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Tuesday
6.00 pm - 7.30 pm Jeet Kune Do
Wednesday
6.30 pm - 8.30 pm Japanese Jiu Jitsu
Thursday
6.00 pm - 7.00 pm Kickboxing (Prestige
Sunday
10 am - 12 pm Jeet Kune Do

15/09/2026

Ever watched someone experienced in martial arts and wondered why they always seem ready?

A lot of it starts with their feet.

Good footwork isn't about constantly bouncing around or moving as quickly as possible. It's about putting yourself in a position where you can attack, defend or move away without losing your balance.

A useful habit when training is to avoid letting your feet become completely planted.

Think:

🥋 Can I move comfortably from here?
🥋 Am I balanced?
🥋 Could I change direction quickly?

Hands might get most of the attention in martial arts...

But your feet are doing a lot of the work.

And if you'd like to put that into practice:

Jeet Kune Do tonight
⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

New to martial arts? You don't need any previous experience to come along and start learning.

04/09/2026

🥋 Here's a little challenge for your weekend.

Stand comfortably and pick a point directly in front of you.

Now balance on one leg for 30 seconds.

Easy?

Try it again while slowly turning your head from side to side.

Still easy? Close your eyes. 👀

You'll quickly realise just how much your body relies on vision and tiny adjustments to keep you balanced.

Balance isn't something martial artists simply have.

It's something we continually develop through movement, footwork and training.

Give it a try this weekend and tell us how far you got.

And if you'd rather put your balance to the test on the mats...

🥋 Sunday Jeet Kune Do
⏰ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

02/09/2026

🥋 Your first instinct when someone grabs you might be to pull harder.

But martial arts can teach you to think differently.

Japanese Jiu Jitsu explores how movement, positioning, leverage and timing can sometimes be more useful than simply trying to overpower someone.

That's an important lesson because the person you're dealing with may be bigger or physically stronger than you.

Training gives you an opportunity to practise movements slowly, understand why they work and gradually become more confident applying them.

Strength has its place.

But understanding how a body moves can be incredibly powerful too.

🥋 Japanese Jiu Jitsu tonight
⏰ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

31/08/2026

🥋 Trying harder doesn't always make you faster.

It sounds strange, but one of the things martial artists learn is that too much tension can actually slow movement down.

When your shoulders, arms and body are unnecessarily tense, movement can become stiff and you can waste energy.

Learning when to stay relaxed — and when to generate power — can help movements become quicker, smoother and more efficient.

It's one of those skills that looks simple from the outside but takes plenty of practice to develop.

Next time you're training, notice how much tension you're carrying in your shoulders and arms.

Sometimes improving a technique isn't about doing more.

It's about removing what you don't need.

🥋 Jeet Kune Do tomorrow
⏰ Tuesday | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

29/08/2026

The Belt Isn't The Goal

🥋 A Different Way To Look At Progress

It's easy to focus on belts, grades and achievements.

But the real value of martial arts isn't the colour around your waist.

It's the confidence you gain.

The discipline you build.

The friendships you make.

The challenges you overcome.

Belts are milestones.

The journey is where the real growth happens.

Whether you've trained for six weeks or six years, every session teaches something valuable.

🥋 Sunday Jeet Kune Do
⏰ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

What has martial arts taught you outside of training?

27/08/2026

Why Balance Matters More Than Power

🥊 Quick Martial Arts Tip

Most people want to hit harder.

Few people think about balance.

Yet balance affects almost everything:

✔ Power

✔ Speed

✔ Movement

✔ Defence

✔ Recovery

The stronger your base, the easier it becomes to move efficiently and generate force.

Next time you're training, pay attention to your stance.

A small adjustment in balance can make a huge difference.

🥊 Kickboxing Tonight
⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

What's harder for you to improve: power or balance?

25/08/2026

The Strongest Technique Isn't Always the Best One

🥋 Martial Arts Thought

When people think of martial arts, they often imagine powerful strikes, flashy techniques or complicated moves.

But experienced martial artists know something different.

The best technique is usually the one you can perform consistently under pressure.

A simple technique executed well will almost always beat a complicated technique executed poorly.

That's why we spend so much time drilling the fundamentals.

The basics aren't boring.

The basics are what work.

What's one martial arts technique you've practised more times than you can count?

🥋 Jeet Kune Do Tonight
⏰ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

21/08/2026

Where do you look when you're sparring?

It's tempting to watch your opponent's hands.

But hands move quickly—and focusing too closely on one area can make it harder to notice what's happening elsewhere.

Instead, martial artists learn to use a broader field of vision.

Watching around the upper body can help you pick up movement from the shoulders, hips and overall body position rather than chasing individual punches with your eyes.

It's a useful reminder that martial arts isn't only about how quickly your body reacts.

It's also about how well you read movement in the first place.

Next time you're training, pay attention to where your eyes naturally go. 👀

And if you're joining us this weekend:

🥋 Sunday Jeet Kune Do
⏰ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

19/08/2026

One thing almost every beginner has in common?

They don't know what they're doing yet.

And that's exactly how it's supposed to be.

You aren't expected to recognise the terminology, remember every movement or walk into your first martial arts class already knowing how to fight.

That's what training is for.

You learn one thing.

Then another.

You get something wrong, someone helps you correct it, and eventually the movements that once felt completely unnatural start making sense.

So if you've been interested in martial arts but keep thinking:

“I'd have no idea what I was doing…”

Good. That's a perfectly normal place to start.

🥋 Japanese Jiu Jitsu tonight
⏰ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

17/08/2026

Your punch isn't finished when it reaches the target.

One of the habits martial artists practise repeatedly is bringing the hand straight back to guard after striking.

Why?

Because leaving your hand out—even for a moment—can leave you exposed.

A good punch isn't simply:

👊 Strike.
It's:
👊 Strike → recover → protect → be ready again.

It might seem like a tiny detail, but martial arts is full of small details that become automatic through repetition.

Next time you're training, don't just think about where your punch is going.

Think about where your hand finishes.

🥋 Jeet Kune Do
Tuesday | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Address

Unit 3C, Hollis Road
Grantham
NG317QH

Website

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