HAVOC University is Sifu Jay Cooper’s fully immersive online hub, with a mission is to provide cutting edge training material that is accessible ANYWHERE in the world and will allow the successful candidates to become part of the HAVOC Martial Arts Family and represent the brand as an Instructor should they so desire. HAVOC University…
“The Pillars of HAVOC” are those teachers over the years that have not only shared their insight with our Sifu, Jay Cooper, but have made a contribution at a technical, conceptual and philosophical level to the HAVOC System. Too often people act as if they were “born awesome” or made their path alone – this…
HAVOC is about so much more than the training we do in our classes. We have practices that help with our mental and spiritual wellbeing, as well as our physical health, however, not everyone can get to our classes and while we’d recommend our own programmes sometimes you just need someone to talk to. This…
David Arnold is HAVOC UK;s Tai Chi Training Advisor. David has been training in the Martial Arts for over 30 now. At the age of 13 he started Karate at Bernard Creatons Martial Arts School. This training was to last until he was 16 years old. Eventually branching away from Karate and keen to continue…
My wife Joanne recently suffered a stroke at just 48 years old. She joined HAVOC and used martial arts as part of her amazing recovery. Here is her story in her own words. A Better Me It started with me having to take time off from work. I am a Type 1 diabetic and my…
This is the first of what we hope will be many lectures on the topic of self-defence and self-protection, by our Coach, Sifu Jay Cooper. Jay is internationally recognised as a use of force expert has lectured internationally on Post-Conflict Articulation and Situational Awareness. This brief lecture begins to discuss the moral, legal and ethical…
Jay Cooper Interview Many of you will know Jay (The Hound) for his forthright views on Martial Arts and in particular self defence, but what about the man behind the persona? What lead him into martial arts, the police force and a lifelong interest in self defence? Jay recently took time out to answer some…
Interview with Sarah-Jade Folk Sarah-Jade Folk, along with Jay Cooper, is the co-owner of Esteem Martial Arts and HAVOC JKD, based in Calgary, Canada. She is a multiple time provincial and national champ and world level competitor. Sarah’s qualifications include: Apprentice Instructor – JKDAA (Jeet Kune Do Athletic Association) Instructor – HAVOC JKD 2nd Dan…
New HAVOC UK Apprentice Instructor After a lot of private training Andy Wheeler today became the UK’s first HAVOC Apprentice Instructor. Andy has been training under the guidance of HAVOC UK Director Simon Sheridan for several years and today’s promotion was a reflection of the hard work he’s put in, especially the last few months.…
Self Defence Training HAVOC teach a legally underpinned self defence system that is “battle tested and battle proven”. Our head coach Sifu Jay Cooper is internationally recognised as a use of force expert and has lectured internationally on Post-Conflict Articulation and Situational Awareness. This is backed up by Sifu Simon’s own extensive research and development…