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08.09.2025 This was the ninth lesson of my client's 10-hour course on stand-up MMA or shoot-boxing. In Mixed Martial Arts (MMA),...

08.09.2025 As a martial arts teacher, it is incredibly rewarding to watch my students grow and evolve. Recently, I had the unique...

I returned to teach the second and final part of my course on managing social violence at the 'On' shop in Bicester Village. All my courses are bespoke in nature, meaning I can tailor the material and training to suit the needs of the store. My mandate was to teach de-escalation strategies, tactics, and techniques, as this is the most obvious problem members of staff face.

05.09.2025 This morning my client from Cotsworld School of Karate continued working with me on his knee strikes. What we did very much a...

03.09.2025 My 1.5 hour client focused on using and handling the long-guard in Muay Thai and we also did some hamstring strength training. Next week I am booked to teach a special two-hour session to my friends from Hinnerup Karate in Denmark who are visiting my gym as part of their training tour. I have been asked to address the long-guard and therefore, saw this to be a perfect time to work with my longest running client and solve the problem. We sparred for 10 x 10-min

02.09.2025 In my latest training session, I had the pleasure of working with a client who is making an inspiring comeback after a...

29.08.2025 This morning’s lesson was all about knee strikes—techniques that many martial artists often overlook in live practice. My...

28.08.2025 Footwork is the lifeblood of boxing. It not only enhances your strength and speed but also positions you strategically in the...

27.08.2025 In Muay Thai, elbow strikes serve as a vital weapon that can dramatically shift the course of a fight. My client's recent...

26.08.2025 Kickboxing is an exciting and versatile martial art that fuses traditional boxing with powerful kicking techniques. Every...

Hour seven of my client’s Mixed Martial Arts course is the second hour back since his full recovery from a motorcycle accident. Having restricted grappling last week to Greco-Roman holds, this week we were able to extend it to grappling holds above and below the waist. Therefore, our sparring focused on developing a hybrid sport of Boxing and Freestyle Wrestling.

25.09.2025 With this being my couple client's final week before they tie the knot we focused the second hour of their training technical...

22.08.2025 The tenth and final hour of my senior client's Boxing course continued our footwork focused training. We went through the...

20.08.2025 My 1.5 hour client returned to a theme we explored almost a month ago: targeting only the body and legs. This unusual...

Hour six of my client's Kickboxing course looked towards improving more fluidity in kicks. We used the double round kick to improve this area.

19.08.2025 Hour six of my client's course saw a return to shoot boxing. Given that the restrictions focused on punching with Greco-Roman...

As the title indicates, the ninth hour of my senior client's 10-hour course also concerned footwork training. This is the current theme for him, as well as my teenage client, my couple client and just recently my client who is recovering from a motorbike injury. Footwork and upper body mobility are the foundations for Boxing more than anything else. With these principles effectively in place, everything else makes more sense. Good positioning creates better opportunities, mak

The first hour of my couple client's new course continued my mandate to focus on fitness and retaining skills. We did this through a series of footwork exercises, using the mirrors and also partners.

17.08.2025 This morning I was booked to teach the first of a two-part seminar on social violence for the On Running store at Bicester...

This afternoon's training saw my client finish his adaptive training.