Do what you love – and take it easy: eight ways to get back lost fitness and motivation
Many of us have been working at home for more than a year now, without the “ambient” exercise we used to get during the 9 to 5 – walking...
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North Manchester FMAC
May 22, 2021
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 8, 2021
Can Tang Soo Do help you to get fit & lose 'Lockdown 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
Apr 30, 2021
Update
Just a quick update on how the reopening has gone so far - many of you, including ourselves, will have been a bit nervous about the...
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North Manchester FMAC
Apr 10, 2021
Are we ready...?
As we are about to reopen on April 12th (to children, plus their parents), I was mentally checking off what we have been doing to get...
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North Manchester FMAC
Apr 3, 2021
Bowing in Martial Arts
Many people, especially in the west, find bowing an odd practice and will sometimes describe it as being demeaning. It can seen as a sign...
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North Manchester FMAC
Mar 27, 2021
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
Mar 20, 2021
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
Mar 13, 2021
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
Mar 6, 2021
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
Feb 27, 2021
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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North Manchester FMAC
Feb 20, 2021
SO WHAT’S THIS TANG SOO DO THING ALL ABOUT? (Basic Techniques)
In this post, I want to explain the purpose of basic techniques in Tang Soo Do. What do I mean by ‘basic techniques’? The term ‘basic...
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North Manchester FMAC
Feb 13, 2021
SO WHAT’S THIS TANG SOO DO THING ALL ABOUT? (Intro)
We’ve had a lot of people join (& leave) over the ‘pandemic period’ (I might trademark that!) & as Instructors we’ve obviously not had as...
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North Manchester FMAC
Feb 10, 2021
Has a year of living with Covid-19 rewired our brains?
When the bubonic plague spread through England in the 17th century, Sir Isaac Newton fled Cambridge where he was studying for the safety...
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North Manchester FMAC
Feb 6, 2021
What’s your Pandemic Training Mindset?
In our 3rd Lockdown & as we approach a year of our lives being seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, not only are people getting...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 30, 2021
Ooops I did it again!
A Leap of Faith (twice!) As we approach our five year anniversary as a martial arts club, I got to thinking... It was early 2016 when,...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 27, 2021
Are you suffering from Lockdown Cabin Fever?
The first lockdown was new & different, having a feeling of the 'Blitz Spirit' where we all pulled together & cracked on. Lockdown 2.0...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 22, 2021
Teaching During the Pandemic
It’s been almost 12 months since my world drastically changed due to a microscopic virus called COVID-19. We were forced to shut and move...
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North Manchester FMAC
Jan 16, 2021
What type of learner is your child?
As a martial instructor, I see real differences in how people learn, especially children. It should come as no surprise that all...
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North Manchester FMAC
Dec 30, 2020
The less said about 2020 the better!
Wow! What a year 2020 has been - and for all the wrong reasons! At the turn of the year, we were feeling extremely confident that 2020...
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