SIMON MORRELL

Days With Giants At Fight Fortress. We have been extremely lucky to have some of the greats in the Martial Arts and Fighting World grace us with their presence at Fight Fortress here in North Wales. The short talk above tells the stories of when Geoff Thompson, Peter Consterdine and Alfie Lewis all, at one time or another, took to our mats. These truly were Days With Giants.

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.

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.

So You Think You Know Fear? I learnt avoidance from a very early age, and it was a discovery fuelled by fear. Childlike punches and kicks, accompanied by spiteful spit, came my way from my classmates. And so, after months of enduring, I begged my father to let me move schools, and for a while there was peace. It didn’t last long.

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

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!

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

Combat Day With Simon Morrell. Our last seminar for 2026 will take place on Saturday 5th September at 10 am. Simon will take participants through all-range fighting, striking to grappling, weapons defence and third-party protection.

Words From The Week are some of Simon's thoughts on subjects such as the mental health of our youth, the fear of embarrassment keeping us small and the levels of Combat Training.

Simon Hits! Switching, Evading & Striking. Being able to switch from Orthodox to Southpaw (and vice versa) is an important tool to have in your toolbox.

Combat Day, Intensive Training With Simon Morrell. We are pleased to say we are now offering Combat Day Intensive Training Camps with Simon.

Grappling Drills at Fight Fortress. One of the toughest things I have done in my Martial Arts/Combat journey was, at the behest of Geoff Thompson, add Grappling to my toolbox.

What Is Complete Combatives? How did the system we teach at Fight Fortress come to be?

Simon Hits! Defending the Low Round Kick. In this short episode of Simon Hits!, Simon and Luka show two ways to defend a low round kick, or a kick to the thigh.

Simon Hits! Double Edition. Simon Hits! Double Edition. In this double edition of Simon Hits! Simon shows how to deliver punches correctly, and in the second segment, how to execute a correct breakfall and escape from the floor.

Simon Hits! Some Kicking Drills.

Kicking Drills With Simon Morrell Some kicks on the bag to warm up, ready for a class. You can use these on bags, pads or a partner for accuracy, power and technique.

F.EA.R. False Evidence Appearing Real.