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Back to School Blues?

On Tuesday night I had a chance to catch up with a few of the parents after their holidays etc. and as is quite typical this time of year I heard a few tales of the dreaded ‘back to school blues’ Parents often dread those first few days back to school, and teachers are faced […]

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KEWAP Instructor Award for Mr Powell

Master Olpin and Mr Powell travelled up to Bletchley today for the Knives & Edged Weapons Awareness Programme (KEWAP) instructor course where Mr Powell was awarded his level one KEWAP instructor award. KEWAP is a specialist program which aims to teach awareness of the dangers of dealing with knives and other weapons in a self protection environment. […]

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Confidence is King!

Martial Arts is about so much more than punching & kicking. It’s the most effective path to all-round personal development.   I’m sure if you asked any parent who’d enrolled their children in a martial arts class what they were hoping to gain from their membership it’s pretty unlikely they’d say they wanted them to […]

Oh no! My child wants to quit, what should I do?

The Importance of Martial Arts as a Life Skill So what do you do the day your child tells you that they want to quit their training at the dojo? Do you allow them to quit? Do you force them to continue? What do you base your decision on? Their feelings? The values you want to instill […]