Great to see so many of our students along for their free seminar last Monday night, good to have the full range from beginner to black belt! This seminar was our ‘Self Defence Part 1’, a core subject to all of us who study and teach martial arts in all its Read more…
We now have the years dates for your ‘workshops’, published on the website, for you students to peruse at your leisure! There is a change to the workshops format this year, we hope it will make attending them easier for everyone. As we are all leading busier lives and Read more…
By Tor Laurel. “…And then it hit me!” Normally this phrase is used to describe some sort of revelation, and certainly it has been. However on a far more literal level over the last fourteen years I have indeed been hit (and thrown and locked up and occasionally strangled) by Read more…
Its close to grading time again and the students are once again under pressure to perform. But this week they looked fine, no technical issues. Stances good, technique good, even focus good too… but something’s missing. This weeks lessons focused on that little bit extra that makes a grading performance. Read more…
All that hard work over the past few weeks finally paid off with yet another great day at the BAMA National Gradings for the Cheltenham Dojo, always special having some new Blackbelts! So well done to Kevin San on his 1st Dan, Lucy San on her Blackbelt, and Nick San Read more…
Lots of excellent work this week in the Wisewarrior Cheltenham Dojo as students worked hard on their individual pieces for this coming Wednesday; ‘Grading and Performance Night’. Judging by what we saw this Wednesday there should be some pretty spectacular demonstrations of martial performance and technical skills! This upcoming Performance Read more…