March 15, 2010
Sundays memorial seminar to Honour Roger Barnes went really well. . It was mothers day so we were really pleased with the turnout. Teaching was done by Grand Master John Harvey who turned up to support plus David Onuma and myself. John is an old academy member and trained with me for about twenty years [...]
The Breen Instructor group camp at the weekend was a huge success. Lots of the guys training rated it as one of the best in many years. As usual we mixed art and function so that everyone understood how the art worked. Everything was tested in sparring so as an instructor you know how to [...]
Guys looks like it’s going to be a great weekend of training ahead. We’ve got the usual suspects coming from all over Europe. Whilst I’ve been off with a cold I should be fine for the weekend. We’re also doing a special offer for all members who wish to train. Just ask if if you’re [...]
Lots of the stuff I learnt in my Karate days often now seems relevant when watching people train. Though the Karate had lots of downsides it was a great learning experience. Let’s look at stance. Karate has more of a fixed way of looking at stance. It’s not bad but it leads to rigidity. Boxing [...]