In this section of our website you will find some longer articles on specific aspects of karate and self-defence.

• How the mind and body reacts to stress, and how to train to handle it better. Read this short article   by Neil Babbage
• A short discussion on when and how to preempt an attack. Read it here. 

• The AMRAP and other hells - or why interval training is good for you
• An unhealthy addiction - or why no amount of training is ever really enough
• Spinal Tap's amplifier went up to 11, so should your exercises sometimes... This is why.

• Is my Fu more powerful than yours?
• Have you ever met a Big Brian?