Time for our next Graduation of 2024. Unfortunately, it falls over the Easter break so it'll likely be a bit quieter than usual, but that's not an excuse to be any less awesome!!! The normal Saturday Graduation will be held at Essa Academy, Lever Edge Lane, Bolton BL3 3HH. If you are attending an alternative time/date due to being unable to attend on the 13th due to religious, cultural, work or holiday reasons, you will have been informed of your Graduation details directly by email/text. The entrance to the Essa Academy car park is actually off Slack Fold Lane. However, DO NOT approach ..read more

It's a confirmation & a demonstration of what you have learned Graduations are a way for you to demonstrate that you have learnt the syllabus content for any particular period. They are not compulsory but are the way in which you gain your next belt & move along the journey towards your Black Belt & beyond. Your Instructor will be able to tell you if you have reached the required level & attended enough classes. All students should be guided by the advice of their Instructor. Remember, they have already gone through all the graduations ahead of you and so have a wealth of expe ..read more

There are many benefits to taking up martial arts, so let’s pick them off one by one: To learn to protect yourself & your family Let’s start with an easy one… Probably THE most common reason to learn a martial art is to learn the skills to protect yourself. Every martial art you could possibly learn will teach you this. Every Instructor will have an opinion on which is the best for protection. It doesn’t really matter which one you learn - any martial artist has an instant advantage over any would-be attacker. They will all teach you how to defend yourself and they all have all the other ..read more

Motivation is an incredibly challenging aspect of our make up. One minute you can be riding high on the crest of a wave, with everything going your way, and that feeling of invulnerability, pumped up to face any challenge, and the next, you’re crashing at the bottom, wondering what went wrong, why did you even bother, and is there any way back from it. This happens in all areas of our lives, home life; work life; and especially when it comes to our health and fitness. But why is motivation so important to us and how can we better control it, especially when it comes to our training?? As I’m su ..read more

And so... the first Graduation/Grading of 2024 is upon us. It's always a short syllabus period when we come back after the Christmas break so it's been a bit a a dash to the line. , its of you have made it so here's to a busy & great first Graduation of the year. The normal Saturday Graduation will be held at Essa Academy, Lever Edge Lane, Bolton BL3 3HH. If you are attending an alternative time/date due to being unable to attend on the 17th due to religious, cultural, work or holiday reasons, you will have been informed of your Graduation details directly by email/text. The entrance to ..read more

The next 12 months look to be busy ones for the Prestwich, Oldham & Middleton Centres (most likely across the other Centres too). Not only will we be teaching classes, supporting Graduations, running Seminars & making sure a couple of our Instructors are ready for their Masters Test - we will also be preparing quite a number of students for their Dan Assessments. There could be over 40 across the three NMFMAC Centres! We know what we’re doing - we have a proven formula - but do you know what YOU should be doing to make sure you are ready? 1. 1st Gup Assessment Make sure you have taken ..read more

The world is facing a health crisis from the physical and mental health of the population being at an all time low. This is true not just of adults, but also of our children. Exercise levels are at an all time low and obesity numbers are soaring. People need to get active again. Interestingly, this will also make you less susceptible to the major effects of viruses, such as flu or Covid-19, so the fitter you are, the less likely you are to suffer if you catch one. So the answer to the question is absolutely yes. Tang Soo Do, like any martial art is an excellent option to help you lose weight ..read more

In our final blog of the year, we wanted to wish you and yours a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope 2023 has been good to you, but want 2024 to be even better/bigger/shinier. Festive Break - opening & closing dates Our final classes of 2023 will be on Thursday 21st December & the Centres will reopen for normal classes on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. There will be some additional classes in between Christmas & New Year as follows: Wednesday 27th December (Prestwich Centre) Tigers Assault Course - 5.15pm ‘Work off your Christmas pud’ class (All Grades) - 6.00pm -7.30pm ..read more

This coming weekend sees the final opportunity of the year for Graduation/Grading. As usual, the Saturday Graduation will be held at Essa Academy, Lever Edge Lane, Bolton BL3 3HH. If you are attending an alternative time/date due to being unable to attend on the 16th due to religious, cultural, work or holiday reasons, you will have been informed of your Graduation details directly by email/text. For those of you that have not been before, the entrance to the car park is actually off Slack Fold Lane. However, DO NOT approach the school from the M61 end of Slack Fold Lane as it’s a narrow sin ..read more

As we approach the festive break, I thought it worthwhile just listing out some of the resources to help you stay trim & fit, keep progressing & learn new skills over this period. As a reminder, the final day of classes in 2023 will be Thursday 21st December, with Saturday 16th December being the Graduation at Essa Academy. We reopen for classes on Tuesday 2nd January 2024. Classes over the Festive Period If you want to keep training & attending classes, some centres are open over the festive period, including before & between Christmas & New Year. Keep an eye out for annou ..read more