Sev Necati works in partnership with Young Hackney & Comic Relief

Sev Necati worked in partnership with Young Hackney, and Comic Relief, to deliver our award winning project “Women & Young People’s Safety Solution.”  Our workshop for women and girls in personal safety, self-defence and confidence building, empowered the group and was life changing for some.  

The project worked with women and girls from the local community, from various backgrounds, ages and had various abilities. 

The group took part in discussions as well as practical activities in self-defence.  All females had an increase in confidence and self-worth and felt empowered at the end of the project.

 “The Edge, youth hub is proud to work alongside Sev Necati who delivers projects and courses in Personal Safety and Self-Defence. We have successfully introduced the sessions in our curriculum and supported her delivery of the classes at our centre. We will continue to work with Sev as she offers a great personal touch to her service.

Over the last couple of years Sev is very professional in her business ethnics has delivered a high level of classes at a very high standard , which is reflected on her commitment to ensuring women and girls are safe in the community. Numerous students have feedback on how impressed they have been with the skills and teaching ability of Sev. The students always leave the classes more confident and well-rounded individual. For that reason, we are always happy to host Sev at the Edge.”

Youth Hub Team Leader

The Participant - Case Study - One

Sammy is a 38 year old female, White - French, single one child.

Please tell us why you became involved in your project/activities?

Because I had been a victim of crime recently so I felt powerless and didn’t know how to react, what to do and I was feeling down and depressed and it was related to what had happened to me.  I had to gain some control and power and Victims Support said that there wasn’t any self-defence they could send me too, but I knew that it was what I needed.

Somebody saw the advertising online and sent it to me letting me know, as they knew I would be interested.

One of my most recent incidents was that I was a victim when I was walking back home around 9pm I was alone it was dark.  It was a busy road / pavement and I was walking up towards a group of people, they were taking all the space the people on the pavement so I was in a situation where I had to touch someone’s shoulder I had no choice otherwise I would have to walk in the road which wasn’t advisable as the road was really busy.  I accidently brushed a man, and him and his friend got very angry and started abusing me verbally, and we then got into a confrontation and they chased me, they then chased me in their car and they threw stuff at me and they physically assaulted me threatening to attack me and kill me, they really scared me, they tried to jump on me and I didn’t know what to do.  I now know what to do if it happened again.  The two men were huge and I thought what would I do, I now know.

I felt vet angry after the incident as it wasn’t necessary and felt powerless and I changed my route I wouldn’t normally do that but I was scared and also I felt down by the police as they couldn’t find the person and couldn’t help me.

Please tell us how participating helped you?

It has helped me because it gave me some very practical solutions in what I could do if it happened again, to better judge and avoid situations and how to get out of situations and it gave me the confidence if I couldn’t get out what I could do practically.  I really needed a refresher on how to protect myself as I had done Judo before.  I was scared if I got hit what I would do, I feel I am more knowledge now in what to do, and how to protect myself physically. 

Please tell us what has changed for you as a result of engaging with the project?

What has changed I feel more confident.  I feel more confident in plenty of ways physically mainly because of the drills I can rely on my body more, in the law and more confident in defending myself.

It has given me tools I didn’t know about, it has given me more awareness and I feel more conscious that I would know what to do if necessary.

Some of the Females Comments

“The physical training proved my strength & resilience & gave me a huge confidence boost.”

“The practical floor work was very challenging & it made me realise I needed to increase my core strength & I actually enjoyed it.”

“The practical activities enabled me to build up my confidence in being able to deal with any threatening situations. 

 “The course opened up my eyes and increased my knowledge.”

“The information on relationships was fascinating & very useful in day-to-day interactions.”

“It has inspired me to be more active, to be more confident and over all on how to defend myself.”

“This has been such a fantastic course & I am so grateful.  It has taught me so much in many aspects of life, not simply self-defence.”

“I enjoyed it.  We did self-defence techniques, floor work and weapons training and the trainer Sev was very nice.”

“I learnt how to be confident.”

“I learnt what the best thing for me to do in a realistic situation.”

“Sev’s training style (no irrelevance) – well-structured course.”

“Very enjoyable and informative & has made me more confident.”

“I am a lot more confident walking the streets alone.”

“This course was relevant to what was going on in the area.”

