SELF-DEFENCE LAW AUTHOR | SELF-PROTECTION & MARTIAL ART COACH
Train in high quality kata applications which are within
the law and effective in real life
Give your training
a practical purpose
Improve your Kata application knowledge
Make Karate enjoyable
and fulfilling for life
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Seminars
Workshops
Leigh teaches Seminars on all aspects of Practical Karate but especially when it regards to the Practical Karate. The following subjects are among Leigh's most popular seminar topics:
- Practical Applications for Specific Katas
- Bunkai Drills to bridge the gap between form and function
- Bunkai Drills to bridge the gap between Kata and Kumite
- Principle Based Fighting Drills for Non-Traditional Groups
- Karate's Ground Grappling Method for Self-Protection
-Karate Concepts: Drills that explore fighting concepts and ideas contained within traditional Kata.
Also, if you have a special request for subject matter, we are more than happy to accommodate.
Leigh is happy to teach open events and private seminars.
Workshops differ to Seminars because they are predominately non-physical lectures and presentations. Although some physical excersice my occur, the purpose of the workshops is to develop the non-physical aspects of Self-Defence, Combat & Martial Arts.
Personal Security Workshop is a 2 hour introduction to realistic Self-Defence training. The majority of the course deals with soft skills and includes; awareness, conflict management, de-escalation, escaping training. A small amount of hard skills (ie fighting techniques) are taught near the end of the session.
Womens Only Self-Defence Workshop is a 2 hour introduction to Self-Defence and is specially designed to accomodate the differences between male and female self-defence concepts.
Self-Defence & The Law Workshop is a 1 and half hour introduction to the Law relating to Self-Defence. Topics covered include; pre-emption, reasonable force, duty to retreat & defending your property.
Get to Know Leigh
Leigh started training in "traditional" karate and after obtaining numerous dan grades. Leigh and his instructor Mike Judd 5th Dan, became disillusioned with the primary focus on "sport" karate and lack of real world application to the kata applications which were common place in their association and in the larger karate world at the time.
Leigh and Mike then changed their focus and began to study the history of karate along with training with the elite of practical martial arts.
Leigh now specialises in practical kata applications which are applicable in the real world and legally underpinned and that are SYSTEMATISED in a LOGICAL and STRUCTURED order so that it easy to follow and progress can be made indefinitely (making karate fulfilling for life)!
As a lifelong practitioner of Karate, including a 3rd Dan in Shotokan Karate under Mike Judd 5th Dan, Leigh currently holds a 5th Dan with the British Combat Karate Association (BCKA) and the English Karate Federation (EKF). Additionally, Leigh holds the Full Bunkai Jutsu Instructorship under world renowned martial artist and practical kata bunkai specialist Iain Abernethy 7th Dan and has gained a 1st Dan in Abernethy Jissen Karate-do. Combined with his Karate training, Leigh is also a Legal Editor who has studied UK Self-Defence Law in College, University and Post-Graduate courses achieving LLB with Honours and a Postgradue Diploma in Legal Practice. As an outspoken advocate of cross-training, Leigh has studied Jeet Kune Do & Kali under Guru Mick Tully.
Leigh is the author of the Amazon #1 best-selling book - UK Self- Defence Law: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Law of Defending Yourself and writes for various Magazines. Leigh also has an online blog which includes additional articles, thoughts, videos, book reviews and training-day reports.
Testimonials
"I always come away from Leigh's events knowing I have made progress no matter what he teaches. His attention to detail has shown me how there is always room for improvement. He is flexible with lesson content but structured with how he teaches, finding methods that work for me. He motivates me to work to the best of my ability and I always have a great time. I would recommend Leigh to anyone, young, old, beginner or advanced."
Hannah B - 2nd Dan
“Leigh Simms is what practical karate is all about! A skilled practitioner, teacher and writer. Leigh gets the practical application of karate and the underlying theories in a way that few others do. He is also one of only handful of people to have both a black belt in my method and an instructor’s certificate in my approach. I can’t recommend him highly enough."
Iain Abernethy - 7th Dan
"Leigh's tuition is a great experience, he is always helpful and clear with his instructions, made sessions fun, motivating and gave me the confidence to progress.”