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Combat Day & Guest Instructor
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.

simonmorrell
Aug 131 min read


Remember Why You Started Martial Arts
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.

simonmorrell
Jul 201 min read


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

simonmorrell
Apr 161 min read


A Simon Hits! for a Good Friday.
A Simon Hits! for a Good Friday. Join Simon and Luka on this rainy Good Friday and learn how to defend against a front grab, but listen carefully, the response may surprise you.

simonmorrell
Apr 31 min read


Barrel Carriers or Teamakers?
Barrel Carriers or Teamakers?
Last week, I was teaching a class and explaining about Barrel Carriers and Teamakers. It was about an incident that occurred in a local pub where Julie and I were enjoying our usual date night. Just the two of us, cold drinks and a meal.
On the next table, it was clear that the two guys occupying it had started early, not just the drink. One in particular was loud, aggressive, and, not to put too fine a point on it, a pratt.

simonmorrell
Mar 313 min read














