With venues in Worcester Park, Morden, Croydon, Epsom, Surbiton, Teddington and New Haw / Woking.
Defence Lab is not a combative sport where you have limiting rules to follow or a referee to come running to your aid. That's just not how it works on the street and in real-life scenarios when you may need to genuinely defend yourself or your loved ones from 'real' attackers.
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35 customer reviews
Lesley
My teenage daughter has been attending Defence Lab Teddington. Great instructors and training. Highly recommend as a course for anyone.
Luca
Extremely good training with real life scenarios.Great coaching, friendly and down to earth with anyone!!
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Valia Ionova
Professional team with highly knowlegeable instructors, caring attitude, genuine ability to inspire your journey of learning how to look after your safety and body. Thoroughfully recommend for weight loss or learning to defend yourself. More...
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Iqra Nabbi
Went to Defence Lab training for a handful of times. It was faultless. Farhaj was a great instructor as was his son. Both had a lot of patience with my slow learning. Just wish I had the time to keep at it. Amazing and learnt a lot. Keep up the amazing work you guys do. It's great More...
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Natalie Nahhas Dixon
My children have been attending Defence Lab for about 8 months now. Since they started their confidence has really grown! Invaluable!
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Danial Alexhiavich Cain
totally recommend Defence Lab. totally professional. Jay and all the instructors have an outstanding knowledge of the self defense concept. they welcome all. treat everyone with respect. I'm very happy to promote jay and all the instructors More...
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Adam Phillips
cannot reccomend enough, totally converted my sons confidence when in large crowds. he has grown so much as a person since starting a year ago. the team are all so caring whilst also teaching respect and real life lessons. More...
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Rupal Patel
Defence Lab always delivers fantastic training. Our little one has only been training for a term and her progress is incredible. Would highly recommend to anyone!
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Lucy Holdaway
Both my husband and son really enjoy training with defence lab. It has given my son a real boost in confidence and provides the tools to defend himself. All in a fun, safe and encouraging environment. Tony Palladino is a fantastic coach! More...
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Maria Ioannou
Brilliant instructors my son has learnt so much attending these classes, he’s progressing so well, the instructors who run these classes are lovely people & they treat everyone like a family. I’ve even attended a 6 week beginners adult course which was amazing and learnt some self defence skills keep doing what you guys are doing great job More...
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Martin Hodges
Brilliant self defence courses for adults and kids alike. Instructors are incredible and a definite life skill for anyone.
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Kristy Stovell
My niece went to the older class and absolutely loved it, she suffers really badly with anxiety and her whole demeanour from walking her in to her first class to the second, was so different, the smile on her face was beautiful to see, plus watching her confidence grow each week, was amazing. Highly recommend.
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Charlene Goldsmith
I just wanted to thank you for providing such an incredible experience for my son. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him last night. It's obvious that he loves your lessons! I wanted to let you know what a big impact it had on me. You see he always tends to shy away from anything that involves standing up in front of people. From school plays and assemblies to show-and-tell in his class. He usually lands up in a mess of tears because of the anxiety he feels. So last night when he was first to volunteer to tell a joke, I was lost for words. Considering it was only his 3rd lesson, and that he didn't know anyone from the Monday group, I couldn't believe it! Seeing him run up to you to tell his pirate joke confidently is something I will cherish forever. It may be a normal tiny thing for most kids, but that was a really big deal for Sam. And for me. So I thank you and your team from the bottom of my heart. You are making a difference. It gives me hope and reassurance. Thank you so much! More...
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Sally Anne Menassa
My kids love it it’s good for there confidence in street walking stranger awareness etc
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Martin Hodges
One of the best self defence training courses ever
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Stacey Davies
My son loves Defence Lab....and I've tried him on other martial arts before, but this is so much more appealing!!
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Donna Golding
Both my children started Defence Lab in September, they enjoy every class, the confidence it has given them is amazing. I 100% recommend this to anyone.
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Paul Joannou
Tahir is a fantastic teacher who clearly shows a true passion in what he does. I'm very impressed with the classes and training given.
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Tahir Ahmad
Having done various martial arts and self defence systems myself, Defence Lab is truly unique and innovative in its approach to reality based street defence for both kids and adults. You really need to give it a go to see it for yourself! More...
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Tree Vallis
It’s helped my sons confidence no end. Would highly recommend ��
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Binesh Shah
Excellent. Really great group of people.
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S H
I would highly recommend Defence Lab Training. My daughter has been taking lessons with Tahir, and her fitness and confidence have improved greatly. Tahir is a fantastic instructor. He explains very clearly, and teaches in fun and engaging way. I am very pleased that my daughter is learning important life skills thanks to Defence Lab Training. More...
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Bushra Tahir
My 3 children go to Defence Lab and they just can't get enough. They are always excited to go and looking forward to the next class. The instructors are just amazing and what they teach is an incredible self defence system that goes into all the aspects of personal safety and self defence.Although Defence Lab is a new system compared to other styles, it is incredibly realistic in its approach. To know that the children are learning something that is designed for real life as opposed to competition is very re-assuring as a parent.Despite it being new, I love the fact that the classes still hold on to the traditional values of respect, honour, humbleness and integrity. The life skills that they teach are a great bonus and I am not the only parent who has seen positive changes in the children.I would recommend Defence Lab to anyone. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed! More...
