Raven Defensive Arts

18/06/2026

The team at RDA mourn the loss of the Major Oak today. We've had many wonderful afternoons in the forest by the Oak being the Outwood Outlaws and Raven Shadow sword fighting reliving Robin Hood over the years. What a loss. End of an era 🌳

14/06/2026

The team at RDA are excited to announce that we are involved at Party in the Park next weekend at Manor sports field. It's a great chance to work with the community at these family fun days, so wether you're curious about our kids classes, fancy learning some self defense, or want to pack a punch at our pad drills, it's the perfect chance to come and have a go! Hope to see you there!

09/06/2026

Do you already train with us and fancy something different? Or perhaps you've always wanted to join but not sure what class would suit you? Take a look at our varied class timetable and drop us a message. We are sure we have the class for you and something for everyone!

30/05/2026

Interesting! We are a blend of Wado Ryu and kickboxing & we welcome different disciplines including those with experience of Taekwando, Muy Thai, Boxing and Capoeira 🙂🥋🥊

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26/05/2026

Pictures from a fantastic competition. Our team showed great sportsmanship and skill, and came away with 9 medals between the 4 of them!🤩

24/05/2026

An amazing day for the Ravens at the Midlands tournament! 8 medals! 3 bronze, 2 Silver, 3 gold. And each of our competitors have had the chance to be selected by reps looking for fighters to represent GB at the Internationals later in the year. Exciting times ahead!

19/05/2026

Fantastic feedback from our women's self defense class last month. We love knowing we are empowering people to have the confidence to use self defense and protect themselves if they need to!

06/05/2026

Want to come and see what we do? Come along and meet us and tour our facilities. Fantastic to see such a positive review from our local MP Steve Yemm. A real testimonial of what we do and what you too could achieve!

It was great to meet the whole team at Raven Defensive Arts in Pleasley Vale at the weekend and hear more about the work they are doing 👏

🥋 They offer a wide range of classes, including sessions for tots and for those with SEND, and it’s clear they’ve built a friendly and welcoming environment for people of all ages.

🏆 It was also a pleasure to meet Fletcher, and to congratulate him on becoming a world champion — a fantastic achievement at just 15, and a real credit to his hard work and dedication.

Raven Defensive Arts is doing great work in Mansfield, and I’d encourage anyone interested to go along and give a class a try 💪

03/05/2026

A busy week here at RDA! On Tuesday, some of our demo team led a community workshop in women's self defense skills. We had a warm welcome and great engagement from the group! If you're interested in a course in self defense, be it for men, women or children, we are all ears and are confident we can meet your needs! In these changing times, everyone should feel confident and empowered to defend themselves if they ever need to!