A self defence theme for us this week, with articles on our free email system as well as on other media posts. It was also the main thrust of this weeks lessons, both in our Monday and Wednesday night small group sessions, plus in some of your one to one Read more…
First things first! Tim San has now uploaded some 60 pictures from our Grading and Performance Night so if you were there on the night and want to see yourself in action, or just want to see what you missed, then log in at the Wisewarrior Cheltenham site and go Read more…
As i’m sure you must all know the main event of last week was the ‘Performance Night’, well done to all of you for making this a great night, we hope you have all read the write up (…link) from that night, and for all of you who made it Read more…
More fun and games this week in the dojo, our tried and tested private lesson format has the great benefit of a 4:1 student/instructor ratio that lets everyone learn what they need; from syllabus training to partner work. Really helping students prepare for gradings and their ‘Performance Night’ on the Read more…
Another session of Knife Defence this Wednesday night after a hard evenings practice of Katas and other related syllabus work in the private lesson format. Knife Defence is one of those things that we keep coming back to and with good reason as there has been an increase in knife Read more…
Richard San and Tim San have come to the conclusion that dispite all their efforts their forte is just never going to be in the IT direction, best they stick with what they’re good at and keep the day jobs as Martial Arts instructors!! However after much swearing, a couple Read more…
Don’t Panic! Well we hope you have all noticed a Wisewarrior Training email pop into your inbox, (as promised!) and if not then let us know! This starts us on a whole new resource and exploration for your martial arts training. Over the coming weeks we will start to send Read more…
The creative flair was strong this Monday, starting with the first hour of Aikido. The task was to keep being creative and fluid with your physical aikido solutions to all the rapid attacks your partner sent your way! This started with just the basic manipulations but ended up with a Read more…
Well, if you’d been hoping for a sedentary start to this weeks Wisewarrior Training schedule then Richard San did not accommodate! Punches, punches and more punches with the students attempting to knock the stuffing out of the pads. Also a great lesson for stance work, you try hitting a pad Read more…
The new format to Monday night training sessions proved their worth again this week. Having that combatsword split allows us to bring the class all together to best enjoy the subject without grade distractions. With this weeks combat lesson on knife defence and with a class of all grades; it Read more…