Clubb Chimera Martial Arts : CCMA

The CCMA Self Defence Course

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The CCMA self defence course was a two day intensive training workshop, designed specifically for the professional and corporate sector. After discussions with me, Jamie Clubb outlined a workshop that focused on the exact needs of the staff in Forensic Investigation. The first day was concerned with soft skills – conflict management, general self protection attitude, situation awareness and assessing the demeanour of potential threats. This led the class up to the crisis point when all attacks can occur. The second day introduced the students to hard skills training. This day consisted of various physical activities designed to reveal to a student his or her natural technique selection in a real-life situation. They were able to then improve these natural techniques, learning how and when to apply them, before confirming them through a series of safe yet honest pressure tests. Training had a very individualized approach and all ranges of ability were taken into consideration without compromising the seriousness of the subject.

I received very positive feedback from all of the attendees on the course, who all said that it would benefit them in their personal and professional lives.

I would recommend this course to all organisations who have concerns about the health and safety of their staff in situations of potential conflict.

Yours faithfully

Andrew Becconsall

Investigation Manager

Forensic Investigation

On Saturday 10 July 2010, Jamie Clubb of Clubb Chimera Martial Arts (CCMA) came to The Ho Yiu Fay Black Belt Academy, to teach a seminar on ‘Basic and Specific’ skills for self-protection.

I would describe Jamie as a bespoke provider. What I mean is that prior to the seminar, he asked what I wanted rather than just provide a standardised format.  I decided that I was not looking for a hard skills session for the students, but was rathermore, keen to focus them on the psychological mindset leading up to the crisis point of the attack.

With that in mind Jamie certainly delivered and I was certainly impressed with how well-read and articulate he was.  The seminar was tailored for Bristol (with interesting statistics), and his presentation was very clear and as a person, Jamie was extremely affable.

I am glad to have made a friend in Jamie Clubb and definitely aim to bring him back in 2011.

Kind regards.

Rob Ho

England Representative

TOTAL COMBAT FIGHT SYSTEM

“I was delighted to bring over Jamie having first met him at a recent English training seminar with the legendary Geoff Thompson…it was immediately obvious to me that he (Jamie) was very much a realist when it came to combative training…Our seminar was well attended, which I think is a great achievement considering that it was Jamie’s first time to visit Ireland…He’s a very charismatic instructor with an amazing passion for teaching self defence”.

-Aidan Caroll, Founder of Focus Fitness and Hard Target Self-Derfence Systems, Head Instructor for Krav Maga in Ireleand and official Irish representative for the Geoff Thompson Real Combat Method

“We have just returned from the first Kids reality self defence course run by Jamie Clubb, and was impressed by the way it was presented and the content included. My kids really enjoyed it and have come away with some great teachings (learnt quite a bit myself too), would recommend this course to anyone out there wishing to give their offspring the edge in today’s society. We would like to extend our thanks for a great day to Jamie Clubb, John Skillen and Richard Barnes for their friendliness and Professionalism, and would like to wish them all the best for future courses” – Andy Holmes, father of seminar attendees

“I just had to write and say a huge THANK YOU for such an excellent article on reality training for kids. One of my biggest worries about the junior class we teach is that they will go out thinking they are surrounded by some kind of force field because they would just ‘do karate’ on an attacker Having read your article I can see that we could do a lot more for them.” Karen Wild – Deeping Karate Club

Praise for Clubb Chimera Martial Arts “Cross Training in the Martial Arts: The Anatomy of Combat”:

“This is a highly entertaining and informative documentary style DVD that covers a number of bases, whilst proving easy to watch. Here, Jamie not only gives us food for cross training thought but also provides an insight into the characters of some of the biggest names in martial arts by allowing us to watch them at work – DVD of the month”

- Malcom Martin – Combat Magazine

“The best martial arts DVD of the year” - Bob Sykes – Editor, Martial Arts IllustratedÂ

“Cross Training in the Martial Arts 2: The Anatomy of Hand Strikes”:

“I liked the first one but this is just class! Well done to all involved, this is what martial arts DVDs are all about. Wicked stuff” – BigPhil, Customer

Photography: Richard Barnes, Sonia Audhali, Aidan Caroll and Summersdale Media