We definitely kicked into 2014 with a bang! Our first session back was the long awaited ‘Black Belt Only Night.’ There were some pretty advanced concepts banded about for the guys to get their teeth into, these classes will be all about scenarios and situations not just more syllabus. Being Read more…
Couple of those really special sessions this week… no gradings to prepare for, no syllabus to stick to and pretty much free rein for us instructors to explore whatever facet of martial arts we liked on Monday and Wednesday – bliss! So on these two sessions we decided the class Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
With the gradings over it was high time for some fun and the Sen’s were only to happy to oblige! Richard San kicked off with the ‘new look’ monday night. Every Monday night will now be the first half partner work and the 2nd half Sword; which really went down Read more…
Stop Press!! Grading news! Well folks, that’s yet another National Grading over – and another great set of performances from the Cheltenham Dojo with excellent passes from Dohighs Matthew, Nick and David, we have our fine new Sempais; Will and Chris, not to mention the great weapons performances from Dohighs Read more…