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Search below for self defense workshops, courses, drop-in classes and workouts near you. Our schedule for 2024 is constantly being updated so be sure to check back for more classes. If you're not sure why Pretty Deadly is different, click here to find out what to expect in a Pretty Deadly class.
There is nothing more powerful than knowing you can trust yourself.
PRETTY DEADLY WILL CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK ABOUT SELF DEFENSE.
Pretty Deadly Self Defense was developed as an answer to traditional, fear-based self defense. Even as female martial artists, we find violence and physical conflict exhausting and dehumanizing. But we find learning and understanding how our bodies work through body dynamics, structure, balance and natural movement joyful and uplifting.
Check out our self-guided online training:
Moving from center is fundamental to effective self defense. Learn how to connect and rebalance your center in this 1-hour virtual workshop.
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£1.99
This 5-part self-paced course introduces you to the first steps of learning self defense, from how to make a fist to how to identify danger. Learn in the safety of your own space and at your own pace.
£7.99
Not finding a Pretty Deady course near you? Don't worry -- we're coming! In the meantime, get a head start with our self guided training!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Every Pretty Deadly course pays it forward. All of our paid programming funds our volunteer efforts to bring self defense to the most vulnerable people. Our Outreach Programs are the heart and soul of Pretty Deadly Self Defense.
Pretty Deadly Outreach is divided into four categories, and adapted for each situation based on input from our expert trainers, professionals in the field, and program participants themselves.
Outreach Programs are co-created with the direct input of users and careworkers, to ensure they reflect the actual lives and needs of the people they are developed for.
WHAT DOES A PRETTY DEADLY COURSE LOOK LIKE?
Teaching women's self defense should be serious business.
Every instructior who trains with Pretty Deadly has decided to take teaching self defense seriously, and safely. All trainers learn comprehensive trauma-informed and trauma support best practices, as well as rigorous safety protocols.
Whether a Pretty Deadly Trainer is teaching their own style or Pretty Deadly's signature format, you can be sure that you're learning self defense from someone you can trust.
The Pretty Deadly Self Defense Course is a uniquely designed course specifically for the way we actually learn, the things we actually face, and that's actually fun!
If you're looking for body-positive self defense to learn a few practical moves that doesn't involve screaming, fear, or tapping into "rage", we've got you!
But learning self defense should
be fun!
The Pretty Deadly Self Defense Course has the following format:
CLASS 1 - YOU ARE STRONGER THAN YOU THINK
-Moves learned: strikes & boundary reinforcement
CLASS 2 - I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU
-Moves learned: kicks!
CLASS 3 - IS YOUR INTUITION A SUPERPOWER?
-Moves learned: locks & takedowns!
CLASS 4 - BALANCE, BABY
-Moves learned: escapes & combinations!
CLASS 5 - TEST YOUR SKILLS
-Moves learned: what a badass you really are!
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