Martial arts are one of the largest sporting and recreational activities practiced in the World. As such, we have a duty of care to ensure our Instructors at Impact martial arts have the training and understanding in areas of work such as safeguarding, risk management and much more, this is due to the amount of…
Some of the team at Impact martial arts planned a trip out to Thailand to experience the ancient art of Muay Thai first hand. Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, is a traditional full-contact combat sport and martial art from Thailand known as the “Art of Eight Limbs.” It utilizes punches, kicks, elbows, and knees, allowing…
What an opportunity to train with Mark “The Wizard” Weir, who is a now retired from professional fighting, but was a mixed martial artist and a pioneer of British combat sports. Born in Gloucester in 1967, he became the first Black athlete born in the United Kingdom to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)….
When choosing any martial arts club or school, it is very important that you choose one where the instructors qualifications (grades) are traceable and from a legitimate source. A lot of clubs have in house gradings, meaning their grades are not linked to a national governing body, and a lot of times this makes them…
Another opportunity to train with a legend in the martial arts world, and this time it was Bob Spour, a highly prominent British martial arts instructor, author, and referee best known for his lifelong expertise in Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) and self-protection systems. Bob Spour is a pioneering figure in the dissemination of Muay Thai…
