Unity Martial Arts - Dorset

10/09/2026

Happy follow-versary to our awesome first followers. Thanks for all of your support! Aaron Healey, Hannah Strange, Malcolm Jones

09/09/2026

Happy birthday to us!
Wow what a year! As promised, here is my round up of what we've achieved in our first year: https://unityma.co.uk/unity-annual-update-2026/

09/09/2026

Sponsors needed:
It's time to start the next round of improvements - could you be one of our sponsors? Each option puts your logo up at the centre, on our website and regular shout-outs on social media. It also gets any of your team/members that join a special discounted rate

£150 - Refreshment Corner
£200 - Punch bag
£250 - SEND Corner
£400 - Half of the mats - Red Vs Blue
£500 - Heavy Bag
£800 - Mirror Wall

03/09/2026

Sadly we didn't win an award in the Business awards, but it was great to see lots of friends today so I'm still smiling! :-)

It's been a great year and we've won awards in Sturminster Biz Awards, Gillingham Dorset Biz Awards and Shaftesburybizawards so just this one to go now to complete the Marketing West set!

Tomorrow is our 1 year anniversary and we've achieved so much already. I'll write up a proper report this weekend and we're holding an ITF Seminar at our new centre later this month to celebrate it opening, but here are my highlights:
- Over 80 members in our first year! That's nearly 7 joining every month!
- Our student age range being 3 - 74!
- Opening a fully matted centre
- Building our own CRM and mobile apps
- Buying a minibus
- Launching our SEN mentoring and tutoring arm
- A few huge student personal wins that I wish I could detail
- Our great partnership with Sandroyd School and our sessions in other schools.
- Investing in embroidery, screenprinting and sublimination machinery to bring better value uniforms to our students
- Mr Ryu being accepted as a founding member of a new Taekwondo organisation.
- Doing our first public demos
- Our team picking up all kinds of medals/trophies
- I love how inclusive we all are. We have so many students; Autism, ADHD, PTSD, Trauma, PDA, SPD, Down syndrome, LGBTQIA+

Most of all - the incredible martial arts family we've built. They're all amazing!

01/09/2026

Mr Ryu has completed his level 1 Makaton. Level 2 is booked for later this month. He is still learning BSL, but we're aware that some of our students know Makaton, so he'll learn both.

We've always been an inclusive club, but this will help us to go that little bit further.

31/08/2026

It might be a bank holiday, but classes are on like normal. It tends to be a little quieter, so if you've been putting off trying Taekwon-do, today could be the perfect day! Sign up for a free trial now and come along tonight at our Sturminster Newton venue: https://unityma.co.uk/trial
Tomorrow is Shaftesbury and Wednesday is Gillingham.

Little Dragons (Ages 3-6): 16:45
Junior Taekwon-do (7-12): 17:30
Family Friendly Taekwon-do (10-70): 18:30

26/08/2026

Happy International dog day!
Tsuki our mascot had puppy class this morning with the lovely Puppycise
Bit too hot for him today so he's chilling out in front of his fan now. We'd love to see your doggo pictures

26/08/2026

When a flower doesn’t bloom, we change the environment, not the flower 🌱 - and the same is true for children with SEND 💛.

Every child has the potential to thrive when the right support is in place 🌈, and challenges are often a sign that adjustments are needed around them, not within them.

By creating nurturing, inclusive environments 🤝 and tailoring provision to individual needs, we allow children to grow in confidence, independence, and learning 📚✨.

SEND Support Services play a vital role in this process, working alongside parents to ensure the right provision is identified, implemented, and reviewed, helping families feel empowered and supported while making sure each child is given the best possible opportunity to flourish 🌼💫.

23/08/2026

Exciting! Tomorrow's Junior and Family Taekwon-Do lessons will be taught by Mr Plummer and Mikey as part of their Instructor Training.

Mr Ryu will still be there to welcome you and observe. Little Dragons will still be led by Mr Ryu and Emma.

17/08/2026

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WebinarsWeb Editor2026-07-09T00:05:16+01:00 Webinars Our webinars are led by a variety of experts including Eleanor Wright, SOS!SEN Legal Officer. We record the live webinars and make these available to parents to watch after the event. Your purchase includes 60 day access to the recording, the Powe...