Tai Chi
Tai Chi training for everyone
Lucky for me by my second trip I had an idea of how useful and powerful tai chi training can be and I have never stopped practicing in the last 20 years. Tai Chi can help you fill holes in Read more…
Kung Fu
Lunar New Year (Spring Festival / Chinese New Year)
As the year of the Tiger comes to a close and the year of the Rabbit starts, the Academy is busy again with Lion Dance performances and primary school workshops. The Moi Fa team has been performing across the region Read more…
BJJ
A new year but nothing has changed.
No super după new style classes or accelerated training programs. We do what we do daily and 2023 is no different. The systems we teach are tried and tested over centuries and are practical as well as challenging for the Read more…
Kung Fu
Grading in Martial Arts
Not many topics in martial arts create so much dispute. They should be a higher grade, he does not deserve that grade, gradings are money making events for the instructors, I failed and I should of passed, I am a Read more…
Kung Fu
A good way to tie your Kung Fu sash
Sometimes the students do things better than the teacher. Here is a way to tie your sash so it does not become undone. Take pride in your appearance, Kung Fu starts with your mindset.
BJJ
Real Kung Fu
Results come from thousands of hours of hard work, people close to you will see and suffer the time, stress and cost. 12 years ago I found a new home for the moi fa academy and I could not have Read more…
Martial Arts
Another successful charity event
Saturday 19th November 2022 we held our second Kerambit Workshop raising money for Daft as a Brush Charity. £185 was raised by the North East Martial Arts community representing AFC Newcastle and Moi Fa. Thank you to Guro/Sifu Alec Morris Read more…
Kettlebell
Not another crazy exercise using Kettlebells
I see loads of Instagram posts using kettlebells, the good, the bad and the ugly. The good ones make me think & be creative, the bad ones also inspire me but the ugly ones scare me. There are lots of Read more…
FMA
The flaw in martial arts training
Only a handful of my friends have actually tried one of my sessions in the 25 years I have been teaching martial arts. Now to be honest I never push it with them as that’s just how I am. The Read more…
BJJ
How to tie your martial arts belt
As many new students struggle with the belt, here is a cool and efficient way to do it.