Happy New Year and I hope you have been keeping well.

What a strange year it has been for us all. I wonder if anybody could have guessed twelve months ago, what kind of year we've had? If...

Anybody who has been in the martial arts community for a while will know of the toxic culture that exists.

The word dōjō is often mentioned a lot in martial arts circles, but what does it actually mean?

Apologies as I have been away for a bit. I have been on a staycation in the Lake District.

When you join a traditional martial arts school. It's not about paying to learn, it's about being part of something.

It has been a month since we've started classes again. So far so good and as we approach autumn, we really must look at plans going forward.

What is a lineage? Lineage is where an art is passed down from one generation to another.

The answer isn't so simple and there are a number of factors to consider.

It has been a long four months since lockdown started. We're not out of the woods yet, but we can at least be optimistic.