Instructor Matt Hall - TOTALBODYDEFENCE

Instructor Matt Hall 3rd Dan

I'm not a doorman, security-worker, or lead the kind of life that give the great fight stories read in Martial Arts publications, so I can only state what Totalbodydefence has done for me as an average person.

After being bullied at school I suffered a lack of self-confidence. I started karate at 13 and it gave me a taste of martial arts, but it wasn't exactly what I was looking for, this came later as Goshinkwai Yawara or TotalBodyDefence.

This style suits me. As an individual. you should always find what works for you.

When you start Goshinkwai, you quickly realise that you are not starting from scratch, but are adding to what you already know about self-defence - it's "the icing on the cake".

I have progressed from nervous white belt to performing seminars for martial arts organisations, the general public, foreign armed forces, police armed response personnel and women's self-defence groups.

Within 4 years of training, approx 4 sessions per week and with some personal tuition, I attained Black Belt, SHODAN. By 2003 I was helping to run a club with my long time training partner and good friend Rob Pascoe who along with myself an one other instructor held regular weekend seminars to the following personnel:

Bodyguards, Security Staff, Psychiatric Staff, Various Military Personnel, SO19, Self-Defence
groups, Martial Art Groups, Special Forces and Personal tuition.

Matt has to be one of the most dedicated members of the organisation, his constant strive for improvement and progression is infectious. After gaining his Dan grade in under 4 years. Matt has worked alomgside SAS veteran John Mac and has built up an impressive television and training profile, which include:

SAS Are You Tough Enough - Staff

SAS Survival Secrets - BBC as an extra and also carried out stunts

SAS The Real Story - Channel 4 as an extra and also carried out stunts

History of the SAS - Channel 4 as an extra and also carried out stunts

Roland Butter - CITV as an extra and also carried out stunts

Terror Alert - Sky One as a Fireman, Policeman and Extra

Pr'nawn Da - Martial Arts Demo for S4C

ITV News Martial Arts Demo - Total Body defence DVD

3-Disc Instructional DVD- Goshinkwai Yawara

Stunts include: Fight Choreography, Low Level Falls, Abseiling, Weapon Handling (all types of modern automatic weapons)

In addition, Matt has supplied courses/seminars in conjunction with Ex 22. for Unarmed Combat Training to: Corporate, Bodyguards, Security Staff, Psychiatric Staff, Various Military Personnel, SO 19, Self-Defence Groups, Martial Art Groups, Special Forces and Personal tuition The Team currently runs several esta blished self-defence clubs within the in South Wales area, as well as supplying location security training.

In 2006 I was one of several instructors to amalgamate to form the Total Body Defence organisation

Instructor Matt Hall 3rd Dan

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