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Stay Ready · Corporate self-defence, team building & breathwork

Stay Ready
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Corporate Class × High Performance

Stay ready

Self-defence Team building Breathwork

Practical skills for real life. A shared experience designed to build stronger people, safer teams and more resilient workplaces, delivered by James Rompani and Street Smart Survival with Kalibre Academy. The place to start is the 2.5-hour Stay Ready Workshop: interactive, hands-on and from £895, with no VAT charged.

Teams of up to 20 · We come to you · All equipment provided · We use RDX training equipment.

Why Stay Ready?

Practical skills for real life.

Stay Ready gives teams practical tools to:

  • Feel safer and more confident
  • Manage stress and pressure
  • Communicate and set boundaries
  • Build stronger team connections
  • Improve resilience and grit
  • Develop practical life skills
  • Support mental & physical wellbeing
  • Perform better under pressure
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Five core areas

Five core areas

  1. Self-defenceReal-world personal safety skills.
  2. Team buildingTrain, communicate and problem-solve together.
  3. BreathworkPractical tools to manage stress and pressure.
  4. CalmLearn to respond rather than react.
  5. ConfidenceGreater confidence at work and in everyday life.

More than self-defence

This isn't about teaching your team to fight.

It's about giving people the tools to recognise risk, communicate clearly, stay calm under pressure and make better decisions.

Training includes

  • Situational awareness
  • Risk recognition
  • De-escalation
  • Verbal boundaries
  • Movement & positioning
  • Practical self-defence
  • Escape strategies
  • Stress response
  • Breathwork
  • Confidence under pressure

Confidence.
Calm.
Connection.

Training framework

The 10-attack framework

Practical principles for dealing with ten common street-attack situations, covered as programme topics and taught in person at a pace that suits the group.

Plus: awareness · de-escalation · escape · controlled breathing · stress reset

Black and white photo of James holding a focus pad as a student practises an elbow strike
Photo © Paulina Czyz Photography
  1. 01Hook punches & haymakers
  2. 02Straight punches
  3. 03Aggressive confrontation
  4. 04Wrist, arm & watch grabs
  5. 05Chokes & strangles
  6. 06Headlocks
  7. 07Bear hugs & restraints
  8. 08Wall attacks
  9. 09Ground attacks
  10. 10Multiple attackers & weapons awareness

What it's designed to give

Built for people & teams

  • Safer people

    Greater awareness and personal confidence.

  • Stronger teams

    A memorable shared experience that builds trust.

  • Better wellbeing

    Practical tools for stress, breathing and recovery.

  • Greater resilience

    Learn to stay composed when pressure rises.

  • Positive culture

    Show employees that their safety and wellbeing matter.

  • Real-world value

    Skills people can use inside and outside the workplace.

Packages

Three ways to train

No VAT charged; the prices shown are the prices you pay. Final dates, location and pricing are confirmed with James in your proposal.

  • Stay Ready Workshop

    2.5-hour corporate workshop

    • Interactive, hands-on self-defence & personal safety
    • Team building through partner work
    • Breathwork to manage stress & pressure
    • Situational awareness
    • High-performance habits
    • Pre-emptive striking
    • A selection of practical techniques
    • Every participant gets a Street Smart Survival Pen + a T-shirt

    From £895

    No VAT charged

    • Up to 20 people
    • We provide all equipment
    • We use RDX training equipment.
    • We come to you
    Request a proposal Or ask on WhatsApp about Stay Ready Workshop (opens WhatsApp)
  • Stay Ready Full Day

    Full day

    • Our complete immersive experience
    • Complete self-defence workshop
    • Common attack scenarios
    • Team-building challenges
    • Breathwork & resilience
    • Stress-management tools
    • Elbow masterclass
    • Human performance
    • Wellbeing & recovery
    • Q&A

    From £1,995

    No VAT charged

    • Includes 2 instructors
    • Up to 20 people
    • We provide all equipment
    • We use RDX training equipment.
    • We come to you
    Request a proposal Or ask on WhatsApp about Stay Ready Full Day (opens WhatsApp)
  • Stay Ready 10

    10-week programme

    • Longer-term development for teams
    • 10 structured modules
    • Each session is 90 minutes
    • Progressive practical skills
    • Confidence & communication
    • Breathwork & mental fitness
    • Stress & resilience
    • Lifestyle & performance
    • Certificate on completion
    • Ongoing support
    • Level 1 certificate awarded after final pressure test

    £7,500–£12,500

    No VAT charged

    • Up to 20 people
    • We provide all equipment
    • We use RDX training equipment.
    • We come to you
    Request a proposal Or ask on WhatsApp about Stay Ready 10 (opens WhatsApp)

Every participant receives

Included with corporate packages.

  • Street Smart Survival Pen

    Premium everyday carry pen.

  • Stay Ready training T-shirt

    Quality branded training apparel.

  • Digital Stay Ready guide

    Key lessons and practical tools.

  • Ongoing support

    Access to resources, community and coaching.

Why we use martial arts

Move · Focus · Connect · Learn · Build confidence

Stay Ready uses martial arts as more than self-defence. It's a practical way to get people moving together, learning together and stepping away from everyday workplace pressures.

Stronger body. Calmer mind. More connected team.

Black and white photo of a student practising a palm strike on James, who wears an Urban Krav Maga instructor shirt
Photo © Paulina Czyz Photography

On the training floor

Client feedback

What teams say

  • “We've had such good feedback on the class and people saying it made them feel powerful, so a massive THANK YOU for such a great activity.”
    Lara Spillerthenueco.com
  • “A brilliant team-building experience; fun, engaging and genuinely useful. The whole team left feeling more confident, connected and energised.”
    People & Culture ManagerProtein Studios London
  • “One of the most valuable workshops our company has ever booked.”
    Client feedback

Invest in your people

People. Performance. Protection.

Stay Ready brings together personal safety, wellbeing, resilience and team development in one engaging experience.

  • Supports employee wellbeing
  • Builds confidence
  • Develops stronger teams
  • Provides practical stress-management tools
  • Encourages communication and connection
  • Supports lone and hybrid workers
  • Creates a memorable shared experience
  • Demonstrates investment in employee safety
  • Skills that transfer beyond the workplace

Stronger people. Safer teams. Better workplaces.

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Your head coach

Portrait of James Rompani in a black t-shirt against an ornate gold patterned wall

James Rompani

Founder & lead instructor

“Simple. Practical. Real-world skills. For real people.”

Urban Krav Maga, Muay Thai and Muay Boran instructor, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt, NASM personal trainer, SOMA Breath coach and Psychological Fitness Specialist.

Full qualifications & experience

Stay ready

Request a proposal for your team.

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