Members of our fantastic competition squad are competing this weekend (Sunday 30th January) at the Watford Open Nationals, we’d like to wish them every success for this event!! If you’d like to wish them good luck in person and watch the competition then speak to your Sensei today or call the Dojo for information on how to get there. If you can’t make it but still want to wish them well (and who wouldn’t?) then please leave your good luck messages in the comments box!
Archive for January, 2011
TMAP Competition squad – competing this weekend
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Sensei on the spot!!
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
Over the next few weeks we’re going to be putting our
favourite Sensei’s ‘on the spot’ to find out a little bit more
about what makes them tick…
Our first subject is Sensei William Lai.
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How long have you been involved in martial arts?
“I started in my early teens a style called Kateda, it was centred around chi energy.
I gave up when they wanted to smash a half brick on my solar plexus.”
When not at The Martial Place where can we find you?
“Chilling at home.”
What are your top tips for staying Sensei fit?
“Do something,
Do something,
Do something.”
What’s your favourite snack?
“Noodles!”
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If you had a super power what would it be?
“The ability to stop time/time travel like my double Hiro
Nakamora (in Heroes).”
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What song guarantees you’ll get on the dancefloor?
“Any Chinese folk song! I quite like ‘Who’s that chick?’
by David Guetta & Rhianna.”
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What’s the best martial arts film?
“It has to be ‘Drunken Master’ starring Jackie Chan, it’s the
first martial arts film I watched. The original Cantonese version
is the best.”
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What’s the best piece of advice you can give a beginner at Tmap?
“Perservere!”
What ’spooks’ you?
“Lou Ferrigno – The Hulk, I used to have nightmares he was
chasing me!”
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If you weren’t a Sensei at Tmap – what would you be?
“Really overweight – I love eating!”
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Describe yourself in one word.
“Sensitive.”
How many push ups can you really do?
“Around 50.”
The next ‘Sensei on the spot’ will be our favourite Frenchman… Sensei Marco!
If you have any burning questions for Marco then add them to the comments box 
Happy New Year!
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011And to make it even happier for you, we at The Martial Arts Place would like to offer you some brand new and very exciting offers… For our existing members (you know who you are!) we have a very special offer ending soon, for £80/month you can have unlimited training at the Dojo and yes, this even includes the 7am focused lessons, because, we know that it’s never too early to train!
Bring a friend for free!
Yes, that’s right, share your love for everything Tmap! Bring a friend along for a trial lesson and your friend can try out for free (normally £10 for a full 1 hour trial class). Booking is essential.
Because we don’t want to leave anyone out, we also have fantastic offers for new members. Sign up for a 6 month membership with us and we will give you 10% off your membership AND free gloves. If you decide to join us for 12 months (and who wouldn’t want to?), we’ll give you a whopping 20% off your membership PLUS free gloves AND boots! So come along and see us soon, these offers will expire at the end of January, call us for our terms and conditions.
Little Monkeys Anti-Bullying/Self Defence course.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011Our self defence courses have always been very popular, this year we’re offering different courses for our Little Monkeys and Junior members. Our first course is for our 5-7 year olds and takes place on Saturday 29th January at 1.30pm. This new course is specially designed to build confidence and teach basic anti-bullying skills.The course lasts 45 minutes and costs £10. We only have 20 spaces available so please book early to avoid missing out. Call the Dojo for more details and to book.
Follow us on Twitter!
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
We are now on Twitter, follow us here @tmapdojo, we can’t promise holiday give aways but we can promise some quality banter, training tips and up to date information on all things Dojo related! Go on, show us some love and get on Twitter.
Kung Fu Panda 2 – coming soon!
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011The Green Hornet
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011Do you remember the original Green Hornet with Bruce Lee? How will the new Kato compare…?