A dignified approach to sparring beginners
A couple of weeks ago I was having a chat with a friend who started white collar boxing in a local Cambridge club late last… Read More »A dignified approach to sparring beginners
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One-off Self Defence lesson
Having been training martial arts for over 3 decades I struggle to consider the concept of a one-off self defence lesson for an untrained student… Read More »One-off Self Defence lesson
Another great lesson from Bill Wallace
The combination of Bill Wallace’s words together with some of the scenes makes this video from 1991 a great lesson about martial arts, its phylosophy… Read More »Another great lesson from Bill Wallace
Meet Maul Mornie
After having seen the numerous videos that Maul has on his You Tube channel I was convinced I had to meet him and try out… Read More »Meet Maul Mornie
Meet Benno Westra
I was recently guest at a Wing Chun seminar run by sifu Benno Westra organized by my friends at Cambridge Kung Fu. Wing Chun is… Read More »Meet Benno Westra
Levels of competence: the martial arts case
One of the models I used during my Professional Coaching Training describes competence in four broad steps or levels: I found this extremely useful and… Read More »Levels of competence: the martial arts case
Parents, children and martial arts
Somebody told you that martial arts are good for everyone? What about children, are martial arts good for them? I would say most definitely yes… Read More »Parents, children and martial arts