Our School

About us

The Rapid Defence Academy was started in 2004 by Sifu 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.

As the name suggests our focus lies on realistic self defence training rather than (martial) sport or competition training. At our clean and modern facility you are able to receive a very comprehensive and well rounded understanding of martial arts and self-defence. 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.

What's on offer?

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.
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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 our trainnig 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 practive other styles of martial arts. >>> read more ...

 

Ground Fighting - Unless you are studying a grappling art, being taken to the ground is typically every martial artist’s pet nightmare. You will gain a well rounded understanding of all areas of a fight by training grappling and ground fighting skills at the Rapid defence Academy.

The basic idea behind our training is that you want to spend as little time as possible on the ground, as you become increasingly vulnerable to opportunists the longer you spend rolling around on the floor. We teach a unique blend of Judo, Wrestling, Jiu-Jitsu and other grappling arts.
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To complement your regular training with some fitness we have two fantastic classes for you. 

Kick Boxing – this class is focused to get your heart rate going within a martial arts context. The session involves general cardio training, like rope skipping, sprinting, etc, combined with pad work and some good old fashioned callisthenics guaranteed to burn those calories and keep you sweating.

Kettlebells – this class is fast gaining popularity due to its superior toning qualities. The Kettlebell, which is basically a cannonball with a handle, originated in Russia and is very different to conventional dumbbell training. The training aims involve as much of the body as possible rather than to isolate particular muscle groups. The exercises are simple but demanding and are ideal to help with martial arts training. The great thing about the Kettlebell is that although it is extremly versatile it hardly takes up any space when practicing at home.

Chi Gung (Qigong ) – Chi Gung means "energy skill" and is sometimes translated as "empowerment." It is a 5,000 year-old system of health and life-force energy maintenance and also a healing art. It is the forerunner of Tai Chi and the other martial arts systems from China.

Chi Gung comprises of a set of exercises including meditative and physical movements. It is used to move Chi, thereby maintaining and regaining physical, emotional and spiritual health.

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 eNews section for updates or subscribe to our newsletter to keep informed with events to come.