The Rapid Defence Martial Arts Academy was founded in 2004 by Master Instructor Talib Fehlhaber, who has been involved in the martial arts for over 30 years and has been teaching martial arts and self-defence skills since 1993. The Academy has since become Norwich’s premier full time martial arts training centre.
As the name suggests our focus lies on functional martial arts and realistic self-defence training rather than (martial) sport or competition training. At our modern and clean 2000 sq. ft. full time facility, in the city centre of Norwich, we are committed to providing our trainees with a very comprehensive working knowledge of martial arts and self-defence. You can now also enjoy our classes at our regular Tuesday session at the Esporta (Virgin Active) Sports Centre near Asda in Norwich.
We take great pride in the fact that what we have on offer is without equal in this area. The training ranges from traditional Kung Fu and self-defence training to weapons, usually sticks and knifes, to grappling and ground fighting. This means for you that you are able to cover all areas physical combat under one roof, which will save you a lot of time and money.
We are dedicated to your success as a student and make every effort to help you surpass your expectations of yourself and us.
Basic Martial Arts Course
This course is designed as an introduction into the world of martial arts for men, women and children of all ages and abilities. It provides a good starting point for people who are looking to improve their fitness and loose a few pounds and/or like to tone up. The pace is gentle to begin with and is guaranteed to be fun and challenging for the whole family.
Black Belt Leadership Course
This course is designed for those who have the goal of getting their Black Belt.

Chinese Kung Fu
The core martial arts training revolves around the art of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Wing Chun has been known to be extremely effective in close range confrontations and has also been known as “Hong Kong Street Fighting”. Since its inception Wing Chun has enjoyed a continued growth in the West due to its clever and simple design and without the need to resorting to acrobatics. >>> read more…
Escrima Weapons Training

Due to ever increasing levels of knife crime and the fact that Wing Chun is predominantly an unarmed system we have introduced a well sought after weapons training course that is Escrima Concepts. It has its roots in the Philippino fighting arts and has been evolved to a no-nonsense system of personal combat.
Although you are not expected to walk around armed with sticks and/or knifes other people do. Our training gives you a much greater awareness and confidence if ever confronted by an armed attacker. In addition to that it has proven its worth in seriously enhancing your unarmed capabilities. Above all it’s a lot of fun and a great challenge even if you already practise other styles of martial arts.
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Events
In an effort continuously improve the services to our members and to offer the best in martial arts tuition available we give our members access to some of the best martial arts experts in Europe. Every month we have special seminars and workshops at the academy to which we often invite guest instructors. Please check with the Blog section for updates or subscribe to our newsletter to keep informed with events to come.
We are committed to constantly improving ourselves
as human beings and martial artists and by this
always treating better as the enemy of good.
The way we teach in and run our academy is reflected
by the martial arts ethos of Trust, Integrity and Hard Work.”