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Christmas grading updates

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:29:40 +0100

We would like to take the opportunity to welcome all new members to the club and wish everyone a happy new year.

Well done to all members who graded just before Christmas and congratulations to all those who passed:

Joe Giddens - 4th Kyu Green
Joel Raymond - 6th Kyu Yellow
Tara Dalton Moutray - 7th Kyu White
Patrick Gillespie - 7th kyu White
Ferenc Sillo - 7th Kyu White

A great effert made by all, well done again! We look forward to seeing you all in January

Health & Fitness classes coming to Murray's Martial Arts......

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:03:26 +0200

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick note to let you know, we will be starting a mixed martial arts fitness class soon! The class will incorporate techniques and drills from martial arts and boxing, plus a few of my own. You can find out more information on the MMA Fitness page.

Remember personal training available for small groups or on a one to one basis is also on offer. If you are interested or you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Hope you're all enjoying the sunshine!

September grading updates

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:49:30 +0200

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all our newest members to the club. I would also like to wish Terry and Clare all the best in their new home, in Australia. I hope you find a good club near to you, so you can continue training.

Well done to all those who recently passed their gradings;

Sensei David Murray - 3rd Dan
Terry Bass Roy - 1st Kyu (Brown)
Livio Ravetto - 1st Kyu (Brown)
Joe Giddens - 5th Kyu (Orange)
Joel Raymond - 7th Kyu (White)

A great effort made by all, Keep up the good work!

October grading update

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:41:51 +0200

Well done to everyone who graded on Saturday you all did very well. The club's very pleased with the standard and how everyone is improving, you all worked very hard congratulations.

White belt ( 7th kyu )

Gian Carlo Scola

Yellow belt ( 6th kyu )

Matt Upson
Jamie Pyne
Joe Giddens
Grzegorz Tomasik

Purple belt ( 2nd kyu )

Terry Bass-Roy
Livio Ravetto
Paul Patterson

Something you might find interesting

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:41:00 +0200

As a personal trainer, I have always been taught heel to toe action when it comes to running. As a martial artist, I have always been told to run on the balls of your feet. The two conflicting methods always lead to a heated debate and quite often I would end up running two different ways. I was aware of the idea that running on the balls of your feet is beneficial for people with back problems, since reading an article by a Russian Dr. I then read an article in fitpro magazine that led me to believe that maybe both my personal training and martial art teachers are right and we run different ways according to whether we are wearing trainers or are barefooted.

Before you decide to throw away your trainers and go barefooted, please bear this in mind:

There are possible advantages to going barefoot but these are offset by the high probability of puncture wounds.
Moving from a shoe to running barefooted requires hardening of the skin, adapting the Achilles tendon to the revised heel position, and improving the overall strength and endurance of the foot.
And of course if you decide to go barefooted look out for the dog poo ;)

New website live

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:00:00 +0200

MurraysMartialArts.co.uk has been improved and the new website has gone live today! The main improvements are better navigation system and all news and events will be listed on the homepage for easy access.

Congratulations to 7 Kyu gradings

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:12:59 +0200

Congratulations to all students that recently passed there 7 Kyu (white belt) gradings. Well done Joe Giddens, Matt Upson, Jamie Pyne, Charlie Murray, Jason Inkbert, Gareth, Adam and Slawomir. Keep up the good work.