X Martial Arts Schools, York

09/09/2026

🥋 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗨𝗝𝗜 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗗! 🥋

When we moved into our new XMA HQ, we wanted to create a facility we could be proud of for years to come.

As part of that, we invested heavily in a completely new set of custom roll-out mats manufactured in China.

Unfortunately, they just didn’t live up to what we expected.

From almost the moment they were installed, we experienced problems — printing defects, issues with the velcro and bonding, sections moving apart and gaps beginning to appear between the mats.

For something our members train on every single day, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 “𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵”.

So we made the decision to start again.

This time, we went with 𝗙𝗨𝗝𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘀 — used in some of the best martial arts facilities around the world and a product we know is built to last.

The new mats are now down at XMA HQ and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲. 🔥

Between the original mats, replacements and upgrades, we’ve now invested 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 £𝟰𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 since moving into our new HQ.

It certainly wasn’t an expense we planned on making twice… 😂

But our philosophy has always been the same:

𝗜𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹.

A frustrating journey — but one with a very good ending.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗫𝗠𝗔 𝗛𝗤 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿. 🥋💚

02/09/2026

30/08/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗬𝗢𝗨’𝗥𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 💚🥋

Training should challenge you, help you improve and push you to become better.

But it should also be somewhere you genuinely enjoy being.

29/08/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗗𝗢 𝗪𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗠 𝗨𝗣? 🥋🔥

A good warm up is an important part of every class.

It gets the body moving, raises the heart rate, prepares the muscles and joints for training and helps students switch their focus onto what they’re about to do.

It also gives us a chance to work on coordination, movement and fitness before the technical part of class begins.

28/08/2026

𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗨𝗦 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥 🥋💚

Martial arts might look like an individual journey, but so much progress comes from the people around you.

Training partners who push you, teammates who encourage you and a community that celebrates your wins alongside you.

27/08/2026

𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘 🥋

Competition means putting yourself out there, testing your skills and accepting the challenge in front of you.

But one of the best parts is knowing you’re never doing it alone.

Teammates, instructors, families and friends — all there cheering you on, supporting every effort and celebrating every step forward. 💚

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗡 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟. 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗦 𝗔 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬.

26/08/2026

𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗡𝗜𝗤𝗨𝗘 🥋

Great technique doesn’t happen by accident.

It comes from listening carefully, paying attention to the details and repeating the basics until they become second nature.

The more focused the training, the sharper the technique becomes. 💚

𝗙𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗦. 𝗣𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘. 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦.