Tom Barrington, Author at Leighton Buzzard Kickboxing Academy

Why Choose Martial Arts Instead Of The Gym?

Jan 15, 2016 | Karate, Kickboxing, Motivation, Self Defence

5 years in the Gym & 5 years in the Dojo – Only one results in a Black Belt! Training with ECKA not only teaches you life saving skills in self-defence, it helps you achieve your fitness and weight goals simultaneously. ECKA Students say their lifestyle has...

Our Karate Students – Natasha

Jan 13, 2016 | Karate Students, Kickboxing, Motivation

1 How old were you when you started training? 39 2. How do you maintain your work / life balance, has there ever been a time when work was threatening to get in the way and what made you decide to keep training? Work and life in general gets in the way of doing the...

What is Contact Karate?

Dec 1, 2015 | Karate

Many different styles of Karate are practiced throughout the world. The style practiced by this association is Contact Karate. In Contact Karate you are able to participate in realistic combat, without the fear of injury, since full sparring pads are worn. Contact...

What is Kickboxing?

Dec 1, 2015 | Kickboxing

Kickboxing is the sport Karate is a craft (the art). Kickboxing is one of the youngest martial arts systems and one of the fastest growing. Kickboxing has been in existence since the early 60s. Its conception came about because of the desire of Martial Artists to test...

Yoga and Martial Arts

Dec 1, 2015 | martial arts, Motivation, Yoga

Yoga and Martial Arts At first glance, Yoga and Martial Arts seem like opposing forces and philosophies, but on closer inspection they are in fact opposite sides of the same coin, yin and yang you could say. After many years of constant back pain, trips to osteopaths,...