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July 2023 Newsletter



 

Normal Service is Resumed

I'm sure you will be as pleased as us to know that the exam period is now over at Brakenhale School and classes will return back to the Sports Hall from Saturday 8th July. Wednesday classes are now back to just 2 sessions at 1830 and 1930, open to all ages and abilities. There is also no longer a requirement to book your places in class ahead of time.


Thanks once again for you support and understanding whilst we did everything we could to make the most of using the smaller halls.

 

Picnic in the Park

This years picnic in the park will be taking place on Sunday 13th August, it's been a great day out in previous years so we hope to see many of you there.


It's a day of fun and games (football, rounders and much more!) in the park and a great chance to have some fun and spend time with your martial arts friends outside of the Dojang so bring a picnic, your favourite games and your friends and family! We will be providing some cold drinks but you may wish to bring your own food and drink too.


We are looking to kick the day off 10am until around 2pm but you're welcome to drop in and out when it suits.


This years picnic will once again be held at Great Hollands Recreation Ground where there is toilet facilities, cafe, small park and even a splash pad. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.


Please note this event will be weather dependant and we may have to cancel if the weather doesn't look great nearer the time.

 

Instructor's Course

I am still working hard on putting together our upcoming instructor course. The course will be very comprehensive and is totally different from anything we have done before so unfortunately it is taking a little longer than I hoped to get up and running whilst still doing all the usual admin etc.


I know there are a few people who have expressed an interest in completing this course but it would be great to get an early indication of how many students are interested in becoming an Assistant Instructor. To that end please could I ask that anyone who is interested uses the form below to submit their name/email address and I will make sure you're the first to know if there are any updates.


The Instructor course will be open to all students aged 14+ regardless of belt rank but students who are 13 years old will be considered if they have BBA and/or Leadership team experience.


Once we are ready to launch the course any interested students will be invited to attend a meeting to get full details about the course before deciding if they wish to join the programme.

 

Women's Self Defence Class

The next women's self defence classes are:


- 9am, Sunday 30th July, Brakenhale School. 6 SPACES AVAILABLE. Click here to book!

- 9am, Sunday 27th August, Brakenhale School. 10 SPACES AVAILABLE. 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.


Climbing Mountains for Parkinson's UK!

Alexander Harris is climbing Mount Snowdon on July 10th to raise money for Parkinson's UK, he is so generous he's even dragging his Mum along too!


"I have decided to fundraise for Parkinson's UK because so many people suffer and have died from this disease including my hero, Muhammad Ali. There is no cure and more money is needed for research to find answers.

So, I have decided to climb my first mountain, Mount Snowdon. I've not done anything like this and would love it if you could sponsor me for this challenge. It's going to be tough!"


If you would like to support Alexander (and Mum) on this challenge to raise money for a very worthy cause, you can do so by clicking the link below and making a donation to their Just Giving page.

 

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

 

Little Ninja's Certificates

If you've completed a page in your Little Ninjas Stamp Book don't forget to visit the Little Ninjas section of the app/student area to request your certificate!

 

Little Ninja's 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 app/student area. This month’s words are:

- Diagonal Punch

- Upwards Punch

- Front Leg Front Kick

 

This Month's Grading

This month's colour belt grading will be held on Sunday 30th July at Brakenhale School. Further details will be provided to eligible students the week before the grading . However, the day will run to the approximate schedule below:

9am - Ladies Self Defence Class

10am - Black Belt Academy Class

11am-1pm - Colour Belt Grading(s)


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.


Grading Names


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