The Warrior Project
Building confidence, awareness, and safety where it matters most.
Empowering Women and Girls Across Hampshire
Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Ignite Your Power CIC is proud to deliver the Warrior Project—an exciting, community-focused initiative offering free self-defence and personal safety workshops across
Hampshire from June 2025.
Over the next two years, we will deliver 60 workshops designed to empower women and girls with the skills, confidence, and knowledge to protect themselves and stay safe.
What’s Included
All workshop participants get:
Free In-Person Self-Defence Workshop
Access to our Online Personal Safety Hub
Whether you’re new to self-defence or want to build on your knowledge, the Warrior Project is here to help you feel stronger, safer, and more in control of your own safety.
About the Workshops
We offer two different workshops as part of the Warrior Project:
WORKSHOP 1:
Introduction to Self-Defence
Learn practical, easy-to-remember techniques to protect yourself from the common scenarios, focusing on awareness, prevention, and defensive moves you can use in everyday situations.
The workshop includes:
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Situational awareness and de-escalation skills
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Boundary setting through body language and voice
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Effective self-defence techniques for most common scenarios
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Opportunity to ask questions to our experienced instructors
WORKSHOP 2:
Advanced Self-Defence
This workshop focuses on how to defend yourself if you’re taken to the ground and basic self-defence techniques against weapons.
The workshop includes:
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Recap of intro to self-defence techniques
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Escapes and defensive moves from the ground
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Understanding and reacting to weapon threats
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Building confidence in high-pressure situations
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Opportunity to ask questions to our experienced instructors
You can attend either workshop and repeat workshops if you wish. We recommend you attend an Intro to self-defence workshop before progressing to our advanced workshop.
Why Learn Self-Defence?
Boosts Confidence
Knowing you have the skills to protect yourself changes how you carry yourself in daily life.
Empowering & Supportive
Our workshops aren’t about fear—they’re about strength, resilience, and control.
Practical & Effective
We teach realistic techniques that work in real-world scenarios, not just in a gym.
Accessible to Everyone
You don’t need to be fit, strong, or experienced—just open to learning.
Upcoming Workshops
Our Impact So Far
Since launching the Warrior Project, we have already supported hundreds of women and girls across Hampshire through practical self-defence and personal safety training.
We have delivered:
And we are only just getting started.
Each workshop is another opportunity for someone to feel more confident, more prepared, and more in control of their own safety.
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