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Sensei Powells review of his Highlands Seminar visit in September 2025
Matt Powell
Sep 289 min read
Clicks not cliques!
By mid-August I was aware that this year’s course was filling with mostly brown and black belt Adults ranging from 3rd Kyus to 7th dan black belts.
Matt Powell
Sep 168 min read
Is it a Myth?
On reflection it is hard to believe that in October it will be six years since I left the corporate world.
Matt Powell
Aug 269 min read
Planes Trains and Automobiles
Despite our teams’ diverse methods of getting to Dundee we were all soon huddled, focused and enjoying each other’s company. Special mention must be given to Betty who had been on holiday in Newcastle over half term and came straight to the competition with her dad Tom and her Nan.
Matt Powell
Jun 59 min read
Better start swimming
Music is fascinating to me. I find it incredible that I could be aware of this song for years, perhaps decades without really hearing the...
Matt Powell
May 185 min read
Importance of contrast.
Back in the late 1990s I was studying graphic design for my A-levels. My lecturer John Llewellyn was a great teacher. He was calm...
Matt Powell
Apr 194 min read
Keep the heid
Recently I was training in a workshop with some of our Senior students and friends from around the UK. The theme was taking the...
Matt Powell
Mar 317 min read
Another crossroad
Life is full of what I call 'crossroad moments' —decisions that present different opportunities for the future. Decisions where the...
Matt Powell
Mar 2912 min read
Purpose over Goals
Petersfield Karate reflects on 2024
Matt Powell
Jan 19 min read
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