June 2023 Newsletter
- Jun 11, 2023
- 3 min read
Please join us in welcoming the below students who have joined Berkshire Martial Arts in the past month!
Sebastian Buzila
Kenon Bandara Ekanyake
Ovin Ekanayake
Leisure Wear Range Added to Club Store
We're pleased to announce that a new range of leisure wear has been added to the club store. All items are designed by Sabumnim Taylor and even include T-shirts for Sabumnim O'Brien's personal training business. The leisure wear range includes T-shirts, hoodies and gym wear in a variety of colours, with most items also available in children's sizes and women's fits.
Please note: The leisure wear range is not uniform and should not be worn in class.
To view the new items, simply head on over to the Club Store and select "Leisure wear" from the main menu.
New Website/App Features
We have added a couple of new features to the student area of the website and the mobile app.
Women's Self Defence Class - These sessions can now be booked directly through the student area/mobile app by clicking "Book a Class". There's no need to remember the discount code if you're a Berkshire Martial Arts student either, just select the member option to book your space at a reduced cost.
Little Ninja Certificates - There is now also a "Little Ninjas" section in the student area/mobile app. Click this if you have completed a page in your little ninja books (or completed the whole book) and require a certificate. Simply complete the form with the student's name, certificate required and attach photo evidence fo the completed page and we will get your certificate printed up and ready for you!
Hall Changes
Thank you for your continued support with all the changes we've had to put in place while using the smaller halls. We we will be back in the sports hall Saturday 8th July at the latest.
Missing Equipment
The Darby family are missing a kids circular focus mitt with an "X" amrked on it. Please check your bags to make sure you haven't picked up this mitt by mistake.
This is a good opportunity to remind all students that we recommend marking all focus mitts/shields with initials, symbols etc so that they can easily be identified if they go missing.
Women's Self Defence Class
The next women's self defence classes are:
- 9am, Sunday 25th June, Brakenhale School. 4 SPACES AVAILABLE. Click here to book!
- 9am, Sunday 30th July, Brakenhale School. 9 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
Ryan Crane - Brown Belt Senior
Tristan Atkins - Green Belt Senior
Cath Darby - Green Belt Junior
Riley Shinners - Green Belt Junior
Harish Gotipati - Orange Belt Senior
Scott Allen - Orange Belt Senior
Frank Tonjes - Orange Belt Junior
Kaden Dollery - Orange Belt Junior
Logan Dollery - Orange Belt Junior
Top Attendance!
Well done to the below students with the highest attendance last month.
Juniors - Under 13 years old
Riley Shinners - 18 classes
Yasmin Broadley - 16 classes
Chloe Darby - 13 classes
Seniors - Over 13 years old
Ryan Crane - 19 classes
Frank Tonjes - 16 classes
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:
- Swing Kick
- Turn Around
- Low Block
This Month's Grading
This month's colour belt grading will be held on Sunday 25th June 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/Tag 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
Aditya Dahiya
Aditya Puthran
Alexander Harris
Alexandra Gavris
Andrew Broadley
Bogdan Jentimir
Callum Bartaby
Chido Plunkett
Chloe Darby
Emily Keenan
Freddie Mason
Georgia Coyne
Hayden Cowling
Henry Roberts
Henry Wilson
Lola Foord
Marc Jentimir
Matas Gecevicius
Matthew Wilson
Mya Croft
Natasja Tonjes
Oliver Plunkett
Riley Njoh
Rosa Wilson
Sam Simpson
Sophie Foord
Stephanie Coyne
Victor Jentimir
Vyom Anand
Yasmin Broadley
Caiden Taylor
Jakub Kowalczyk
Jason Taylor
Marcel Kowalczyk
Raymond O'Brien
Sean Fitzpatrick Quispealaya
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