Please note holiday times are in operation just now, so some classes are amalgamated. The classes affected & their times are- Mon/Fri Ninjas 4.45-5.30pm. Tues/Thurs Ninjas 5 - 5.45pm. Junior Kickboxing & TKD 6 - 7pm. Adults TKD 7 - 8.30pm. Montrose Ninjas, Weds 5 - 5.45pm & Sun 5.30 - 6.15pm.

Our annual summer leave will start on Monday 2nd Aug, & our classes will return on Tues 17th Aug.

New Classes Coming Soon!!!

Our kids MMA class is aimed at boys & girls over 10 years old. We'll be teaching them this exciting sport in a safe way using non-contact & light contact training.

Our MMA class will give children a fantastic workout. MMA is THE most exciting combat sport of the millenium, & kids will LOVE training in it. They'll get the best all-round fitness training, exciting padwork drills, fun sparring drills, & have great fun working on grappling skills. They'll get a mental workout as well, as MMA is all about tactics, so they have to work their minds as well as their bodies. This class will be kicking off after the summer holidays, & spaces will be limited so call soon!

Fighting Fit is our NEW fitness class for MEN & WOMEN! This class will blow away ANY other 'themed' fitness class you've EVER tried. Fighting fit will give you a tough & exciting workout drawing from MMA & Kickboxing pad & bag drills, Russian Kettlebells training, Circuit Training- ALL IN THE ONE CLASS! This class will be launching after the school holidays, & will replace the Wednesday Cardiokickboxing class. If you want an exciting & challenging workout look no further. This class isn't taught by someone who's just done a weekend course, its taught by Jacqui Davies; who is a 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Kickboxing, a 1st Degree Blackbelt in TaeKwon-Do, & is BOTH a Certified Kettlebell Trainer with the IKFF, & an LKB qualified Kettlebells Instructor. Are you tough enough????

Arbroath & Montrose gradings, a BIG well done to all our students

Its been graduation time again for our classes this month, & we've seen some great performances in the gradings. Well done all. We've not managed to get photo's of all the gradings due to some very tight timings between some of the gradings, but we'll be making sure that everyone gets their pictures taken after the summer holidays.

A special mention has to go out to the people who were awarded Grading Awards for exceptional performances! Well done all.

Well done to our Latest Blackbelts!

L to R- Ross Davies, Nicole Murray, Ashley Murray, Carl Dickinson, Intructor/Examiner Mark Davies, Linzi Dear, Michelle Murray, Jacqui Davies.

A big well done is due to our latest Blackbelts after a very tough Blackbelt Grading on Sat 12th June.

Promoted to 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Kyuk Too Ki- Carl Dickinson; Carl is also a 1st Degree Blackbelt in TaeKwon-Do & a trainee Tactical Edge Instructor. Promoted to 1st Degree Blackbelt Kyuk Too Ki- Ashley, Michelle & Nicole Murray, & Linzi Dear. Promoted to 1st Degree Blackbelt TaeKwon-Do- Jacqui & Ross Davies; both Jacqui & Ross are also 2nd Degree Blackbelts in Kyuk Too Ki.

Tactical Edge Battle Camp is on!

The first ever Tactical Edge national training camp is running on the 17th & 18th of July this year. Hosted by Marcus Houston at his gym 'Combat Ready' in Edinburgh, this is a chance for Tactical Edge students from our classes around the UK & Northern Ireland to get together for some training under the Founder of Tactical Edge.

We'll be working on various aspects of Tactical Edge & ComTech; unarmed combatives, Drawpoint, Bowie, Asian Blade Concepts, Single stick, Double stick, Karambit, Cane, Bandanna, Improvised weapons, Weapons defence & more.

The course is at Combat Ready, which is in central Edinburgh & only about a 5 minute walk from Princess Street. The course is residential so bring your sleeping bag. Anyone wanting more creature comforts can book into any of the nearby B&B's or hotels.

All are welcome, you don't have to be a member of a Tactical Edge class. Contact Marcus Houston to book. The course is £100, & includes a grading at the end. Marcus can be reached at enquiries@kravmagaedinburgh.com

GTUK Self Defence seminars are a MASSIVE success!

I was kindly invited by Mr John Archer 6th Degree to perform a series of four seminars for his group, two for Mr James Miley in Manchester & two for Mr Archer in Stratford. All the seminars were (happily) sold out, & I had a GREAT time teaching a great bunch of people.

