Matthew Sylvester
Martial Arts
How talking about The Kingdom, prompted me to write about primary, secondary and tertiary bombings
#selfprotectionadvice – If you see an evacuation on television in your town because of a bomb threat, don’t EVER go to that point if there is another threat. Either work out a meeting point in advance, or go home. Why do I say this? Because we had the unsuccessful bomb attack in Exeter, and they … Continue reading
Martial Arts magazines and social media
They used to say that books would die out thanks to the internet and now e-publishing. ‘They’ weren’t really correct in that view, sales have dipped, shops have closed, but books are still being printed and sold in their millions. One area of print that is taking a beating however, is that of the martial … Continue reading
Sky – My daughter’s Superhero
A couple of terms ago, my eldest daughter came home from school saying that she was learning about Superheroes. My first thought was a rather petulant ‘why didn’t I get to learn about superheroes at school?’, followed by a ‘why on earth are they learning about superheroes in the first place and, oh God, which … Continue reading
Self-protection and fatherhood – Letting go
My Taekwondo birthday is April 1st, 1991. I always wanted to study martial arts because I was bullied. Not because I liked the sport aspect, or because I wanted to improved myself, but because I wanted to be able to hurt the bullies as much or more than they hurt me. As result, I always … Continue reading
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