Mentality before technique...
Focus noun 1. the centre of interest or activity. "this generation has made the environment a focus of attention" 2. the state or quality...
Taekwon-Do...Our Focus!
With today (9th November) being what would be the 100th birthday of General Choi Hong Hi (regarded by many as the founder of tae kwon...
Personal Defence Methodology -#4. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PERSONAL DEFENCE
Is personal defence gender specific issue? Take a search through the Internet and you'll find a whole raft of information on personal...
Personal Defence Methodology - #3. DE-ESCALATION, DIVERSION and DISTRACTION
De-escalation strategies are used to prevent an emotionally charged situation from escalations where they become more severe, potentially...
Personal Defence Methodology - #2. ESCAPE
Awareness and environmental alertness is primarily important if we are to maintain personal safety and avoid potentially threatening...
What is white collar boxing? How does it fit in?
What is White Collar Boxing? How does it fit in? To the uniformed all boxing is the same. A game where two participants, wearing padded...
How old do you have to be?
I was approached by an adult student recently, who voiced a very salient and often misinformed question, “ How old should you be to start...
Boxing - is it just a sport or an effective method of personal defence?
In this article we are going to look at boxing as a method of personal defence and self protection. When people talk or consider boxing,...
Put your money where your mouth is...do you really have a problem with commitment?
In conversations, when I tell people I teach martial arts, I often receive the reply, “That sounds brilliant...I have always wanted to...
Searching for Inspiration..where is it?!?
Undertaking anything starts with an idea. The journey begins with the first step, the novel starts with the first word or the symphony...
