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October 2023 Newsletter

Updated: Oct 17, 2023



Please join us in welcoming the below students who have joined Berkshire Martial Arts in the past month!

Lucy Ward

Bella McBain

Rob Grossmith

Sandor Mathe

Aron Mathe

 

Car Parking

We have received the below message from Brakenhale School. Please ensure you are only parking in designated parking bays when attending class.


"I appreciate that the car park can get very busy some nights, but on Wednesdays we seem to be having a lot of people parking where they shouldn't be.

Please could you remind all members and parents that they must not park in front of the barrier that lead down to the astro and trampoline centre - in the event of an emergency this is the only route for Services to access these areas.

There is plenty of parking around the front of the school which everyone is welcome to use, there are also clear paths to follow to reach the back of the school. All drivers should only be parking in designated bays.


Thanks for your support with this!"

 

Hall Changes

Exams will be taking place in the sports hall at Brakenhale School for the first couple of weeks of November. As a result we will be moving to the Drama studio for Wednesday classes and using the Movement Studio for Saturday classes.


The first class affected by the hall changes will be Wednesday 1st November and the final class in the smaller halls will be Wednesday 15th November. As with the last couple of exam periods we will be introducing a booking system during this period and restricting class sizes to 20 so that everyone can train safely in the smaller halls. We will also be changing class times on Wednesday's to create more capacity.


6:15pm - Students aged 12 and under only (45 minutes)

7pm - Family class, all ages and abilities (1 hour)

8pm - Family class, all ages and abilities (1 hour)


Details of how to book your space in classes can be found below. If you are on an unlimited classes/6 month membership we ask that you please limit yourself to 3 classes per week during this period to enable all other students opportunity to train.



 

Class Booking System

As we've done previously there will be a strict booking system in place during the exam period and class sizes will be restricted to 20 places so that everyone can train safely in the smaller halls.


- All students and leadership team members need to book their class places in advance.

- Assistant Instructors are not required to book in advance.

- Class places available to book are limited to 20 people, except for the Wednesday 7pm class which has an overflow session with an extra 10 spaces available.

- If you do not book a place in the class, and it is full, then you will not be allowed to attend the class.

- If you do not book a place in the class, but there are places available, you will be permitted to attend class, this will be on a first come, first served basis until the class is filled.

- If you book a place in a class but are unable to attend then you must cancel your booking before the class is due to start.

- Reminder emails will be sent 24 hours before a booking to give students plenty of time to cancel if needed.

- Failure to cancel a booking will result in a 7 day ban from attending class as you will have prevented other students from using your space.


To book a place in class:


- Log in to the Berkshire Martial Arts website.

- Click the "Book a Class" option from the Student Area menu.

- Select whether you wish to book an "Under 12's" or "Family" class and complete the form.

- You will receive a confirmation email of your booking.


The student area makes booking places in classes easier than ever before. When booking classes a lot of details will already be completed for you on the booking form. You can also now select the number of people you are booking spaces for, so one person can book spaces for the whole household, rather than each individual having to book their own place in class. If you need to review your bookings you can do so by clicking the "My Bookings" option on the Student Area menu.

 

Women's Self Defence Class

The next women's self defence classes are:


- 9am, Sunday 29th October, Brakenhale School. Currently just 9 places remaining. Click here to book!

- 9am, Sunday 26th November, 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.


 

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:

- Rear Swing Kick

- Heel Front Kick

- Back to Ready

 

This Month's Grading

This month's colour belt grading will be held on Sunday 29th October 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. To secure your place in the grading we must receive a completed grading registration form by Friday 20th October.


Grading Names


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