Welcome to Dave’s Martial Arts Blog.
I hope you’ll spend some time reading through the articles and perhaps offer some feedback.
If you are interested in Hapkido please feel free to check out my other site dedicated to YAKMA Hapkido
Passionate About Martial Arts
Welcome to Dave’s Martial Arts Blog.
I hope you’ll spend some time reading through the articles and perhaps offer some feedback.
If you are interested in Hapkido please feel free to check out my other site dedicated to YAKMA Hapkido
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 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.
“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 …
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 …
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 …
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For more information please contact Dave Marriott
email: dave@davemarriott.com
Call: 0784 1117578