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Weight Loss, Increased Performance, Joint & Bone Health, and Injury Prevention. These are all benefits you’ll get from Lifting Heavy Weights   One of the most common reasons people begin martial arts training is for health and fitness. Martial arts classes will most definitely help you improve your health many people will also benefit from...
The Four Pillars of Self Defence When most people think of self defence they think only in terms of defending against an attacker. However, at Masters Academy we like to think of self defence a little differently. Of course it’s important to know how to defend yourself against an attacker, but what about against negative...
The Conscious Competence Model of Learning Learning any new skill, whether martial arts related or otherwise, can be a very frustrating experience for many people. It’s a common occurrence to hear beginner students say “I’ll never be able to do this”, “I’m not good enough”, or “It’s too hard!” Many people view failure or making...
The 3S Criteria With so much information out there about diet and nutrition how do you know the best thing to do or if a new diet will work for you? This article will cover an easy way to find out if a claims is actually effective and will work for you. When assessing any...
5 Rules For Martial Arts Diet and nutrition play an crucial role in your health, weight control, and performance. Simply put if you’re not eating right, you won’t reach your full potential. However, there is a big problem; everyone seems to have different opinions on a healthy diet. Should you be eating high protein diet,...
Lessons In Success From Arnold Schwarzenegger  Arnold Schwarzenegger has had an amazing life and is a shining example of what can be achieve when you put your mind to it. He has been a Hollywood Actor, Film producer, 7 x Mr Universe, and arguably the best Governor California ever had. Not to bad for a...
The Benefits of Drinking Enough Water Drinking enough water can make you smarter, stronger, and look younger! Don’t believe me? Read on to find out more… I’m sure you’ve been told a thousand times that you need to drink water for a healthy diet. I’m also sure you’ve been told by at least one person...
Strength & Conditioning for Martial Arts | Part 4: Conditioning So far we’ve looked at several important aspects of strength and power development for martial arts, including; the overview of an effective supplementary strength &  conditioning programme, the strength development for martial arts the power development for martial arts In this article we will focus...
Strength & Conditioning for Martial Arts | Part 3: Power Development The previous article in this series covered strength development for Martial Arts and covered several important aspects; The importance of strength The basic 6 part strength workout structure An example workout taken from Tom Barlow’s No Gi World Championship training camp. In this article...
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