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Rebel Martial Arts - Krav Maga Southport Krav Maga based in Southport. Rebel Martial Arts combines traditional and modern techniques.

NOT ALL KRAV MAGA IS EQUALLately, I’ve seen experienced Krav Maga instructors stepping away from the name and rebranding...
10/10/2026

NOT ALL KRAV MAGA IS EQUAL

Lately, I’ve seen experienced Krav Maga instructors stepping away from the name and rebranding as self-defence or tactical martial arts. Why? Because the industry is becoming saturated with people completing short instructor courses and suddenly calling themselves experts.

Recently, I felt compelled to speak out about a club close to ours. What they were teaching young women was absolutely diabolical.

A little research revealed that the head instructor has just 3 years of Krav Maga experience, followed by a 3-week instructor course. That is less time training than my 6 year old. It's essentially a beginner in any martial art.

For comparison, I trained for 8 years before achieving my black belt, then continued for another 2–3 years before opening my club. My second head coach took 6 years to reach black belt and another 2 to achieve second Dan. Our assistant coach spent 5 years reaching black belt level and has trained with me for another 5 years.

Our former instructor was one of the original Krav Maga instructors in this part of the country, with years of genuine experience behind him.

You don't become a competent instructor in a few weeks.
You develop through years of training, learning from experienced coaches, helping others, testing techniques, and understanding what works and why.

Krav Maga must evolve to meet real-world threats. Self-defence is not about ticking boxes or blindly following a syllabus. People's safety is at stake.

Poor instruction doesn't just put students at risk. It damages the reputation of every legitimate instructor through association.

Self-defence is not a cash cow.

A certificate doesn't make you an expert.

A title doesn't make you competent.

Confidence is not the same as capability.

If the club see this and want to get in touch, I will happily give all your instructors their first Krav Maga lesson.

Nobody Is Coming to Help.Real things I’ve heard.“If someone attacks me, I’ll just call the police.”Good luck calling the...
09/10/2026

Nobody Is Coming to Help.

Real things I’ve heard.

“If someone attacks me, I’ll just call the police.”
Good luck calling the police while you’re being beaten, robbed or worse. Do you honestly think your attacker is going to wait 15 minutes for the police to arrive before carrying on?

“If you hit me, I’ll just get you arrested.”

Great. But that doesn’t help you in the moment, does it? Someone could shatter your eye socket, break your ribs or stab you with something. You can press charges and seek justice afterwards, but that doesn’t undo the damage that’s already been done.

When you’re out in public, whether you’re a man, woman or child, alone or with a group, you are not guaranteed to have someone there to protect you. Ultimately, you need to take responsibility for your own safety.
Your friends might stand by you, but they might run when things get serious. I’ve seen it happen. A lot.
You cannot assume that someone else will step in, that help will arrive in time or that the police will be there before something terrible happens.
Unless you’re willing to take reasonable steps to protect yourself, you’re leaving your safety in the hands of other people and circumstances you cannot control.

When violence happens, that can have devastating consequences.
And if you’re responsible for other people — your children, your partner or anyone who depends on you — what’s the plan if something goes wrong? If you have absolutely no idea how you would protect yourself or help them get to safety, isn’t it time you started thinking about it?

Self-protection isn’t about looking for trouble. It’s about being prepared for the possibility that trouble might find you.

You can hope for the best, but you need to be prepared for the worst.

03/10/2026

Our brand of Krav Maga isn’t all about knives. It’s about escaping when you can, as fast as you can.

We drill our techniques with multiple partners, different ages, sizes and genders, because real life isn’t one size fits all. You have to be adaptable, think on your feet and make those little micro adjustments when you need to. If something doesn’t work, you don’t just keep forcing it. You try something else.

Then we put you under stress conditions, so you get used to managing pressure, making decisions and still being able to come out on top when things aren’t going to plan.

The real world doesn’t offer comfy women only attacks or slow, controlled attackers who politely wait for you to finish your technique.

So we don’t train that way either.

11/08/2026

Grading Day

What do our gradings entail?

For adults, the grading begins with a mandatory fitness test. If you can’t pass it, you fail.

The fitness test gets progressively harder with each belt. If you aren’t prepared to put in the effort to make sure you’re fit to fight, then there’s little point in learning the techniques. If you’re getting out of breath walking up the stairs, the techniques we teach aren’t going to help you when it really matters.

We do condition you during class, but there are only so many hours you can train in the dojo. You have to maintain your fitness outside the dojo as well as inside it.

Once the fitness test is complete, the next hour and a half consists of back-to-back stress tests.

There’s no standing around demonstrating techniques slowly and steadily. We aren’t looking for a calm, perfect stance. You are going to be attacked — properly. You have to respond under pressure. If you can’t, it’s game over.

It’s not for the faint-hearted.

But if you genuinely believe that your life, or the lives of others, are worth protecting, then you’ll stick at it. You’ll push through the discomfort, harden up, and learn to perform when it actually counts.

That’s what grading is about.

Online self-defence is an absolute con. Don't fall for it.I get asked every now and then, "Why don't you do online demon...
11/07/2026

Online self-defence is an absolute con. Don't fall for it.
I get asked every now and then, "Why don't you do online demonstrations?"

Here's why.
1. I can't be bothered arguing with the online martial arts "experts" who think they know what works in real life, when the only fight they've ever had is catching their breath after getting off the toilet.
2. You will learn absolutely no real self-defence by watching someone talk through a technique on a screen.

Self-defence has to be pressure tested.
What does that mean?
It means the techniques you learn need to be tested under pressure, in high-intensity situations. A good instructor should routinely put you in scenarios that reflect the stress and unpredictability of a real attack. Otherwise, your skills won't stick—they'll fall apart the moment you need them.

