Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts Academy has been nominated for the prestigious UK Coaching awards and has reached the final of the Coaching Culture Organisation of the Year along with British Canoeing and The Youth Sport Trust. It’s a great achievement reaching the final...
Annually The British Judo Association hosts an awards evening to celebrate the efforts and achievements that are happening across the Country within Judo for both individuals and clubs. Our Special Needs club at Dove House Academy in Basingstoke is already award...
Our Judo club in Basingstoke is pleased to announce an initiative with Sport Hampshire and IOW plus The British Judo Association to help attract newcomers into Judo as a sport. Black Friday Special Offer November 2014 we are offering 8 weeks of FREE Judo Classes...
The differences between Judo and Tai Chi What is Judo? ‘A sport of unarmed combat derived from jujitsu and intended to train the body and mind. It involves using holds and leverage to unbalance the opponent.’ The word Judo means ‘the gentle way.’ It was developed in...
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...
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...
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...
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 Basingstoke Ju Jitsu team entered the British National Championships late weekend and Jamie Venning came away as the 2012 British Featherweight Champion. Congratulations Jamie and yet another National Champion for Shin Gi Tai Martial Arts Academy. Jamie has...
At our Judo club in Basingstoke, we encourage members to seek new challenges to develop their skills. This is exactly what one of our members, Gavin Downey, did when he entered the British Judo Association’s British Open Judo Champions in Scotland on 27th...
