Category: Training
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You do not get a new grade for just turning up.
As we start our grading week, I thought it would be apt to do something around what grading should mean to us all. I have heard of some clubs that do this; by turning up for three months at a time you certainly get your grade. Now I am uncertain of the veracity of this,…
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Keep Training
By Dr Charles Spring and Karen Spring One of the questions that we get asked frequently is why students leave. It is said that as many as 80% of people who begin a new exercise or martial arts programme do not stick with it. While initially, many people are motivated for a wide variety of…
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A community of respect, discipline and helping others
In the communities all around us humans naturally want to help others for the most part. Not everyone, but usually we do our best to support and nurture others. In school and at work those we spend time alongside do try and aid us in our efforts to do our best. A martial arts dojo…
Ronin Budo 