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It’s easy to mistake confidence for preparedness. I want to run through a scenario we see pretty often. Let's assume someone new joins the group, we will call them Joe for this scenario. Joe joins our session. Joe says they understand the risks. Joe tells us what they want from the sessions and talks through what they would do. Joe leaves the session feeling more confident. And on the surface, that feels like success, But confidence, on its own, can be misleading, because con

Some moments stay with you, not because of the result, but because of what it took to get there. Being a named runner-up for the Essex Police Community Safety Award at the High Sheriffs Award Evenings was one of those moments. But what made it more meaningful was what it took to get there, I don't mean that figuratively either, I was literally on Crutches from a recent surgery. Theres a certain irony in being recognised for community safety while feeling completely physically

A CIC built on a simple idea, Deliver real world personal and community safety while raising funds for the local community. We wanted to take the time to introduce SOS Combatives and the great work we are doing, and what we plan to do in the future. I'm Reece Reeve, founder of SOS Combatives CIC - A Community Interest Company in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. From Self-Protection Classes to Community Safety Education Before launching SOS Combatives as a CIC, I was running it as a st