
Please join us in welcoming the below students who have joined Berkshire Martial Arts in the past month!
Esme Attwood
Mia Scullard
Amy Fallows
Important Dates
Xmas Class: Saturday 16th December (full details below)
Last Classes of 2023: Saturday 16th December
First classes of 2024: Wednesday 3rd January
Xmas Classes
Our Xmas classes will be on Saturday 16th December 10:30 & 11:30, everyone is welcome to attend, even if your regular sessions don't fall on a Saturday, and it'll be great to see as many people there as possible. W'e'll be taking photos during the classes and everyone is encouraged to wear their best Xmas outfits! There will be plenty of fun and games during the classes, as well as some surpises and we'll have gifts for everyone who attends a class that day!
FINAL WARNING: Winter Uniform
As a final reminder please familiarise yourself with the winter uniform options below, we will be taking a zero tolerance approach to students wearing non-uniform tops and incorrect footwear going forwards. Any student not wearing the correct uniform or footwear will be asked to remove them or leave the class.
Family/Friends Trial Classes
Please can we ask that if you are bringing a friend or family member down for a trial class you ensure they have booked a trial class spot on the Berkshire Martial Arts website. This is to make sure we are aware of everyone coming down, have their full details and that we aren't over subscribed for trial sessions in a particular class.
Membership Change Reminders
Just a reminder that our membership prices changed a few months ago and in January we will be contacting everyone currently on an unlimited classes membership, to check if they wish to remain on an unlimited classes membership (for £10 extra per month) or switch to a two class per week membership at the same price they are on currently.
Further reminder for anyone on a 6 monthly membership that free gradings will no longer be offered as part of these memberships. All grading fees must be paid in full from January onwards.
10 Year Anniversary
2024 marks 10 years since we opened our doors! We have plenty planned for next year to celebrate this amazing anniversary, including:
A special commemorative gift for all students
Limited edition 10th anniversary uniform
Keep you diary free for special classes on our anniversary weekend of Saturday 2nd March 2024
More details to come!
Winter Uniform Options
As the weather gets colder we thought we'd issue some reminders on what options are available to help keep you warm whilst training.
Sweatshirts
If you need to wear an extra layer when training in the winter then the only option currently available are the official Berkshire Martial Arts sweatshirts. No other hoodies, sweatshirts, jackets etc can be worn. BMA sweatshirts can be purchased at https://berkshire-martial-arts.myshopify.com/collections/sweatshirts

Footwear
Don't fancy going barefoot on the cold floor? Any shoes worn in class MUST be martial arts specific as they have thinner, more flexible soles and specific "pivot points" on the soles to allow for proper kicking and movement, regular trainers should not be worn in class.
Footwear does not have to be purchased through the club but if buying your own we recommend checking with us first to make sure it's suitable before purchasing.
The club store offers some standard martial arts style trainers, and for a more affordable option, we have also just introduced some Blitz Superflex Sports shoes. Check out the different footwear options at https://berkshire-martial-arts.myshopify.com/collections/shoes


Women's Self Defence Class
The next women's self defence classes are:
- Due to a blackbelt grading taking place there will be no women's self defence class in December.
- 9am, Sunday 28th January, Brakenhale School. Currently 8 places remaining. Click here to book!
These classes are open to all women regardless of whether or not they are a Berkshire Martial Arts student.
What's on?
If you have any upcoming events or activities you'd like to make Berkshire Martial Arts students aware of please email the details over to jason@berkshiremartialarts.co.uk and we will add it to the next newsletter.
New Belt Ranks!
Congratulations to all the below students who successfully passed their latest grading and received their new belt ranks
Top Attendance!
Well done to the below students with the highest attendance last month.
Juniors - Under 13 years old
Seniors - Over 13 years old
Korean Terminology
The words for this months’ Korean terminology challenge can be found below. Little Ninja students need to learn these words in Korean and repeat them correctly to a Chief Instructor to receive a terminology stamp. Only one stamp per month. If you do not have a terminology sheet one can be found in the "documents & forms" section of the student portal. This month’s words are:
- Round Palm Strike
- Inwards Palm Strike
- Downwards Kick
This Month's Grading
This month's colour belt grading will be held on Sunday 10th December at Brakenhale School. Due to a dan rank grading taking place there will be no women's self defence class or Black Belt Acadamey class. Black belts who are due to grade for their next colour tag will be grading in January. The day will run to the approximate schedule below:
9am to 12pm - Dan Rank Grading
12pm-1pm - Colour Belt Grading
All names below are eligible to grade this month and should have received an email confirming their eligibility. Please check your spam/junk folders if you have not received your email. To secure your place in the grading we must receive a completed grading registration form by Monday 4th December.
Grading Names
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