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 [...]
The B.I.G. (Breen Instructor Group) instructors seminar is now only a week or so away. We’re expecting lots of people so hope to see you there. As usual we’ll be looking at all the JKD and Kali areas plus putting everything to the test. The aim is to not only show you how to do [...]
One of the main aims of martial arts training is to enable a smaller opponent to beat a larger opponent through the use of technique and skill. This is obviously composed of a number of factors: Placement, timing, experience, speed, and efficient technique. One of the most important though is leverage. Give me a lever [...]
We now seem to have full power back at SPACe and I look forwards to seeing you all this evening for hard fun training. Apologies to those who missed training on Monday or Tuesday. I’ll also be changing the grading date by a week to reflect the missed time this week. See you all later. [...]
Apologies to all of those who came for training this week and found SPACe closed due to a power cut. We only heard at the last moment so we were unable to let you know. Tuesday it was disappointing but a great opportunity for us all to go to the pub. The reason for the [...]
I’ve just looked at a martial arts forum for probably only the second or third time in my life. A person was asking about the club and various people responded. This of course then got involved in sort of claim and counter claim. Generally the news was very good. Like all clubs we’ve had our [...]
The next grading will be on Thursday the 25th of March. Starts at 7.30.
There will be grading focused classes on Monday Tuesday and Thursday. I want everyone to grade but only when they are ready. Gradings are a good way of marking progress and covering different techniques and concepts. If you don’t feel you are [...]
We’ve been working lots of sparring lately concentrating on simple direct attacks like the front kick and generally working kicks more. What’s profound here is how many different things you can do with just front kick and a jab and cross. I taught the concept of boxes. First and nearest you have the punching box, [...]
