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ABOUT RESILIENCE
Resilience was established back in 2018 by Al Natrins and is THE premier provider of inclusive, progressive Krav Maga self defence and martial arts training in the Birmingham area.
We are supportive, non-judgemental, and empowering: we will ALWAYS have your back!
Resilience Founder and Coach Al Natrins is a highly experienced and dedicated martial arts instructor - teaching full-time since 2013 - and has helped hundreds of people keep safer, get fitter, and feel more in confident in themselves.
"I love helping people learn, grow, and succeed through the training that we do and the relationships we foster."
OUR VISION
We believe that everyone deserves to stand tall, move confidently, and live their lives to the fullest without being afraid of getting harrassed or attacked.
OUR MISSION
We are here to help you handle any kind of confrontation by enhancing your safety, increasing your fitness, and boosting your confidence.
OUR VALUES
INCLUSIVITY
We welcome everyone, embracing all backgrounds, abilities, and identities. Our safe, discrimination-free environment ensures everyone has the chance to thrive. Together, we perform better by supporting one another.
PROGESSIVISM
We value open-mindedness, innovation, and growth. Unconstrained by tradition, we challenge conventions and explore new ways to grow as individuals and as a community.
EMPOWERMENT
We are committed to helping you push your limits and achieve your best. By fostering confidence and self-belief, we will empower you to stand tall and live life without fear.
RESILIENCE
Our training builds resilience, strengthening your self-defense skills, fitness, and mental toughness so you can face life's challenges with determination and grit.
MEET YOUR COACH
AL NATRINS (he/him)
Hi, I'm Al! I hope you're doing well 🙏🖤🙌
I'm a colorful, animated, and neurodivergent 46-year-old with over 16 years of experience in training, teaching, and working within krav maga, self defence, martial arts, and health and fitness.
I'm not your typical Krav Maga or martial arts instructor by any stretch of the imagination. I bring a unique, easygoing, fun, and highly inclusive approach to teaching and training.
My speciality lies in helping people to keep safe, kick some ass, and feel great — and I absolutely love doing this!
I'm non-judgemental, open minded, and accepting. I am a proud LGBTQ+ advocate. I am supporter of other non-conformists and those who look alt or different.
I believe in allowing everyone to learn at their own pace and in a way that suits them best. The student is in the driving seat and I am their passenger, helping them to navigate to wherever they want to go.

“Krav maga kicks ass! It's great self-defence, I love teaching it, and most importantly, it has kept myself and my students safe from harm when we have had to rely on it!”
MORE ABOUT ME
So you know what you are getting with myself and Resilience:
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FULL TIME SENIOR INSTRUCTOR
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Krav Maga Global Instructor - Civilian Adults, Teens and Kids
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BTEC Advanced Self Defence Instructor
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NCFE Understanding Resonable Force for Martial Arts and Self Defence
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Specialist Personal Trainer and Nutritional Advisor (CYQ, PCC)
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Experienced working with the neurodivergent✨
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Experienced working with the needs of women, teenagers and older students
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Experienced coaching business, corporate and education based clients
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DBS Checked
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First Aider
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Fully Insured
Bringing substantial expertise as a fitness, health and coaching professional, I use the most effective and appropriate methods available to bring out the best in my students.
I completely understand what it takes to help people just like you to perform your best and feel great when training!
HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE ME TO LEARN?
Krav maga self defence is generally easy to learn and simple to perform. Members will have built a firm foundation of tangible skills within the first twelve weeks of training, giving them a strong base with which to progress further.
While true mastery is life-long endeavour, with regular and committed training getting good can take less time than you think.
Most students of krav maga will be in a much better position to defend themselves after six to twelve months of training, and will only continue to get better with more time invested.
DO WE HAVE A GRADING SYSTEM?
Yes, at Resilience we base our teaching around the Krav Maga Global UK curriculum, so all of the material covered in training is coherent and organised.
Grades in krav maga are divided into Practioner Levels 1-5, Graduate Levels 1-5 (senior students and instructors), and Expert Levels 1-5 (extremely senior students, and national/international level instructors).
Members have the option to test their capabilites and grade every six to twelve months (for Practioner and Graduate Levels).
DO I NEED TO BE FIT TO START TRAINING?
Not at all, and by starting training with us you will already be improving on your physical fitness and conditioning - every session.
Don't worry about training seeming hard - this is perfectly normal and we all feel it to start off with.
We train to get fitter, we don't need to be fit to train!
We're all working at different levels regardless, training according to our goals, needs and capabilities.
We get there when we get there!
AM I TOO OLD?
Highly unlikely! Age is not a barrier to training, unless we make it one.
We have several students in their 50s and 60s, who are smashing it, and the eldest student that we have had the pleasure of training in the group classes was 70 - and he was working well with the best of them.
Everything we teach is adaptible to the needs of the individual - you will always have an option that works for you!
IS THE TRAINING SAFE?
Krav maga self defence training is hands-on, and contact based, but tightly controlled and scaled according to individual participants.
While no physical activity can offer a complete guarantee of safety, injuries in training are actually very rare.
At Resilience we strive to ensure that all training - whilst progressive and realistic - is also safe and achievable for everyone involved. We believe in training smart.
We want our members to keep out of harm's way both in AND out of training!
WHO WILL I BE TRAINING WITH?
You will be training with a diverse group of other like-minded people who care about improving their personal safety, in a friendly and supportive. as well as judgement and ego-free environment.
Our members are polite, helpful and sensible, and together we are working on the same mission of learning and training self defence, while improving ourselves and one another.
We are really lucky to be blessed with a f**king awesome group of people!
We do not tolerate or train with assholes!
DOES KRAV MAGA WORK?
Absolutely - krav maga works!
Being able to avoid, de-escalate or prevent physical or verbal conflict is never guaranteed as there are many factors that dictate success (and indeed differing levels of what 'success' might look like).
However, krav maga will give you a much higher chance of contending with physical or verbal conflict and generating a positive outcome!
Our members who have had to rely on their training have survived everything from assaults, car jacking, muggings, stabbings and even home invasions.
And that's not to mention how often members might be using their mental skills such as awareness, observation and analysis!