Adult Self-Defence Training in Singapore

Practical training for real-world situations.

Develop practical self-defence skills through Integrated Jiu-Jitsu,, bringing together striking, grappling, weapon use and defence, decision-making and scenario-based training.

No previous martial arts experience is required. Training is progressive and designed to help you develop skills you can apply under changing conditions.

See How We Train

6 sessions . 4 weeks . 90-minute classes . Uniform included

More Than

Learning Techniques

Adult training at CADRE is built around Integrated Jiu-Jitsu (IJJ), developing skills across striking, grappling, standing and ground situations, including weapon use and defence.

Learning techniques, however, is only part of becoming capable. Training also develops your ability to understand what is happening, make decisions and adjust what you do as the situation changes.

We organise this learning around three connected capabilities: Develop, Navigate and Adapt.

DEVELOP

Build Skills. Understand Principles

Develop practical skills while learning the principles that make them work. Rather than relying only on memorised responses, you build an understanding that can transfer across different situations.

NAVIGATE

Read the situation. Make decisions

Learn to recognise what is happening, manage your position and make decisions as an interaction develops. Position, timing, distance and the actions of another person all influence what becomes possible.

ADAPT

Respond to change

Learn to adjust what you do when resistance, position or circumstances change. Training progressively introduces variability so that success does not depend on everything happening exactly as practised.

The goal is not simply to know more techniques, but to understand what is happening, make decisions and adapt with what you know.

What You'll Learn

Striking & Contact

Learn to use and manage strikes, protect yourself at close range and understand how distance, timing and position affect an exchange.

Grappling & Control

Develop skills for clinching, controlling, escaping, throwing and dealing with physical resistance while standing or on the ground.

Weapons

Explore weapon use and defence to better understand distance, positioning, movement and the risks involved when weapons are present.

Position, Movement & Recovery

Learn to improve your position, maintain balance, move between standing and ground situations, and recover when you are placed at a disadvantage.

These areas are not trained as isolated subjects. You learn to navigate between them and adapt with what you know as the interaction changes.

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From Technique to Application

Learning a skill in practice is different from recognising when and how to use it.

Scenario-based training introduces context, uncertainty and decision-making into training. You may need to manage distance, communicate, recognise changing behaviour, make decisions or respond physically as a situation develops.

Scenarios are introduced progressively and appropriately. The purpose is not to recreate violence, but to give you opportunities to apply what you have learned when the problem is less predictable.

CONTEXT

Understand how environment, distance and circumstances can affect your options.

DECISION

Learn to recognise changing situations and decide when, and whether physical action is appropriate.

APPLICATION

Use your skills when the problem does not unfold exactly as a technique was practised.

Technique gives you options. Scenario-based training helps you learn to choose between them.

Your First Step into Adult Training

Join our regular adult classes and experience how we train

The Adult Starter Pack gives you time to experience how we train, learn the fundamentals and begin developing your skills alongside our regular adult members.

Whether you're completely new or already experienced, training can be scaled to your current level.

Join Regular Adult Classes

Train alongside our existing members as part of the regular class.

Experience the training culture

Get to know the people, experience how we train and see whether CADRE is the right fit for you.

Progress at your level

Training can be scaled to your experience and ability while you develop alongside the rest of the class.