Is martial arts right for girls? After 44 years of teaching, some of the most capable martial artists I have taught have been female. The benefits they gain are particularly profound — and entirely their own.
Most parents who bring their child to School of Black Belts did not decide to find a martial arts class out of nowhere. Something happened first. Here are the five signs that a child would benefit from training.
Behaviour is one of the most difficult things to teach a child. Martial arts provides real consequences and immediate feedback in a way that almost nothing else does — and the results transfer to home and school.
Parents of children with ADHD often ask whether martial arts can help with focus. After 44 years of teaching, including many students with attention difficulties, my answer is a firm yes.
After 44 years of teaching martial arts, the question parents ask most is: can martial arts help my child’s confidence? The answer is yes — but not in the way most people expect.
John B Will – A beautiful day to Attacking the Mount. It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon….and what better way to spend it than with John B Will conducting a seminar on Attacking the Mount position. Also playing some serious Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I have hosted many seminars at our school but none have had a post reaction from the students…
Belt Test or Graduation? Have Instructors watered down the grading system? Belt test …a graduation or Celebration ? Have Instructors watered down the grading system in martial arts school for the sake of keeping the numbers up?…..As martial arts schools have developed in size some instructors have chosen to steer away from the traditional grading or belt test to a…
Oldbury KickBoxing Grading and its key Elements of success. The Oldbury Kickboxing grading once again the standard has set very high for the Oldbury Kickboxing Intermediate grading. Children and Adults went through and heavy session of compulsory basics, Then pad work and then finishing off with sparring. Grading or Belt test are essential for our schools constant monitoring of the…
School of Black Belts 21st Anniversary. Catching Lighting in a Bottle. They say you can’t catch lightening in a bottle but I did…… more than once. To prove is by just looking at our great team of Instructors that are at our schools. Today is our 21st Anniversary of School of Black Belts and really we have not gone through…