ABOUT MABET CHIEF INSTRUCTOR

About Mike Jacques, Chief Instructor and Founder of MABET 

Founder

The MJ Movers Tai Chi - Karate & Boxing Clubs

Shodan Black Belt Wado Ryu Karate

Boxing Coach

Tai Chi Chuan Instructor

Open British Tai Chi Champion 1992 & 1993

Healing Arts

Reiki Master

Wholistic Therapeutic Massage Practitioner

HEAD OF CLUB / CHIEF INSTRUCTOR

GRADING HISTORY

SENSEI MICHAEL JACQUES BA (HONS) PGCE

1ST DAN SHODAN BLACK BELT WADO RYU KARATE AWARDED IN JULY 2016 BY THIRD GENERATION GRAND MASTER HIRONORI OTSUKA

What is MABET ?
Martial Arts- Behavior- Exercise- Theory.
MABET offers its membership Leadership Training through Teaching Martial Arts

How, Why and Where did MABET start ? 

MJ MOVERS TAI CHI-KARATE-BOXING CLUB WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF MABET- MARTIAL ART BEHAVIOUR EXERCISE THEORY. THIS WAS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE 2020 COVID LOCKDOWN. DURING THAT TIME SESSIONS WERE CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM AS PART OF A SOUTHWARK COUNCIL-FUNDED PROGRAM "BREAKING BARRIERS". THE SESSIONS WERE EXTREMELY POPULAR AND WELL-ATTENDED. THEY WERE OPEN TO ALL GENERATIONS AND INCLUDED SOME ATTENDEES JOINING THE ZOOM MEETINGS FROM LOCATIONS ABROAD.

AFTER THE END OF THE LOCKDOWN PERIOD, THE CLUB MOVED INTO PREMISES IN BERMONDSEY, CAMBERWELL, AND WALWORTH ROAD AREAS- ALL LOCATED WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. MJ MOVERS KARATE CLUB SPECIALIZES IN TEACHING LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY, AND MARTIAL ARTS TO CHILDREN THROUGH OUR KARATE GRADING AND TRAINING SYLLABUS PROGRAM.

Watch this video about the circumstances in 2020 which led Sensei Mike Jacques to form MABET: Breaking Barriers 

What is MABET Mission?
TO CREATE A MARTIAL ARTS CENTRED INSTITUTION LED BY BLACK BELT INSTRUCTORS.

MABET AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

OUR APPROACH INCLUDES THE STUDY OF THE HEALING BENEFITS OF TAI CHI & THE MARTIAL ARTS. COMBINED WITH TALKING THERAPY SO AS TO OFFER OUR CLIENTS AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONVENTIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL THERAPY.

OUR SENIOR COACH IS SENSEI/SHIFU MICHAEL JACQUES HE HAS AN BA HONS DEGREE IN SOCIAL SCIENCES AND A POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION HE IS A SHODAN BLACK BELT IN WADO-RYU TRADITIONAL KARATE A SENIOR INSTRUCTOR OF TAI CHI CHUAN AND AN ABA BOXING COACH. HE IS ALSO, THE UNDEFEATED OPEN BRITISH TAI CHI CHAMPION: A TITLE HE WON IN 1992

MABET OFFERS CHILDREN AND ADULT CLASSES ALONG WITH INSTRUCTORS' TRAINING COURSES. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED. OPEN TO MEMBERS.

MABET ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: £40

ASSESSMENT/GRADING: £35

MJ MOVERS- TAI CHI, KARATE & BOXING CLUBS

SPECIALIST PROVIDER OF MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING FOR CHILDREN.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING BEGINS AT THE POINT OF FIRST ENTRY. PERSONS WISHING TO BECOME MEMBERS CAN LOCATE ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION AT MABET WEBSITE HERE

MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING A COMPLETE PORTFOLIO OF THEIR CERTIFICATES AND RECEIPTS.