And… we’re back!! After a brief leave of absence (for the blog!), what with Easter Bank Holidays and all, but here we are again doing what we love most – Teaching Martial Arts!!! Since we last posted about the cracking grading results from our grading students we have had a Read more…
In our sessions this week we saw more great 1-2-1 stuff done with the students of all levels from beginner to black belt, from Karate to sword. It is always rewarding to see students grow as they grasp a new technique or concept, there is that little glint in the Read more…
The sword session on Monday night, proved to be a great opportunity to work on the sword demos and sword patterns for the upcoming ‘Performance night’. Performing in front of people always improves the confidence and skills of the student ready for those big gradings days. And even more important Read more…
Personal training is one of those things you either love or hate. You see, everything revolves around you the student but on the other hand there really is just knowhere to hide!! This weeks training was testament to that with all our private lessons. The students got exactly what they Read more…
With the announcement last week that the National Gradings have come around again we are now actively working toward yet another Grading & Performance Night (Wednesday 26th Feb) Not everyone is grading this time around so this will mainly be a Performance night, which will be a first for many Read more…
Second week back in the main classes and we are well and truly back to our regular training formats. This weeks round up of private lessons and small group training at the Cheltenham Dean Close Dojo saw Lucy San squarely landed with a new project to test her new found 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…
Stay tuned to the members page of the web site in the coming weeks as we update our new grading information. We will be publishing dates for BOTH first and second part gradings, giving students who wish to to get their next grade the opportunity to better plan their training. Read more…
In Richard Sans absence, this week Tim San wound the clock back a few months and decided to take the class through some good old fashioned ‘high tempo’ partner training! Although a relatively small private tuition class, those in attendance on the Wednesday night session got stuck into another of Read more…
The Wisewarrior Challenges began in earnest this week but Tim San was flabbergasted to discover that nobody new about them despite countless posts on the Facebook page!! Better luck next time Sen! It is hoped that these challenges will help students with their weekly lessons and general practice, making things Read more…