Feb 8, 2021 | competition, Motivation, Uncategorized
I was feeling as though I had slightly overindulged over Christmas. The combination of lockdown and the poor weather meant that I was less inclined to exercise. I was immensely grateful for the kickboxing sessions over zoom with my friends from the dojo, but I had...
Sep 9, 2020 | Anxiety, martial arts
In my late 20’s, driving home, singing along to the John Legend song “Ordinary People” (ironically enough), I suddenly felt very strange. I had a massive adrenaline rush (the kind you get when you nearly hit another car perhaps) that “fight or flight feeling” a...
May 10, 2019 | martial arts, Uncategorized
Spotlight on Pete Jardine, Assistant Instructor I started training in Martial Arts at age 11, Lau Gar Kung Fu. I trained for 2 years but gave up when I started secondary school. I started ECKA in January 2010. My goal was to achieve my first Dan black belt by age 40...
Jul 16, 2018 | competition, Self Defence
After giving a poor performance at my last competition, I spent the rest of that evening and next day going over the disappointment and dare I say it, embarrassment. It is very easy to go over and over what happened, however, getting stuck there is a complete waste of...
Dec 7, 2017 | Karate, Kickboxing, martial arts
Meet Pete Jardine, current 1st Dan Black Belt 1 How old were you when you started training and why did you choose martial arts? About 11 years old, It was the mid 80’s and it was very popular at the time, lots of kung fu movies etc.. Regrettably, the club I joined...
