Our Karate Students – Pete B
1. How old were you when you started training and why did you choose martial arts? I had done a couple of years kickboxing on and off at other clubs when I was younger but had serveral years off, moved house and then started with ECKA age 33 (and very much a beginner...
Our Karate Students – Guillaume
1. How old were you when you started training and why did you choose martial arts? I was 29 I originally joined a gym as I had weight problems. After a few months a friend convinced me to give ECKA a go. 2. How do you manage your work/life balance and has work ever...
Why Choose Martial Arts Instead Of The Gym?
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
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?
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...
Injury Prevention
Are you training ‘through a pain’ and not sure if that is the right thing to do? Here are some tips to avoid injury and keep you fighting fit! Prevention is always better than cure. Follow these tips to feel great and more importantly keep...
Self Defence For Women
Self defence for women (and everyone) is a basic skill we could all do with learning about. The following points you should know about personal safety. Awareness: The first and probably most important, component in self-defence is awareness: awareness of yourself,...