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
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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
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
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
Self Defence Classes at Storm Family Martial Arts
Well done to all our students in Bracknell, Maidenhead and Windsor over the last month who have been learning their new self defence techniques as part of their grading syllabus. All our self defence techniques comes from the revolutionary Fight SMART System. A simple, effective and easy to learn system that could potentially save your
Ladies Only Kickboxing Classes – Bracknell & Maidenhead
Ladies Only Kickboxing Classes in Maidenhead & Bracknell Storm Family Martial Arts recently launched our ‘Ladies Only Kickboxing’ classes in Maidenhead and Bracknell and WOW !!! What a response. We’ve had over 60 ladies complete one of our 4 week courses and now our regular Tuesday night ‘Ladies Only Kickboxing Class’ in Bracknell is buzzing
Building Confidence In Children Through Martial Arts
If your child is known as the “shy kid”, it can be really tough going for them. Having low self-confidence can make life all the more difficult – but taking martial arts can help. While you might think that engaging in martial arts only offers physical benefits, there are actually many ways in which