Awesome job by Matthew our student of the week for the week of 5th September 2025.

Very well deserved.

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Matthew earned this award for excellent progress in Hyung (Forms).

Matthew has been with us for a while now and has come a very long way indeed and im so proud of him. His confidence since his first class has totally transformed. He is like a different person. He has really come out of his shell. 

At his second grading a few months ago he did an amazing job. He graded at a very good standard no mistakes and earnt his orange belt.

He is a real breath of fresh air at our club. I can see so much potential.

Matthew is a very clever young man and a very gifted student with a photographic memory. For a student so young to remember his forms and Ho Sin Sool (Self Defence Techniques) like he does is amazing. 

I can see this young man going far. He has certainly got the correct attitude and mindest and asks plenty of questions which is great to see. He trains lots at home too and the results are shining through. He loves Ho Sin Sool (Self Defence) and sparring.

Don't let his small stature fool you. Matthew is a real power house and has awesome power in his punches and kicks combined with great balance and technique too. A formidable sparring partner even against the adults.

We are working on syllabus material and Matthew is prepearing for his winter grading and is well on course for it.

Matthew is a very fast learner and gives 100% effort and concentration every class. He absolutely loves training. The smile says it all as he walks in every week. I can see excellent progress every single week and the stances and movements are looking very good also. I am really looking forward to watching and seeing the progress and teaching Matthew on the rest of his black belt journey.

I couldn't be happier or ask for anymore from him. Im so pleased he is getting rewarded for all his hard work.

Watch this space because Matthew really is one to watch. He will 100% be a star at my club. He is going to be a great practitioner.

Keep up the great work Matthew I am very proud of you young man. 👊

This post is also available on our club website:-

https://www.essexsbd.com/student-of-the-week

In our family class we had a very good stretch and warm up and then moved into some kicking techniques on the shields.

We worked very hard on our movement and use of the hip (Huri).

The energy in class was amazing tonight with everyone back from their holidays.

Our class theme tonight was:- Confidence

The feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something.

We discussed our class theme and why confidence is so important in martial arts and the things we do and our everyday lives. We like to say be quietly confident but not cocky. No one likes a show off.

We then moved into some Hyung (Forms) and Ho Sin Sool (Self Defence) also 

IL Soo Sik Dae Ryun (One Step Sparring).

Closing off strongly with a group effort of lots of sit ups, we had a excellent class.

Our senior class was great, working hard on sparring techniques, Hyung (forms). We also practiced IL Soo Sik Dae Ryun (One Step Sparring) and Ho Sin Sool (Self Defence).

Keep up the great work everyone. 

Soo Bahk !!!

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