There is a world of difference between a ring fight and a street fight. While your Kickboxing training will form a solid foundation for self-defence, because it’s taught from a sporting perspective, a few key elements are missing that make it truly effective on the street. That’s where the Kickboxing For Self Defence Workshop comes in. This 3-hour...

We are pleased to announce that World Thai Boxing Champion, Liam Harrison will be teaching a seminar at Masters Academy. Liam is one of the greatest Muay Thai practitioners to come out of the UK. Among the titles Harrison has captured are the WAKO-Pro World Kickboxing Champion, WPMF World Muay Thai Champion, and the WMC World...

    The World Champion or The Coach?   Let me ask you a question. Who would you rather train with, the world champion or their coach? For me the answer is simple, it’s their coach. Becoming a world champion is an incredible achievement and they must have an exceptionally high skill level. However, that...

Shoot Boxing 101 | MMA Seminar Series This is the first in our MMA Seminar Series and will cover how to effectively combine striking with take down’s. In this seminar you’ll discover; – Take down’s off a punch – Take down’s off a kick – Countering common take downs – Setting Up Strikes off take...

Introduction to Sparring Seminar | 9th August 2014 Sparring is one of the most enjoyable aspects of martial arts training. However, many people do not understand how to spar effectively and safely. They wrongly think sparring is the same as fighting. This could not be further from truth. We define sparring as the “technical application...

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,...

Mastering Muay Thai Seminar | Part One On Saturday 28th June 2014 Masters Academy Plymouth will be holding a Muay Thai Kickboxing seminar. The seminar will be taught by SWFC Champion Louis Aitken, who has just returned from a seven month trip to Thailand. This seminar will introduce the basic concepts of Muay Thai Kickboxing...

On Saturday 16th June from 1.30 – 3.00pm we are running a Free Mastering Pad By Numbers Seminar. Pad By Numbers or PBN is a unique focus pad holding system we have developed over the last 10 years, that is designed to be simple to learn and highly effective to use. Pads By Numbers has...

On Saturday 21st April 2012 from 1.30 – 3.00pm we are running a focus pad holding seminar. Holding focus pads is a art in itself, top focus pad holders get paid thousands of pounds, and fly all around the world to help fighters prepare for contests. Working with a good pad holder is the closest...