Purple for Bill
Well done to Bill on receiving his purple belt in Basic Combat.
Bill is an absolute pleasure to teach, always puts in 100% effort in class and always has a smile on his face. Only three to go now Bill!
Congratulations, well deserved as always.
It's Yellow/White for Mehmet in Kali
Mehmet is one of the senior students in our Basic Combat program so it’s always nice to see our experienced students start in another art.
He started in our Kali program a few months ago and has recently earned his yellow/white belt.
Well done Mehmet.
Six of the Best
We were thrilled to be able to hand out some more belts recently – congratulations to Laurence, Cameron, Nathan, Bradley, Charlie and Sean for getting their new belts in our adult JKD program.
Well done gents, well deserved as always.
Bradley Earns his First Belt
It’s always memorable earning your first belt in martial arts and recently it was the turn of Bradley who received his red/white belt in Basic Combat.
Nice one Bradley, 9 to go!
Cameron Reaches Black Belt in Basic Combat!
If you’ve been a member of TMA at any time over the past 10 or so years, you’ll no doubt remember Cameron.
He’s been part of TMA for many, many years and part of the TMA team – more recently he was made our Chief Assistant for his help and dedication to our junior program. Alongside this, he’s continued his training and we’re thrilled to announce that he’s now reached his black belt in Basic Combat.
I’m sure you’ll join us in saying a huge congratulations to Cameron and we look forward to having him around for many more years to come!
Triple Celebration at TMA
Congratulations to James, Charlie and James on getting their new belts in our adult Basic Combat program.
Charlie receives his red belt, while the two James’ both receive their yellow belts.
Well done gentleman, well deserved after the effort you’ve been putting in.
One to go in Basic Combat for Londa and Lee!
Reaching your brown belt is a huge milestone, not only as it’s the 9th belt in the rankings, but it means the next time you grade, it will be black!
It’s taken years of training to get to this point, so please join us saying a huge well done to both Londa and Lee who earned their brown belts in our Basic Combat program earlier this month.
Well deserved!
Another Jeet Kune Do Black Belt at TMA!
We have the great pleasure to congratulate Rich on reaching his black belt in Jeet Kune Do recently.
Rich has been training with us for many years now and thoroughly deserves to reach this milestone. Particularly his recent effort to get in for his black belt test preparation!
Rich is part of a group of Jeet Kune Do students who have trained together for years, however, because of COVID, work and moving house Rich was unable to test with three other students back in July. Let’s just say he covered a lot of miles each week to get in for his preparation!
Rich is a pleasure to have in class and always gives 100% – if you see him in class, please pass on your congratulations.
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Student Transformations
It’s always great to hear how taking up martial arts has been a real benefit to someone.
We’ve been in the business long enough to know first-hand how it can improve many areas of your life, so it makes us extremely happy when a student tells us about their own success story.
Tru joined TMA in January 2019 and the transformation over the past 11 months is staggering!
So, we caught up with Tru to ask her a few questions.
The difference in your before and after picture is amazing. How much weight have you lost?
I started at 143lbs and I’m now 105lbs – 107lbs so around 35lbs or 13kg or 2 stone.
What made you get into martial arts?
When I was 5 years old, I came home from school and told mum I wanted to do judo.
My father was in the RAF at the time, so it meant we moved a lot. I was told when we stop moving house she will find me a club. Finally, when I was 11, I started going to karate and I loved it. I trained until I was an adult and I went to the world championships and had my second Dan.
Due to injury I stopped for a long time. I then found a kung fu class, but again I moved for work. In January I was sick and tired of being injured and overweight and I found TMA.
It was close and had classes multiple times each week.
Apart from the weight loss, what other benefits have you seen?
I stopped because of an injury and moving a lot. I am stronger and healthier and I am happier with my body. I have worked hard for this and I am going to keep it. I have better muscle definition and flexibility and because I am using energy I am sleeping better at night.
I have always been able to defend myself but I am now more confident. For my job, I deliver food for Asda across Wiltshire and so I work up until 11pm. As safe as Wiltshire is, it’s nice to have fresh knowledge to be able to defend myself, should I ever need to.
What would you say to other women considering taking up an activity to get in shape?
Martial arts isn’t just for men and you won’t get hit or punched! It is friendly, like-minded people who enjoy learning the skills to defend themselves, gain better health and get fitter, so why not come and give it go, you’ll be surprised!
What do you enjoy most about martial arts at TMA?
TMA is a very friendly and accepting diverse group of people.
We all have various reasons for starting but the people make it so easy to keep coming back. The class is broken into segments and you are able to practice with someone on your level, so for those that do not have great fitness you do not have to, to start.
You will be given plenty of chance to catch your breath and you push yourself as far as you can or want to. Before you know it, you will improve naturally.
As well as teaching you how to properly and efficiently protect yourself, we’ll also get you in shape and we guarantee you will leave each class feeling confident and more prepared than ever to handle any situation life throws your way!
Our students cover a wide age range and our lively adult programme includes; Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do and Kali/Filipino martial arts.
Get in touch to arrange an introductory session – we’ll talk you through all we have to offer and give you a flavour of what we can do for you.
The Secret to Every Successful Diet And Fitness Program
The Secret to Every Successful Diet And Fitness Program
Today I would like to tell you about one of my students. Michael spent his days driving for work and had gained over 50 pounds. He knew he was eating the wrong things. He knew exercise was important. He heard it from both his doctor and his kids. Notches on his belts his tailor was telling him too. But he said nothing happened until he committed and SHOWED UP the first day. Many more students shared similar challenges and just the simple action of SHOWING UP wiped the fear away enough to let them get started.
Do any of these make you nervous about starting something new?
- Fear of Failure
- Fear of Change
- Fear of Injury
- Fear of Rejection
- Fear of Reality
Sifu Tony Child
Total Martial Arts
