What are the main benefits of martial arts (especially for mums)?
There are many benefits to taking up martial arts, so let’s pick them off one by one: To learn to protect yourself & your family Let’s...
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North Manchester FMAC
Feb 25
Have you lost your motivation and fitness, and how we get it back?
Motivation is an incredibly challenging aspect of our make up. One minute you can be riding high on the crest of a wave, with everything...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 14
How do I choose a martial arts club?
How to choose a martial arts club for you or your child
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North Manchester FMAC
Dec 11, 2023
Activities to Make the Most of Your Christmas Break: Stay Active, Get Fit & Learn New Things
As we approach the festive break, I thought it worthwhile just listing out some of the resources to help you stay trim & fit, keep...
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North Manchester FMAC
Nov 15, 2023
How Does Muscle Memory Affect Your Martial Arts Training?
What is ‘Memory’? Do you have a good memory of places you’ve visited (episodic memory) or of fact based information, such as capitals,...
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North Manchester FMAC
Sep 20, 2023
The Four Stages of Learning – and why frustration and struggling to grasp new techniques is good!
Learning a new skill, at whatever age, can be a hugely rewarding and fulfilling experience. Whether it’s learning to play an instrument,...
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North Manchester FMAC
Sep 6, 2023
Back to School Blog
Well, we’ve reached that time of year again, the time that most parents have been looking forward to all summer, and the time that turns...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jul 9, 2023
How I became an Instructor?
People come to martial arts, to train & to teach, for a variety of reasons - here’s what brought the North Manchester Team together Brett...
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North Manchester FMAC
May 21, 2023
Want better Mental Health? Do Martial Arts!
This week has been Mental Health Awareness Week, where there is a sharper focus on mental health issues and an opportunity to think about...
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North Manchester FMAC
May 20, 2023
Mental Benefits of Martial Arts
Martial arts is an ancient tradition of combat practiced for self-defence, competition, physical, mental and spiritual development....
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North Manchester FMAC
May 19, 2023
Mental Health Awareness Week Theme - Anxiety
Reproduced from https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/a-z-topics/anxiety What is anxiety? It’s normal to feel anxious...
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North Manchester FMAC
May 18, 2023
How to look after your mental health as well as your physical health
We often tend to focus on the bits we can see - we check our reflection in the mirror in the morning; we dust or hoover where it is most...
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North Manchester FMAC
May 17, 2023
Six Reasons Why Martial Arts Benefit Your Mental Health
It’s well-known that people who suffer from depression can benefit from physical exercise, like martial arts. Exercise releases feel-good...
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North Manchester FMAC
May 16, 2023
Give Yourself a Mental Health MOT
We all need to remind ourselves not just to look after the things we can see & feel, but also the things we cannot. People often focus on...
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North Manchester FMAC
May 15, 2023
Are you looking after your mental health?
We often spend a lot of time looking after our physical health with diet & exercise, yet it is so easy to neglect an area so integral to...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 29, 2023
So What’s This Tang Soo Do Thing All About? (Self-Defence)
The next part of our training that I want to cover is Hol Sin Sool (self-defence). It may seem slightly odd to refer to one part of our...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 25, 2023
So What’s This Tang Soo Do Thing All About? (Free Sparring)
This is often the part that adult students fear & child students want to start on week 2. Free Sparring (Ja Yu Dae Ryun) can be seen as...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 22, 2023
So What’s This Tang Soo Do Thing All About? (Two & Three Step Sparring)
In this next instalment, we’ll look at Ee Soo Sik Dae Ryun (two step sparring) & Sam Soo Sik Dae Ryun (three step sparring). As we said...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 18, 2023
So What’s This Tang Soo Do Thing All About? (One Step Sparring)
Whilst we will occasionally cover this in our Intermediate Leadership Classes, Il Soo Sik Dae Ryun (One Step Sparring) is covered within...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 15, 2023
So What’s This Tang Soo Do Thing All About? (Hyungs)
Following on from Basic Techniques, Hyungs (also known as ‘Forms’) seems to me like the logical progression. In the very simplest sense,...
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