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Just a quick update on how the reopening has gone so far - many of you, including ourselves, will have been a bit nervous about the...

In the last part of this series, we will look at breaking (Kyuck Pa) and how this fits within the self-defence system. We don’t do a lot...

As we are about to reopen on April 12th (to children, plus their parents), I was mentally checking off what we have been doing to get...

Many people, especially in the west, find bowing an odd practice and will sometimes describe it as being demeaning. It can seen as a sign...

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...

We’ve had a lot of people join (& leave) over the ‘pandemic period’ (I might trademark that!) & as Instructors we’ve obviously not had as...

When the bubonic plague spread through England in the 17th century, Sir Isaac Newton fled Cambridge where he was studying for the safety...

In our 3rd Lockdown & as we approach a year of our lives being seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, not only are people getting...

A Leap of Faith (twice!) As we approach our five year anniversary as a martial arts club, I got to thinking... It was early 2016 when,...

The first lockdown was new & different, having a feeling of the 'Blitz Spirit' where we all pulled together & cracked on. Lockdown 2.0...

It’s been almost 12 months since my world drastically changed due to a microscopic virus called COVID-19. We were forced to shut and move...

As a martial instructor, I see real differences in how people learn, especially children. It should come as no surprise that all...

Wow! What a year 2020 has been - and for all the wrong reasons! At the turn of the year, we were feeling extremely confident that 2020...

Classes recommenced today and it was great to see so many happy, smiley faces in class 🙂🙂🙂 I'd like to give you all a quick reminder...

It is with a heavy heart & a huge amount of frustration that we will need to move all classes back online for the period of 'Lockdown...