“I enjoyed the close combat & weapons training”

“The course content was excellent!”

“I loved the practical session.”

“I feel much more confident I can avoid situations particularly where there is physical harm.”

 “I feel I have learnt a lot about myself.”

The Participant - Case Study - Two

Joy is a 57 year old female, Black-British, single 2 children.

Please tell us why you became involved in your project/activities?

I felt the need to learn a little bit more rapid response skills, to be more alert, and have more street creed for my age, and be aware as the change in nature of the environment I am now living in and the nature of my work.  I needed to learn some more modern techniques.  It re-forced things I thought I knew and gave me the confidence to put them into practise, with the new skills I also learnt.

Please tell us how participating helped you?

It has heightened my awareness and boosted my confidence.  Especially because it was an all-female group and there was other people around my age that were there.  That made me feel more comfortable and at ease as mixed group of ages and cultures were present and it was really encouraging for me and made me want to get involved more.  I also made some new friends, I saw that as bonus.

Please tell us what has changed for you as a result of engaging with the project?

What has changed for me is that I feel much more confident in being in conflicting situations and I feel like I have some basic tools that I can use if I really needed too.  I have a proper approach of dealing with confronting situations in the pass I would use my basic street creed.  This course has given me more discipline.  I have more techniques to defend myself if I felt threatened or were in danger situations.

The nature of my work is very challenging and I don’t feel intimated anymore as I can deal with situations in a more relaxed way.  I now know how I can action things now without having to fight physically.  I can handle more things more responsibility without getting hurt.  I wish I had some of these techniques years ago.

The course was very regarding to finish even though my leg was already hurting.  I am happy I attended all the sessions and I finished the course.  This was something really good for me.  I really got a lot out of it for myself.  The course has taught me and allowed me to take better care of myself.

All names of participants have been changed to protect their identity.

If you are looking for sessions, workshops, projects and programmes that are both engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us at: info@sevnecatitraining.com

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

Sev Necati Training worked in partnership with the Asian People’s Disability Alliance (APDA)

Sev Necati Training worked in partnership with the Asian People’s Disability Alliance (APDA) providing invaluable workshops to their female staff and volunteers in lone working and staying safe on a day to day basis in their communities and whilst on the job.

This is what the director had to say about the workshops!

“Sev Necati, a big thank you for a very effective and valuable bespoke course that you put together for our organisation.  The female staff is very happy with the learning from the course and are now able to keep themselves safe and use the knowledge of personal safety both in the workplace and in personal circumstances.”

Zeenat Jeewa, Chief Executive Officer, Asian People’s Disability Alliance Ltd

Some Comments from female staff:

“I now understand how to work more safely.”

“I can now work more effectively with my clients when I am lone working.”

“I am able to make more positive decisions about how I think.”

“The sessions were informative, practical and easy to understand.”

“The teaching was very good.  The pace was perfect and I really enjoyed it and understood.”

“I was very happy with the topic and I have learnt a lot through the scenarios.”

“Good teaching.  The teaching method was very nice.”

“This training was good for me and I am very very happy!”

“Sev spoke at a pace we all understood.  Sev is a very good teacher.  Her teaching methods were very nice.”

“I am very very happy.  I learned new things and the training was good for me.”

“I learnt how to approach clients and how to deal with aggressive.  I also learnt how to protect myself in danger.”

“What was important was that I learnt how to deal with challenging behaviour.  How to encourage clients and how to communicate effectively.”

“By participating in this training I understand what conflict is and how to deal with it.”

“The practical information on how to deal with certain situations and to be professional at all times.”

“The session is very good and helpful.  Especially to know how you can resolve it when it occurs or before it will happen.”

“I enjoyed learning how to stay safe at work and how to deal with the clients.”

“The lesson was very good and it helps me in my job.”

“This was very informative training!”

“The way the trainer Sev communicated with us.”

“I have learnt to be more confident.”

“I found the whole training very useful.”

“I learnt so many things and taking part was good for me.”

APDD provides needs-led and user-led culturally-appropriate services that mainstream service providers are unable to provide because of limited or no expertise in culturally-related matters of Asian disabled people, their careers and their families.

