How to choose a martial arts club for you or your child

In our final blog of the year, we wanted to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope 2023 has been good to...

As we approach the festive break, I thought it worthwhile just listing out some of the resources to help you stay trim & fit, keep...

What is ‘Memory’? Do you have a good memory of places you’ve visited (episodic memory) or of fact based information, such as capitals,...

To make sure you know what is happening when & so you turn up in the right place at the right time, here is a list of the key dates for...

We are often overwhelmed with all the amazing offers of help and support that we get from our students and parents. If you have ever...

Learning a new skill, at whatever age, can be a hugely rewarding and fulfilling experience. Whether it’s learning to play an instrument,...

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...

The next 12 months look to be busy ones for the Prestwich, Oldham & Middleton Centres (most likely across the other Centres too). Not...

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

Yesterday (Saturday 20th May 2023) saw one of our most important events of the year - the Dan Shim Sa (Black Belt Test). This is combined...

Here are a list of things that we regularly get asked about / for - so we have put lots of the information online for you

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...

If, like me, you like to be organised, or you are so busy you need to plan far in advance, then this blog is for you. Don't worry, it...