Dave Wilson is passionate about teaching people basic techniques to protect themselves.
Dave Wilson is passionate about teaching people basic techniques to protect themselves.
At his very first jiu-jitsu class, Dave Wilson was ‘’controlled’' and ‘’submitted over and over’' by people far smaller than he was.
This made it obvious to him that jiu-jitsu techniques work.
Dave, from Waihī Beach, has done different forms of martial arts over the years and trained in Brazilianjiu-jitsu/mixed martial arts (MMA) for about eight years.
He is passionate about teaching people basic knowledge of how to protect themselves and/or their families from potential threats — and his holding self-defence courses each Saturday this month.
‘’The techniques are not overly difficult, but have been proven to work.
Dave has previously worked with Camp Quality New Zealand for children living with cancer.
‘’Everyone knows someone with, or who has had cancer. I lost my mother to it, and have known countless people who have suffered either directly or indirectly from it. It’s not just the person who is suffering, it is those around them too.’’
The course will involve strikes, headlocks and ground positions and Dave says is ideal for bullying and defence against attack.
