Tag: Master John Swift

Striking Fitness & Conditioning with Kidderminster Harriers Football Club

‘VERVE Martial Arts – Kidderminster Harriers collaboration’

We were asked to deliver a striking, fitness and conditioning session for the men’s first team at Kidderminster Harriers Football Club as they enter the final stages of their pre-season training preparations – from the ‘get go’ you could see their super focus and workrate!
As such we turning it up to another level … from the pad drill start, to the high volume power striking, to the team building aggression tests at the end, it really was a ‘top-draw’ session leaving them all sweating, smiling and learning!

Quality work boys!

All the very best for the season ahead – go smash it!

Check out my facebook for more photos and videos of the session!

Confirmed as a Guest Speaker at ‘Tell the World’

Master John Swift is a confirmed guest speaker at the personal development conference ‘Tell the World’ in London, UK, July 22nd 2022

The session will include sections on self-protection, confidence when faced with adversity, interactive team building scenarios as well as the much anticipated board breaking!

Would you like to attend?

Message us directly and we will see what we can do!

VERVE Thetford Seminar Confirmed

Master John Swift is back in the South East teaching seminars at Breckland Leisure Centre, Thetford for the team at VERVE karate

The date is set as Sunday 26th June, poster with times and more information will be releases in May!

Drop us a message if you would like to get involved!

ABC of teaching

The ABC’s of Teaching the Martial Arts
Always be on time and teach that being on time is arriving “ten minutes early.”
Be a model of commitment, honesty, effort and consistency.
Care about your students’ mental, physical, health and well-being.
Do random acts of kindness before, during and after classes.
Every day give each student plenty of positive feedback.
Forget about past offences, look to the future and provide direction & positive reinforcement.
Give students more respect than you expect from them.
Have a happy disposition and a positive attitude when you teach.
Invest time in each class, each student and of course invest in yourself – a fit, passionate instructor is a fresh and buzzing instructor on the mats
Jump with excitement when they achieve small victories.
Keep looking for their positive traits and skills.
Love the journey, be sure to be open, share your passion, knowledge and experiences.
Make appropriate adjustments for the students age and of course be patient.
Never criticise your students in front of other classmates, well almost never 😉
Only enlighten and offer constructive comments.
Put aside the worst aspects of the way you were taught and teach as you have evolved.
Quietly discipline in a private setting.
Recognise each student as special, uniquely different and innately talented.
Spend time listening to your students and their parents.
Teach them to use their martial arts manners outside of the school.
Understand how the student develop mentally and physically and teach appropriately.
Welcome their family and friends into the school.
X-ray to the core of what they really need: confidence, self-respect and courage.
Yell only when happy and enthusiastic – never in anger.
Zoom in on their needs and be sure to be supportive & help them achieve beyond expectation.
I look forward to seeing you on the mats!
Respect as Always
Master Swift

Now teaching ONLINE


 

Fancy joining us for a class?

Or even having access to Master John Swift, his team of instructors and the dozens of training tutorials put together?

Wherever you are in the world, literally, 😉you can join us right now!!!!

Content includes –

– Taekwondo

– Kickboxing

– CQC Self-defence

– Stick and knife drills

– Nunchaku

– Bo staff

– HIIT workouts

– Pad work

– Kicking tutorials

– Stretching

The world of the martial arts is huge and a life-time is not long enough to study them all!

But … the beauty of technology is that through video’s and online platforms you can access some of the very best martial arts and martial artists literally in the palm of your hands!

Join us!

Be part of our global community, be part of our world-wide family

#oneTEAMoneFAMILY #morethanjustmartialarts 

Taking Seminar Bookings for 2020

2020 is set to be another HUGE year and Master Swift has already taken over a dozen bookings for seminars so be sure to get yours confirmed ASAP

Available for –

  • – Sparring
  • – Fitness & conditioning
  • – Focus pad work
  • – ITF Patterns
  • – Self-defence and modern close quarter combat
  • – Weapons training
    … and more

 

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