Feb 21, 2023 | children karate, competition, Kickboxing, kickboxing leighton buzzard, martial arts, Motivation
What age were you when you joined? I was 8, my parents chose martial arts because it was a mixed gender sport that me and my brother could do together. Kickboxing was also a way to keep my fitness up and make more friends. Have you ever felt like quitting? I have...
Jan 18, 2023 | children karate, competition, Karate, Karate in Leighton Buzzard, Kickboxing, martial arts, Uncategorized
How old were you when you started training? I started training when I was 7 ½, before finding Sensei’s club I tried a few other ones but didn’t enjoy them. I played football first but I wanted to learn a martial art. How do you maintain your school/training...
Jun 25, 2022 | competition, Karate, Karate in Leighton Buzzard, Kickboxing, martial arts, Motivation
How old were you when you started and martial arts? I think I was about 40. I tried a little krav maga and some tai chi before I found ECKA and kickboxing. Why did you choose ECKA? Originally it was because my kids had joined as the classes . I stayed with ECKA...
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 26, 2019 | competition, Karate Students, Kickboxing, martial arts, Uncategorized
Today I considered a familiar statement, I hear often from students: “I don’t feel mentally prepared for this competition. So, I won’t do this one, because I want to win, I will do the next one.” I wondered “Can you be mentally prepared, if you are...
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...
