Clive Elliott's Martial Arts Academies

⏰ MONDAY MOTIVATION ⏰

Good morning, everyone!

We hope you have a great week, train hard and crush those goals 💪🏼

Another night of gradings done. Everyone gave it all they had and you can’t ask more than that.

Gradings are going great so far!

Advanced adults - done ✔️
Advanced juniors - done ✔️
Beginner juniors - done ✔️
Beginner adults - done ✔️

Wantage juniors - tonight 👏🏼
Intermediate juniors - tomorrow 👌🏼
Intermediate adults - tomorrow 👌🏼

Next week kicks off our ladies gradings! 👍🏼
Great job everyone … let’s do this!! 👊🏽💥

🌳MONDAY MOTIVATION🌳

Morning everyone!

We hope you have another great week lined up, we’re looking forward to seeing you all in training 💪🏼

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Black belts shouldn’t be handed out like sweets. I’m old school and over the last 4 decades I’ve seen the black belt handed out like sweets (often for large fees) it completely destroys its worth.

Karen and I run a brilliant club with fantastic students and what karl was willing to go through shows just how much respect he has for us, the club and his fellow students

Last night, Karl Livingstone went through something that most people will never experience.

1. Warm
100 star jumps
100 situps
100 press ups
100 squats.

2. Demonstrate the complete system of techniques from the red belt through to black belt.

3. Partner drills showing a series of partner drills which included several different aspects of our training program.

4. 5 x 3 minute rounds on the hand pads

5. 3 x 2 power kicking on shields
6. 3 for 3 sparring

7. 12 x 2 minutes of sparring against fresh opponents each round (all current black belts)

8. 2 on 1 as a survival drill using footwork

9 Thai ladder kicking 15 left, 15 right all the way to one each side. 240 kicks in 2 min 34 (3 min max or you fail!

10. The heartbreaker drill designed to completely break you physically and mentally

That’s not for the feint hearted.

CONGRATULATIONS Karl, our newest Dan grade. You represent all a black belt should be. 


All the very best to Karl Livingstone who takes his Black belt tonight after more than a decade of training with us.

We have graded only around 30 people to Black belt in the last 35 years.

We believe a Black belt examination should be above and beyond anything a student has previously experienced.

We will give further details after the event! 🙏🏻🥊😊

Happy Thursday!

Amazing to see so many of you on the mats week in and week out, it really is incredible.

Sometimes for any number of reasons just turning up can be the hardest part, but as usual we will always be there to help you push through if needed🙏🏼

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💪🏼 MONDAY MOTIVATION 💪🏼

How are you all today?

Just a little reminder that sometimes the best progression comes from times where you make mistakes or aren’t performing your best! Learning from these moments will help to strengthen your understanding so that you can sharpen your skills and rise even higher 🙏🏼

Fantastic instructor bbq last night! 🥳 We have such an awesome teaching team (those that could be there last night & those that couldn’t) & we are so proud to see the team constantly growing & developing. You guys rock!! 👊🏽💥🙏🏼

The weekend is in sight! 🥳🥳

Push through whatever today throws at you and give yourself the weekend to fully recharge, you’ve got this!

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It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Guru Burton Richardson tonight. His knife defence program has changed the way I approach this difficult area completely.

Good morning everyone! Hope you have a great day ahead planned.

We’ve just realised that our Autumn training camp is only 3 months away now!! 🥳

We’re a little bit excited 🤩 looking forward to seeing as many of you there as possible, we all had such a fantastic time last camp🙏🏼

There are just a handful of spaces left so drop us a message to snap these up! 😁😁

💪🏼 MONDAY MOTIVATION 💪🏼

Good morning, we hope you’ve had a relaxing weekend and are feeling well rested!

Here’s your weekly reminder of just how much you are capable of 🙏🏼

You all work so hard in training and this also applies to general life, whether it be big wins or small ones, you’re constantly growing and becoming stronger by getting through whatever hurdles you are facing, and that’s pretty amazing 💪🏼

Have a great week everyone, you’ve got this 🥊

What a fantastic day teaching a serious subject. Tactical knife defence.
Such a hard subject to tackle but so relevant to the culture we now live in. Well done everyone who attended. Part two coming soon

The weekend is almost here! 🎉

Thank you for training with us again this week, we are so thankful to all of you for choosing us for your martial arts journey, we absolutely love seeing you all week in, week out and the progress you’re all making is just incredible! 🙏🏼

Happy Thursday!

Remember to make every moment count, trust the process and keep pushing, your journey might be tough… but so are you 💪🏼🙏🏼

Morning 👋🏼

Hope you all have a great day today, remember it isn’t always about being the best, it’s about being better than you were yesterday, not just in training but in all aspects of life.

Believe in the power of perseverance 🙏🏼

Well done to all that trained tonight … especially Newbury advanced adult class who smashed it through a very warm set of: an Alex warm-up, shadow boxing, 3 for 3, sparring & Thai kick drill. 🥊😬🥵👏🏼🙏🏼

Every great achievement starts with the decision to try, let’s smash today and make some great progress 🙏🏼

🌳MONDAY MOTIVATION🌳

Good morning, everyone!

We hope you’ve had a great weekend, remember that no matter what your current level of self confidence we have so much belief in all of you, and increasing your self confidence will only help you to achieve even greater things. Whatever you perceive as your limits, we will aim to work at breaking through them together, after all you are your own greatest competition 🙏🏼

What a day, club climb and currently stood at the top of Pen y Fan. Karl Sargison

Being invited to the wedding of our long time student & friend, and spending time with other students & even a few ex-students 😁 made us realise just how much CEMAA builds community & creates lifelong friendships. Our club is like a family & we are so thankful for each & every one of you … & look at us, what a handsome bunch we are!! 😆👌🏼
Why not come down for a trial session & join us? 🥊😊🙏🏼

Come a join a friendly world class club. We have been teaching in Newbury & Thatcham for 38 years. Everyone is welcome, junior classes, ladies only and mixed adults.

Clive Elliott Martial Arts Clive Elliott’s Martial Arts Academies specialises in teaching good quality martial arts to people of all ages and ability levels. We have club locations in Newbury and Thatcham.

Today we give thanks for all those that gave their lives that we might have freedom. 🕊️👏🏼

Happy Thursday!

No matter what the day throws at you, dig deep and keep going, let’s finish the week strong 💪🏼

Halfway through the week already!

Keep those smiles on your faces and keep pushing your limits 💪🏼

Teaching such a wide variety of people at CEMAA is such an incredible privilege! 👌🏼

Martial Arts if for everyone - no matter your age, gender, ethnicity, background, fitness, ability level, size, etc, etc.

Everyone can enjoy & benefit from all that Martial Arts has to offer … why not come & give it a try?! 🥊😊🙏🏼

🌳 Monday Motivation 🌳

Good morning! We’re looking forward to training with you all again this week! 🙏🏼

This is a fantastic quote as it really emphasises the greatness of trying to improve by just 1% every day! Although at the time that little change might not feel like much, over time it all really adds up! Whether that be for your overall fitness, learning a new technique, correcting an existing skill, or any other aspect of life, those little improvements can make a massive difference over time. It is also a reminder that those steps might be bigger or smaller or take longer than the next person’s, but they are unique to you and your journey, and that’s the real measure 🙏🏼