August 31, 2016
My first experience in Filipino Martial arts was when I was 14 years old. I had begun training under Guru Lee Banda (now Master Lee Banda), […]
August 22, 2016
Mindfulness For most of us, life is not easy. We are subjected to many trials and tribulations, some self-inflicted, others from external sources, like work, family, […]
August 12, 2016
Many modern Martial Arts including Tae Kwon Do involve the practice of Forms/Katas/Patterns which are sequences of techniques performed in a flowing manner, but the question […]
August 1, 2016
Everyone has been afraid or scared at one point in their lives, it is never a nice feeling or emotion to experience. That is unless […]
July 23, 2013
By a Parent and Student at Family Martial Arts Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other […]
December 5, 2012
Kick Boxing – Sport or Martial Art ? We have a lot of enquiries for Kick Boxing, of which are from women, and in deed […]
October 19, 2012
Throughout my life I have trained in martial arts and had many instructors, some good others not so good, and few that were excellent. The poor […]
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April 14, 2017
April has been a busy month at Family Martial Arts even with the school holiday for Easter. We have taught our life skills DISCIPLINE and COURTESY […]
February 28, 2017
The first thing to understand is that ‘Sparring’ does not mean ‘Fighting’ as they both have completely different objectives. Sparring in martial arts is used as […]
January 16, 2017
I am not a self-help Guru, nor a life coach with the keys to financial success (which is a shame, because who doesn’t want more money), […]
November 28, 2016
Over the years I have met many martial arts instructors, some great, some not so great. As I’m all about positivity I’m not going to dwell […]