Jiyu Martial Arts

🥋 FROM LITTLE NINJA TO THE NEXT CHAPTER! 💙

Reviews like this mean so much to us!
One of the things we love most is watching students begin their journey in our Little Ninjas programme, grow in confidence and ability, and then take that exciting next step into our main martial arts classes. 🥋

But martial arts is about so much more than learning how to punch, kick or earn the next belt.

It's about developing confidence, discipline, resilience and friendships, while learning skills and values that we hope stay with our students far beyond the mats.

A huge thank you for such lovely feedback and for trusting us to be part of your son's journey.

We can't wait to see how far he goes as he continues his Karate training, especially now in our new full-time Jiyu Martial Arts gym in Cheadle! 🏠🥋

🥊🥋 FROM STUDENTS TO FUTURE COACHES…

A massive well done to Henry and Bobby, two of our higher-level Brown Belt Kickboxing students, who recently completed their school work experience with us at Jiyu Martial Arts! 👏🏼

Their timing couldn't have been much better either… they joined us during the very first week of running classes from our brand-new full-time gym in Cheadle! 🔑🏠

So they got to experience much more than just the coaching side of martial arts.

Throughout the week they helped with:
🥊 Coaching students across our classes
🎯 Taking 1-to-1 clients through circuits and training drills
🥊 Pad holding and breaking down techniques individually
👋🏼 Welcoming students and new starters into the gym
🥋 Showing people how our new facility operates, including entering and leaving the mats correctly
🧹 Helping with cleaning, tidying and the everyday jobs that keep a gym running properly

They even stepped outside their comfort zones and helped in our Karate classes, despite Kickboxing being their main discipline!

One of the biggest lessons from work experience is seeing everything that happens behind the scenes.

Running a martial arts club isn't just turning up and teaching a class. It's coaching, communication, organisation, maintaining the facility, welcoming new people and creating an environment where everyone feels comfortable from the moment they walk through the door.

It was also great seeing them experience martial arts from the other side. Instead of receiving instruction, they had to explain techniques, spot mistakes, encourage others and adapt to the person they were coaching.

Who enjoyed having Henry and Bobby helping out in their classes? 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️

You'll hopefully be seeing plenty more of these two! Both are keen to take the next step and begin our Instructor Training Programme, developing from high-level students into the next generation of Jiyu Martial Arts coaches. 💪🏼🥋

A brilliant week to have them involved, especially during such an important first week in our new home.

Well done, lads! 👏🔥

⚽ IMPORTANT - TONIGHT'S CLASSES ONLY! ⚽

To help everyone get home in time for the England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 vs Argentina 🇦🇷 semi-final kicking off at 8:00pm, we're bringing tonight's classes forward by 30 minutes.

🥊 Kickboxing: 5:30pm
🥋 Karate: 6:30pm
Please make sure you arrive at the earlier time.

Train hard. Get home. Then let's all get behind England! 🙌🏼

Supporting our local schools physical activities/events 🙌🏼

🇬🇧 GOOD LUCK, JACOB! 🇬🇧

Back in 2020, Jacob walked through our doors as a young lad wanting to learn martial arts.

Today, he's starting an incredible new chapter as he begins his training with the RAF.

Over the last five years he's achieved his Brown & White Belt (1 Tag) in Karate, Brown & White Belt in Kickboxing, competed at numerous competitions, completed a year on our Instructor Development Programme, and become a role model for many of our younger students.

He also managed to drag plenty of his mates through the doors... and many of them are still training with us today!

If you've trained with Jacob, you'll know he was usually found chatting away at the back of the class, winding everyone up, cracking jokes, and somehow managing to have more hairstyles than most footballers! 🤣

But when it came to training, he was one of the hardest-working students I've ever taught.

His toughest day? Completing a 2½-hour Karate grading immediately followed by a 3-hour Kickboxing grading... after already doing his paper round that morning.

Even on his final day before leaving, he still popped into our new gym to help out. That pretty much sums Jacob up.

It's been a privilege watching him grow from a young boy into the respectful, hardworking young man he is today.

Jacob, thank you for everything you've given to Jiyu Martial Arts. Your achievements, friendships and sense of humour have left a lasting mark on the club.

We're incredibly proud of you and have no doubt you'll smash your RAF training.

Good luck, Jacob.

Once part of the Jiyu family, always part of the Jiyu family. 💙🥋✈️