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Steve Hankins
Our son (year 6), really enjoys Defence Lab. He comes twice a week and you can see his self confidence growing each week.The instructors are amazing with the kids, they make it fun while teaching the children invaluable lessons !We would highly recommend Defence Lab to anyone interested in self defence, fitness or building self confidence. More...
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Sarah Vrancken
I'm very pleased I've found this class for my daughter! Great instructors that are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and caring - it truly makes all the difference. I see Martial Arts as a great work-out, confidence builder and hopefully, it will allow my daughter to defend herself if she would get into trouble (which let's cross fingers, won't be the case). We are a sporty family and sport should be fun so that it becomes a way of life... I think Defence lab understands that very well. More...
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Andrew Avis
My daughter has been going to DL now for nearly a year. She really enjoys going & the confidence that she now has is really noticeable. The classes are hard, but at the same time made enjoyable for the children. You can see a real change in the children as they learn new skills & new ways of dealing with confrontation. The level of fitness that the children are also gaining is amazing. I would recommend anyone with children to give DL a go. They learn so much but also have have fun doing it. More...
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stacey davies
My son loves Defence Lab. I had previously tried him on karate and kick boxing and he never really took to them.
Defence Lab is taught in a much more fun way for children, all the while they are staying fit, learning how to look after themselves (from multiple attackers) and learning respect.
I think a class like this is invaluable, especially in this day and age.
I will feel much more confident of Daniel going out as he gets older knowing that if necessary, he will have the tools to be able to look after himself.
Tahir is a wonderful teacher and is just fantastic with the kids.
I can't recommend Defence Lab highly enough!!!!!
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Mansoor Ahmad
I've been doing martial arts on and off for over 15 years, from Karate to Thai boxing to MMA. Defence Lab techniques though have been mind opening. The emphasis on multiple opponents and being able to continue to defend yourself whilst not only standing but kneeling, sitting and lying is all incerdibly valuable to know should the worst occur.This particular "lab" in Worcester Park is incredibly friendly, fun and caters for all ages. Definitely and most highly recommended More...
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Chanel Cullen
I started Defence Lab in November and I am really enjoying it! The class has a great atmosphere and it is a lot of fun. Over the past few months, my fitness levels have improved a great deal and I have also learnt some valuable self defence techniques. One of the brilliant things about Defence Lab is that it is all geared towards real life situations, meaning that all of the techniques make common sense.Tahir is a fantastic instructor; he pushes you to work as hard as you can, but also gives you tons of encouragement and lots of helpful feedback. I would recommend to anyone of any age or fitness level! More...
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Roxane Achilleas
Both my boys LOVE defence lab. They really enjoy the classes, have made lots of new friends and have gained so much more confidence. The class is fun which makes them want to teach their friends and cousins the new things they have learned :-) More...
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Haider Al-Saadi
My son's been going to defence lab for a few months now & he absolutely loves it! His confidence has grown considerably and I feel he's now able to handle situations much better than previously. The guys running the training are absolutely fabulous, they're brilliant with the kids and know how to keep it exciting. Would definitely recommend. More...
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Nina Brown
Such a brilliant class! I can't recommend this enough. My 4.5 yr old loves dl.
Sir teaches respect, teamwork and confidence, all great life skills.
The games are educational but fun and full of energy, sir really knows how to keep them focused!
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Dave Smart
My first session for my son in the adults group and he loved it and i loved it too hopefully he doesn't use that on me.
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Nina Wells-Brown
Jaxson loves defence lab, loads of fun and learning teamwork and life skills.
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Louise Smart
Well my son started his taster session, and wow he was so amazed he wants to go back .
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What do you love most about your job?
There is no greater satisfaction than to see the many great positive changes within our students from our training. The confidence and self belief that each student experiences, the 'life-skills' they learn, the close bonds of friendship they develop and just the overall fun they have whilst learning this incredible new Self Defence system.
However, the greatest satisfaction by far is when a student or the parent of a student tell me how the training actually helped them in a confrontation.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I have been learning martial arts since the age of 11 and have studied various styles and arts. However, I was never truly satisfied with any of the styles as I was always looking for something which genuinely catered for real life street defence. It is only when I came across Defence Lab that I finally found what I was looking for and something which I could wholeheartedly believe in and therefore teach others. It is then that I left my previous business and became a full-time Defence Lab Instructor.
Why should our clients choose you?
There is literally nothing out there like Defence Lab. What we teach and the way we teach is very different to what is normally out there. But don't take our word for it, come and have a FREE taster session and see for yourself!
Self Defence & Martial Arts Training
OFFERING:
Weekly Classes for adults & children (4 years plus).
Private Lessons - either 1-2-1 or in Groups of 2 or more.
Personal Safety & Self-Defence Courses for all age groups.
Special Seminars for Women's Personal Safety & Self-Defence.
Team-Building Exercises.
Tailor-Made Packages for Corporate Clients.