07/05/2023
Hi folks, we are amalgamating our pages & will no longer be using this one. Please pop over to our main page & give it a like😀.
All classes information & all sorts of stuff you might find interesting about what we do can be found over there🙂
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The BEST Defence
This is the homepage for 'the BEST defence', the original Martial Arts Centre in Angus.
23/12/2022
Well that was the last session of 2022 tonight. I'd like to wish all my students & their familes a wonderful & very merry Christmas. Thank you SO much those of you who were so kind & brought me cards & gifts, I now have some lovely whiskys, baileys, sweets, & cakes to indulge in while we're closed🙂.
Those of you who have come down with the lurgy I hope that you're feeling better for Christmas, & I hope that what is left of 2022 is all you could wish for.
Thank you all
Mark
22/12/2022
Remember folks it's our NERFWAR CHRISTMAS PARTYS tonight from 6.30 - 7.30pm, & tomorrow from 5.30 - 6.30pm. Ninjas & Juniors are together since we have depleted numbers due to so many people being off with strep throat & colds.
Kids need a Nerfgun, Eye protection, & ammo. We have a few spare guns & safety specs, but not many.
The kids DON'T have to come in uniform!
See you all later🙂
29/11/2022
Our next NinjaSkool beginners course starts tonight at 4.30pm, & I'm looking forward to meeting our next batch of recruits🙂. Mums & Dads of the last course remember that this week your children join our regular NinjaSkool classes.
Please note that we are closed Thurs/Fri to allow everyone to enjoy a long weekend in December, then we will be open as normal until Weds 23rd🙂.
01/11/2022
MAJOR ISSUES WITH FB MESSENGER FOLKS!
I'm having some major problems with messenger folks; messages I've written are dissapearing completely as soon as I've sent them, & it's hanging every time I try to switch accounts. If you message me on FB messenger & I don't reply within a couple of hours please txt or whatsapp me or email [email protected]
13/10/2022
I'm delighted to announce that as of Wednesday 19th October my Montrose Junior Combat Club classes & NinjaSkool classes will be at Club One Fitness in Montrose.
I'd like to thank Mark Stephen & Hands of Stone Boxing Club from the bottom of my heart for allowing us the use of their boxing gym until we could find a matted gym more suitable for what we do, you saved our Montrose classes & I'll always be grateful to you.
The new venue is fully matted, so we can get back to doing throws, takedowns, & groundwork, along with some of the Little Ninjas games & drills that involve being on the deck.
An exciting new development is that we may just be looking to start a womens combatives class on a Sunday after NinjaSkool if there is enough interest😉.
04/10/2022
Well done to Patrick for being 'Student of the Month' from my NinjaSkool classes. Patrick is an excellent student who always shows GREAT behaviour & Ninja Discipline🙂
02/10/2022
COMING SOON- OUR LITTLE NINJAS BEGINNERS COURSE!😀
DUE TO DEMAND WE ARE RUNNING A SECOND BEGINNERS COURSE STARTING 29TH NOV😀!!
💥Do you have a Little Ninja in your life who could benefit from an amazing pastime that will teach them valuable life skills like discipline & focus, develop attributes like balance & co-ordination, impart safety skills like anti bullying & stranger=danger, & help keep them both physically & mentally fit?
💥Our 4 week Little Ninjas beginners course will impart in them the basics so that they can then move with confidence into one of our NinjaSkool classes at the end of the course.
💥The course starts on Tuesday Nov 1st from 4.30 - 5.15pm, & runs for 4 weeks. After this you can choose between our Mon/Fri 4.30 - 5,15pm class, & our Tues/Thurs 5.30 - 6.15pm class.
💥The course is only £25 & your Little Ninja will get their uniform & membership FREE so they feel like a proper Ninja from the start!
💥Spaces are VERY limited, so message us right away to guarantee your childs space.
25/09/2022
Mega proud of my Montrose Little Ninjas tonight, very VERY good effort & technique from them tonight! Magnus has come on SO much lately, & for such a small & young Ninja he was hitting the pads with really solid strikes🙂
01/09/2022
So why enrol your child in NinjaSkool?
🙂We are the original & best. Our Little Ninjas programme was one of the first of it's kind in the whole of Scotland. We've been teaching a specialised syllabus for young children from 4yrs+ for over 20 years now, & we were doing this in Angus for YEARS before anyone else!
🙂NinjaSkool isn't just about kicking & punching; what makes NinjaSkool different is that our syllabus actually revolves around teaching positive life skills. Other classes say that they teach things like 'focus' or 'discipline', but our syllabus us actually BUILT around teaching these in our '8 Little Ninja Skills'.
🙂Confident children are less likely to be bullied! We actively teach children about confidence & self esteem, & our Martial Arts classes are FANTASTIC for building confidence. We also teach a brilliant anti bullying syllabus as part of our Little Ninjas programme. We also cover personal safety & topics like 'stranger = danger'.
🙂What we teach is useful in every area of their life! We once had a primary school teacher in Arbroath comment to a mum "I can always tell the children who train in Marks Little Ninjas, as they're more focussed & courteous". The things they learn as Little Ninjas will benefit them for life!
🙂Our class helps them to stay not just physically fit & active, but mentally fit too. We place a huge emphasis on 'brain training' & working on cognition, which helps our Little Ninjas outside of class.
🙂You can be happy knowing that your child is getting the MOST EXPERT & EXPERIENCED instruction possible. All our classes are taught directly by Master at Arms Mark Davies who has been teaching Martial Arts since 1987 & has over 40 years of Martial Arts experience.
💥We have an AWESOME offer on for September. Enrol your Little Ninja in our classes & their uniform & membership will be HALF PRICE (£25 instead of £50)! As well as that they get their first two trial lessons FREE, & the rest of September FREE after they enrol💥.
We have a few spaces in our Mon/Fri 4.30 - 5.15pm, & Tues/Thurs 5.30 - 6.15pm classes in Arbroath, & on a Weds/Sun from 5.30 - 6.15pm class in Montrose (the kids train twice a week, but can train more if they want to). If you would like to book your child in for their two free trial lessons simply message us now🙂.