Learning to be a better coach
here is a mistaken belief that you can only learn new coaching skills from within your own sport. This viewpoint exists in many sports including Martial Arts.
View ArticleSuccess or Not
Being a Martial Artist we learn and practice discipline and an ethos of self reliance to help us further our physical and emotional skills. We can work with coaches that are the best in the world,...
View Article1st Martial Arts Club to achieve Makaton friendly status
We are pleased to announce that we have become the first Martial Arts club in the Country to be awarded the status of “Makaton Friendly status.” This is an important award for us as it highlights our...
View ArticleDoes experience matter?
Does experience matter? From time to time that old chestnut pops up on the internet about people who are n’t Black belts teaching Martial Arts and whether this is an acceptable approach or not. The...
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Christmas Closure
Our last class before the Christmas holidays is on Sunday 16th December. We open again on Wednesday 2nd January. We’d like to thank all of our members for training with us this year and we would all...
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It’s too much!
Train harder! Train faster! Longer stance! Deeper stance! Go harder! Lift heavier! Do one more. Have you heard those whilst training? I’m guessing, with a reasonable amount of personal experience and...
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Snow closure
Saturday 11:53pm Update.We’ve driven through Jays Close this evening, the road is very icy and there’s a couple of inches of snow in the car park. Given the forecasted temperature and the messages...
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Star of the Month
Congratulations to Nate for being chosen by Lindsey Sensei and Bryan Sensei as the Star of the Month for January 2019. In each class we have a student of the month, the Star of the Month is chosen...
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Martial Training
Following a weekend of Yoshinkan Aikido training with Robert Mustard Sensei 8th Dan at the Eagle Dojo in Nottingham. I’ve been reflecting upon the concepts of Kamae, Zanshin, Mushin, Fudshon, Shoshin...
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Have you reached a plateau in your Martial Arts training?
After a decade of teaching Martial Arts in Basingstoke and nearly 40 years of learning and teaching several Martial Arts, my experiences is that we all reach plateaus in our training. It doesn’t...
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