Drum Martial Sciences Academy

29/08/2026

New term starts Monday,
Lots happening in the club, our childrens book is in editting, our new training areas are coming on line one by one and we have a few new classes to trial this term too!

25/08/2026

Hi folks! 👋

Hope you've all made the most of this fantastic summer!

Quick update from the building site - *we are back OPEN on Monday 31st August!* 🥳

If you want to know why I have been absolutely terrible at replying to WhatsApp messages, have a look here:
👉 https://www.martialsciences.net/the-great-dojo-makeover-v2.html

17 areas. One dream build. Very few hours in the day!

So please, please *don't message me privately for now.* I am only touching the phone twice a day or I'll never get this finished. All questions will be answered at the dojo.

*Bookings?*
We will sort all bookings once I have actually built my office - aiming for Friday. Until then, no need to panic.

I can't wait to see familiar faces and new faces on Monday.

Every term some students move on, and while that always saddens me a little, it's par for the course. I just hope they had fun with us and left a little safer and a little nicer because of their time here. And to everyone returning - thank you for sticking with us.

*Classes from Monday 31st Aug:*

*Little Dragons* – 12 per class
Mon-Fri: 18:30 - 19:15

*Bullyproof* – 16 per class
Mon-Fri: 19:35 - 20:20

*Samurai Teens* – 10 per class
Mon-Thurs: 20:40 - 21:30

*Adults* – 8 per class
Ju Jitsu: Mon-Thurs 20:40 - 22:00
Irish Stick Fighting: Friday 10am

All other details to follow once my office has walls! 😂

See you on the mats,

Will

The Great Dojo Makeover - Building a stronger home for Drum Martial Sciences. A 3 Little Pigs Project.

15/07/2026

This!

06/07/2026

This!

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CqWxBHHHR/

“Too many kids are being mistakenly put in the pre elite category, and that’s complicated.

A lot of these parents saying, ‘I want to see results or I’m yanking the kids,’ they’re deluded about their child’s prospects.

They should instead be thinking: if we’re playing tennis, can I create such a love for the sport that my kid will play tennis until he’s 70?”

↳ Malcolm Gladwell

That question should sit at the centre of youth sport, not:

• How quickly can my child move up?
• Which club/programme looks the most elite?
• What result proves they are progressing?

Instead it should be, can this experience create a relationship with sport that lasts for life?

Ambition is not the problem, the problem begins when adults treat childhood sport as a race towards a future that may never arrive and sacrifice the experience the child is having right now.

• Results fade.
• Labels change.
• Selection is temporary.

A genuine love of playing can last for decades.

Are we developing children for the next team, or helping them build a lifelong relationship with sport?

*Image source: Malcolm Gladwell’s official website, Gladwell Books

06/07/2026

Absolutely!

05/07/2026

Choose people wisely. 🧡

04/07/2026