Penacook School Martial Arts​

Just because you have decided to get in shape or lose weight doesn’t always mean you get the results you want. Fitness actually takes a lot more than exercising and eating healthy foods. We all have  bad habits that led to being out of shape in the first place....

Learn how to improve your focus and how martial arts can help

Training requires time! Time is something that everyone invests but not everyone invests it wisely or with purpose. In Martial Arts training, we invest our time. That’s a fact. The time we spend during training means little if we do not set goals for ourselves. It can...

Do you often run out of gas during your workout or class? It happens to the best of us and it really sucks. The good news is some small things you can do to help.

1) Stay Hydrated!

Hydration is essential for many of the bodily processes including energy product...

Every year on December 31st, millions prepare resolutions for the coming year to achieve certain fitness goals. In the New Year, hordes of people line up outside gyms across the country, determined to achieve their fitness goals. However, the monotony of going to a reg...

Nana Korobi Ya Oki
If you fall down seven, get up eight

This is the most famous saying of Daruma Daishi, who was a famous Zen Master.

    We learn from this saying that no matter how many times you fall down, you must get up one more time. Even if you fall down one hundr...

The arm bar is a staple in many style, especially jujitsu. We show in the video, a way to use the Golgi Tendon receptor to make arm bars work better with less effort.

Many styles use this as a block for apunch or kick, but if you think outside of the box, you will find many different applications for this common move. Click the video below to see just one idea!

Many styles use this movement for blocking an attack to the top of the head. In this video you will see a different perspective, and this is just one of the many. The biggest key is to look outside the box at movements and look at EVERY part of the move.

Here we demonstrate how to transition from the centerlock to the "S" lock using Kyusho principles and points. This is a common technique in many different styles, this one has its foundation in Small Circle Jujitsu. Click on the pics to see the video.