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...
Feb 27, 2016 | Karate, Karate Students, Kickboxing, Motivation
How old were you when you started training and why did you choose martial arts? 38. The focus and mindfulness of martial arts appealed to me and I wanted something that would help me train in a varied way. Why did you choose ECKA? My children inspired me to...
Jan 25, 2016 | Karate in Leighton Buzzard, Kickboxing, martial arts, Motivation
“Kickboxing can’t offer me anything more than a gym” Five years in the gym V Five years in the dojo – One equals a black belt! If you came to a kickboxing class and you worked at a slower pace than you were able to and didn’t push yourself, then what...
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...
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...
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,...
