Carbon-Neutral Martial Arts
We are proud to be the UK’s first Martial Arts Association to commit to being completely Carbon Neutral.
We believe the natural world in which we live is intrinsically linked to the martial arts we love and cherish. So many elements from so many disciplines of martial art incorporate nature, the earth or ‘Qi’ (universal energy) and yet that very same environment is under sustained, immediate threat. To afford generations to come the opportunity to enjoy martial arts as we do today that simply must change.
With this in mind, whilst in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 we committed to substantial changes in the way we trade, operate and grow. Clearly becoming completely carbon-neutral and eco-aware during the worst economic downturn in 600 years has led the association to incur considerable relevate costs. Whilst unfortunate for us, the immediate reversal of the damage our trade might do to the world we have inherited is much more pressing.
With this in mind, with immediate effect;