Well, we’ve reached that time of year again, the time that most parents have been looking forward to all summer, and the time that turns...

People come to martial arts, to train & to teach, for a variety of reasons - here’s what brought the North Manchester Team together Brett...

This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week, where there is a sharper focus on mental health issues and an opportunity to think about...

Martial arts is an ancient tradition of combat practiced for self-defence, competition, physical, mental and spiritual development....

Reproduced from https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/anxiety What is anxiety? It’s normal to feel anxious...

We often tend to focus on the bits we can see - we check our reflection in the mirror in the morning; we dust or hoover where it is most...

It’s well-known that people who suffer from depression can benefit from physical exercise, like martial arts. Exercise releases feel-good...

We all need to remind ourselves not just to look after the things we can see & feel, but also the things we cannot. People often focus on...

We often spend a lot of time looking after our physical health with diet & exercise, yet it is so easy to neglect an area so integral to...

The next part of our training that I want to cover is Hol Sin Sool (self-defence). It may seem slightly odd to refer to one part of our...

This is often the part that adult students fear & child students want to start on week 2. Free Sparring (Ja Yu Dae Ryun) can be seen as...

In this next instalment, we’ll look at Ee Soo Sik Dae Ryun (two step sparring) & Sam Soo Sik Dae Ryun (three step sparring). As we said...

Whilst we will occasionally cover this in our Intermediate Leadership Classes, Il Soo Sik Dae Ryun (One Step Sparring) is covered within...

Following on from Basic Techniques, Hyungs (also known as ‘Forms’) seems to me like the logical progression. In the very simplest sense,...

In this post, I want to explain the purpose of basic techniques in Tang Soo Do. What do I mean by ‘basic techniques’? The term ‘basic...

This blog is the first in a series of posts covering some of the elements we talk about in class & that are taught as part of our...

There are a large range of mental benefits of martial arts, but I want to hone in on just two in this blog. Many people see martial arts...

Heard about our 'referral scheme'? We do often mention it in class, but we know that people often forget about it & the message can...

Starting a new martial art is a commitment. You are investing your time & money and putting your body under some stress. It is therefore...

Most people at some point in their lives have thought about doing some form of Martial Arts - I often speak to parents about how they...