Chiltern Academy of Martial Arts

20/09/2026

19/09/2026

Something I’ve been thinking about recently…

We put a lot of emphasis on what our children learn at school, and quite rightly so.

But what about everything they learn outside school?

Clubs and activities can give children experiences that you simply can’t get from a classroom.

It might be music, football, dance, swimming, drama, art or martial arts. It doesn’t really matter what it is. Having something that they enjoy, turn up for regularly and gradually improve at can be incredibly valuable.

I think martial arts has a few things that make it particularly interesting.

Children learn to listen, concentrate and work with others. They learn discipline, but also patience. They learn that sometimes you won’t get something right straight away, and that’s OK. You keep practising.

They also get to experience being a beginner, making mistakes, overcoming challenges and eventually looking back and realising just how far they’ve come.

And perhaps one of the nicest things is watching a child’s confidence grow.

Not the loud, look-at-me kind of confidence, but the quiet confidence that comes from knowing, “I couldn’t do this before, but now I can.”

I’m not suggesting every child needs to do martial arts. Far from it.

But I do think it’s worth asking ourselves as parents…

What are our children doing outside school that helps them grow, not just academically, but as people?

Sometimes those lessons stay with them for a lot longer than anything they learn from a textbook.

17/09/2026

First two classes are FREE.

6pm-7pm at the The Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield.

Contact us here or on 07545 991293 to register for your child’s free trial class.

17/09/2026

First two classes are FREE.
6pm-7pm at the The Curzon Centre, Beaconsfield.
Contact us here or on 07545 991293 to register for your child's free trial class.

16/09/2026

SiHing’s Yusuf & Nik teaching wing chun in our Wednesday junior kung fu class in Hazlemere