Dear Parents & Guardians, In October we will be working on the character lesson: PATIENCE. It is difficult to categorize at what age children will learn patience. In order to learn patience, children must learn how to deal with disappointment. If we give in to every demand of a child, then that child will never
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Word Of The Month: Co-operation
Developing Champions For Life Dear Parents & Guardians, In February we will be working on the character lesson: COOPERATION. Cooperation is a skill that must be learned by all children. We are in a unique position to help children learn how to build cooperation. When this skill is present, the child understands how to balance
WKC English National Chapionships
Congratulations to Chief Instructor Digger Barnes for a hugely successful weekend at the WKC Karate & Kickboxing English National Championships in Manchester. Unexpectedly, Digger found himself having to fight in the heavy weight division (over 85 kilos) so this meant a massive rethink on the strategy as Digger would have to face much bigger fighters
Knives & Edged Weapons
Congratulations to our Chief Instructor Digger Barnes who recently achieved his KEWAP Insructor certificate. KEWAP (Knives & Edged Weapons Awareness Programme) was devised by national and international award-winning instructor Steven Timperley who is also a former UK military specialist instructor with twenty-two loyal years’ service to the Crown. KEWAP Instructors include personal safety specialists, teachers,
Student Creed
Hi everyone, Welcome back to classes after the Christmas break. I hope you can already see we are taking Storm to the next level in 2020 with loads of activities and new resources for you. You should have already received our booklet ‘7 Steps To Healthy Eating’ and next month we’ll kick off our
International Hall Of Fame – London 2019
Congratulations to Chief Instructor David ‘Digger’ Barnes who was inducted into the Martial Arts International Hall Of Fame this weekend at the awards in Kensington, London (England) this weekend. The International Hall Of Fame Awards was founded back in 2006 by Grandmaster Gary Wasniewski. Gary was a world champion level competitor for the Amateur Karate
UK Martial Arts Instructor Of The Year – Storm Family Martial Arts
Well done to Digger Barnes (Chief Instructor at Storm Family Martial Arts) for his amazing achievement, winning ‘UK Martial Arts Instructor Of The Year’ in May 2019. This is an incredible achievement, especially when you consider Storm Family Martial Arts has only been open for 18 months. Over 1,000 schools in the UK were eligible
10 REASONS CHILDREN SHOULD DO MARTIAL ARTS
10 REASONS CHILDREN SHOULD DO MARTIAL ARTS ???? It is in the formative of years their lives that children easily understand and pick up lessons that come their way. To help them live life and embrace each moment with utmost joy and positivity, why not engage them in an activity that is bound to maintain their
How Martial Arts Can Help With Bullying
Bullying is every parents’ nightmare. The last thing you want is your child to come home from school and say that they’ve been picked on. Bullying has far-reaching negative effects that can injure their self-esteem and cause behavioural problems in the future. Fortunately, there are some very effective ways of nipping this in the bud,
Why Your Child Should Learn Martial Arts
There are so many reasons why children should learn a martial art. Here are just a few of them: Respect Sometimes in the modern day, children find it hard to respect authoritative figures however martial arts teaches kids to respect their instructor and each other as they learn the art. Self Discipline Martial arts will