Black Belt Grading Project 2013 Bob Wilson My grading project comprises the challenging issues of Fear, Anxiety, Adrenalin, Self Consciousness and Choking which are all part of Martial Arts training. In order to bring the topic to life and to ensure that what I write...
The main element to my research project, as part of my 2nd dan grading, is to compare and contrast 5 “hard” and 5 “soft” styles of martial arts – looking at their key underlying principles and methods of power generation and also looking at how these different styles...
According to the BBC a Martial Arts Black Belt’s skill in punching has more to do with his brains rather than his brawn. This is what the article had to say on the subject. Karate punching power ‘all in the brain’ By Jonathan Ball BBC News Black...
In today’s society most of us have a real reliance on the Internet in it’s various guises. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Linkedin, MySpace et al are here to stay, maybe not in their current forms because they’ll morph and merge over time....
Martial Arts isn’t all about fighting, far from it. Martial Arts is all about setting yourself up for challenges, meeting them and overcoming them. Physically and Emotionally this is the case whether it’s just turning up for your first class, being...
As a Martial Artist, most of us want to be the best that we can be, at what we do or at least that’s what many of us tell our instructors/coaches. The first thing we need to ask ourselves is what does “being the best we can be look like” for me? What...
Last night at our Basingstoke Dojo, we hosted an evening course with British Judo Association’s Southern Region Technical Officer Chris Doherty 6th Dan. Chris was accompanied by his daughter Jordan, a very accomplished competitive Judo-ka and coach in her own...
Our team of Karate exponents from Basingstoke made the short trip to the K2 centre in Crawley for the 22nd British International Karate Open (BIKO) Championships. Pre tournament, Abdu Shaher 8th Dan, the Tournament Director explained that the venue had been chosen to...
Well the Christmas season is well and truly over. The season of goodwill to all men is gone as well, but it doesn’t have to be. Think about how we act and what we say. How many times do we hear snippets from a conversation that goes something like this....
As Martial Artists, we should all seek to constantly challenge ourselves to test our knowledge and skills every time we train. As Gichin Funakoshi (who is credited with introducing Karate to Japan) said “Karate is like warm water. If you don’t heat it...
As of 11:30 on Monday 21st January, all classes are back to normal. If we get major snow later or tomorrow, then we will update both our website and also our Facebook page www.facebook.com/pages/Shin-Gi-Tai-Martial-Arts-Academy/112582666226 with any changes to this....
“Stronger” “Faster” are two of the most overused words in Karate and usually without a correct understanding of the meaning behind the words. Some of the best Karate-ka I have ever seen have come from a ballet or dance background. Sure the flexibility that is...
Here we go again. It’s time for people to start their annual fitness regime with all the best intentions in the world. You can just hear it can’t you……”Well it’s a new Year and I’m going to get fit and lose weight.”...
At our Martial Arts school in Basingstoke we talk about developing the student ‘holistically’ or developing the ‘whole person’ rather than ‘teaching people how to fight.’ What does this mean? Some schools say that the sole purpose of training in the...
So you know Karate right! Hey you’re safe then, all those hours, weeks, months and years of practising against a partner means you can block and take away the attackers knife. You’re invincible, you’re a superhero, you might even be a Shaolin Monk,...
We may all have different reasons for taking up Martial Arts but we should all have goals and aspirations for what we want to achieve from our training. It may be that you want to learn how to defend yourself, make new friends, achieve a black belt, be successful in...
Our Martial Arts School based in Basingstoke held a grading on Saturday 8th December with members attending from both our Alton and Basingstoke classes. The grading itself was split into four different groups dependent upon age and ability. This was also one of two...
You’ve got real potential! How many time do we hear this said of ourselves and then then start to feel really proud of our accomplishments because someone has said this to us. For most of us this would be the norm. Why? Because it makes us feel good about...
Karate Gold Medallist from Basingstoke, Lindsey Andrews was one of three shortlisted sportswomen for the Winchester and District Sports Awards 2012. The Winchester District Sport and Physical Activity Alliance (SPAA) held the fifth annual sports awards at Winchester...
Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts Academy entered a team of competitors into the Seitou Ryu Essex Open Karate Championships in Tilbury Essex. The competition attracts participants from across London and the Home Counties. We had a successful event with 2 Gold medals, 7 Silver...
