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North Manchester FMAC
Jun 11, 2022
Do you want to improve your training time by a factor of four for FREE!
This post is aimed mainly at our more advanced students but it does also apply to the Beginners, who's syllabus is easier to pick up in...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jun 8, 2022
Mum, Dad, I don't want to go to martial arts class today...
What should you do when your child says they don’t want to come to their martial arts class. I know how it feels as I have been there...
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North Manchester FMAC
May 25, 2022
Four ways to quickly boost your child’s confidence
As a parent of two fairly well adjusted young adults, I can wholeheartedly agree with these four easy ways to make sure your child has...
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North Manchester FMAC
Apr 24, 2022
Five things you should never do in your Martial Arts training
We have posted regularly about how martial arts is all about hard work, discipline & respect - you get out of it multiples of what you...
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North Manchester FMAC
Mar 30, 2022
10 Reasons why...
...adults & children should take up martial arts classes (together) There is a belief that traditional martial arts are mainly geared for...
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North Manchester FMAC
Feb 9, 2022
Information about this weekend's Graduation/Grading
The next Graduation/Grading is this weekend on Saturday 12th February at Essa Academy, Lever Edge Ln, Bolton BL3 3HH. The times have been...
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North Manchester FMAC
Feb 6, 2022
It's Way More Than Just Punching & Kicking
Martial arts serve as a wonderful tool for young people to build the skills they need to defend themselves and achieve better health &...
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North Manchester FMAC
Feb 2, 2022
How Martial Arts Help Develop Greater Self-Discipline
While practicing martial arts is an excellent way to improve your physical health & learn self-defence, another of its greatest...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 3, 2022
Five things to consider when choosing a martial arts club
We know that the martial arts have amazing benefits for children & young people, over & above the physical skills aspects, so it is...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 2, 2022
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
Dec 31, 2021
New Year; new you?
I am a firm believer that the harder you work, the luckier you are - this works in the Do Jang and in life in general. Here are a couple...
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North Manchester FMAC
Dec 29, 2021
Can Tang Soo Do help you to get fit & lose 'holiday weight'?
The answer is absolutely yes. Tang Soo Do, like any martial art, can definitely help you shed extra weight. The martial art of Tang Soo...
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North Manchester FMAC
Dec 19, 2021
'BEING A BLACK BELT' VERSUS 'HAVING A BLACK BELT'
Following the completion of the much-delayed Black Belt Tests (Dan Shim Sa) in late November, I thought it worth looking at what, in my...
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North Manchester FMAC
Dec 12, 2021
What to do with myself...?
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
Dec 5, 2021
2022 Dates for your Diary
We know some of you like to be uber-organised and some of you may also be looking at the possibility of testing for Black Belts next year...
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North Manchester FMAC
Nov 28, 2021
What is 'Graduation' & should I be doing it too?
Graduations are a way for you to demonstrate that you have learnt the syllabus content for any particular period. They are not compulsory...
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North Manchester FMAC
Nov 10, 2021
The power of two...
Ever since we formed in 2016, we have tried to give back & be part of the local community. For the past few years, as part of that...
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North Manchester FMAC
Nov 5, 2021
It's all gone rather well considering...
As we come to the end of week 2 in our new digs at Sedgley Gardens, all the students that have been down seem to have settled in well....
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North Manchester FMAC
Oct 19, 2021
Remember, Remember, the 25th of October...
That's not how the rhyme normally goes? Surely, it's all about everyone's favourite anti-monarchist, Mr Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot?...
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North Manchester FMAC
Sep 19, 2021
Two, not three, is the magic number...
De La Soul believed that 'three, is the magic number'. We, on the other hand, believe it is two... By now, many of you will have heard...
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