10 tips For martial arts photos that actually attract new students
The internet is awash with stock martial arts photos. While these images are better than nothing, they don’t offer the same authenticity as having photos…
Coaching Philosophy: What is It and How to Develop Your Own
Your coaching philosophy isn’t just a set of aspirational statements that you would like to adhere to, but guiding principles that you do your best…
7 tactics to help children develop self-control
The benefits of developing self-control Who would have thought that having the self-control to not eat one marshmallow in order to receive a second could…
Psychological Stages Of Development For Young Children Practicing Martial Arts
If you teach martial arts to young children, understanding the psychological stages of development is a must. Taking a ‘participant centred’ approach to our coaching…
10 benefits of cultivating a Growth Mindset in your martial arts students
Henry Ford is reported to have said “Whether you think you can or you can’t you’re right”. This short quote highlights that your mindset can…
Character development through children’s martial arts
Most martial arts clubs promote character development in their martial arts training. Indeed, if you look at any social media post advertising taekwondo, karate or…
8 functional movement Patterns for your kids martial arts programme
Although Functional Movements Patterns (FMP) have appeared in many different adult strength based systems over the last couple of decades, they were initially discovered through…
Perceptual motor skills through martial arts
This is where the rubber hits the road and you take the standalone Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) and Functional Movement Patterns (FMP) and incorporate them…
Building Physical Literacy With Your Children’s Martial Arts Programme
The problem We hear all the time that children are doing less sport and physical activity in schools. If they have a 60 minute slot…
Physical stages of development for young children practicing martial arts
The knowledge of the physical stages of development is a priority if you want to maximise the development of your martial arts students. Sometimes we…