Yorkshire School of Martial Science

13/09/2026

🥊 FANTASTIC SPARRING COURSE TODAY! 🥊

What a great day of training! We had students joining us from York, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Barnsley, Leeds and Wath, and it was fantastic to see some new faces on the course too. 👊

A huge thank you to Sensei Josh for helping deliver an excellent session, covering everything from drills and technique through to live sparring.

Everyone worked incredibly hard, pushed themselves and, most importantly, got stuck in and enjoyed the training. 💪

It’s always great to see different clubs coming together, sharing knowledge and challenging each other in a positive training environment.

Well done everyone! 👏

Already looking forward to the next one! 🥊🔥


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11/09/2026

09/09/2026

Karate is more than learning how to punch, kick, block, or move with precision. It is a lifelong journey of learning how to control yourself. Every training session teaches a deeper lesson: strength means little without discipline, and technique means little without self-control.

Anger must be controlled before it controls you. Fear must be faced instead of avoided. Ego must be disciplined so that pride never becomes greater than the desire to learn. Frustration must be managed, especially when progress feels slow and every movement seems difficult.

There will be days when the body feels tired, the mind feels weak, and the results seem far away. Those are the moments when karate reveals its greatest lesson. A true practitioner does not give up simply because training becomes uncomfortable. Instead, they breathe, refocus, learn from mistakes, and take another step forward.

The goal is not to become someone who never feels anger, fear, frustration, or doubt. The goal is to become someone who can face those emotions without allowing them to control their actions.

Karate builds physical strength, but its greater purpose is building character. With patience, discipline, humility, and perseverance, every difficult training session becomes an opportunity to become better.

Control your body. Master your mind. Discipline your ego. Face your fears. Manage your emotions. Keep moving forward.

That is the deeper path of karate.

09/09/2026

A bit of history for you.

05/09/2026

Despite the popular misconception that Sensei Adam only has GI’s in his wardrobe, here’s photographic evidence to prove otherwise! 😂
Caught popping to the corner shop for a 10p mix-up, Sensei Adam demonstrates that even his relaxed weekend attire somehow manages to incorporate the essential YSMS red and black branding. 🔴⚫

Always representing… even when there’s a 10p mix-up at stake! 🥋😂

03/09/2026

🥋 FIND A MARTIAL ARTS CLASS NEAR YOU! 🥊

Looking to build confidence, focus, discipline and fitness while learning practical martial arts skills?

Yorkshire School of Martial Science offers friendly, welcoming classes for children and adults, teaching:

🥋 Wado Ryu Karate
🥊 Kickboxing

📍 Classes available across North, South & West Yorkshire, including York, Huddersfield, Wakefield, Barnsley, Leeds, Wath upon Dearne and Holmfirth.

Whether you're a complete beginner or have previous martial arts experience, we'd love to welcome you to one of our classes.

🌐 Find your nearest class:
www.ysms.org

🔴⚫ Yorkshire School of Martial Science
Confidence • Focus • Discipline • Fitness

02/09/2026

🥋 **SUMMER SIDE KICK CHALLENGE – WHAT AN ACHIEVEMENT!** ❤️

Earlier this year, we took on this year’s charity event — the **Summer Side Kick Challenge** — with a few expectations in mind. We had targets for the number of kicks we could complete and, of course, how much money we could raise.

Well… **you absolutely smashed them!** 🙌

Between everyone who took part, we managed a **massive 375,753 side kicks** and raised an incredible **£4,698 for Yorkshire Cancer Research!** 🎉👏

Recently, we were lucky enough to arrange a visit to the **Yorkshire Cancer Research** head office in Harrogate, where we got to see first-hand what they do and, of course, present them with our cheque.

What an impressive place! From their offices upstairs to the café and boutique-style shop downstairs, along with the donation centre at the back, everything is brought together under one roof. They also have on-site training facilities, as it has been recognised that fitness and physical activity can play an important part in recovery from cancer. It was fantastic to see the work that goes on behind the scenes and really brought home just how much the money raised can help.

A huge **THANK YOU** to every student, parent, family member and friend who took part, sponsored us, held pads, counted kicks, shared our posts or simply supported the challenge.

**375,753 kicks. £4,698 raised. One incredible YSMS team.** ❤️

But most importantly, **thank you to every single person who played a part in making this happen.** Whether you completed hundreds of kicks, donated £1, encouraged someone else, shared a post or simply cheered us on — **you helped make a difference.**

Charity events like this don't happen because of one person; they happen because a community comes together and gets behind something that matters. We are incredibly proud of what our YSMS family has achieved, and even more proud that together we've been able to support such an important cause.

**From all of us at YSMS — THANK YOU! ❤️**

**You kicked. You raised. You supported. You made a difference.** 🥋❤️