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Easter Closure
Just to remind everyone that we are closed from Friday 25th March to Monday 28th March inclusive.
Basingstoke and Deane Sports Awards
Congratulation to our members who took part in Basingstoke and Deane's 2016 Sports Awards held at the beginning of March at The Apollo Hotel in Basingstoke. This years Sports Awards organised by Basingstoke Sports Council and Basingstoke and Deane...
AMA Sheffield International Karate Competition
The senior squad had a very busy weekend in Sheffield at the AMA International championships. This was one of the biggest competitions many of them had ever been to and they all did really well. Competitor entries for events ranged from 10 to 42,...
Kata Course report
We recently ran a Kata class for members, it focussed upon a number of key Kata, split by grade and ability and the key principles and concepts within each. Heian Sandan / Heian Yondan / Pinan Godan Although these three kata come from different...
SO YOU THINK IT’S EASY FOR ME?
SO YOU THINK IT’S EASY FOR ME? ‘Yes, but it’s easy for you’ are words I hear frequently when coaching, typically when asking students to challenge themselves with something they cannot yet do. Yes I’m a Kata World champion, European champion,...
Life is like a Jigsaw
Two days before Christmas I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon at a friend's house. Laid out on the table was a jigsaw. The edges were complete but nothing else, hundreds of pieces scattered around waiting to be found and placed in an...
Happy Christmas
Christmas Holiday Closure
We are closed from Sunday 20th December to Sunday 3rd January inclusive. Happy Christmas everyone and we hope 2016 is a good year for you.
Maria Miller visits Dove House Academy
Basingstoke MP Maria Miller recently visited us at Dove House Academy to watch one of the Judo classes take place. The class covered a number of groundwork techniques and also some work on strength and conditioning. Dove House Judo club is a...
Fear and the Martial Arts
We are all afraid of something at times. Anyone who tells you that they've never been afraid is lying. For some people it's Spiders (Arachnephobia or Arachnophobia) or Clowns (Coulrophobia) or Heights (Hypsiphobia) or Flying (Pteromerhanophobia) or...
Ready to See if Shin Gi Tai Is Right for Your Child?
Let your child experience the confidence-building benefits of Martial Arts in a safe, welcoming and beginner friendly environment. There's absolutely no obligation to join, it's simply an opportunity to discover whether we're the right fit for your family.