14/08/2026
Stick defence with focus, control and confidence.
Practical skills for real-world situations. ๐ช
For younger children - confidence and focus. For teens - resilience and real-world self-defence. For adults - practical training with purpose.
Message us to get started in Dawley, Telford. Trinity Martial Arts & Self Defence is a professional full-time martial arts and self-defence school based in Dawley, Telford, offering structured training for children, teens and adults. We are committed to providing a safe, respectful and professionally run environment, with a strong focus on personal development, confidence, discipline and practical
14/08/2026
Stick defence with focus, control and confidence.
Practical skills for real-world situations. ๐ช
12/08/2026
We took a short time to step out of class this evening to pass the solar shades around and witness the partial solar eclipse. ๐
The last one I remember was 1999! โณ
Great for the kids to experience this cosmic event.
20/07/2026
First Day Of The School Holidays - The school summer holidays start today โ๏ธ
If you have been thinking about starting your child in martial arts, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ.
Starting during the holidays gives your child the chance to settle in, build confidence and get a positive routine in place before September.
Our Foundation Programme for ages 4-7 helps children build:
๐ช Confidence
๐ฏ Focus
๐คธ Coordination
๐ Listening skills
๐ Self-belief
๐ก๏ธ Age-appropriate personal safety awareness
It is not about creating little fighters.
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐.
The holidays are a brilliant opportunity to give your child something active, structured and confidence-building to look forward to each week.
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ and help your child start the summer with something positive.
The link is in the first comment to check availability and book your child's place ๐๐๐
Ed
Lead Instructor
Trinity Martial Arts & Self Defence
19/07/2026
When parents speak to me about classes for the 4-7's age group, they are usually not looking for their child to become a fighter.
They want their child to:
๐ช Grow in confidence
๐ Listen better
๐ฏ Develop focus
๐คธ Move better
๐ก๏ธ Become more resilient
๐ Feel proud of themselves
โ
Learn practical personal safety skills in the right way
That is exactly what our Foundation Programme is designed to support.
Children aged 4-7 learn martial arts in a structured, friendly and age-appropriate class where the focus is confidence, coordination, focus, self-belief and early self-defence awareness.
With the summer holidays starting tomorrow (well, the first day off school), this is the perfect time to get something positive in place.
If that sounds like what your child needs this summer, book a Free Assessment Class ๐๐๐ link is in the first comment.
Thanks,
Ed - Lead Instructor
Trinity Martial Arts & Self Defence
Age-Appropriate Self-Defence Awareness ๐ก๏ธ. As a self-defence instructor, I am very careful about how we teach personal safety to younger children.
For children aged 4-7, self-defence should never be about frightening them or teaching anything unsuitable.
It should be age-appropriate, confidence-building and practical.
In our Foundation Programme, children learn simple ideas around:
๐ Listening
๐ Awareness
๐ถ Safe movement
๐ช Confidence
๐ง Boundaries
๐ฃ๏ธ Using their voice
๐ก๏ธ Basic breakaway concepts
The aim is not to make children fearful.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ.
Now that school has finished for the summer, this is a great time to help your child start building confidence and practical awareness in the right way.
Want your child to build confidence, awareness and practical personal safety skills in an age-appropriate way?
Book a Free Assessment Class and see if Trinity Martial Arts & Self Defence is the right fit.
For more information and to check availability, check the link in the comments ๐
Thanks,
Ed
17/07/2026
Last Day Of School. The last day of school is here โ๏ธ
For children, that usually means excitement, freedom and a break from the normal routine.
For parents, it can also mean a very different challenge.
๐ฑ More screen time
โก More energy to burn
๐ Less structure
๐ฌ More โIโm boredโ
๐ A harder reset when September comes around
๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ.
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ-๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐.
They come to class, move their bodies, practise skills, listen to instructions, work towards goals and leave feeling proud of themselves.
โ
It is active.
โ
It is structured.
โ
It is confidence-building.
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ป, ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฟ๐๐ & ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
When can you book your child's free assessment class for? ๐ follow the link in the comments ๐
16/07/2026
Prepare For September ๐. I have found that children often settle better in September ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐
The best preparation for the new school year is not just uniform, shoes and stationery ๐
๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
It is helping children listen better, focus better, try when things feel difficult and believe in themselves a little more ๐ช
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ-๐ณ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
They learn to follow instructions, take turns, practise techniques, work towards belts and feel proud of their progress ๐
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐, now is a great time to start before the holiday routine fully takes over.
Help your child walk into September feeling more ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ป๐ผ๐.
To check availability and book a free assessment class, check the link in the comments ๐๐๐
๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐จ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ - ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ
๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ด & ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ
15/07/2026
For Nervous Children Too ๐. One thing I always want parents to know is that children do not need to arrive full of confidence ๐ฌ
๐ Some children are shy
๐ Some need time to settle
๐ค Some want to join in but feel unsure at first
๐ฑ Some need a gentle first step
๐ Some just need a little encouragement
๐ค Some feel better once they know what to expect
That is completely normal โ
๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ-๐ณ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐
They do not need previous experience.
They do not need to be sporty.
They do not need to be naturally outgoing.
They just need to start ๐
At Trinity Martial Arts & Self Defence, we help children feel safe ๐ก๏ธ, supported ๐ค and encouraged ๐ while they learn martial arts, focus ๐ฏ, coordination ๐คธ and early personal safety awareness ๐ง
If your child is a little nervous about trying something new, the Free Assessment Class is a friendly first step ๐
You can find the link ๐ in the first comment ๐
Ed Hodgson - Chief Instructor
Trinity Martial Arts & Self Defence
14/07/2026
Screen-Free Confidence Building ๐ตโจ
As a parent myself, I know how easily screen time can creep up during the school holidays ๐ฑ
A bit of screen time is normal. But most parents still want something more positive, active and confidence-building in the mix ๐ก
That is where our ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ can help.
๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฐ-๐ณ get the chance to move, learn, interact, listen, practise and build new skills in a structured martial arts class ๐ฅ
They are not just being entertained.
They are actively involved โ
They are learning how to move better, focus better and feel more confident in themselves ๐ช๐
With school finishing this week, ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ to get something positive lined up for the holidays โ๏ธ
If you are looking for something active, structured and confidence-building for your child this summer, book a Free Assessment Class at Trinity Martial Arts & Self Defence.
For more information, the link is in the first comment ๐
DM me or post in the comments with any questions ๐
Ed Hodgson - Chief Instructor
Trinity Martial Arts & Self Defence
| Monday | 6:30pm - 9pm |
| Wednesday | 5pm - 8pm |
| Thursday | 5pm - 9pm |
| Friday | 5pm - 8pm |
| Saturday | 8:30am - 11:30am |