Martial Arts – Harnessing Power From Within

At the core of Martial Arts philosophies lie ancient principles for bringing body, mind and spirit into balance. Martial Arts serve as a way for discovery of self and of self in relation to other and the environment. When I help clients to discover their inner power, I often use techniques used in the Martial Arts to help ground and turn focus inwards, allowing connection with internal emotional communication, increasing sense of self. When this connection is made, it is then possible to find inner peace which can be radiated outward to effect the external environment.

I have taught Martial Arts techniques to men, women and children all over the world – running Karate, Taekwondo and KickBoxFitness classes, delivering one-to-one instruction and as part of confidence building sessions as a coach for Ito City Public Speaking Team and to JET Programme Instructors working on seminar presentation skills in Japan.

Clients are often shocked when, encouraged to bring the centre of their being into focus, they discover the energy held within them, that they can expand and learn how to protect. Martial Arts are about much more than physical self defence skills, the way of the warrior is about harmonising mind, body and soul, then harnessing this infinite power from within and extending it into your life and society, to build a better and more peaceful world.

“Jayne worked with my son on power building using life coaching, martial arts philosophies and meditation techniques. Most importantly she taught him about breathing and peripheral awareness. He learnt how to increase his confidence quickly and easily so that he can better protect himself and his energy. He thought she was great – and so I did too.” - Nina Grunfeld, Founder of Life Clubs

As a child my father used to teach me techniques from the Japanese Martial Arts of Judo, Karate and Ju-Jitsu. When I was 12 years old I joined an Ishinryu style karate club and trained under Peter Dennis 8th Dan, who taught me a powerful combination of Wado-Ryu, Kyokushinkai and Shotokan techniques, encompassing a head, heart, body and mind philosophy. I achieved my black belt in Karate in 1997 and was recognised by BUCS (British Universities & Colleges Sport) as an elite sportswoman studying at the University of Surrey.

There were no Karate clubs in the Guildford area offering training to the international standard that I had received from Sensei Dennis, so I went on to train with Master Nyeong Woo Nam from Korea in Taekwondo. During my time at University I trained with Taekwondo, Karate and Kickboxing clubs in Germany, Spain and the USA. I became a certified KickBoxFitness Instructor in 2000 and was awarded black belt in Taekwondo in 2002.

Master Nam taught me how Taekwondo philosophy represents changes and movements in human beings through the separate elements of ‘Eum’ (Negative or Darkness), ‘Yang’ (Positive or Light), ‘Cheon’ (Heaven), ‘Ji’ (Earth), and ‘In’ (Man) – which are all one and the same. This serves as a powerful metaphor for life – by allowing flow and internal state change within ourselves, we can continuously change skills and never get stuck, in any situation.

After graduating from University of Surrey I moved to Japan for 3 years and trained in Kyokoshinkai Karate attending national and international black belt training sessions. I have since continued to enjoy training across various Martial Arts disciplines, integrating philosophies as part of my way of life and bringing new reflections and lessons learnt to sessions with my clients, to help their sense of growth and development of self.

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