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Balancing our training
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,...
Fear, Stress, Nerves, Anxiety, Adrenalin, Self-Consciousness and Choking are all part of Martial Arts training
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...
Compare and contrast hard and soft Martial Arts
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...
Brainy Black Belts
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...
The Internet Bully! (Self Defence 101)
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...
Do you make excuses? (Self Defence 101)
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...
What does technical excellence look like?
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?...
Judo course in Basingstoke with Chris Doherty 6th Dan
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...
BIKO Karate Competition Success
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...
Do to others what you would have them do to you. (Self Defence 101)
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...
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