30 Exercises You Can Do Anywhere One of the most common excuses I hear from people why they can’t exercise is they don’t have the right equipment or can’t get to the gym. In reality, the human body is the only piece of equipment you need to do a killer workout. This short video (1 min 34 sec)...
A Letter On Balancing Needs One of the most challenging aspects of running a professional martial arts school is balancing the needs of everyone involved. We must balance the needs of a business, the needs of the student, the needs of the coaching team and in the case of our younger students, the...
Improving Our Training Environment If you’ve been into the academy recently you may have noticed a new addition to the training areas. There are flags between the two gyms. I wanted to take this opportunity to explain why we’ve put these up. Our goal is to provide the best possible training environment for our students. An...
Kick This Summer Off With A Bang Whether you want to lose weight, build muscle, learn self defence or just get out of the house and do something good for yourself, our Kickstart Programme will help! We’ve put together an 8 Week Adult Programme to encourage people like you to get into martial arts...
The ‘Triple A’ Self Defence System One of the most common reason people start training martial arts at Masters Academy is for self defence. In this article I’d like for share with you a very simple three step system that will help you stay safe and sound. It’s called the Triple A self defence system....
Kickboxing for Fun and Fitness: Cardio that isn’t miserable. One of the reasons that so many people fall off the fitness wagon is because motivation, for most people, is not a renewable resource. In general, motivation spikes when someone starts a workout regimen, and then slowly tapers off as the workout becomes stale. This is...
Martial Arts Helps With Son’s Dyspraxia and Dysgraphia | Testimonial Chief and Tom, I’m not sure if Robert has told you, I suspect not, but he has been diagnosed as being dyspraxic with dysgraphia. Basically that means anything requiring co-ordination is a struggle as gross and fine motor skills are impaired. There is...
Building Confidence through Martial Arts Ollie was a shy child. When I met him, he was about five. He didn’t talk much, and he couldn’t meet the eye of any adult speaking with him. You could see he felt awkward around other child and didn’t interact with them well. He wouldn’t leave his dad’s side...
De-Escalation and its Role in Self Defence One of the most common reasons people begin training martial arts at our Academy is for Self Defence. While the physical techniques of self defence are important, approximately 90% of self defence is mental. One of the most crucial self defence tools at your disposal is De-Escalation. Avoiding...
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...
