PETERSFIELD KARATE

The first Lockdown happened at a good time for me. I have written before that I was dealing with grief and personal loss. The consequence...

Anyone who has had a break from karate will appreciate that one of the first skills to depreciate is controlled breath that is coordinated t

A lot of time has passed since those early days in my karate career, but somethings have not

Without knowing it I had become a walking, talking abundance of priorities with my subconscious scrambling to prioritise everything.

I feel real empathy during these conversations as I myself have a young family and appreciate that for many ‘life just gets in the way’.

I had other seniors and instructors that inspired me, but I wanted to be just like that!

As the finals started, I was aware that the Dad was looking around the hall and seemed agitated. He leant over to me and simply said: ‘there

Tonight, was my first night back in the dojo since the middle of March. After five and a half months of zoom classes and training on my own

I often reference personal experiences in my karate classes and have mentioned many times that Karate is my source of Self Esteem.

Like the sea and the air around us, Lockdown cleared my mind!

I really despise peer pressure and the genesis of this is from these days.

As Sensei we can keep encouraging them to grow in the ‘right-direction’ but ultimately must respect that they can and must chose the directi

As a parent and a karate teacher I have one common frustration and that is the failure to grasp consequence. I agree with Simon Sinek that M

Authentic karate in an Instagram world The other day I finished working in my dojo and came back into the house. The kids were chilling...

Karate and Life in Lockdown Sadly, my Dad who was my absolute hero lost his twenty-year battle with Bone Marrow Cancer in February. My...

Ten Years of Petersfield Karate Club. In 2013 I installed some raised planters in our garden. The intention was to have a mini allotment...

Every now and again someone says something that really gets my attention. It ignites my mind and pulls me into the present away from the...