Sev Necati worked in partnership with Hub67, and WAPP, to deliver our award
winning project “Women & Young People’s Safety Solution.” The project worked with women and girls from the
local community. The women and girls
were different ages and ethnicities as well as having various abilities and backgrounds.
Each session had discussions as well as practical activities in
self-defence and personal safety. All
females that took part had an increase in confidence and self-worth and were
very much empowered by the end of the project.
"Sev
was a very reliable and dedicated partner to work with, she put in every effort
to ensure the course was fully booked and had an admirable determination to
make it a success. Feedback about the course was positive and it also
introduced a member of the group to other activities we were doing at Hub
67."
Sally Anthony, Centre
Manager, Hub67
Some of the Females
Comments
“I would recommend this course to anyone looking to build their
confidence and learn practical tips and strategy for self-defence. I liked that the sessions were a combination
of active sparring and theory. Having the
class set up in this way made it much more engaging.”
“I increased my knowledge regarding
self-defence.”
“Sev was very knowledgeable about
this topic and her confidence and strength was inspiring.”
“I am more aware of what I am capable
of.”
“Great clear explanations with real life situations.”
“I increased my confidence; this is
what inspired me the most.”
“I understand how to use self-defence when I need to protect myself
against violence.”
“Learning techniques for self-defence
and drills to build up strength.”
“It created a great place for women to feel empowered and not feel as
though we are ‘crazy’. I left feeling
empowered.”
“This course was very empowering when dealing with day to day potential
scenarios.”
“The mix of practical fight skills and
theory was balanced.”
“Sev’s personality is great; she explains the need for self-defence and encourages
the class really well.”
“We covered theory, practice and even
the law. I thought this is a very
well-planned subject.”
“I especially enjoyed the techniques.”
“The drills made me realise how strong
I am.”
“I feel much more confident and relaxed if I ever was to face a situation
where I feel threatened.”
“The best thing that stood out for me was
the improvements in self-confidence, strength and awareness”.”
“Sev was brilliant at getting us to do the moves until we were
confident.”
“I learnt how to protect myself in a
number of situations, but firstly how to avoid situations and be more aware.”
“Sev helped to build up strength and taught us practical moves.”
“Sev covered all of the scenarios we asked questions about and I am now
much more confident in dealing with them.”
“I really enjoyed learning the practical techniques.”
“The team work was fun and tiring. Also Sev was really helpful”
“Weekly talks concerning self-defence.”
“Descriptions of scenarios and demonstrations
of how to defence self or firstly to avoid situations, followed by practical
physical learning.”
“Competitive fitness drills which pushed our personal limits, very good.”
“The strategies for avoiding danger
were very beneficial.”
A Participants Write Up in Her Own Words:
Sarah is a 23 year old female, White British,
single.
Please
tell us why they became involved in your project/activities?
The reason I became involved as I recently
moved to London and increasing felt unsafe walking alone by myself and wanted
to learn basic steps on what to do if I am in a vulnerable situations. I also wanted to learn some moves if I was in
a dangerous situations.
Please
tell us how participating helped them?
The course helped me be more aware of what
situations I might find myself in and avoid them. I learnt the basics first steps of
self-defence and how I should think about approaching and diffusing
situations. Being more aware and
avoiding made me more confident of what first steps I should take if ever in a
dangerous situations. I have built up my
strength in the physical techniques that I took part in and it has encouraged
me to continue to do this.
Please
tell us what has changed for the participant as a result of engaging with the
project?
I definitely say I am more cautious in
putting myself into vulnerable situation’s e.g. taking out my valuables and
displaying them and walking through parks in the dark. My confidence levels have really increased
not just taking part in the self-defence but being able to talk openly about
different problems with the other girls in the class, and to definitely continue
to build up my strength by taking part in exercise.
I loved the course it was brilliant and
really helped me become more aware and confident.
Hub67: In 2011 Hackney Wick ward was awarded £1million of funding
as one of the wave 1 Big Local areas. Big Local is an exciting opportunity for
residents in 150 areas around England to use at least £1m to make a massive and
lasting positive difference to their communities. It’s about bringing together
all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, groups and
organisations who want to make their area an even better place to live.
The
Vision – “Keeping the Wick Alight”
The
vision for Hackney Wick is to celebrate diversity and promote community
cohesion within the ward, draw upon the energy and creativity of local
residents and businesses and equip them with the means to ensure everyone in
the Wick Ward benefits from the opportunities being created in and around the
area in the next ten years. We also aim to encourage greater use of open spaces
and public facilities in the area and encourage collaboration and participation
between local groups, schools, faith groups, businesses, service providers,
arts and voluntary organisations.
If you think that you would like to get involved in our projects then
please get in contact. Our aim is to
reduce violence and the fear of violence especially towards females and young
people and we do this by delivering empowering projects to the local community. Please contact us: info@sevnecatitraining.com
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