Ronin Budo

Tag: Martial arts

  • 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…

  • My Martial Arts Journey and Star Wars:

    In a county far, far, away…..well that’s what Lincolnshire felt like to me in the 1970’s. As a young boy I was somewhat wayward and itching for some adventure, a bit like young Luke Skywalker from Star Wars. I was often full on, I wanted something to be going on all the time and my…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • New Class

    A new Qi Gong class starting 17th of February SoulFire Qi GongThere is no martial aspect to SoulFire.  It is purely a functional health modality that will help you gain strength and coordination using basic movement patterns, which we want to engage in for many years to come.  Like anything in life, if we don’t…