SIMON MORRELL

Is it possible to succeed when the people who are supposed to be our role models constantly put us down?

As I grew older and my children flourished, I realised more and more how abusive the man I thought my father was. How controlling,...

The award-winning book From Bullied to Black Belt and the sequel An Everyday Warrior are now available as instant downloads for any device.

I was due to release A Tall Poppy as a book in late 2024, early 2025 but other writing commitments and teaching at Fight Fortress are...

Confidence and Courage are siblings that are essential to our lives and in this I talk about how you can’t have one without the other. ...

Sometimes people struggle to get to a class for various reasons/ Distance, time limits or even confidence. Our latest service is a great...

The Fitness Pyramid for Combat forms the base of our conditioning for training at Fight Fortress. Obviously everything is subject to...

That’s Just The Fear Talking. Never think anybody is better than you. Full video here; https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe7xtvvo/ #fear #inspired...

“I’ve never met a person yet who hasn’t struggled with some aspect of their lives at some point.

Simon on Counting Up From Zero, “I’ve never met a person yet (myself included) who hasn’t struggled with some aspect of their lives at...

If you have never had a panic attack (and I hope you haven’t), you may not get this article.

The politicians eat in fancy dining halls, whilst the rich wear crowns of gold, and yet still people go hungry, still, people go cold and...

As someone who was bullied to the point of exhaustion, but then came good through various channels and went on to become, what some would...

For quite sometime now, I have been both repulsed and fascinated by what makes bullies tick. What makes a person who terrorises others do...

Simon on Ready For Take-Off. "Having fought at every possible range, from non-contact Karate to full-on Animal Day, I know how hard it is...

Everyone has their opinions about the type of fitness needed for Combat Sports and honestly, my own is that to a degree, there is no...

By Simon Morrell This article contains words and scenes some readers might find upsetting. Like a lot of people, I have always suffered...

The Truth About Bully By Simon Morrell “There is not a sadder sight than that of a child wandering the playground alone after a beating...

Simon on Factory Girl;  "I guess at some point we have all, or at least most of us dreamed of something new in our lives, and that isn't...

If you have had to endure yet another boring session, listening on whilst a 'yahoo' tells you that if anybody wronged him, he would send...