April 14, 2017

APRIL 2017 NEWSLETTER

April has been a busy month at Family Martial Arts even with the school holiday for Easter.        We have taught our life skills  DISCIPLINE  and  COURTESY […]
February 28, 2017

The Importance of Sparring in Martial Arts

The first thing to understand is that ‘Sparring’ does not mean ‘Fighting’ as they both have completely different objectives. Sparring in martial arts is used as […]
January 16, 2017

Let’s Start Scoring Some Goals

I am not a self-help Guru, nor a life coach with the keys to financial success (which is a shame, because who doesn’t want more money), […]
November 28, 2016

Who taught me How to Teach

Over the years I have met many martial arts instructors, some great, some not so great. As I’m all about positivity I’m not going to dwell […]
November 16, 2016

Little Ninjas – Educating the Younger Generation

At Family Martial Arts we have classes for the lower ages from 3 to 7 years old. We call these classes Little Ninjas. These classes are […]
October 5, 2016

The Harsh Reality of Teaching Self Defense – The Martial Art Instructors Duty Continued.

  Introduction Martial arts instructors have a responsibility to show all the different sides of martial arts to their students, including the dark side. When I […]
September 28, 2016

Tae Kwon Do, A Way Of Life, My way of life…

Tae Kwon Do, is Not Just A Martial Art to be practiced in the training hall, its every part of the life we live. As both […]
September 13, 2016

GRADING, AN EXAMINERS POINT OF VIEW

To achieve something significant in life, it’s helpful to set yourself goals, small steps towards the ultimate target. In martial arts that target is a black […]
July 23, 2013

Martial Arts is beneficial for children with Autism

By a Parent and Student at Family Martial Arts Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other […]
August 1, 2016

Don’t Fear Adrenalin

  Everyone has been afraid or scared at one point in their lives, it is never a nice feeling or emotion to experience. That is unless […]
August 12, 2016

Patterns – Why Do We Practice Them?

Many modern Martial Arts including Tae Kwon Do involve the practice of Forms/Katas/Patterns which are sequences of techniques performed in a flowing manner, but the question […]
August 22, 2016

Mindfulness

Mindfulness For most of us, life is not easy. We are subjected to many trials and tribulations, some self-inflicted, others from external sources, like work, family, […]