INTRODUCTION

Your reasons for accessing this website are not as important as understanding its contents, and if you are a serious martial artist seeking change, the only real alternative is the Oriental Sports Association, (OSA).

The OSA is the vision of Geoff Rennison on whose initiative it was created. The concept emerged in 1975. The current objectives are to provide a wide range of facilities, discounts and services, further and higher education, physical and occupational training, entertainment, cultural exchanges, and affordable housing on purpose built complexes for those involved with education, leisure, health, fitness, the martial arts and sporting activities. We are fully committed and connected to schools, colleges, universities, educational institutions, martial arts and sports associations, cultural centres, youth organisations and physical training establishments. To this end, the OSA was formed in 1983 by Sifu Geoff Rennison.

The OSA system has produced successful tournament fighters in semi-contact and full contact at national and international level. In recent years, Geoff has developed his teachings to a wider audience, focusing on evidence-based learning programmes. (i.e., ensuring that both students & instructors have documentary evidence of the skills and techniques that they have learnt with the OSA).

We have many enquiries from the public asking us to recommend a 'good school' to train. With an increased number of litigation cases being seen through the courts nowadays, we understand that the public demand high professional standards from such schools. Likewise, it is good practice for all instructors to produce their own Port Folio, (CV), to protect themselves against unscrupulous individuals claiming that they were misinformed or uninformed of their training programme.

Many martial arts styles involve 'contact' training within their syllabus and it is little wonder that the unscrupulous individual may be keen to 'cry wolf' for financial gain, regardless of the best intentions of the instructor.

That is why evidence-based training within your school is so vital for both student and instructor alike. To ensure 'informed consent' by the school minimises failure of communication between the school and its members. For instance, by producing learning packs and DVD's to study reduces the 'barriers to communication' for all concerned.

Many instructors are worried that they will have to change their teaching practices if they are asked to use evidence within their teaching. In many cases, they find that they are able to improve their training programmes by looking at what they actually do teach. Of course, there are some who are presently managing schools with no structure to what they are trying to teach and it is those who are most vulnerable and therefore will benefit the most from our support.

Vacancies

Full time Instructors, Academy Managers & Assistant Instructors

We are always looking for people who want to take the next step in an exciting and rewarding profession. In return we are very specific about who we want to represent our brand and image and expect our representatives to be highly motivated people who actually care about the service delivery.

If you would like to receive information on our current Jobs or Business opportunities then call 07754 764321 or email