10 reasons why you and your child should learn martial arts

Parents often ask whether martial arts is better than traditional team sports. The reality is that both provide valuable benefits, but martial arts offers some unique advantages that make it an excellent choice for children and adults alike. Personal Responsibility In team sports, success and failure are often shared across the group. In martial arts,…

At IMA Marlborough and Tidworth, we understand that our martial arts and kickboxing classes offer a wide range of benefits for both adults and children, these include: Physical fitness.Mental health benefits.Improved focus and discipline.Enhanced self-confidence.Valuable self-defense skills.Improved social skills.Conflict resolution. All contributing to overall health and well-being, plus personal growth.Who wouldn’t want this for their…

I have trained at many different clubs in my time, and even recently while away with work or travelling, and a number of them claim to teach “Self-defence” but their idea of self-defence was almost entirely built around fighting and fitness, that mindset wasn’t unique to them either. I’ve seen it many times before. At…

We train hard to get fitter, stronger and ultimately we are learning to defend ourselves if the need arises. And I think this is true in pretty much all cases and for people I know who have been training for a long time and can fight and could defend themselves, is that they actually do…

When people look for a martial arts school, they often focus on the style being taught. While the style is important, the instructor leading the class is usually the biggest factor in a student’s success and enjoyment. A great instructor does far more than demonstrate techniques. Experience Matters A good instructor should have years of…

Just a little thought. Learning kickboxing or martial arts isn’t just about learning a technique a couple of times and then moving on to the next, it’s also about the real life and practical application of that technique. What we do is show people how to actually use that technique, or combination of techniques in…