{"id":60888,"date":"2021-12-07T10:25:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T10:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=60888"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:43:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:43:03","slug":"the-self-defence-instructor-offering-classes-to-combat-knife-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/07\/the-self-defence-instructor-offering-classes-to-combat-knife-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-defence instructor offers free training for young people in the city to combat knife crime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A trainer in the Kalah Combat System is putting on free classes for young people following South Wales knife crime incidents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Kalah Wales instructor James Bourne [pictured left] offers self-defence classes to help people protect themselves from knife attacks<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The head of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalah.wales\/\"> training school<\/a>, based in central Cardiff, started offering the lessons free of charge to young people in response to knife crime in Cardiff and South Wales in 2019 and claims to have seen a notable rise in interest in the last three years from both adults and youngsters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James Bourne, 47, is trained in the Kalah system, an uncompromising combat technique developed by former Israeli special forces personnel, designed to be as valuable as possible in real-life situations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes as Cardiff has experienced a series of knife incidents in the last few months, including the stabbing of 44-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/news\/wales-news\/cardiff-murder-huggard-centre-hansen-22268957\">Jordan Cody-Foster<\/a> just off Dumballs Road, Butetown and an incident involving<a 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales2-1080x1080.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales2-1800x1800.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales2-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales2-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales2-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales2-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/12\/NoLogo_DavidRogers_KalahWales2-1400x1400.jpg 1400w, 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James offers \u201creality-based\u201d training to simulate actual scenarios as much as possible. He explains: \u201cIn the real world, you don\u2019t get to reset. You don\u2019t get to make a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>James describes a culture in which, for young people, going out with a knife has become as routine as \u201cpicking up a phone.\u201d The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk\/\">national lottery community fund <\/a>has funded the organisation as part of its work and credits them with \u201cmaking a real difference to people&#8217;s lives and tackling something that matters to their community.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In reference to organisations like Kalah Wales, Patrick Green, CEO of the UK knife crime charity, the <a href=\"https:\/\/benkinsella.org.uk\/\">Ben Kinsella Trust<\/a>, says he thinks that one of the most critical aspects of combating knife crime is: \u201cInterventions through sport and the arts, giving people positive contact with mentors and positive activities to build self-esteem and self-confidence.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick&#8217;s conversation contains a stark message for young people. \u201cIf you know someone who\u2019s carrying a knife, you\u2019ve got to make your peer group completely not tolerate that behaviour and tell someone,&#8221; he says.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Check out the accompanying podcast version of this article for an extended interview with Patrick Green of the Ben Kinsella Trust<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1173084250&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1173084250&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/knife-crime-in-south-wales\" title=\"Knife Crime in South Wales\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">Knife Crime in South Wales<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <em>Watch the video below for a flavour of the no-holds-barred self-defence taught at Kalah Wales<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"KALAH WALES - 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