REPORT 2 – SOFT AND HARD MARTIAL ARTS Judo and Taekwondo This is part 2 of my 2nd dan research project – comparing and contrasting 5 hard and 5 soft Martial Arts. This report contains research on judo and taekwondo – hopefully there should be some familiar...
Learning and studying Kata is an important part of karate training. As a form of training it teaches us co-ordination, concentration, develops physical strength, speed, focus, power, breath control and martial skill. The process of learning kata involves many layers...
I’m a Black Belt, I don’t need to train as much…Often the immortal words said by someone who thinks they’ve made it and stops training because they are now an awesome ‘Teacher.’ Gichin Funakoshi (Founder of Shotokan Karate) said...
Doing martial arts is difficult sometimes and you can end up doing something that is hard and scary for you but eventually you have to do it and over come it. Like for me, my fear is being thrown to the ground in Judo and sometimes getting hurt. But I have ways to...
Muay Thai What is Muay Thai? It is a form of hard martial arts which is practised in areas like Thailand. It is the art of fighting without using any weapons. Muay Thai is thought to be a form of science as it develops discipline, knowledge and respect. It is...
Three of the Coaches from Basingstoke’s Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts Academy took part in the World Karate Championships in Slovenia over the weekend of 7-9th June. The Competition was open to national federations and had over 20 nations attending. Lindsey Andrews (38)...
Second report By Peter Syckelmoore Many systems of martial arts base their movements on animals (preying mantis, monkey, crane, snake etc) Why do they do this? In nature all living things have evolved to adapt to their dangerous environments to survive and have...
As recently mentioned we are making some temporary changes to the timetable in June as Lindsey and Bryan are away competing in Slovenia. Please note the following dates on your calendar: Fitness Classes Monday 3rd June: We are changing the Monday morning class...
Learning with Communication by Aaron Potter Report 1 A) As a martial artist what methods of communication do we use to learn Martial Arts? The definition of communication is: the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other...
Members of our Karate club from Basingstoke recently attended the Karate Sport England (KSE) National Championships held in Loughborough. The team included both experienced players and novices of all ages. The KSE championships are open to all styles of Karate and it...
Black Belt Research Project 2013 Introduction by Zane Sewell As part of the preparation for my black belt examination I am going to complete a project looking at how I can help and encourage others to become the best of themselves in their Martial Arts. To explore...
The project I have to do for my Black Belt grading is “Learning a martial art is said to be character building” and I have three questions that I will have to answer. They are: 1 – How would martial arts help someone who is- 2 – Shy 3 – Aggressive 4...
The differences between Beginners and Advanced practitioners. Beginners- White, Orange and Red belts By Jess Muller I feel that beginners should spend the majority of their lesson time working on their fundamentals. This should include: the stances, the blocks, kicks...
REPORT 1 – SOFT AND HARD MARTIAL ARTS by Katherine White Hapkido and Bajiquan WHAT IS A MARTIAL ART? Before any Martial Art, hard or soft, can be looked at, it needs to be understood what is meant by these terms. There is no one, definite, definition of what is...
Black Belt Grading 2013 Harry van Meerkerk I have been given the topic of Non-verbal communication as my research project for my black belt grading – a) Why are non-verbal communications important to a martial artist b) What non-verbal communications...
Our team of Karate exponents from Basingstoke entered the National All Style Open Karate Competition in Reading this weekend. We entered children, cadets and adults into the tournament. Our first success came with Louis Kelly (10) entering her first...
With the World Karate Championships coming up in June, Karate England have selected three of our Basingstoke based members to compete for the National All Style Karate Squad. Karate England’s National Coaches Abdu Shaher and Ian Cuthbert have been monitoring...
A number of the members from our Martial Arts centre in Basingstoke were chosen to attend the Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards 2013. The Sports Awards are organised by Basingstoke Local Sports Council and in particular Kevin Laing and Sue Hillyard in conjunction...
The Arts of Communication Grading Project 2013 Aaron Potter My project for my black belt grading is split up into four main areas: a) As a Martial Artist what methods of communication do we use to learn Martial Arts? b) As a Martial Arts teacher what methods of...
Initial Briefing for 2nd Dan grading research topic by Jess Muller My topic is to research the differences between Martial Arts and the areas within them. I will be looking at the three main areas within Martial Arts i.e. Fundamentals, fighting and katas/forms,...
