ALL GREAT BLACK BELTS LEARN THAT THE WORDS they use, especially when they are talking to “themselves,” make a HUGE impact on their lives and their success! Using these NEGATIVE words limit you, and cause you to focus on what can’t be done, rather than what CAN be done! Avoid using these negative words with others […]
In a culture that seems to glorify violence in everything from music to video games and television shows, the idea of enrolling your child in martial arts training classes doesn’t always seem like a good one. While martial arts-centered action films seem to be filled to the brim with violent behavior and gory injuries, you […]
We’re currently beavering away behind the scenes on a major re-write of the Academy website. The main goal is to bring it up to date with some modern features, in particular better compatibility with the way people use the web these days. Most people tend to do their casual browsing on smartphones and tablets etc. […]
On Sunday 24th February, Master Olpin attended certification course with Steve Timperley of Trident Safety and Intervention Systems and is now certified with TSIS as a Personal Safety Trainer within the organisation. We’ll soon be offering an introductory personal safety workshop as a service to schools, businesses and groups within the local community. Contact us […]
A group of us from the Academy are doing this next year… Described as “Probably the Toughest Event on the Planet”… Should be fun :-)
Here’s an article written by one of our Black Belts, which was kindly published by Brett Kraiger on his excellent site “Martial Arts over 40” ( https://martialartsover40.com/) Stewart Davison started martial arts in his late 30s, and now 6 years later says that he feels fitter now than when he was in the military in his […]
Finally back from the printers! “It’s like, how much more black could this be? and the answer is none. None more black.”
On Sunday 26th February, Master Olpin attended an advanced level certification course for the KEWAP (Knives and Edged Weapons Awareness Programme) and is now certified as a Senior Instructor in the programme. We’ll soon be offering this unique programme as a service to schools, local community and youth groups to raise awareness of the dangers of […]
So, monday morning again folks. What are you going to achieve this week? If you’ve not done it already pick at least one thing you’ve been putting off and resolve to complete it before friday, Imagine if you did that every week how much more you’d get done.. What’s your focus in your training this […]
On Sunday 24th July, Master Olpin attended an instructor certification course for the Knives and Edged Weapons Awareness Programme and we’re happy to announce that as a result he is now certified as a fully accredited KEWAP Instructor. We’ll soon be offering this unique programme as a service to schools, local community and youth groups to raise […]
