About

Hi, I’m Dave Marriott, by day I run a computer consulting company DPM Electronics Ltd that I started over 30 years ago. If you live in one of the Dinnington, Worksop, Retford or Sheffield areas please give me a call if you have any computer support requirements.

In the evenings I teach martial arts. I founded Yorkshire Academy of Korean Martial Arts (YAKMA) in 1998. Classes are held at Dinnington High School.

Martial Arts have been a passion of mine for many years. I have a 4th Dan in Hapkido (British Martial Arts and Boxing Association), a 3rd Dan in Hanmudo and first Dans in Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Federation and World Hanmudo Association).

When not training I spend a lot of time studying and researching martial arts online, from books and DVD’s.

A JOURNEY TO BLACK BELT March 4, 2017
“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… ― Theodore Roosevelt I started my Hapkido journey to black belt with my sons Andrew and Stephen. For 5 years we trained for several nights a week with each lesson lasting for 2 hours. We also attended almost all […]
ARE YOU TOO OLD FOR MARTIAL ARTS? February 26, 2017
Argue for your limitations and sure enough they’re yours (Richard Bach) Have you ever thought? “I wish I’d taken up martial arts when I was younger” Have you ever thought? “It’s too late for me to start now” In my classes I’ve had people in their early 20’s tell me that they wish they’d started […]
MANY WARRIORS ARE INJURED BEFORE THE REAL BATTLE STARTS February 7, 2017
The level of contact in martial arts is a very controversial subject. Is full contact training necessary to learn to fight well under real pressure? Opinions vary but in my opinion if someone is preparing for a competitive fight or may need to fight flat out as part of their job, such as a […]
WHEN TRAINING THERE IS ONE NATURAL ORDER. BASICS FIRST!! January 31, 2017
Building on firm foundations Many years ago when I trained in Wado Ryu Karate the first half of the lesson was spent repeating the same punches, kicks and blocks. After that it was time to learn a new technique or perhaps spar. Whatever the second half of the lesson held the first section was spent […]
Good Training Partners are Hard to Find. Break Yours and Who Will You Train With? January 29, 2017
Protect Your Training Partner A good training partner can be the difference between a totally enjoyable fruitful lesson and a frustrating possibly painful waste of your training time. I’m sure a lot of us have had the experience of training with a partner who has something to prove. If you are practicing a block for […]
Good Timber Does Not Grow With Ease January 28, 2017
A lot of people quit martial arts because they claim it’s too hard. Martial arts is one of the few things left in life that doesn’t try to become easier. Software designers strive to make their programs easier to use. Car designers constantly make their cars easier to drive. TV designers aim to […]
We Do Not Rise to the Level of Our Expectations January 26, 2017
We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training.” (Archilochus, Greek Soldier, 650 BC) Most people who’ve been involved in martial arts for any length of time appreciate the need for practice. When we practice a new technique links (neural pathways) are formed in our brains […]
Welcome to YAKMA Hapkido January 26, 2017
I’ve just finished the YAKMA Hapkido website. Please feel free to check it out. The post Welcome to YAKMA Hapkido appeared first on Dave's Martial Arts Blog.