ATTRIBUTES 
Within the field of martial arts, it is quite common to hear people asking what belt are you? Belts are seen to be an effective way of determining how proficient the individual’s skill level is and in turn how he/she would fair in a real combative scenario. 

Now I am not degrading the belt system or going against any tradition but it is interesting how the averaged person holds this convincing believe in a peace of colured material that they wear around their waist, rather than examining the physical qualities required to perform any athletic activity. 

Why do you never hear any one asking what’s your reflex time like or how are you at delivering power and keeping composure in times of extreme physical and mental stress. 

Attributes are really the core of all martial training whether you are developing physical attributes such as timing, speed, reflexes etc or working on expanding your mental perceptions of your body and life style. 

You as the individual are the core focus in Martial training, taking the knowledge that you have been taught and using this to experience change through constant work and appraisal. 

This principle forms the core of our training at the Academy, traditionally in Asia teachers would train students on a one to one basis this meant that a strong bond and understanding of each other’s personality would be developed. In addition, the teacher would grow to discover the personal requirements of each of his students ensuring they optimised on their strengths and understood their weaknesses.In turn, this would ensure that the correct knowledge and fighting method would be achieved allowing combative skill to manifest its self in the individual. 

The skills you are learning need time and application before they begin to manifest in your body, when these skills are then in action it is not the technique its self that makes it effective, but rather the attributes gained by your constant Martial practice. 

A varied training regime containing a well-rounded set of training methods is required to develop the necessary attributes to enable you to reach your full potential as a Martial Artist.  The ultimate goal is to reach a state of deep understanding of both your self and others this must be on both a physical and mental level. After all how can you ever control some one else’s body when you cannot control you own?