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Chang's Hapkido – traditional martial arts training in London

Martial arts London – teaching traditional Hapkido in the UK since 1993.

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Martial arts etiquette and discipline

Three facts about attention

Elite athletes know that stress is part and parcel of development. They recognize that performing at an optimal level requires not only training physically, but also training their mind-set, understanding their own psychology and developing habits that enable them to

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A culture of excellence

‘Sacred Spaces – The place where one practises the way’ by Anna Glover  – Chang’s Hapkido Academy UK, 2nd dan As the Head of Safety in a theatre, one of my favourite aspects of my job is to attend a

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Giving time to listening

During skills practice, traditional martial arts etiquette dictates that a junior belt not correct a more senior belt. Is this because they know more? Sometimes they do … actually, a lot of the time their additional years of practice will

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Nurturing possibilities

Developments in neuroscience have shown us that connections within our brain are continually forming and reforming. What that would suggest is that we are in a “constant state of becoming” throughout our lifespan. How we develop is linked to how

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Changing ourselves first.

Students often tell me that as they progress in Hapkido other parts of their lives also seems to move forward, to improve… like somehow things are linked… The following is an epitaph from an anonymous Anglican bishop who was buried

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Helping lower belts.

I remember about a year ago a blue belt student being very annoyed about having to work with a young yellow belt girl. I told him that I understood how he felt, “Yes, I know… Sometimes the black belts also

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Taking time to appreciate a black belt.

Last month, after years of training and months of testing, one of my students received her black belt. As is the custom, the belt was presented to her at the end of a recent rank test. She was called to

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Who is the bow for?

Most of the time, when I enter the gym, I will look directly at the students who have congregated outside the studio. Naturally they bow, “hello Saboumnim”. Occasionally I will overt my eyes. My peripheral vision sometimes allows me to

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Why must I accept with two hands?

As the Rank Test results arrived at the weekend, I have spent the week handing out new belts. It’s so wonderful to see all the new colours… Before conducting the presentations I always explain the process: When your name is

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Class Timetable

NEXT GRADING

  • Lincoln – Sat, April 15th
  • London – Mon, April 17th
  • Broadstairs – Thurs, April 27th

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"I aim to create a climate that focuses on personal growth and improvement - not street fighting.  I believe that we are all different, that everyone can develop and that making mistakes is a key part of learning."

Hapkido Master - Tammy Parlour MBE
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ADDRESS

John Marshall Hall
27 Blackfriars Rd
London, SE1 8NY

Nearest Tube:
Southwark, Waterloo, Blackfriars

CONTACT

Email
tammyparlour@yahoo.com

Telephone
07951 535 876

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TRAINING TIMES

HAPKIDO
MON: 17.30, 19.30
WEDS: 18.30, 19.30

KI MEDITATION
MON: 18.30
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