School of Black Belts – Oldbury
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu At Oldbury school of Black Belts With John B Will. School of Black Belts HQ had the pleasure of hosting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu pioneer John B Will. I had great pleasure to attend 4 of John’s seminars on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu while he was in England. Each Seminar had a different theme. They ranged from Leg Locks,…
My Quest to Increase Your training in Martial Arts. In my quest to increase you or your child’s martial arts training I have drawn this simply diagram. Why? You may ask. It’s simply and I will be blunt. 80% of children that quit and probably the same with adults quote the same reason…..”He or she just isn’t enjoying it anymore”.…
Character Building and Martial Arts for Kids. Character Building within Kids Martial Arts has always being a prime factor. It has always encouraged confidence building, integrity and humilty. At the opening of our tournament I made a statement that I believe we were in the business of building people. I want our students to standout in everyday life. We didn’t…
KickBoxing and Black Belt Graduation 2017. The KickBoxing and Black Belt Graduation 2017 was originally scheduled for December. Due to the bad weather the event was postponed till January 2018. This did not stop the students displaying a great standard of the school of Black Belts martial arts code. Kingswinford Kids KickBoxing Grading. The Kingswinford Kids Kickboxing grading has constantly…
Black Belt Test 2017 The Black Belt Test 2017 part 1 was taken in early December at Our Martial Arts Headquarters in Oldbury. May I say the bar had being set very high this time. Students take part in the 3 hour exam covering Endurance, Martial arts Basics , Pad work & Sparring. The atmosphere is always a cold one…
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…
“I Know a Black Belt…….Really?” said Mick Tully. Black Belt Graduation. Sorry its taken so long for my write up of the Black Belt Graduation. The week has been a whirlwind and catching up with everyone’s views on how the day went. I would like to say how grateful we all are with the thanks and wonderful comments that you…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Seminar – John B Will What a great Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminar conducted by John B Will. This is the second time School of Black Belts have hosted John and he certainly was on top form. The day was very well attended by our students and friends from around the country. John teaches some interesting concepts and…
Martial Arts Grading. Martial Arts Grading went to a whole new level for our Sedgley, Oldbury, Kingswinford & Quinton School of Black Belts. The new grading format was very well received by everyone, it enabled the instructors to conduct a well rounded exam / graduation for all students. It also helped us to achieve one of our most important aims which…