Pyrford Primary School Testimonial

Defence Lab Training

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George

17 days ago

Shariff Ahmed

a month ago

Ewelina Gocek

a month ago

Highly recommended defence class. My son 6yr old enjoys going and training with Farhaj and his lovely team. He slowly builds up his confidence and coordination among with other skills. Thank you.

Jen Ciarleglio

a month ago

Our kids absolutely adore Unleashed!

We've seen them respond so well to the easy to follow - with just the right amount of fun challenge - physical teaching. They also have flourished under the principles of respect for yourself and others that are taught along the way.

For us as parents it gives us more confidence that, when faced with unavoidable conflict on the playground, or anywhere else, that they will respond - not rashly or helplessly - but appropriately.

Sofiane Mihoub

a month ago

Asya katanani

a month ago

Dan Iosif

2 months ago

I have nothing but praise for Unleash Self Defence (rebranded from the old Defence Lab Training name).

I joined in June '24 and can confidently say it's the best experience I have had with any kind of self defense/fighting class. It's an intense workout (I would argue even for those that are cardio fit) where you learn valuable, real-life self-defense skills. The atmosphere is incredibly friendly and you will see families training together, which is lovely to see, and it's all down to how Tahir, Tehseen, Eshan and Farhaj make everyone feel welcome and care for our development.

After being with the class for only a month and Tahir noticing my previous fighting experience, I was invited to my first grading, which to me shows they're doing the right thing for students, not holding someone back if they think they're ready just so they can attend more classes and pay another month or two in membership fees for no reason.

All in all, can't recommend these classes enough. Well worth the money.

baka hanse

3 months ago

Lauren Marks

3 months ago

I would highly recommend Unleash Self Defence to anyone interested. The instructors are very knowledgeable, really reassuring and made me feel really welcome as a beginner. I felt nervous as I’d never done anything like it before but they set me at ease quickly

Keep up the great work guys!

Claudia Melo

3 months ago

I absolutely love it! It is a family run business and everyone is incredible! I look forward to my session every week!

Klaudia Skudlik

3 months ago

Lovely team a lot of knowledges passed on I love it !

Filippo Spinello

4 months ago

Fantastic self-defense course! (Now rebranded as Unleash Self Defense) The instructors are highly knowledgeable, creating a friendly, welcoming atmosphere that’s perfect for both beginners advanced. They focus on clear guidance and individual support, making sure everyone feels comfortable and confident. Highly recommended!

Charmaine Cushing

4 months ago

A great physical educational experience for children. Fun, teaches discipline, defence skills and the team are so friendly!

Nikos Menegakis

4 months ago

Fantastic class and coaches! Really taking the time to support each child separately! Recommended

Stephen Holmes

7 months ago

My son (7) has been going for about a year and loves it! Tehseen is great with the kids, perfectly judging the right level of fun and teaching for them. The classes encompass a nice range of real-world techniques for their age group (blocking, punches, kicks, wrestling) that they can easily get to grips with, and through repeated practice build up speed and confidence. He especially loves the wrestling

shyamali raha

8 months ago

I have great experience with Defence Lab. It has helped my son to built his confidence and discipline. Highly recommended!

Akila Fernando

8 months ago

Unleash Self Defence Is Amazing place for kids.
My son has been attending defence classes for over four months.His confidence and skills have grown significantly over the last few months.
Tahir and Tehseen are wonderful teachers.
I would definitely recommend Unleash Self Defence to other parents and children.
Best Wishes, UNLEASH SELF DEFENCE

Nada Alane

8 months ago

My son is enjoying his time here and constantly cannot wait for his sessions and to meet his instructor it’s a very enjoyable environment where every child should have this experience and will learn a lot at there time here!!

Liu Man Kit Gilbert

8 months ago

me and my daughter benefit so much from there. gain surviving skill and much more confidence now. Great experience

Zori R

8 months ago

My daughter has been training with Defence Lab for almost an year and what a boost in her confidence I can see! In the classes she successfully learns new skills for life, maintains a great fitness and creates new friendships. Instructors combine friendliness and strictness at the right level, which I appreciate. I have recommended Defence Lab to all my friends.

Krzysiek Pee

8 months ago

Whether you're a beginner or experienced, there's a class for you. I highly recommend Defence Lab ( Unleash)

Lucy Gregory

8 months ago

I highly recommend Defence Lab, my children and husband really look forward to their weekly training, and to be honest, it’s the only club that they have all wanted to continue! My teenager actually gets ready for class each week without us having to ask him which is a rarity in our house as prior to starting training, we could never get him to put his phone down! Most of all, I love seeing their confidence increase a bit more each week that they attend. They all come home from classes wanting to tell me everything that they have learnt! Thank you Defence Lab, you are amazing!

FATMA BASARAN

8 months ago

Very professional and also friendly. My son has gained lots of confidence and learned couple of live-saver defence techniques already. We recently joined and very happy for being part of it. Tahseen and Zeynep are amazing. Thank you

M M

8 months ago

Fantastic training for kids!

S C

8 months ago

My daughter has learnt many self defence techniques in the past couple of months since she joined here, compared to what she learnt over a year at another place. We love how they also focus on building the children’s confidence, and have seen our daughter become more confident too; which we attribute to the class. Highly recommend this club!

Aqib Khan

8 months ago

Been taking my 5 year old for almost half a year now, he attends classes twice a week and the difference in his discipline and use of energy has improved greatly since joining Defence Lab team! Thank you tehseen and his team! Keep it up!