It came into existence after a conference held in Brixton, London that aimed to address why BME people with disabilities (pwd) did not access mainstream public services. APDA was then founded by a number of Asian disabled delegates to that conference, with its aim being to increase the numbers of Asian pwd accessing mainstream health and social care services by APDA offering such services itself by in collaboration and partnership with mainstream providers.

If you are looking for solutions and packages that are tailor made, meet the needs of your staff and management and resolve your problems, as well as being engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us.

Sev Necati Training teaching women

Sev Necati Training works in Partnership with Hub67

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:

https://ionapt.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/self-defence-classes-with-sev-necati/

The Participant - Case Study

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.

All names of participants have been changed to protect their identity.

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

Sev Necati Training works with Imperial College

Sev Necati worked in partnership with Imperial College to deliver training in personal safety and conflict resolution to their wardens.  The session gave them an insight into how they could keep safe whilst working on site and also what to do if a situation escalated and they had to manage conflict.

Some Wardens Comments:

“The thing I found most useful was the information regarding the different levels of states when someone gets at an angry level.”

“Real life relevance, understanding, hands on aspect.”

“The session was very interactive. “

“I thoroughly enjoyed the background and style of information given and that we were able to practice.”

 “I enjoyed the practical part and the interesting facts Sev gave to us.”

“The self-defence moves and practical aspect was very beneficial.”

“Learning new techniques to deal with and manage conflict.”

"Sev’s enthusiasm is clearly visible and appreciated.  All wardens thoroughly enjoyed the practical sessions with Sev.” Steve, Head of Learning and Development Centre

Consistently rated amongst the world’s best universities, Imperial College London is a science-based institution with a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. With some of the best sports facilities available to staff and students. It has students coming from 126 counties, which shows the immense diversity. In providing education for students from around the world that equips them with the knowledge and skills they require to pursue their ambitions. 

If you are looking for sessions, workshops, projects and programmes that are both engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us at:

info@sevnecatitraining.com

Sev Necati working in partnership with Brent Council & St Catherine's Church

Sev Necati Training worked in partnership with Brent Council and St Catherine’s Church to support female’s in developing their confidence and self-worth to enable them to have better opportunities!

As a consequence of attending these workshops, local female residents have felt inspired to make positive changes in their lives.

“Sev Necati  is a truly exceptional individual, with a high level of intellect and strategic acumen to deliver community safety focused projects in any locality.   Coming from a strong community safety based background,  she is highly skilled at applying logic and a common sense approach to the most challenging community based scenarios.  She utilizes  her can do approach to bring out the best in those participating in initiatives.    Whilst employed at Brent Council during 2012-2015 and working as a Ward Working Neighbourhood Co-coordinator ,   our team commissioned Sev to deliver a range of Community Safety based projects (ranging from personal safety to engaging young people) across Brent’s most challenging  and deprived wards.  The projects were delivered successfully and delivered above and beyond all outcomes.   Sev was always  reliable, providing a calm, positive approach to problem solving when difficult challenges occurred.   She also provided an invaluable independent viewpoint and honest opinions throughout her project development to Council Officers and local Councillors.   Sev has the ability to move effortlessly from one project to another and has the ability to look at things from both a strategic and operational level.  I would strongly recommend Sev for any future community safety based commission that require expertise in problem solving and partnership working across Boundaries.”

Vikash Mistry Partnership & Engagement Officer

Sev delivered a series of workshops as part of her “Self Esteem Programme” focused on improving female confidence. Participants were given the opportunity to attend the whole series.  With this in mind each session was advance-planned and tailored to meet every participant’s expectations of a flexible approach to training. The sessions were all focused on allowing female’s to develop an improved work-life balance.

Some comments from female’s who attended:

“I feel more of a positive person.”

“This was a very uplifting experience.”

“I now understand to believe in myself at all times.”

“These workshops taught me how to be more positive in my thinking and stay focused on my life.”

“It has made me more stable mentally and brought me a lot of confidence.”

“I am more able to concentrate on what I would like to do.”

“The skills and techniques learnt have enabled be to self-improve.”

“I have more self-understanding and positivity.”

“It has helped me focus on myself and the things I want to do in my life.”

“I have more confidence in myself.

“These workshops have inspired me to be positive, love myself and also be proud of myself.”

If you are looking for sessions, workshops, projects and programmes that are both engaging, interactive and fun, but also informative and educational then please contact us at:

info@sevnecatitraining.com