Personal Safety Training for Real-World Situations.
| AWARENESS | AVOIDANCE | APPROPRIATE ACTION |
Awareness-led, practical training focused on prevention, decision-making, and appropriate action under pressure. Based in London, UK - training clients worldwide.
AWARENESS
Understanding environments, behaviour, and early warning signs.
AVOIDANCE
Positioning, boundaries, and choices that reduce risk before it escalates.
DECISION-MAKING
Clear thinking under pressure when situations are uncertain or fast-moving.
ACTION
Simple, responsible physical responses focused on safety and disengagement..
Why train with Nick Wood
Nick delivers personal safety training with a calm, practical approach shaped by decades of experience across martial arts, self-defence, and real-world safety environments.
Training focuses on awareness, decision-making, and responsible physical action — not performance, ego, or unnecessary risk. Every session is structured, tailored, and grounded in situations people actually face in everyday life.
• Calm, professional approach grounded in real-world experience
• Training shaped around awareness, judgement, and responsible action
• Structured sessions tailored to individual needs and environments
• Focus on prevention, clarity, and practical decision-making
• Discreet, one-to-one delivery for individuals and organisations
Private Courses
Private One-To-One & Group Training
Personalised training delivered through one-to-one or small group sessions, drawing on martial arts and self-defence principles to build skill, confidence, and long-term progression. Sessions are tailored to individual goals, experience, and schedule.
Personal Safety & Self-Defence
Practical, real-world training focused on improving awareness, confidence, and decision-making in everyday environments. Learn clear personal safety strategies and adaptable self-defence skills delivered in a calm, structured setting. Suitable for all levels.
Specialist training focused on awareness, threat recognition, distance management, and safe decision-making around weapon-related risk, with an emphasis on avoidance and escape.
Confidence-building training for ages 12–15, focused on awareness, boundary setting, safe decision-making, de-escalation, and practical self-defence skills for everyday situations.
“Download the Free Teen Safety Guide”
Corporate Safety & Conflict Management
Professional training for teams and workplaces focused on awareness, de-escalation, verbal conflict management, safe disengagement, and organisational risk reduction.
“Download the Free Corporate Safety Guide”
Discreet, high-level training for high-profile individuals focused on personal safety, situational awareness, behavioural threat management, and tailored defensive skills.
Nick Wood delivers personal safety training grounded in real-world experience, awareness, and responsible physical skill. Training is designed to help individuals and organisations understand risk, manage conflict, and respond appropriately when avoidance is no longer possible.
Martial arts and self-defence principles inform the training, but the focus is always on judgement, prevention, and practical application in everyday environments.
“Understanding what’s happening is what allows you to decide what to do next.”
Contact Nick for a free consultation
Security & Close Protection Services Delivered Through Tier 1 Protection (International) Ltd.
Nick Wood also serves as Director and Training Specialist at Tier 1 Protection (International) Ltd, providing professional close protection, bodyguards, secure drivers, and security teams, alongside specialist training in unarmed combatives, threat awareness, and conflict management.
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