Unbelievable!!!

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Ok, I was at training tonight and we had a new guy turn up, great, he is trying out a few different things to see what works for him, good idea, but some of the things he has come up with, wow! The thing that this stems from, he went into a Freestyle Karate club, a fresh starter no prior knowledge, and was told if you pay extra then you could be a Brown Belt by Christmas!!!!! How the heck is that possible?! Personally, I’m teaching with a view to developing people and passing on my knowledge, trying to bring out the best of the... Read the story

A Promising Night At Training.

Hi all Maybe there is fresh blood out there still interested in Ju Jitsu Training after all. It’s always the same isn’t it, you get no new students along for ages, then they all come at once. I must admit that I was starting to get a little concerned. Recently as you’ll know from the posts, we had four students grade for their Black Belts, and at the moment we have another two who are getting ready to go for Brown Belt. Then there seemed to be a big gap to the odd one or two who occasionally turned up at lower levels. I was getting a little concerned really, as to how it would look to a newbie that... Read the story

Should You Teach Juniors This?

I was going to have a bit of a rant at this stage, but I’ve calmed down a bit since last night!! Has anyone ever had students who are capable but lazy? I’ve got one, a junior, and since they passed their Black Belt has become incredibly lazy, it winds me up something chronic. I decided to have a word and try to get to the bottom of this and sort it out and get them training again. Explaining how it’s a waste, of ability, time, money etc. Not sure it got through. Then the comment causing the main rant at this time. “I’ve been going to a Judo club recently and it’s much better... Read the story

Does The Ego Have a Place in The Martial Arts?

Ego - an inflated feeling of pride in your own superiority to others! So how many of you have turned up to a club, training night or seminar and come across an instructor or a student that is full of themself? You know what I mean, they are not open to new ideas, their technique is better than the one been shown. I have had so many stories of people who have gone to have a look at a class, then been battered around the room in sparring. Why would anyone do that, Ego, it’s the only thing I can think of, the “I’m better than you ” syndrome, it’s surprising how common it is. Of course they’re... Read the story