First Manchester seminar participants

Unfortunately we were so carried away that we forgot to get a photo of the first seminar in Manchester. Mr Mileys students were a fantastic bunch. They trained very hard, & gave everything a great deal of effort, even though I was taking them right out of their normal 'comfort zone'. I had a wonderful time teaching two motivated & enthusiatic groups of students.

We started off working through a light warm up with an emphasis on breaking down bi symmetrical co-ordination,  to break the ice we worked on Hubud to get everyone thinking about their co-ordination & timing. After this we moved onto basic takedowns, as this would be the most alien part of Tactical Edge to everyone. Once we had the basics down we moved onto situational training against common attacks, & finished up with an into to basic knife defence.

The next day it was Stratfords turn. Once again, a wonderful bunch of people who were a great reflection on their Instructors.

Stratford Seminar Participants

I'll let Mr Archer do the talking here first..."On Sat. 29th May, Tactical Edge Self Defence Instructor, Mr Mark Davies came down to England from Abroath to conduct 2 x 4 hour seminars in Manchester, followed by 2 x 4 hour seminars in Stratford on Avon. On both days the students entered with 'trepidation' and a fear of the unknown. But once the courses got underway a fabulous time was had by all.
The first 3 hours were taken with unarmed close quarter combat, with the last hour devoted to defences against knife attacks.

The atmosphere was very informal and despite the seriousness of the topics covered, a lot of fun was had, particularly watching the voulenteers get completely demolished !

Well done to all who attended, and have asked 'when is the next one !' A huge thanks to the very talented and clearly very dangerous, Mr Mark Davies and we all look forward to seeing him again in the not too distant future, watch this space".

Mark Davies back from his latest training trip to the USA

Mark is the only person in Europe certified as a ComTech instructor by Master at Arms James Keating, & is the Director of the ComTech European Affiliate. He is available to perform seminars or private tuition in any of the ComTech subsystems. 

Well done to all our students who graded recently!

Mark Davies invited to teach on Grandmasters Seminar

Chief Instructor of 'the BEST defence', Mark Davies, was invited to teach on the recent 'Audience with Grandmaster MacCallum' seminar hosted by GMac Martial Arts for ITF Scotland.

The seminar was in honor of Grandmaster Tom MacCallum, celebrating his promotion to 9th Degree Blackbelt Grandmaster by the International TaeKwon-Do Federation. This makes him Scotland first ever TaeKwon-Do Grandmaster. Grandmaster MacCallum was the Secretary General of the ITF for many years, & was the closest friend & aide of the founder of TaeKwon-Do, General Choi Hong Hi.

Mr Davies, Grandmaster MacCallum, Master Wallace & Master Hutton

The seminar was taught by Master Gordon Wallace, Master Mark Hutton, Mr Davies & Mr Andrew Niven. After Grandmaster MacCallum had kicked the seminar off with a few words on how TaeKwon-Do had changed in the time he had been studying & teaching it, & a quick warm up in the style of his first instructor in Singapore; the first part of the course was taken by Master Wallace. The students were taken through some of the 'old school' training methods, & Master Wallace introduced the students to some of the body conditioning methods that were part of a normal nights training back when Mark was one of Master Wallaces students.

Master Wallace's conditioning class, press up time.

Master Wallace demonstrating some partner stretching

Master Wallace demonstrating attacking tool conditioning

Master Hutton took over & took the students through some dynamic leg strengthening & stretching training. This part of the seminar saw some very interesting looks on everyones faces, & some really strange noises that sounded remarkably like pain.

Master Hutton demonstrating dynamic flexibility

Mr Davies then took over to perform Applied TaeKwon-Do with the students. Mark chose some techniques from the patterns & showed how they could be applied against edged weapons, working specifically against the high frontal threat position.

Mr Davies teaching edged weapons defence

The final part of the physical course was taken by Mr Niven, who is originally from New Zealand but now lives in Germany. Mr Niven took the students through some specialised training for developing their jumping & flying techniques.

Mr Niven demonstrating Special Technique training

After the physical part of the seminar everyone was invited upstairs to a Q & A session with Grandmaster MacCallum, where they could ask him questions about the early days of TaeKwon-Do & the ITF, & his years with General Choi.

The seminar was a HUGE success, & proved such an enjoyable day that the same format may be used again for future ITF Scotland courses.