Matt Fiddes Martial Arts School - MF York

Matt Fiddes Martial Arts School - MF York Unlock your potential with our award winning Martial Arts & Life Skills programme

๐Ÿ‘€ Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate. ๐Ÿ’™Try your first class for free in York & Selby ...
11/09/2026

๐Ÿ‘€ Children are great imitators. So give them something great to imitate. ๐Ÿ’™

Try your first class for free in York & Selby ๐ŸŽ
Comment 'free trial' to get started ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿฅ‹ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, and the skills to ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ if they ever felt unsafe?Fantas...
09/09/2026

๐Ÿฅ‹ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, and the skills to ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ if they ever felt unsafe?

Fantastic technique from this young student in last nightโ€™s class! ๐Ÿ‘

Strong balance, a protective guard and an excellent chamber, preparing to deliver our White Belt Stomping Kick with accuracy and power.

Itโ€™s a simple but highly effective self-defence technique, practised safely and taught only for use when genuinely in danger.

Our Back-to-School Confidence Programme is now open to new students across York and Selby. Help your child develop confidence, focus, self-discipline and practical self-defence skills.

๐ŸŽ Two weeksโ€™ FREE trial
๐Ÿ“ Enter your postcode to find your nearest class:
http://www.mattfiddes.com

๐Ÿ’ฅ POWER ๐Ÿ’ฅ was the focus for our Acomb Mighty Matts tonight!We didnโ€™t just practise powerful techniques, we also practise...
07/09/2026

๐Ÿ’ฅ POWER ๐Ÿ’ฅ was the focus for our Acomb Mighty Matts tonight!

We didnโ€™t just practise powerful techniques, we also practised walking confidently back into school ๐Ÿซ

โญ Head held high
โญ Shoulders back
โญ Eyes focused
โญ Speaking with a strong, clear voice ๐Ÿ“ฃ

A great reminder to all our students that they are strong, confident and capable! ๐Ÿ˜

Would your child benefit from a confidence boost this back-to-school season?

๐Ÿฅ‹ Book a FREE trial at your nearest class: www.mattfiddes.com

Simply enter your postcode to get started!

Recharged and ready to go! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‹After our one-week summer shutdown, all classes are back to normal this week! ๐ŸฅณWeโ€™ll be fo...
07/09/2026

Recharged and ready to go! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿฅ‹

After our one-week summer shutdown, all classes are back to normal this week! ๐Ÿฅณ

Weโ€™ll be focusing on building back-to-school confidence and starting the new term feeling strong and positive. ๐Ÿ’ช

Good luck to all our students heading back to school, I canโ€™t wait to see everyone in class!

Mr C

28/08/2026

Is your child easily distracted? ๐Ÿ‘€

What have you done this week that youโ€™re proud of? ๐Ÿ’ฌ Or what have you improved, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ? ๐Ÿ‘ Children are often...
26/08/2026

What have you done this week that youโ€™re proud of? ๐Ÿ’ฌ

Or what have you improved, ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ? ๐Ÿ‘

Children are often measured by schoolwork and grades, but development is much bigger than just academics. ๐Ÿš€

Confidence. ๐ŸŒŸ
Focus. ๐ŸŽฏ
Creativity. โœจ
Physical skills. ๐Ÿคธโ€โ™‚๏ธ
Kindness. ๐Ÿ’š
Courage. ๐Ÿฆธโ€โ™‚๏ธ
Leadership. ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ

Discovering something they genuinely enjoy and want to become better at. ๐Ÿฅ‹

At Matt Fiddes Martial Arts School - MF York we encourage every student to recognise their progress, celebrate the small wins and keep working towards the person they want to become. ๐Ÿ“ˆ

And Iโ€™ll share one of mineโ€ฆ

This week we welcomed 7 students for their first class, and all 7 decided to join us! My first-ever 100% joining week. ๐Ÿ˜๐ŸŽŠ

Iโ€™m proud of that, but even more excited that seven new students are beginning their own journey with us. โค๏ธ๐Ÿ’™

Now itโ€™s your turn: ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ?

Let us know in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†?Tonightโ€™s focus was balance, not just staying on your feet, ...
25/08/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†?

Tonightโ€™s focus was balance, not just staying on your feet, but finding your feet again when life knocks you off course.

Resilience isnโ€™t about never falling.

Itโ€™s knowing you can get back up. ๐Ÿ’ช

๐——๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช? ๐Ÿ‘€The people your child spends time with can quietly shape the person they become.The wrong environment can...
19/08/2026

๐——๐—œ๐—— ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—ž๐—ก๐—ข๐—ช? ๐Ÿ‘€

The people your child spends time with can quietly shape the person they become.

The wrong environment can make them ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€, ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ.

The right one can do the opposite. ๐Ÿซก

๐Ÿฅ‹ Aim higher.
๐Ÿ’ช Keep trying when it gets hard.
๐ŸŽฏ Focus on their goals.
๐Ÿ™Œ Celebrate each other's success.
๐ŸŒŸ Believe they're capable of MORE.

That's the environment we're working hard to create in our classes. ๐Ÿ‘

๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ, ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„... ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Want your child to experience it for themselves?

๐Ÿฅ‹ Come and try a class with us - your first lesson is FREE.

I'm genuinely curious to hear your answers to this one guys! ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ...
18/08/2026

I'm genuinely curious to hear your answers to this one guys! ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ?

I'll go first ๐Ÿ‘‡

18/08/2026

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑโ€ฆ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ? ๐Ÿค”

Last night's speed & reactions drill โšก

Building resilience one challenge at a time ๐Ÿ’ช

โœจ Build their ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ & ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ready for September ๐Ÿซ

Enter your postcode at www.mattfiddes.com to find your nearest class and book your FREE trial ๐Ÿฅ‹

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