As martial artists we need to react to a stimulus fast. If someone tries to strike us, our ability to avoid, block or counter is determined first of all by our ability to pick up on the stimulation.
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Don’t grumble, be humble
The word of the week is Humility but have you ever wondered what this actually means in the martial arts?
Chunk to hunk
Most of us know Ed, but most don’t know how much weight he lost through training in the martial arts. We asked him to tell his story and here it is…
A Parents View of the Journey to Junior Black Belt
We asked the parents of one of our junior students about their child’s journey to Black Belt and training at MAC. Here are the words she came up with. Continue reading →
The Black Belt is not the end, it is only the beginning …… Words By Mr Kelly
We asked Mr. Kelly, Group chief instructor at MAC Academies, to give us his view on the journey beyond Black Belt. For someone who has been training in the Martial Arts for nearly forty years, his enthusiasm still shines through.
Grading in the Martial Arts
Grading in the Martial Arts
In any martial art, that has a traditional linage whether that linage is from a Japanese background a Chinese background, or any other eastern background there is a belt system or grade system in place. Continue reading →
MAC Welcomes its Newest Black Belts
On Friday 12th May 2017, Martial Art Concepts held its bi-annual Black Belt, 2nd Dan & 3rd Dan grading at the Dudley Port academy.
MAC Fighter Scores Impressive Win
Mac Student Jack Gadd has won his latest contest in the Combat Challenge event held on Saturday 13th August. Continue reading →
If you want self protection, read this!
QUICK CODE RED TIPS FOR STREET SELF DEFENCE
A lot of Martial Arts academies claim they teach self protection. You have to ask yourself, what is self protection?
Some people think that self protection is about learning to punch and kick, to be able to take an opponent out with the one punch and a loud KIA!!!!!!
OK that’s great, they simply enroll you in their academies to learn kickboxing because its the ultimate self defence tool, or karate because it goes back years and its the ultimate self defence tool. Continue reading →
What Is Martial Art About?
As part of our ambition to bring the Martial Arts to as wide an audience as possible, I regularly go into schools around the local area. One of the first things I ask is, who thinks Martial Arts is about fighting? More often than not, most of the children say yes. Continue reading →