Family Martial Arts

You may not know it but throughout your life mentors have had a massive influence on who you are and how you perceive the world around you.
Like most things there are good and bad mentors, the former brings out the best in you and the latter the worst. People often overlook the importance of having different mentors in various different fields or expertise. No one is born knowing everything...

Martial art training is a great activity for children in terms of a physical way to burn off some energy and also to learn some valuable life skills for confidence and self defence to deal with negative peer pressure and bullying.
But it is does far more than that…...

Food for Thought, or not, as the case may be !!!
From years of training in the martial arts, I have suffered many injuries from dislocations, broken bones in my hands and feet. I even tested for my black belt before fighting in a tournament the next day, with an undiagnosed (at the time) fractured...

Throughout the self-defence ‘industry’ you hear many people talk about awareness, being aware of things around you, your surroundings as well as where you might be heading. More often than not, instructors will mention being aware without really going...