Tag: fitness
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Instructors
Following on from the June blog about grading I got to thinking about instructors. Some have impeccable credentials. Others maybe do not have the depth of background I personally feel someone needs when teaching something like martial arts. So, what gives them the right to teach you? I wrote this in my PhD thesis which…
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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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Martial arts and Education
The purpose to utilise martial arts in an educational manner is primarily for fitness and functional skills, it may also be a tool for improved emotional, behavioural and social change for young people. Currently at Ronin Budo we have an ongoing commitment twice a week at Belper school plus we have added a Home School…
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Healthy Habits
As we begin January, it is often a time when people make resolutions for the coming year. Many people resolve to eat more healthily or to lose weight, but it is worth noting that a lot of these New Years resolutions fail.As a club, we encourage people to create healthy habits that last a lifetime…
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Professionalised Teaching
One aspect of martial arts that has fascinated me for a long time is its link toeducation, in a sense, martial arts, when studied are a lifelong educational pursuit. I suppose this depends on your reason for doing it, many who claim it is just about fighting have what could be considered a very traditionalist…
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