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3 Day Survival Course/ Self Defence
 3 Day Survival Course including Self Defence Instruction
 
We specialise in Survival training, our survival courses are run by highly experienced survival and close protection experts, we provide no-nonsense, high quality, survival instruction & advice to people from all walks of life with any level of experience.
We don’t teach theoretical techniques which can’t be used in the real world, we stick to proven tried and tested methods which actually work in real situations.
 
This 3 Day survival course starts with introductions to your instructors, safe knife use, general safety talk & survival psychology, we then move on to camp location & selection, you will then be shown how to build your own improvised shelter to keep you warm and dry.
You will then be instructed on reflectors for heat & protection, fire pits, fire lighting with out matches wet & dry including fire maintenance, we then move onto signals for rescue
 
In the afternoon we will show you how to find filter & purify your own water and then we take you on a plant id walk to teach you how to identify wild foods and how to prepare them, you also have trapping to learn and you will be shown how to navigate using the stars and the sun.
This course is designed specifically for people who what to get a real taste of a survival experience in a safe and controlled environment on your second day you will be given a survival scenario with only limited resources and introduced to more of the stresses of survival.
 
"On your first night your kit will stay in your bag with exception of your survival tin, knife, cooking pot, head torch and (waterproofs only if required)"
 
By the end of this course you will have a good grounding in survival, knowledge & experiences that will help you should find yourself cut off from civilisation and only having limited resources.
 
On your final day you will be given self defence training by Close Quarter Combat Expert Mr Peter Ellis.
 
This program which is made up of operationally proven & combat proven tactics, the program is designed for responsible civilians, law enforcement, private security, and military.
 
This course is run by Peter Ellis who has 38yrs experience, his unique and extensive background makes him one of the most complete and knowledgeable combat / martial artists on the planet, with thirty eight years of extensive, non stop, no nonsense training he is a true expert and has trained Law Enforcement and Special Forces both in the UK and Internationally.
 
All participants will receive a certificate on completion of this course! and are at the standard we required for our 9 Day Advanced Survival Course.
Course content:
 
Survival psychology 'The will to live'
 
Safe knife use & general safety talk.
 
Camp location & selection.
 
Shelter building Natural/improvised.
 
Fire lighting & maintenance      
'without matches wet &dry'
 
Reflectors for heat & protection.
 
Signals for rescue.
 
Sourcing water filtration/ purification.
 
Wild food plants,fungi,insects,worms,snails,grubs,
fish & game, Preparation of wild foods.
 
Trapping principals/ construction.
 
Plants for medicine.
 
Navigation without aid, sun & stars.
 
Medical.
 
Self Defence training.
 
£210.00 per/person
3 Day Survival CourseSelf defence instructionSelf defence picture taken on one of our Urban survival courses
New! - We know the cost of buying all the equipment for this course can cost in excess of £300.00. So we now offer a course in a bag option you can hire the equipment required for your course for £55.00 click on our course in a bag link
to find out more! Course in a bag
3 Day Survival Course
Including Self Defence training
Price: £210.00
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