Reem Quntar

8 months ago

Excellent instructors and our kids really enjoys it

Charlotte Mcghie

8 months ago

My two girls joined Farhaj’s Friendly and welcoming class and loved it. Unfortunately they only attended for a couple of months because of clashing commitments, but I would recommend this class for anyone looking to build confidence and camaraderie.

Ramone Gilead

8 months ago

Great classes
Great at speaking into the children
Uses real life scenarios to give children a better sense of what could happen in a real life situation.
Works with the children’s strengths.
Really happy and have absolutely seen a change in our son since he started

Lee Star

11 months ago

Zdravka Stoimenova

11 months ago

We joined Defence Lab in January '24 because my son was being bullied at school, had no confidence and didn't want to share much with us or with the teachers. And so we decided that things need to change and luckily we found Defence Lab training online.
Farhaj, his daughters and the rest of the team from Team STORM @ Defence Lab Training have been amazing with both of my children (age 11 & 8) and we would highly recommend them.
The team takes time before and after each class to have a quick catch up with each child and find out how they are feeling and how their week's been. That shows how much they care about their students and that what they do it's not just a job.
My children love attending Defence Lab classes and in the short amount of time they've been training, we`ve noticed a massive improvement in their confidence, attitude and communicational skills. These positive changes have been recognised by their teachers at school which makes me even more proud of them.

Thank you Farhaj + team for all of your dedication and hard work

Mayselle Parsons

11 months ago

My son loves coming to defence lab on a Wednesday. The team are great with the kids and have taught my son a lot already! He's always talking about it to his family and friends! So glad I found this!!

Tara Marcou

11 months ago

Great classes. My 6 year old was anxious to start but after the first class he couldn't wait to go back. He is really enjoying the classes. Great trainers, who keep the kids focussed and motivated. Thank you.

Cola Riddle

12 months ago

So pleased I got the opportunity to put my 4year old into the training, not only helped him with concentration confidence but also helped me.. highly recommend everyone join

Claudia Melo

a year ago

I have just started and I am loving it

Angelika Gruszka

a year ago

My daughter started having more confidence since she attended her dl class

Billy Donovan

a year ago

My daughter has been attending defense lab since the start of the year after attending a free taster session and absolutely loves it. She enjoys the training and loves practicing and showing the new moves she picks up weekly. Tehseen is brilliant with the group and clearly enjoys passing on the knowledge he has. Would definitely recommend.

Joanna Murphy

a year ago

Thank you so much Defence Lab for coming to our club and sharing your knowledge with us! The teenagers in our Youth club were very engaged and enjoyed the work out. Your instructors used some fantastic and very appropriate scenarios which highlighted the importance of self defence to our young people. Our youth club will definitely be calling on The Defence Club for another session in the future!

Diane Freeman

a year ago

Our daughter loves her Defence Lab Training sessions. She gets to make new friends and learn a life saving skill.
There’s nothing better than seeing her confidence grow and see how happy she is after a session.

Chloe Zeffert-Anderson

a year ago

Classes are fun, dynamic and helpful. The instructors are excellent

tariq wild

a year ago

Excellent classes. The team will challenge your limits whilst remaining respectful and the sessions are very insightful. I’m on session 4 and have already learned so much! Great way to keep fit and learn how to defend yourself in practical situations

Caz Morgan

a year ago

Defence lab uses mixed martial arts in the form of self-defence for all ages.
My child has been attending for well over a year now and having signed up due to shyness and lack of confidence, I can now say it’s helped his confidence quite a lot and I can rest easy knowing he can defend himself if he needed to, he’s already put it to the test on his friends during a Judo vs MMA fight. He won.
The instructors are approachable and accommodating, teach them discipline and good form until they get it right but still have fun in doing so.
I would sign myself up if I had the funds and fitness.

Uta

a year ago

Great self defense classes for children and adults with a mixture of martial arts techniques, cherry picked to be used in real life scenarios. Highly recommend

Kerrigan Wild

a year ago

What can I say? I really like this training; the tutors are well experienced, friendly, and patient fortunately!
What I really like is the science behind it all; it's been very well thought through and the reason for each attach and counter measure is explained; I would definitely recommend gicing this a go. In fact come to the Teddington sessions and I'll see you there! Not for a fight you understand - for the training

Madalina Newton

a year ago

My 7 year old son loves the self defence classes- the defence lab is amazing !
I’d like to recommend this to all kids out there.

Ryan Claffey

a year ago

Friendly people. Very realistic fighting system for self defence. Looking forward to the next class

UPDATE: I recently took my two children and they loved it.

My eldest son has autism, Farhan was very patient and encouraging.

My daughter loved it and they both had an enormous amount to fun.

Highly recommend Defence Lab as a student and parent.

My daughter also commented that she prefer DL to Taekwondo because she thinks DL would actually work if she were ever bullied at school.

Natalie Gillam

a year ago

My son really enjoys his training sessions with Defence Lab Training

R K

a year ago

This is one of the best classes you will ever gift to your son or daughter. They will build their confidence, learn invaluable defence skills (real-life, actionable, street defence skills) in a disciplined but very fun way. My son does not skip this class under any condition, he absolutely loves it. The coaches have an impressive approach in keeping the kids engaged, focused and wanting to get better week on week.
I highly recommend DL training with Tahir and the team.

Haris Malik

a year ago

DL team is fantastic and superb. Very practical and real life training. My both sons are really enjoying their classes and have gained enormous confidence to defend themselves in any unwanted situation.

Tam Lam

a year ago

My son very enjoys the lesson and he is able to learn skills from activities.

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