SIMON MORRELL

Are You a Recreational Martial Artist or Something More? For those of us who take up a Martial Art, we all have different reasons for doing so, and none of us really know where it will take us. Not at first, anyway. The overriding factor for starting the journey is usually to gain confidence, to learn the physical skills needed to look after ourselves and our loved ones. Some of us are just so sick and tired of the fear, the beatings and the daily path of avoidance. Avoiding

Summer 2026, the Latest News from Simon & Julie. All the latest on Fight Fortress, classes, the latest film news and some blasts from the past.

Combat Day & Guest Instructor. Self-Protection Expert Simon Morrell will now be joined on the mats by guest instructor and Muay Thai Champion Lee Mayo for a day of training at Fight Fortress Combat Academy.

The Day You Become a Blalck

A Day in the Life At Fight Fortress. This very short clip gives you an idea of what to expect when you join us at Simon Morrell's Fight Fortress Combat Academy.

Delivering a Roundhouse Kick. We all have our own way of delivering techniques, but when throwing a roundhouse kick, for me it is so important to keep your hands high and in front of you, so that you can throw a follow-on punch.

Highlights From Our Online Program. In this first free clip taken from our Combat & Fearless Online Academy, Simon & Luka demonstrate defences against a hold, escaping from the floor and a gun defence.

Highlights From Our Online Program. In this first free clip taken from our Combat & Fearless Online Academy, Simon & Luka demonstrate defences against a punch, kick and knife strike.

Don't lose sight of why you started to learn Martial Arts. Remember Why You Started Martial Arts. Along the way, we can lose sight of the reasons why most of us originally took up Martial Arts. This short talk by Simon explores those reasons.

A Blast From The Past. I’ve been very lucky to be taught by some great instructors and be featured in the media.

Simon Morrell's Fitness Pyramid. If you want to get fit to fight, truly fit, then there are five fitness levels that need to be addressed. For example, if you plan ten 2-minute rounds of sparring, then it isn't rocket science to know you must be able to breathe correctly for that twenty minutes, which would fall under Aerobic, the first level of the pyramid. If we can't get that right, we have very little chance of improving the other four levels.

Important notice about Self Defence trainin.

In this free Simon Hits! episode, Simon shows how to build a nice Kickboxing pad combo using the pyramid build up method.

DEFENSIVE TACTICS DOWNLOADS. We are pleased to announce that we have added two new downloads to our growing Online Academy. You can now rent or purchase our Defensive Tactics Instructors Course parts one and two directly from our site.

Brand New Downloads Now Available. Simon Hits Pro Episodes One & Two are now available to rent or buy from our Online Academy.

How to Self-Motivate. Training partners, business associates, or any third party really, can and will at some point let us down. If that is the case, it is easy to go back to the house, pour a glass of wine and put on a film. Trust me, that is not how we get our Black Belt, win our fight or make that business work.

Combat & Fearless Online Academy Now Live! Can't get to our award-winning Martial Arts & Self-Defence Academy? Don't worry, we've go you covered!

Some words on training, fears and moving forwards.

Check Out Thursday's Class! Check Out a Class From Thursday! This week, Simon took the Fight Fortress troops through some Krav Maga & Kickboxing pad drills.

Our new online academy will have such diverse downloads as physical self defence, fight programs, fear control, confidence building and tips