Matthew Sylvester
self-defence
Some kids need a good punch in the face!
Some kids really do need a good punch in the face. I’m not talking about a punch from an adult (although if they’re teenagers it might be okay), but from their peers. I teach martial arts to kids, and the first thing that I teach them is that I’m not teaching them fight, I’m teaching … Continue reading
Tony Blauer – It’s not who’s right, it’s who’s left
Combat magazine has a well-deserved reputation for speaking to market-leaders and finding out they have not only devised the system they teach, but also why they devised the systems. Tony Blauer is one such market-leader and is the founder of the world-famous SPEAR™ system, as well as the inventor of the High Gear™ suit. Both … Continue reading
January Newsletter
Volume 1 Issue: January 2012 WelcomeThe academy has been going for nearly three years now, and there have been a lot of changes in the way that the academy runs, as well as the systems that it teaches, and there are more changes in the offing which are outlined below. Taekwondo Schools of ExcellenceAs … 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
Matthew Sylvester 