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Seminar Reports
Information for members: |
The Academy was established in 1989 by instructors qualified in a variety of martial arts and combat disciplines. We offer high-quality, safe and fun classes in a friendly and appropriately relaxed environment. Our Senior Instructor, Ollie Batts, has spent more than a third of a century studying and training in the martial arts, and he currently holds instructor grades and qualifications in several different martial art systems. You can find out more about our instructors here. New members are always welcome
at the Academy whether complete beginners or experienced martial
artists. If you are new to martial arts, you may be interested
in our popular introductory courses
in martial art and kickboxing for adults. This year, we are also
running beginners martial arts & savate kickboxing courses
for youngsters.
Integrated fighting arts - our
martial arts training sessions include both stand-up and fighting
on the ground. You will learn to strike effectively with your
hands, feet, knees, elbows (and more), to apply close-quarter
trapping, throws and take-downs, joint locks, submission holds,
immobilisation's, chokes and strangulation's, escapes and reversals
from holds - either for competition or for effective self-defence.There
are many hundreds, if not thousands, of individual martial art
systems in existence around the world. Our training methods and
techniques have been drawn from a wide range of complimentary
martial art systems from around the world, not just from one
individual country or region. These arts include: Filipino
Eskrima, Kali, Arnis and Silat; Russian
Sombo (Cambo); Chinese Jun Fan; Thai Boxing; Western Boxing;
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; Japanese Ju-Jitsu; French
Savate, Korean Hapkido, and many more. Savate Kickboxing - Savate
(pronounced sa-vat) combines effective hand strikes and dynamic
kicks, and was a demonstration sport in the Paris Olympic Games
in 1924. These classes concentrate on kicking and punching skills,
mobility and defence. You can build up your fitness and progress
at your own pace. We include 'sparring skills' for anyone who
would like to learn to spar, as well as sparring sessions for
intermediate and advanced students. Several members of the Academy
have represented Great Britain in European and World Championship
competitions. In addition, we offer classes in Savate's sister
art: Canne de Combat, which is a traditional
French stick fighting art consisting of striking techniques,
blocks, feints and combinations. It is a long range, graceful
art, involving stylish striking and athletic movement. In all
free play (sparring) and in competition, padded clothing, gloves
and headguards are worn. We have an extensive Events &
Seminars programme - recent seminars have included Savate &
Canne de Combat with Gilles Le Duigou & Philippe Aguesse
(here), Doce Pares with
Grandmaster Danny Guba (here)
and an evening seminar with the legendary Rick
Faye, of the Minnesota Kali Group. At the end of August,
five members of the Academy took part in a special training weekend
for Canne de Combat and Baton in Thiais,
France. The Academy regularly hosts Savate Assaut League Events
and Instructor training days on behalf of the Great Britain Savate
Federation. Our own Master Instructor, Ollie Batts, runs specialist
seminars in Cambridge and around the UK. Go here
for a report on a Knife and self-defence seminar held in December
or here for details of a Masterclass
of Joint Locks, Holds & Counters which will be running on
30th March. |
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