The 34yr experts in teaching martial arts to children. Give them confidence to stand up to bullying.
KickFit Martial Arts - South Reading is ready to teach our unique blend of martial arts skills to your child. Every class has a written plan prepared by your expert instructor. The lesson combines self-defence skills, fitness and positive mental focus designed especially for the age group. For over 30 years we have researched, developed, and tested every part of the lesson ourselves. We offer all
20/08/2026
Even KickFit instructors need to recharge! 🔋🥊
All KickFit schools will be closed from 24 to 31 August 2026 for our annual Rest & Recharge Week, giving our instructors some well-earned time with their families.
Want to keep training? Practise with your syllabus videos or attend extra class days to make up your lessons.
Rest up, keep moving and get ready, we’ll be back in September!
20/08/2026
GCSE Results
So today's the day for GCSE level results.
Good luck to KickFit students receiving their GCSE results today.
If your results are what you wanted or not, you always have choices. 6th form, college, apprenticeship, apply for a job, repeat your exams, it’s all good.
You can shape your future. Take good advice and whatever option you choose, give it your all. 🤓🥋💪
30/06/2026
🥋🎉 Congratulations to all our KickFit students on earning your new belt rank! 🎉🥋
Every new belt represents something far more important than a new colour around your waist.
It represents the classes you attended when you didn't feel like training.
The techniques you practised until they became second nature.
The courage to keep going when things felt difficult.
Belts are not given. They are earned through consistency, effort and determination.
To all our students, we are incredibly proud of what you've achieved. To all our parents, thank you for supporting your child's journey every week. Your encouragement makes a real difference.
Now enjoy your achievement... then set your sights on the next goal.
A Black Belt is simply a White Belt who never gave up.
Well done everyone. Keep showing up. Keep training. Keep improving. 👊🔴⚫
This month our syllabus features forms practice.
Here's a reminder as to Why We Practice Forms
1. Regular practice with consistent effort helps to improve muscle tone and breathe control.
2. Learning and practice of Forms is not easy. Learning to get past this ‘struggle’ and improve step by step is an important lesson. The student develops perseverance and a non-quitting spirit. Characteristics that help to focus the mind and build a positive spirt.
3. When done correctly, Forms practice also teaches the development of a clear mind. At the highest levels of practice, practitioners often feel that their bodies are performing the Form without the direction or interference of the conscious mind.
The Form is simply expressed through them.
This mental state is referred to as Mushin or “no mind”.
22/06/2026
🔥 HOT WEATHER TRAINING UPDATE 🔥
KickFit Students and Parents,
It’s going to be a hot week across England, but training continues and all grading tests will take place as planned.
✅ Please wear your official KickFit T-shirt to class instead of your uniform top.
✅ Bring plenty of water.
✅ Our instructors will adjust class activities where needed to keep training safe and enjoyable for everyone.
✅ Regular water breaks will be included throughout classes.
Most importantly, remember that perseverance is built by doing things that require effort.
Anyone can train when conditions are perfect. Black Belts learn to stay focused, adapt and keep moving forward when things become challenging.
Stay committed to your goals. Stay disciplined. Stay strong.
See you on the mats this week.
🥋 Black Belts in Training, Now and Forever.
03/06/2026
CONFIDENCE
Confidence changes everything for a child.
You see it in the way they walk into school.
The way they speak.
The way they handle pressure and challenges.
Martial arts helps children build real confidence through achievement, not empty praise.
Each class teaches them:
“I can do hard things.”
“I can improve.”
“I don’t quit.”
That confidence stays with them for life.
Your child is capable of more than you think.
Sometimes they just need the right environment to bring it out.
Book your child’s free trial class today www.kickfit-academy.com
02/06/2026
MARTIAL ARTS BUILDS STRONG MINDS.
Most parents first join martial arts because they want their child to learn self defence.
Then something bigger happens.
You notice:
✔ Better focus at school
✔ More confidence speaking to others
✔ Less anxiety and frustration
✔ Improved discipline at home
✔ Positive friendships
✔ More resilience when life gets tough
Martial arts gives children structure, challenge and encouragement in a world full of distractions.
At KickFit Martial Arts Schools, children do not just learn kicks and punches. They learn how to keep going when things feel difficult.
That lesson stays with them for life.
Book your child’s FREE trial class today https://bit.ly/496riOz
01/06/2026
Motivation fades. discipline stays
Motivation comes and goes.
Discipline stays.
The students who succeed don’t rely on feeling like training.
They train anyway.
This is the habit that creates Black Belts.
Stay consistent.
30/05/2026
Bruce Lee once said:
“Long-term consistency trumps short-term intensity.”
That message sits at the heart of true martial arts training.
Anybody can train hard for a week.
Anybody can feel motivated for a month.
But very few people keep showing up year after year. Through school exams. Busy jobs. Family life. Injuries. Setbacks. Doubt. Pressure.
That is where Black Belt character is built.
At KickFit we speak often about the path to 4th Dan Mastery. Not because of the belt itself, but because of the years of discipline, focus and resilience it takes to get there.
Kyoshi Ken Pankiewicz was inspired to begin martial arts training at just 13 years old in 1983 after watching Bruce Lee movies. That inspiration became a lifelong journey that still continues today over 40 years later.
Bruce Lee’s legacy was never just about speed or power.
It was about daily practice. Self-improvement. Relentless consistency.
The students who succeed long term are not always the most talented.
They are the ones who refuse to quit.
Keep showing up.
Keep training.
Keep pushing forward.
That is the KickFit way.
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