Bender defenders: Self Defence

“Bender Defenders” is a self-defense workshop designed specifically with the LGBTQ+ community in mind, focusing on empowering participants with practical, accessible techniques to improve their confidence, awareness, and personal safety.

Come and learn the basics of self defence with Bender Defenders.

What to expect:

- A warm up involving some games and exercises to raise your heart rate

- A short briefing on the law surrounding self defence

- You will learn some physical techniques for self defence and have the chance to practise them

- We will discuss de-escalation and practise some techniques around using your voice

- We will finish with some more punching and physical moves!

Please wear clothes you can comfortable move in and bring some water. If you have any access needs, health conditions or injuries, please let the facilitators know before the workshop starts.

*Bender Defenders take a holistic view of self-defence, remembering that keeping people safe means more than avoiding danger in the moment – it means creating community systems to heal from the harm hate crime causes in the long term.

We approach self-defence from a compassionate, trauma-informed and community-led perspective. We teach participants simple, effective strategies for using physical force to keep themselves safe.

We believe that queer and trans people already have a wide range of self-defence skills to draw upon, and we encourage participants to collaborate with trainers in sharing these skills, enabling them to feel more confident and empowered when they use them.

Stay tuned for more info and tickets going live on August 14th 👀

 Please note - you must be a resident of UAL Halls or signed in by a resident to sign up/attend this event.

Photo Credit: Halls Life Team - Students learning self defence