Corporate Self Defence Workshops
Nicholas Polo runs Corporate Safety & Self-Defence Workshops for organisations across London, helping teams build confidence, manage stress, and develop essential personal safety skills. During these Team Building Workshops, the sessions go beyond just learning the basics on how to defend yourself—they focus on empowerment, awareness, and the ability to react effectively and without freeze in real-life situations.
Nicholas Polo often runs his corporate workshops with Joanna a fellow women’s self-defence coach. Be trained with two trainers, a male and a female, provides diverse perspectives and techniques, helping participants feel more confident and prepared to handle real-life situations. Between the two they have run corporate self defence workshops for The Cleveland Clinic, Shell, Sky, Amazon and others including schools like the Queen College and Elizabeth Garett Anderson.
In today’s world, personal safety is a growing concern, and corporate organisations are stepping up to address it. An increasing number of companies in London are recognising the need for women’s self-defence training—not just as a safety measure, but as a way to build confidence, manage stress, and foster team cohesion.
““I design my workshops to cover key areas such as situational awareness, de-escalation, response speed, and explosive techniques,” says Nicholas. “Participants also get hands-on experience with fundamental striking moves like punches, kicks, elbow and knee strikes.””
The workshops cover aspects like awareness, de-escalation, speed of response, techniques and explosiveness. The sessions include light physical activity for participants to get a feel of basic striking. Sessions incorporate training methods to build a fighting spirit and to train students how to respond both mentally and physically when under attack eliminating the danger of “freezing” or “shutting down”.
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Empowering Women in Healthcare
Self-Defence Workshop at The Cleveland Clinic
Corporate Self Defence Workshop: The Cleveland Clinic, London
At London’s private Cleveland Clinic, 45 female doctors and practitioners came together for a specialized self-defence workshop focused on personal safety and empowerment.
The workshop kicked off with the fundamentals: situational awareness, de-escalation techniques, and how to react quickly under pressure. We talked about real safety threats women face today—stalking, hidden surveillance devices in gyms, random knife attacks, and encounters with people under the influence of drugs.
““Thank you so much we had so much fun and learned so much. The ladies were still talking about it the next day. It was amazing” ”
Then, we got hands-on. The group practised knee strikes, elbow strikes, and kicks—simple but powerful moves designed to be effective in real-life situations. My friend and student, Nicole, helped demonstrate more advanced standing and ground defence techniques, giving everyone a real sense of how these skills could come into play when it matters most.
The Cleveland Clinic workshop is just one example of how self-defence training is empowering women in high-pressure professions, equipping them with the tools to stay safe and in control.
““Thank you both. really hope we work with you again in the future””
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Nicholas Polo, MSc
Instructor Member of The British Combat Association
Krav Maga trained at the Institute of Krav Maga UK
Boxing Padwork Certified
Author of “7 Best Exercises to Lower your Cholesterol”
Articles at Men’s Health, Women’s Health, MailOnline
Health and Fitness Product Testing Panelist for Hearst
Member of One Heart Clinic, Harley Street
Collaborations with Harley Therapy, Harley Street
Self Defence Workshops volunteering for EGA girls school
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