Menssana Martial Arts

10/09/2026

🥋 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫!

Kyle and his daughter love sharing their martial arts journey at Menssana:
“𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯!
𝘐’𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯.”
It’s wonderful to see families getting fitter, learning new skills and making brilliant memories together. ❤️

08/09/2026

🥋 𝐁𝐎 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐈𝐏 🥋

Chief Master Schreiber breaks down an important detail for our Leadership students working with the bo staff, or jahng b**g.
When performing a Circular Line Six—also known as an overhead low block—open your index finger as the weapon circles around your head. This helps guide the motion and reinforces your grip as the staff comes down to block.
As Mr Paulichen demonstrates, without that finger support, the impact of an attack can knock the weapon straight from your hand. Correct hand position gives you a much stronger, more secure defence when the weapon meets resistance.
Small details make a big difference! 👊

MenssanaMartialArts

03/09/2026

🥋 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 🥋

“We’ve been coming to ATA for just over a year now. My son had already been training for around three months and was really enjoying his classes, so I decided to join through the Father’s Day promotion.

Now, we train together as a family. It’s helped teach him discipline, build his confidence and given us something really positive to enjoy as a group.
It’s such a great activity to do together as a family!”

Martial arts isn’t just about learning new skills—it’s about growing stronger and more confident together. ❤️

02/09/2026

🥋 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

The second pillar of conviction is 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭—choosing the right path, even when it’s hard.
In martial arts, commitment means continuing to train with effort and focus, even when you’re tired. Outside class, it might mean putting your school bag away and completing your homework before playing games or having fun.
Doing the right thing isn’t always the easiest choice—but every time we follow through, we strengthen our discipline, character and conviction. 💪
Discipline

01/09/2026

⚡ 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄 ⚡

One of the key attributes we’re focusing on in training is reaction force—based on Newton’s third law:

“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
We can see this clearly in a basic martial arts punch. As one hand drives forward, the reaction hand pulls back with equal speed and power. These opposing movements help us generate power, control our momentum and maintain balance throughout the technique.

Although we wouldn’t punch this way during sparring or self-defence, practising the basic motion teaches the body how to understand and channel reaction force naturally.
Master the fundamentals, and they become part of every technique you perform. 🥋💥

MenssanaMartialArts

28/08/2026

27/08/2026

🤝 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞🤝

In our Leadership Program, our child students are learning how to introduce people to one another confidently and politely.
A great introduction includes:
⭐ Saying each person’s name
⭐ Sharing something positive or interesting about them
⭐ Mentioning something they have in common
For example: “This is Mr Paulichen. He’s really good at martial arts, and you’ll enjoy being in class with him. This is Greg—he’s a brilliant videographer who creates fantastic social media videos. You both love football too!”
This simple skill can help a new student or visiting friend feel comfortable, included and part of the group straight away.
Leadership isn’t only about taking charge—it’s also about helping others feel welcome. 🥋

26/08/2026

📖 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐘 𝐁𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 📖

In our Leadership Program, we’ve been exploring empathy—and its first pillar: 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Comprehension means: “I understand your feelings and experiences.”

To empathise with someone—especially someone whose life is very different from our own—we need imagination.

Reading fiction is a brilliant way to develop it. Stories allow us to step into another person’s world, see life through their eyes and better understand how they might feel or behave.

By encouraging our students to read novels and explore new stories, we’re not only developing their imagination—we’re helping them become more thoughtful, understanding and empathetic leaders. 🌟

What book has helped you see the world from a different perspective? 📚

25/08/2026

🥋 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐂𝐘 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐈𝐏 🥋
In our Legacy programme, we’re currently training with the Combat Bahng Mahng Ee — and learning how to use distraction to create an opening.

By tapping the floor before attacking, we draw our opponent’s eyes and guard down, leaving the higher target exposed.

It’s the same principle we use in traditional sparring: the first technique doesn’t always need to score. Sometimes its purpose is to shift the opponent’s focus and create an opportunity for the next attack.

Watch Mr Paulichen demonstrate: tap low, draw the attention down, then attack high! 👊
Good sparring isn’t just about speed and power — it’s about strategy, timing and controlling your opponent’s focus.

MartialArts TrainSmart

20/08/2026

🥋“𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲’𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲.”

After training with us for around 18 months, this family has seen huge improvements in their children’s confidence, abilities and enthusiasm for trying new things—from learning new skills to training with exciting martial arts weapons.
Dad has joined the adults’ classes too, improving his own fitness and flexibility along the way!
Martial arts is something the whole family can enjoy, with supportive instructors and a welcoming community beside you every step of the way. ❤️

Fitness Witney