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Martial
Arts for persons with Mental
Health issues or low self confidence.
Classes
have run every term
since Sept 18th 2008. Beginners are still welcome. We have about 5
places remaining.
A new service has been launched offering self defence and
martial arts training to people with a range of managed mental health
and personal self esteem issues.
Typical issues include:
- Depression
- Mood disorders
- Low self confidence
- Low self esteem
- History of suffering abuse or violence
- Anxiety
- Panic attacks
The service aims to provide a supportive environment where students can
learn to increase their personal confidence alongside their fitness and
self defence skills. Gradings (belt exams) will be kept to a minimum,
and continuous assessment methods will be used to reduce exam stress
and nerves.
Safety
and mental health
Students must maintain medical support and supervision for their
issues, and must not attend if their condition is in crisis (anger,
depression, mania etc). The service aims to push the student at a pace
they can manage, and therefore increase confidence through SIT (stress
innoculation therapy) related methods, while maintaining a supportive,
safe and professional environment.
Adults only - not suited for persons with physical
disability.
Style
of Martial Art
The style of self defence and martial arts is freestyle. This combines
elements of Japanese, Chinese and Thai martial arts in a freestyle
context. There is a slightly higher Karate and kickboxing / Thai boxing
content than any other element. Gradings will be in "Freestyle Karate".
Various sparing / trainign styles are used, depending on the
level of the student, from Semi-contact (for beginners), through full
contact and Thai boxing, to Mixed Martial Arts for Senior students.
The training styles used are used by students who have
achieved competence at a sufficient level to use them safely.
Who
is the Instructor?
The sylabus is an existing accredited sylabus, and students will be
registered and insured through the British National Martial Art
Association (BNMAA). Stuart, the instructor is a 5th Dan BNMAA
registered instructor, and a fully qualified therapist.
Stuart also has an NVQ Level IV in Training and Development
(to TDLB standards) in the Industrial Context of Complementary Health
Education, Stress Management Education and Martial Art Education, and
an ASET Level 3 Chi Kung award.
Where
and when are the
lessons?
Salisbury
centre: Link to
centre website and a Google map (copyright acknowledged) via the about
us tab at the top of this page.
Thursdays:
18.45 to 19.45,
but please attend from 18.30
since unless you pay term by term, you will need to pay your weekly
subs at the Office.
Cost:
Paid weekly is £5,
paid per term of classes
(14 classes) is £60.
This is paid to the Salisbury centre
direct.
Additional
Costs:
Everyone doing a Martial Art needs personal liability insurance, and
depending on your needs this costs between £5 to
£10 per
year.
Clothing
and Equipment:
Needs are kept to a minimum. Initially simply wear comfortable loose
clothing suitable for exercise, such as jogging bottoms, clean trainers
and a T-Shirt. If you decide to continue then you will need to purchase
a training suit, either from a shop, or via us (usually MUCH cheaper
from us). Do not dop this until you have tried a lesson, and please
ensure you check our club uniform and colours.
Gradings:
If you decide
to do grading assessments (optional) these do carry a small admin
charge. This is optional and will not apply until after the first term.
Will
there also be lessons for persons without mental health conditions?
Quite possibly. The
main objective is to launch the
specialist group first, but depending on demand, additional classes may
be provided. In the meantime there are classes available in Edinburgh
from an allied club, details HERE
How
do I join up? or
register interest?
Please ask any questions or register your interest in the new classes
by emailing us HERE
You can also
contact the Salisbury Centre direct to sign up for the full term.
We
are proud to be registered with the BNMAA
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