Student Development? What is the "BEST" approach?
“You only had one job!” “Yeah I did...but which one was it...Instructor? Teacher? Coach? Mentor?” In many cases the four titles of...
Should I Stay, Or Should I Go Now? Is A Comfort Zone Such A Bad Thing?
“Comfort Zone” is a greatly overused and cliched phrase, coined by psychologists in the 1980’s. From its inception, it was grabbed up and...
The Value of Sparring Systems In Taekwon-do
#renegademartialarts #taekwondo #martialarts #martialartist #palmamartialarts Within traditional martial technique application and...
Improving your Defensive Game: Understanding head slots (aka frames)
Combat Sports are games of attack and defense.....
Are you not entertained? Retaining customers in the fitness industry...
The fitness business is a big one. Big commercial investments, big commercial returns. The “2018 State of the UK Fitness Industry Report”...
Holistic Taekwon-do - What is the composition of “real” Taekwon-do
Social media boards and online forums are seemingly full of contentious discussions concerning the identity of “real” Taekwon-do. There’s...
Systems of Personal Defence - Which is the best one?
In the diverse and varied subject of personal defence there are a myriad of potential protective systems and techniques. Each system...
Personal Defence Flow...
“Jeet Kune Do does not beat around the bush. It does not take winding detours. It follows a straight line to the objective. Simplicity is...
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...
Purpose isn’t enough - Embrace Your Ikigai
“The graveyard is the richest place on earth, because it is here that you will find all the hopes and dreams that were never fulfilled,...