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Lovely Testimonial Form a Parent/Student
Often during graduations, I would look at the seniors presenting their techniques and in my head thinking ‘I could do that but in reality, I thought my age, agility, and ‘mum memory’ would fail me. For almost 4 years I sat in the parents’ room watching Jaymie train, and oftenRead More >>
October 2021 Grading
23rd October 2021, Grading day for a number of our students who have spent the past 3 months training, learning and developing their next set of skills. It has been a crazy 18 months with the pandemic and training on Zoom, then at the academy and then back on zoom. But now with things,Read More >>
Sue Ryder Starlight Hike in Cheltenham
Starlight Hike – Sue Ryder – Leckhampton:Saturday 16th October 2021 It’s finally back!!! The Starlight Hike, raising funds for Sue Ryder Hospice in Leckhampton, Cheltenham. For a number of years now Chi Wai Family Martial Arts students and families have volunteered to marshal at the event. The Starlight Hike is run in order to raiseRead More >>
Zoom or Face to Face?
What do I Prefer? Zoom or Face-to-Face Training? If you had asked me this question at the beginning of 2020, I would have said. Without a doubt face-to-face. But being forced into the digital world to enable us to continue to run our classes and even progress our students throughout the Corona Virus Pandemic andRead More >>
Communication & Motivation
Communication & Motivation through Martial Arts Communication is key to an understanding and fulfilling life. Let me explain… We have all been spoken to in a way that has made us feel insecure, patronised, or demoralized. Why does this happen? No one likes to be spoken to this way, so why speak to others thisRead More >>
Martial Arts – Belonging & Purpose
A Sense of Belonging and Purpose! These two simple words can be thrown around quite easily. But what do they mean in Martial Arts? Since the 1980’s I have met children and adults who have never really found that something they love. They have never found their purpose. But, when they find a Martial ArtsRead More >>
