S.A.F.E Self Defence & Close Quarters Combat

I can’t speak highly enough if Charlie and his team and what they teach. Charlie has amazing skills and his workshop is very effective. It’s hands on, relevant, and intense, but Charlie makes sure to keep it fun too. I left day two feeling totally empowered.Charlie is amazing, he does this for next to nothing, purely to help woman feel confident to protect themselves. This is a workshop I will attend again, and will be recommending it everyone I know.

I've just completed the two day women's self defence workshop in Hamilton. Absolutely brilliant! Excellent content and instructors. Hugely empowering. I highly recommend and would definitely attend again.

My daughter and I signed up for this program and it has given both of us much more confidence in knowing what to do when you need to Sarah is a great instructor and has so much passion for this. We are thinking of joining in July again.Natascha Opperman

I attended the 2 day self defense course for women....WOW! This is a well structured, and highly practical course run by Charlie, a very experienced instructor who has the knack of imparting his knowledge in a straight forward, easy to understand manner, with a touch of humour along the way. The course covers how to deal with a wide range of real life situations and I found every single minute of the course to be relevant and useful. Participants do not require any previous knowledge or skills. Be prepared for full on days with plenty of exercise (as well as some laughs) and accept that you will come away with combat tattoos" (not called bruises). Just attend with enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and you will leave feeling empowered. I believe this is a must do course for all women and I will gladly attend again."

I did a 2 day womens self defense course with these guys. I cannot express how amazing it was! We went over soo many different scenarios and so many different techniques! I had so much fun and learnt so much. It made me feel so empowered and gave me the confidence and the skills to realize that i can defend myself. Shout out to the instructor Charlie! He was amazing in the way he taught us everything! Every woman needs to do this course!

I attended weekly classes in Grafton and several weekend workshops. Charlie is an excellent instructor - professional, encouraging and empowering. Its gritty, tough stuff and he gets the job done.

Did this class with my 14 year old daughter and she enjoyed learning the self defense moves. I felt more empowered after doing this class and especially glad that my daughter has the tools to defend herself. Would definitely recommend this class and Charlie and Amber were awesome. Fun and informative and all hands on to practise for real life situations. Thank you and would attend again.

Cannot recommend highly enough S.A.F.E.'s Women's Street Smart Self Defence and Close Quarters Combat sessions. All of the instructors are incredibly knowledgeable, passionate, supportive and, crucially, realistic about which self defence tools are most useful in real-life scenarios. The course is extremely comprehensive and covers a huge amount of content, but focuses on giving participants the time and space to practice strategies for themselves (rather than lecturing you). The 'stress drills', in particular, were very helpful in encouraging us all to think on our feet. However, be warned that you WILL feel very sore afterwards, especially after blocking consecutive hits with your forearms at the start of the first session! Nevertheless, the bruises are completely worth the knowledge and confidence you will gain. In short, it's worth every cent. Thanks S.A.F.E. Team for a great and empowering experience!

Just attended a 2 day self-defence course in Hamilton with Sarah and it was amazing! Such vital knowledge every woman should know. Sarah was an incredible facilitator and kept things fun and dynamic the whole weekend. Thank you!

Just completed one day of the self defence course in Tauranga with Sarah.The way the course was run was great, so many practical scenarios and stress drills really put you in the real life situation. It was a lot of information for one day, so I would probably recommend doing the two days if possible! Also, expect a good workout, I think I will be sore tomorrow…!But overall such great, important information with superb delivery, thank you!!