The Way Self-Defence

The Way is a very small, diverse, non-prejudicial and non-profit training group that offers self-defence courses in South East London.

The purpose of this section of the website is to give information about the self-defence course that we offer. We do not have fixed timetables for our self-defence course - once we have sufficient interest we will set a date.

You may wear a face mask if you wish to (bring one with you). You don't need to bring anything except water/drink, mask and casual/old clothes. You will need clean-soled trainers for wearing on the training mats (these must not be the shoes that you have worn to/from the training hall).

Sessions are from 19:00 – 21:00, arrive at 18:45. Pease read the full site for more information, if you’re interested in booking a place, please complete the enquiry / booking form and send it to the teachers.

Our self-defence courses are run on Monday evenings for 15 weeks, 2-hour sessions, and are usually 15 people or less. At the end of the self-defence course we are happy to send you on your way, equipped with a workable set of self-defence skills.

We believe that there are many things in life that you can learn for yourself, such as learning to walk. However, there are many things in life that one needs to be taught, such as crossing the road. For most people self-defence is not something that you can adequately teach yourself (via a book or a video). It is more effective when taught directly by a teacher.

Please read the rest of the website (pages 1 – 12) for more information about the self-defence course we offer, as well as self-defence in general.