This is an ‘in action’ shot of us with staff from the Horton General Hospital in Oxfordshire, who recently called on us to carry out some disengagement/breakaway training with various members of the team. Not only were the staff great to work with, they came away feeling that the training was suited to their jobs… Continue reading GoodSense in action with….Horton General Hospital staff
Here at GoodSense Training, we specialise in providing the widest range of conflict management and physical intervention training. From teaching security staff to diffuse situations and providing teachers with the skills to manage challenging behaviour, to showing front desk council staff how to deal with angry customers, our training covers it all. Conflict management or… Continue reading Back to basics: What is breakaway training?
It’s common knowledge that bouncers don’t always get a good rap. Ask most people what they associate with bouncers and it’s often big, burly men, who cause trouble and aren’t afraid to take the law into their own hands. It’s the subject of taking the law into their own hands that’s prompted us to write… Continue reading Why door security needs to be about psychology, not fisticuffs
Founder of GoodSense Training, Darren Good, has been at the forefront of conflict management and physical intervention for the last 20 years. Darren’s aim is to revolutionise how conflict resolution, conflict management, personal safety and physical intervention is taught around the world. And he’s travelled to the US, Brazil, Thailand and Hong Kong to train… Continue reading Meet the man behind GoodSense Training
At the end of last year, female boxer, Kerry Orton, hit the national headlines for using self-defence skills to fight off two thugs who tried to steal her handbag. The 30-year-old from South Yorkshire gave one of her attackers a right hook and then elbowed and jabbed the second with her handbag. According to newspaper… Continue reading Women Empowered: GoodSense founder set to hold free self-defence training
‘Why should we choose you?’ is one of the questions we regularly get asked by people. And if they don’t ask it, then we know most of them are thinking it. It’s a very good question and, because it’s one we hear so often, we thought we’d let you in on why so many people… Continue reading Why choose GoodSense for your conflict management and physical intervention training?
In the first instalment of this special two-part blog, we shared some of our proven conflict management tactics, such as the three-pronged approach, with you. We also discussed the importance of having the right mindset, what POLITE™ communication is and how it can go a very long way in the world of door security. Now… Continue reading Best practice conflict management advice for door supervisors (part two)
Working the doors is a highly responsible role; one minute you’re greeting customers with a smile, the next, you’re splitting up a massive fight that’s erupted and somebody has a heart attack. Before you know it, you’re the first port of call for first aid before the paramedics arrive at the scene. Now that you’ve… Continue reading Best practice conflict management advice for door supervisors (part one)
Violence can erupt in any place, at any time. It can also involve anybody, innocent bystanders and passers-by included. I say this having just returned from a break on-board a cruise liner, Norwegian Jade, where I travelled on a Caribbean cruise for my Christmas break. However, while I may have been on holiday, there was… Continue reading What we can all learn from this incident on-board Norwegian Jade
If you’ve never taken part in conflict management or physical intervention training before, then it can be difficult to know which course to choose. Naturally, you want to find a course that meets your requirements and teaches you everything you want to know (plus more, if possible). But with so many different options out there… Continue reading How to get the best results from your conflict management or physical intervention training
