THE SELF DEFENCE FEDERATION (SDF)

THE TEAM HERE AT IMPACT MARTIAL ARTS ARE ALSO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE SELF DEFENCE FEDERATION (SDF). THIS FEDERATION IS VERY MUCH LIKE MANY OF THE OTHER ASSOCIATIONS AND FEDERATIONS AROUND - AND ADOPTS THE SAME BASIC PRINCIPALS AS A NO INTERFERENCE ASSOCIATION - THIS WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY WE DECIDED TO JOIN UP WITH THIS PARTICULAR ONE. THE FEDERATION WAS FOUNDED AND IS RUN BY DAVE TURTON - HE AN 8th DEGREE BLACK BELT IN SELF DEFENCE - PLUS HE ALSO HOLDS MANY SENIOR BLACK BELTS IN OTHER MARTIAL ARTS STYLES. IT IS A VERY GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE INSTRUCTORS HERE AT OUR CLUB TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN WITH DAVE AND THE NUMBER OF OTHER SENOIR INSTRUCTORS HE HAS WORKING WITH HIM TEACHING IN HIS STYLE - AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO TRAINING WITH THEM ALL IN THE FUTURE. ALL OF OUR PRESENT GRADES WERE RECOGNISED WITHIN THIS FEDERATION AND CERTIFICATES WERE ISSUED TO SHOW OUR GRADES WITHIN THE SDF STYLE - INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS CAN JOIN UP AND WHOLE CLUBS AND ACADEMYS CAN JOIN AND SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND STYLE WITH OTHERS. I DO NOT THINK THAT THIS IS A COMPLETLY NEW STYLE OF FEDERATION - BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS VERY WELL RUN - AND A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT HAS BEEN PUT INTO MAKING THIS ONE OF THE BEST I HAVE SEEN AROUND IN THIS COUNTRY. WE JOINED THE SDF IN SEPTEMBER 2003 AND HOPE TO BE WITH DAVE TURTON AND HIS TEAM FOR MANY YEARS TO COME - AND WHO KNOWS - IF YOU JOIN UP ASWELL - WE COULD BE TRAINING TOGETHER AND SHARING TIPS AND TECHNIQUES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SDF - THEN EITHER VISIT THE SDF WEB SITE AT http://www.selfdefencefederation.co.uk/ OR CALL DAVE TURTON ON 07715 392685. WAYNE TIMLIN - IMPACT MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY