Personal safety in Surrey & London
Real-world
self-defence.

Practical workshops for women, young people and the teams around them. Learn to recognise risk, set a boundary and respond under pressure.
- Area
- London & surrounding counties
- Duration
- Half-day & full-day options
- Format
- Instructor-led group sessions
Inside a workshop
Personal safety starts before a confrontation.
We’re a family-run team in Surrey. Our aim is to help women and young people go about their lives with more confidence. In a seminar, you can talk through a situation, see a response demonstrated and decide how much you want to practise.

Explore how distance, body language and the space around you can affect your options.
Practise saying no, using your voice and recognising when a conversation is escalating.
Try simple movements in a supervised scenario. Partner exercises and protective equipment let you explore how pressure feels.
Group programmes
Who’s training?

Half day or full day
Personal safety at work
Bring colleagues together to practise how to read a situation, manage a confrontation and create space to leave safely.
- Read body language, spot aggression and practise verbal de-escalation.
- Explore drink spiking, managing fear and how adrenaline affects decisions.
- Discuss the legal context of self-defence and rehearse workplace scenarios.
More ways to train

Meet your instructor
Mark Ganaden
At sixteen, Mark was attacked despite years of martial arts training. That experience changed what he wanted to teach: how to recognise trouble, handle fear and make decisions when a situation feels unfamiliar.
Mark trained under Debi Steven at Premier Self Defence. He has taught personal safety for over 15 years across the UK, India and South Africa. His workplace teaching has included Kew Gardens, BP and the National Archives.
Before you come
Frequently asked questions
Training enquiries
Let’s plan your training.
Tell Mark which session you’re interested in and where you’d like to train. You can agree the details together.
0800 776 5188mark@warriorselfdefence.comView my training quotes