Storm Family Martial Arts

Storm Family Martial Arts will open its 8th location on Wednesday November 1st 2023 in Farnborough. With over 500 students already training with Storm we look forward to welcoming our new students into the Storm family. Storm has won a number of national awards including Martial Arts Academy Of The Year and Martial Arts Instructor […]

Charlotte’s Black Belt Charity Event Over the past 4 years I have been on an incredible journey with Storm Family Martial Arts. Going from knowing nothing about kickboxing, to falling in love with the sport and relishing in progressing through the belt system. This year is the greatest challenge so far – my black belt. […]

In October we will be working on the character lesson: OPTIMISM. Studies have shown that very young children adopt the optimistic and pessimistic patterns of thought that they observe. One key difference is how optimists and pessimists see failure.  Optimism has many benefits for mental health, including protection from depression and anxiety. It also increases […]

Congratulations to our very own Chief Instructor, Digger Barnes, who represented Team GB at the Kickboxing World Championships in Greece and came away with the Bronze Medal in the Masters Division (age 35+). At age 52 and at 80kg this was a huge achievement as he was fighting against 100kg men almost 20 years younger. […]

Hi everyone, Just a reminder about some exciting news as Digger’s Team GB kit arrived today.   After a ‘short’ 18 year break from competing, Digger went back out on the circuit, just for fun, a few years back and having entered 5 national & international tournaments he came away with 5 silver medals.  The […]

In September we will be working on the character lesson: CHARISMA. There is a simple fact in human nature that states we all want to be liked. Charisma is all about relationships and how people regard you.  The best part is: charisma can definitely be developed. Anyone can add more to his or her personality. […]

We all want the best for our children, but it can be hard to find engaging, fun, and structured ways to give them the opportunity to reach their full potential. At our Storm Family Martial Arts Farnborough Academy, Kieran focuses on combining all the wonderful benefits of martial arts classes with a supportive, friendly, and, […]

Thank you to the Red Balloon Learning Centre Head Master, Michelle Masters, for giving us the opportunity to work with her pupils. We had a great afternoon working on fitness and pad drills.  There was great focus and determination shown by all the Red Balloon pupils and even the staff joined in the fun. We […]

This week at Storm Martial Arts Woodley Academy we have been perfecting our Turning kick technique. Many students struggle at first. The secret to success has less to do with the kicking leg and more about your standing leg and how you use it.  The secret is to… Point Pivot Pop! Start by standing in […]

In July we will be looking at the character lesson: LOYALTY Loyalty means to be faithful and is the willingness to make an emotional investment or personal sacrifice to strengthen a friendship or relationship. Both friends and family require loyalty from each other, and a lack of loyalty can be one of the major causes […]