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...
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...
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...
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...
Jun 9, 2017 | Karate, martial arts, Self Defence
So what would you do if….? Anyone who learns martial arts will be familiar with the above question. “So what would you do if someone held a knife to your throat and asked for your money?” “So what would you do if someone pulled out a gun on you?” You get the idea? ...
Jun 9, 2017 | Karate, martial arts, Self Defence
So what would you do if….? Anyone who learns martial arts will be familiar with the above question. “So what would you do if someone held a knife to your throat and asked for your money?” “So what would you do if someone pulled out a gun on you?” You get the idea? ...
