November 2024 Newsletter
- Nov 3, 2024
- 4 min read
Please join us in welcoming the below students who have joined Berkshire Martial Arts in the past month!
Charles Wakely
Maximilian Wakely
Lylah Docherty
Uniform T-Shirts
Our first poll on future uniform options is now is now finished. This poll was all about T-shirts and whether you would prefer to keep the current standard T-shirts with the option of purchasing premium T-shirts if you wished, or making the "premium" T-shirts the new standard but we would purchase them in bulk, rather than printing on demand, to be able to offer them at a lower price.
The results were less than conclusive, with 20 people voting to keep things as they are and 16 people voting to reduce the price of the premium T-shirts and make them the only option. As the result was pretty close we are going to try and do both options and will be looking to keep the current cotton T-shirts as the standard option but purchasing a stock of premium T-shirts so that we can offer them at a lower price. We are still investigating different print options for the premium T-shirts and will confirm the new prices etc once we've decided on a supplier.
Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in the T-shirt poll. There will be another poll coming soon so make sure you've joined the WhatsApp announcement group if you haven't done so already!
Equipment Clearance Sale!
As mentioned in previous newsletters, we are looking to reduce the number of equipment options and items of merchandise we have on sale to streamline our inventory, remove unpopular products and free up some space in Sabumnim Taylor's garage!
As such we are holding an everything must go sale on certain items, with everything being sold at cost or lower. Quantities are extremely limited and once they are sold they are gone forever so act quickly. If that wasn't enough, spend £20 or more on sale items and receive a further 10% discount automatically applied to your order at check out!!
Visit the deals section of the club store to pick up a bargain!
Women's Self Defence Class
The next women's self defence classes are:
- 9am, Sunday 24th November, Brakenhale School. Currently 12 places remaining. Click here to book!
- 9am, Sunday 22nd December, Brakenhale School. Currently 12 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.
Fireworks
Anita Puthran would like to let you know that St Margaret Clitherow school are holding a fireworks evening on Friday 8th November. Click the link below if you'd like to learn more or book tickets.
New Belt Ranks!
Congratulations to all the below students who successfully passed their latest grading and received their new belt ranks
Dan Rank Graders
Jakub Kowalczyk - 2nd Dan
Bogdan Jentimir - 1st Dan
Colour Tag Graders
Marcel Kowalczyk - 2nd Dan - Blue
Ryan Crane - 1st Dan - Yellow
Colour Belt Graders
Riley Shinners - Brown
Chloe Darby - Brown Senior
Yasmin Broadley - Brown Senior
Andrew Broadley - Red
Riley Njoh - Green
Anson Lau - Orange
Geoff Parry - Orange
Alisha Aziz - Gold
Hayden Cowling - Gold
Anita Puthran - Gold Senior
Rob Grossmith - Gold Senior
Esme Attwood - Yellow
Matas Gecevicius - Yellow Senior
Nathan Villegas - Yellow Senior
Theo Holmes - Yellow Senior
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 - 17 Classes
Chloe Darby - 12 Classes
Seniors - Over 13 years old
Bogdan Jentimir & Tekare McKenna-Stevens - 18 Classes
Rob Grossmith - 17 Classes
Andrew Broadley, Frank Tonjes & Kieran Darby - 13 Classes
This Month's Grading
This month's colour belt grading will be held on Sunday 24th November 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 - Women's 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. To secure your place in the grading we must receive a completed colour belt grading registration form by Friday 15th November.
Colour Belt Graders
Abhiroop Borgohain
Adona Biju
Andrew Lunn
Ayomide Jolaoso
David Hritcu
Erin Jolaoso
Evie Bartaby
Finlay Bartaby
Frank Tonjes
Georgia Coyne
Gustas Kackauskas
Henry Roberts
Kenon Bandara Ekanayake
Leonor Soares
Mervin Manish
Mia Manish
Ovin Bandara Ekanayake
Rachel Hinde-Harris
Stephanie Coyne
Tekare McKenna-Stevens
Tia Meades
Tomas Soares
Yuvein Ranaweera Vitharana
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