Pop-up Dojo at the Library Lab in Willesden Green
WANT TO LEARN TO DEFEND YOURSELF IN A FUN AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE? Join us at the Library Lab in Willesden Green for the Hippolytan Project’s Pop-up Dojo on: Saturday 7, 14 and 21 April 12-2pm Classes are only £10 for 2 hours of training – bring a friend and get 50% off your ticket Find [...]
Meet Our Instructors
Ben Leates is the founding instructor of the Hippolytan Project. He has been interested in martial arts from a young age, dipping in and out of Judo and Jujitsu classes in his local area. His serious involvement began at 18 when he joined his university’s Tae Kwon Do society, earning a yellow belt in his [...]
Paul Finn began studying martial arts at the age of 12 in Judo, under the tutelage of Professor Seiji Morioka (8th Dan) Founder and Head Instructor of the Musokai Association of Original Japanese Martial Arts. After several years of Judo, he broadened his stiudies with Shotokan Karate, training into his late teens with the Thames [...]
Welcome to Hippolytan Project
The Hippolytan Project is a self-defence initiative for women and LGBT groups in London, which aims to provide low-cost practical training, bringing together techniques from various martial arts. Unlike other self-defence classes, we are committed to providing our student with practical self-defence that does not rely on superior physical strength or an assailant who follows a set of "rules".
Classes are designed by experienced male and female martial arts instructors and include techniques for prevention, escape and evasion. We believe that these classes provide more than knowledge of self-defence but also aim to build confidence, foster empowerment and enhance fitness. We are proud to have received a Level 1 Award from UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs.
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