Grading 26th March 2023

Istead Rise Community center Istead Rise, Worcester Close, Istead Rise, Gravesend DA13 9LB Sunday 26th March 2023 Children 9.30am to 11.00am Adults 11am to 12.30pm The adult grading welcomes any student who wants to attend the grading and gain feedback from the grading panel. I strongly recommend all students and all grades to take part,[…]

Weapons Course 19th March

Sunday 19th March 10 am to 1pm Istead Rise Community Centre Worcester Close          Istead Rise Gravesend DA13 9LB Eskrimador training, structured forms, application, boxing. Knife training structured forms, application, footwork, boxing. The training will also fucus on the feeding hand and its many uses

Weapons Course Sunday 5th February

Weapons Course Sunday 5th February at Istead Rise Community center Istead Rise, Worcester Close, Istead Rise, Gravesend DA13 9LB. The event will focus on Knife and stick flow drills, associated pairs work to the stick and knife, empty hand techniques from the eight-box method plus disarms from the stick. We will also take a look[…]

Norwegian Instructors visit

The Norwegian Chief Instructors and students are visiting the UK from the 17th to the 19th March. We will be holding a training session on Friday at Cascades Leisure Centre from 7pm to 8.30pm, this will be a weapons training session focusing on the stick and knife training. All adult students are welcome to attend.[…]

Grading Date Sunday 12th February 2023

Istead Rise Community center Istead Rise, Worcester Close, Istead Rise, Gravesend DA13 9LB Sunday 12th February 2023 Children 9.30am to 11.00am Adults 11am to 12.30pm The adult grading welcomes any student who wants to attend the grading and gain feedback from the grading panel. I strongly recommend all students and all grades to take part,[…]

We all can reach a “flow state”

We all can reach a “flow state.” Here’s how. We’ve all witnessed someone performing at the peak of what is possible, and it’s an awe-inspiring sight. Maybe it’s a politician delivering a transcendent speech, a singer belting out a performance that will echo through the ages, or an athlete playing so well they’re basically infallible.[…]

Sticky Hands Training

Article by Shidoshi Adam Vile The key to good sticky hands lies in the following four concepts: Match (adhere); Listen; Understand; Neutralize. There is a certain similarity between good sticky hands and good communication. In order to communicate with sensitivity, we may first match the representation systems or physical movements of the person with whom[…]

Advance Training Night

Cascades Leisure Centre from 7.00pm to 8.30pm These training sessions cover a number of martial disciplines which can be incorporated into your main art, karate training, escrima stick and knife, sticky hands training and application to forms are all studied. each week the theme of the training will be different but all-encompassing adding to the[…]