Swanage Martial Arts & Self Defence

14/06/2026

🥋📈 We’re focusing on stretching and kicking this month, with some brilliant effort on the leg stretcher and wall stretches. We checked everyone’s split angles before and after training — nearly all of them improved, and the rest are building the consistency that leads to progress over the next few sessions.

If you or your child would like to build flexibility, confidence and strong martial arts skills, you can book a class at:
www.SwanageMartialArts.co.uk (swanagemartialarts.co.uk in Bing)

07/06/2026

Brilliant focus from all ages this week — from our youngest beginners to our adults working on their kata. Great energy and great progress.
If you’re local and fancy giving it a try, you can book a space or message us at swanagemartialarts.co.uk

05/05/2026

34 years ago today, a simple memo set me on the path that shaped my whole life. To celebrate, anyone who joins this week gets 34% off their first month. Start your journey — you never know where it might lead!
www.SwanageMartialArts.co.uk/book-online

Well it's quite a year of landmark anniversaries for me this year! This is the internal memo that started my martial arts journey 30 years ago today. I was nervous when I started but it just goes to show, if you take 1 bold step it can change your life forever! This year also marks my club's Hampshire Self Protection - Basingstoke Martial Arts and Self Defence Club and Swanage Self Defence & Martial Arts 10th and 1st anniversary's respectively and my 50th birthday this month too! Massive thanks to my family, Instructors and students for all their help and support, I couldn't have done it without you!🙏X

04/05/2026

🥋🎉 This Tuesday marks 34 years since my very first martial arts class back on 5th May 1992!
To celebrate, anyone who joins this week gets 34% off their first month if they mention this post.
These are the earliest pics I could find from back in the day — amazing how fast the years go.
Kids, teens, adults of all ages and families all welcome here in Swanage.
Book your space online at: www.SwanageMartialArts.co.uk/book-online

12/04/2026

Please join me in congratulating all our students who LEVELLED UP this Easter holidays.
Every grading. Every belt. Every win earned through focus, grit and serious effort. You showed up and delivered — outstanding work from all of you.

05/04/2026

Big well done to everyone who trained last week during the Easter holidays.
Beginners and higher grades of all ages worked together on kata, and the beginners made great improvements with very few mistakes — much to the relief of the higher grades who were on exercise duty 😂

Brilliant teamwork and brilliant progress.