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...

Have The Best 2015: A Five Step System I’d like to share with you a simple five step process that could help you have your best year possible. As Elbert Hubbard said “Many people fail in life, not for lack of ability or brains or even courage but simply because they have never organised their...

To Train or Not To Train That Is The Question … The Importance Of Training Even When You Don’t Want To We all have those days…. It’s cold and dark, we had a rough day at work. We feel ill and the journey home seems to take forever. You arrive home, it’s warm and comfortable...

Masters Academy Plymouth Promo   Check out the latest Promo video for Masters Academy Plymouth and see a little of what it’s like to train in our classes.     For more information on martial arts classes in Plymouth call 01752 262233 or visit our Get Started page.

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...

Nutrition For Martial Arts | FREE Course One of the biggest reasons people start training martial arts is to improve their health and fitness. I’m proud to say over the past 15 years we’ve helped hundreds of people lose weight and improve their health. What you eat can have a big impact on your health,...

Losing Like A Champion: The Art Of Turning Defeat Into Victory Recently, I was fortunate enough to spend five weeks living, training, and competing in California. During those weeks I learned about success and failure. I went from wining a World Championship without having a single point scored against me to losing my first fight...