!