Taking an online course or copying techniques from TikTok isn't going to help you.
If you're too scared to walk into a real class, how scared do you think you'll be when someone is trying to drag you into a car? Or smash a glass over your head?
You have to put yourself in uncomfortable situations if you want to grow, build resilience and learn how to perform under pressure.

I'm sick of hearing, "It's not my thing."
I guarantee that if you're ever attacked, you'll wish it had been your thing. That hour-and-a-half class each week won't seem like much of a commitment when you're lying in a hospital bed wishing you'd taken your safety more seriously.

Don't listen to the online gurus. Most are snake oil salesmen chasing money, views and fame—not your safety.

05/06/2026

You can't learn self-defence from your armchair.

A self-defence system without violence is incomplete.

I see it all the time: "Feel empowered. Learn to carry yourself differently. Be aware of your surroundings. Be confident. Use your voice."

All of these things are important. In fact, they're integral to self-defence. But what happens when your voice isn't enough? What happens when you've assessed your surroundings and you can't escape or call for help?

At that point, you need violence.

Any coach who sends you out into the world without teaching you what to do when the cards are down is selling an incomplete product. The truth is that real confidence doesn't come from repeating a mantra or hitting a bag a few times. It comes from skills that have been learned, tested, practised, and pressure-tested over and over again.

Real confidence and empowerment come from years of developing the ability to act when it matters most, and knowing that when everything is on the line, you're the person who's making it out alive.

FAKE SELF DEFENCE GETS PEOPLE HURTThere’s a local Taekwondo school around here pushing heavily into “self defence” latel...
15/05/2026

FAKE SELF DEFENCE GETS PEOPLE HURT

There’s a local Taekwondo school around here pushing heavily into “self defence” lately and honestly, every clip would be funny if it wasn’t so dangerous.

Static attacks.
Compliant partners.
Zero pressure.
Fantasy knife defences.
Groundwork taught by people with no grappling background.

Students drilling techniques that completely collapse the second someone genuinely fights back.

Then these same schools run “young women’s self defence workshops” acting like they’re preparing people for real violence.

You’re not.

You’re giving people false confidence — and false confidence gets people hurt.

There’s nothing wrong with teaching Taekwondo, Karate or point sparring. But teach what you actually specialise in.

Self defence is its own discipline.

It requires:
• pressure testing
• live resistance
• stress inoculation
• understanding adrenaline
• years of real application

If your training has never involved chaos, unpredictability and resistance, you are not teaching self defence.

You are teaching choreography.

And if any local schools genuinely want to learn what works under pressure, send your instructors to our club.

We’ll happily pressure test everything properly and show exactly what survives when someone is genuinely trying to hurt you.

06/05/2026

We hear it all the time: “Why train in a Gi? You don’t wear one in the street.”

First of all, I wish we did—they’re cool. But more importantly, while people don’t walk around in Gis, they do wear clothes.

We train in Gis because they’re durable. If you practiced throwing someone 50 times using their T-shirt or jacket, it would eventually rip. Gis are designed to withstand that kind of repeated stress—I’ve yet to have one tear.

Clothing is also a powerful tool in a real-world situation. Whether it’s for a choke or to control an arm, grabbing clothing allows for a much tighter, more secure grip than trying to hold a wrist or neck alone.

01/05/2026

“Fight like a girl.”

What do we actually mean by that?
Is it an insult—suggesting girls just pull hair and scratch?

No.

Do we teach that? Yes—don’t get it twisted. Self-defence isn’t about playing fair. It’s about doing what works. We teach how to fight dirty with purpose: eye strikes, groin attacks, anything that creates an advantage. And we don’t stop there—every strike is followed up. A kick to the groin won’t always drop someone, but it will create an opening. We teach you how to use it.

Because at the core, we train everyone the same.

We don’t separate with women-only classes. Our girls and women train alongside the men—because in reality, an attacker is far more likely to be male. Training only against other women doesn’t fully prepare you for that.

Our girls are just as tough as our guys.
And we make sure that gets proven.

“Just run.” This is something I hear all the time. Usually from people who haven’t run since high school.We’re going to ...
25/04/2026

“Just run.” This is something I hear all the time. Usually from people who haven’t run since high school.

We’re going to explain why “just run” is lazy advice that doesn’t hold up in reality.

1. Context matters

You’re not always alone. You might be with family, children, or responsible for other people. So is the answer really just to run and leave them behind? Real life isn’t a solo scenario.

2. The sprint myth

The average untrained person can only sprint properly for about 5–15 seconds. Even then, it’s messy—poor technique, poor efficiency, and limited speed (around 8–12 mph). Under stress, performance usually gets worse, not better.

3. Recovery isn’t instant

After a sprint, your body doesn’t just reset. You’re winded, legs heavy, heart racing. Even a short burst can leave you out of action for 30 seconds to a couple of minutes—or longer under adrenaline. That’s a long time if the situation isn’t over.

4. Environment matters

Doors, obstacles, tight spaces, and stress all slow things down. A door might take 3 seconds to open normally—and much longer under panic or pressure. Small delays matter a lot in real situations.

5. The reality

Sometimes you’re not starting with distance. Sometimes you’re already too close for “just run” to be a plan—it’s just a phrase that ignores what’s actually happening.

The point

“Just run” only works in specific conditions: space, distance, and the right situation. Outside of that, context matters more than slogans.

The good news? You can train to run faster, last longer, and stay calmer under pressure. But it takes preparation—not catchphrases.

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Unit 2, 16-18 Hall Street
Southport
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Wednesday 7:45pm - 9:45pm
Sunday 8am - 10am

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