Testimonials

"Steve has delivered conflict management training for staff and volunteers of the Sure Start Health Development Team for a number of years. We value the training, which has been very effective and informative to our team. It has raised awareness of safety issues and how to manage/avoid difficult situations. This is especially important with our team who are often lone workers in the community."

"Steven adopts an informal and friendly approach, with a good sense of humour, to the training. This makes it enjoyable, entertaining and fun, although with a serious message. He is effective in getting the message and techniques across, something we all remember and carry with us in our work."

"Dogs Trust called on Steve’s self defence training skills as the campaign team regularly works in areas of high crime rates and they are often at risk of attack due to their vehicle carrying veterinary equipment including needles, etc. Steve carried out a training session with members of staff of mixed fitness, self defence experience and ages. The session was clearly planned and plenty of time was allowed for the participants to ask their own questions relating to the specific nature of their work. All participants agreed the session was fun, informative and clear with very straightforward techniques being used to cover all critical situations. A great deal of time was spent on awareness of environment to prevent an attack occurring in the first place. The session involved plenty of practice of the techniques being taught which kept everyone interested and alert as well as ensuring the techniques were properly understood and remembered."

"As the manager of the team and a participant in the session I can recommend Steve’s non-aggressive, thorough and relevant training to anyone who wants to maximize their own and their team’s safety both in the workplace and outside of working hours. The team agrees that the skills they learnt made them think about possible dangers and be more aware of possible risks. They also agree their confidence in being able to manage conflict situations has significantly increased and the session in itself was a great team building exercise."

"I have received training from Steven Jenkins on two separate occasions; one for my first conflict management course and the second for my refresher course. I found each course informative and yet fun. Steven has a way of relaying messages across to students in ways that are easy to follow by using memory aids and other methods. Every porter from my team and the other porters and nurses from different trusts all came out feeling positive and confident about the training. He broke the ice very quickly by giving us a team building activity. Not only did it bring us closer as a group but also it showed us how important teamwork is when dealing with conflict within the trust."

"I would happily recommend Steve to any organisation, and I hope that myself and my fellow staff at Prince Philip Hospital will receive training from him on our next refresher course."

"Steven has been training me for the past 3 years at his private gym. My fitness levels and strength have greatly improved, and I have lost a considerable amount of weight."

"I thought I wouldn’t be able to stick it 3 weeks let alone 3 years, but his variations in each session have kept me interested. In some sessions we do weight training and boxing, in other sessions we do running and even kickboxing. I would strongly recommend Steve to anyone who is keen to lose weight or improve their fitness levels."

"I try to go to Steve for personal kickboxing at least once a week. He has a natural gift for making complicated techniques extremely easy to understand. At times I have been absolutely exhausted, but that’s exactly why I enjoy training with him because I’m the type of person who needs a little push sometimes. I would recommend Steve to anyone."

"I contacted Steve after finally realising I didn’t have the self-discipline to stick with a normal gym routine. Seven weeks later I’ve lost half a stone and increased my strength by approximately 20%. What’s more I’m enjoying it!"

"No exaggeration! My exercise sessions with Steve have changed my life. My rheumatoid arthritis had caused me to shut down, tighten up and restrict my movement. Steve changed that. I can move, I’m relaxed and my joints are free of confinement. All that and I’m getting fit and losing weight - what more could I ask for. Oh yes, he’s quite a nice bloke too. Highly recommended!"

"For a long time I had let my work interfere with my health and fitness, so when I finally picked the phone up to call Steve I was really pleased that it was he who put me back on the road to exercise. He is a really genuine guy, who is very polite and is always coming up with new exercises to ensure that I don’t fall into the same trap of putting myself last and my work first. He really does inspire self-respect and self-confidence."

"Weight loss and general fitness was my original plan, but when he convinced me to try a little kickboxing to keep things interested I was instantly addicted. I will never go to an overcrowded gym again, and I will continue to exercise while I’m physically able to. If I could I would tell the world about Steve, but the best I can do is tell everyone I know and will know in the future."

"I started knowing that I needed to get fitter and to be in better shape. To be honest I thought I would not last the week as I had very low self-esteem and thought I would be very bored with doing sets and not have the patience to see any change. How wrong could I have been. Steven becomes a friend as well as a trainer, he mixes being professional with being a listening ear and makes efforts to get to know you, and will do what he can to help with any areas you’re not happy with. I would beat myself up (literally) and tell Steven how I hate my stomach, but with his words of comfort and humour I go home after a session feeling so much better about myself. The great thing I’ve noticed that Steven does is that he carries on working as your trainer between sessions by thinking up different ways of dealing with your trouble areas. This makes me feel he really cares and that I am in safe hands."

"Eighteen months on, my self-esteem has grown, from long hair covering my face to short hair and a much leaner and stronger body. Boring!?? No way, Steven makes sure that all areas of your fitness are covered and changes the routine from time to time. "

"One last point, he is happy to mix things up. For example he gets me to do 20 mins of cross Trainer followed by mixed weights, kickboxing (never thought I’d be doing that, and get my first belt at 37), and then ends with Pilates."

"I have been going to Steve’s kickboxing classes for over 6 months and have really seen a difference in my skill and fitness levels. He has a really good teaching method; he doesn’t force you, he only encourages you and that’s probably the main reason I’m still going. I’m going for my orange belt next – can’t wait."

"I attended Steven’s first ever kickboxing class back in 1998 and have managed to stick it out all that time. I have almost never missed a lesson. I have won many tournaments and become a black belt. Throughout my time in his class I have recommended it to many friends and family and I will continue to do so."

"I initially joined the kickboxing club one year ago to lose weight. I have lost the weight but I still go to every class because I’m hooked. I have made lots of friends there and feel a lot more confident with protecting myself."

"Steven has taught me kickboxing for almost 2 years. My fitness and confidence has improved a great deal and I enjoy the social aspects of his class also. He manages to make each class a little different and also injects a bit of fun."

"I joined Steven Jenkins all in one fitness and kickboxing club a year ago at the leisure centre.Coming from another martial arts club, which I’d been a member of for over ten years, and had achieved the standard of black belt, I was looking for a club with the same teaching qualities, if not better, for myself and my 5 year old son."

"With Steve’s club I was not disappointed. Not only does he have the quality, patience, and discipline to teach children, whilst making it fun at the same time, he also has the skill and knowledge to teach adults to a very high standard, whilst keeping it a family friendly environment. "

"In the hour that Steve has in his lessons, he manages with excellence, through his teachings to strike a balance between fitness and technique, covering all ranges of movement in martial arts, needed for the beginner, up to the experienced, to excel in their discipline."

"I’d recommend all in one fitness to anyone looking for a club for themselves and their children, where they can improve on their fitness, gain confidence and learn to defend themselves in a safe and friendly atmosphere."