October 5, 2016

The Harsh Reality of Teaching Self Defense – The Martial Art Instructors Duty Continued.

  Introduction Martial arts instructors have a responsibility to show all the different sides of martial arts to their students, including the dark side. When I […]
September 28, 2016

Tae Kwon Do, A Way Of Life, My way of life…

Tae Kwon Do, is Not Just A Martial Art to be practiced in the training hall, its every part of the life we live. As both […]
September 13, 2016

GRADING, AN EXAMINERS POINT OF VIEW

To achieve something significant in life, it’s helpful to set yourself goals, small steps towards the ultimate target. In martial arts that target is a black […]
August 31, 2016

Why I Think Filipino Martial Arts is So Awesome

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

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

Patterns – Why Do We Practice Them?

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

Don’t Fear Adrenalin

  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 […]
February 1, 2015

Five Key Elements To Teaching Children

Five Key Elements To Teaching Children    
June 3, 2017

To Become a Master, My Journey So Far……………Still Continuing……………

The Full time location in Maidstone became one of two when 10 years ago (2007) I took over the location in Gravesend from Master Murphy as […]
May 8, 2017

To Become a Master – Part 2

To Become a Master, My Journey So Far……………..…continued…………… I was now looking to further my knowledge alongside my regular training and teachings. I had progressed to […]
April 19, 2017

To become a Master, My Journey So Far……………………….

My Martial Art path started at an early age looking forward to watching David Carradine during the early seventies (72-75) in the TV series Kung Fu. […]
April 14, 2017

APRIL 2017 NEWSLETTER

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 […]