Welcome to Morecambe Martial Arts & Junior Leadership Academy

"A Journey of a thousand  miles begins with a single step"

This old eastern proverb is particularly true in the field of martial arts, and by finding this website you have taken the first step towards becoming fitter more confident, more relaxed, or in helping your child to increase their self confidence, self control, balance, teamwork and concentration. 
Our school offers training in Kuk Sool, Kuk Sool Hapkido and Kong Shin Bup in the following four class types;-
Juniors
From the age of around 6, new students will join our regular Junior classes. In these classes they will work with students both older and younger, which wil help to encourage the development of social skills, respect and responsibility. Depending upon the mix of students in the academy, at times classes will be a mix of ages and rsanks and at other times they will be split by age and/or rank. This is adjusted periodically to provide the best possible training..
Seniors
Usually around the age of 15, sometimes younger for higher rank students, new students join the senior classes. Sometimes this is a gradual process with them attending some junior and some senior lessons as well as the youth classes. Our oldest senior students are currently over 65  so it really is a "mixed bag" which makes for a great social side. Senior students from Blue Belt up may request to learn the tougher art of Kuk Sool Hapkido and some may be able to test for Black Belt in the rather more extreme art of Kong Shin Bup. A Black Belt in any one of these is a prize well worth working towards.

HOW IT ALL STARTED
Originally known as Kuk Sool Won of Lancaster, and later as The John Ward School of Korean Martial Arts, our academy now boasts around 100 students aged from just 6 years old to a number of “sixty something” adults!.School owner, John Ward has been training in the Korean Martial Arts for almost 30 years and has been a full-time instructor for over 20 years. His business partner, Angela Prince has been training with Master John since shortly after the school was opened in 2003, and is currently the only 5h Dahn student, as well as being a senior instructor and partner in the school. 

John's main motivation in starting training was, like many people, to find an enjoyable way to keep fit, to learn to defend himself and his family.
Detailed elsewhere on this site are some of the many trophies and awards which John, Angela and their students have won over the years, both at home and abroad. However, despite the undoubted successes in tournaments, the school's main focus is to provide good quality, professional training which will be enjoyed by and be of great benefit to virtually anyone prepared to “give it a go”.
A brief history of the school can be found by clicking HERE!
We hope you enjoy browsing our website.

This is our Junior Creed which all younger students learn and put into practise as part of their training.
They are taught to use it in all areas of life, including school, home and sports as well as their martial arts.

YES! TO PRACTISE EVERYDAY

NO! TO SHOWING OFF
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YES! TO FUN AND SELF-DEFENCE

NO! TO DRUGS AND CIGARETTES
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YES! TO HELPING OTHERS

NO! TO BULLYING
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WORKING HARD AND PLAYING FAIR

ON A QUEST TO BE OUR BEST
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THIS IS A BLACK BELT SCHOOL

KONG SHIN!