Welcome to our website, my name is Paul Craven I am the head coach of WSH Self Defence.  I live in Witham St. Hughs Lincoln with my wife Helen and our three children.  The following is a list of relevant current and previous positions I have held or hold;

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Current;

• Firefighter is my current full time position where I also teach circuits, and Self Defence training.  This includes active shooter & marauding terrorist firearms incidents and I work closely with the Police.

• Freelance Personal Trainer and Self Defence Trainer for various organisations.

 

Previous;

• Fitness Centre Manager, Martial Arts Instructor, Fitness Class Instructor and Personal Trainer for Nuffield Health.

• Senior Fitness Consultant and Dietary Analyst for Champneys Health Farm Group.  

• Personal Trainer and Fitness Class Instructor at Slimming World Headquarters.

• Assistant Manager of a large council leisure centre where I was also Fitness Class Instructor, Pool Lifeguard Trainer and a First Aid Trainer for the Metrodome Leisure Complex in South Yorkshire.

• Personal Trainer and Fitness Instructor at a large YMCA gym in the centre of Manchester.

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The following is a list of relevant qualifications/credentials to this website;

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• YMCA Exercise to Music

• YMCA Exercise & Fitness

• BA (hons) degree in Leisure & Sport

• First Aid

• Boxerblast

• Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt certificate signed by Grand Master Rorion Gracie.

 

I have trained for well over twenty years in a multitude of martial arts, combat sports and self defence systems.  These include;

• Mixed Martial Arts

• Muay Thai

• Boxing

• Kick Boxing

• Judo

• Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

• Krav Maga

• Crazy Monkey Defence

• Keysi Fightning Method

• Jeet Kun Do

• Filipino Martial Arts

• and many more.

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I have sparred with various British and World champions and honed my skills at high level fighting camps.  I have been taught by many top class fighters including the world renowned Grand Master Sken.

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I have refined my skills and focused on techniques that would actually work in a realistic violent encounter, rather than the ones that are more suitable to a sport or artistic setting.

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It is my passion to empower everyday people to gain the skills and knowledge required to protect themselves and their loved ones from any attacker.  Providing professional, friendly, safe, enjoyable classes and personal training sessions to as many people as possible.

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Please feel free to contact me for more information or ask me a question about anything.  I am always very happy to help in any way I can.

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