We hope you have all had a chance to take a break over Christmas and get together with family and friends.
We’d like to congratulate Mr Yalcin (formally Deniz 😉) our latest member of the Black Belt club.
Our first class back will be at Southgate Scout Hut on Thursday 6th Jan at 6.30pm. All are welcome to attend. If you’ve never been there then you can find the details on our locations page.
For Turkey Street the first class will be Sunday 9th Jan.
With the recent changes to the Government guidelines to the new strain of COVID unfortunately for students at our Turkey Street venue we have to temporarily close the viewing room as there is a severe lack of airflow in what is a very small space.
However, for exceptional circumstances we can allow use of the room and you will be required to wear a face covering whilst in the room.
We apologise for the inconvenience, we hope you all understand and continue to support us during this unusual time.
Just a reminder that you are mindful of others and ensure that we keep each other safe by not attending class if you are at all unwell.
Please remember the instructor team are here to help, don’t forget to send us your videos for review.
December Black Belt Dan Testing
Well done to Mr Yalcin who passed his Dan testing with a good grade. 🤗🎉
Late Payment of Fees
A reminder that late fees will incur an additional £5 for each person if the payment has not cleared by the 7th of each month.
If you are not currently training, but wish to remain on our register, then there is a minimum £5/month to cover registration fees or you can elect to be archived. Note that there will be a £20 administrative fee to reactivate your membership.
Training Protocols
All students will be required to bring hand safety to each class. Yellow belts and above will also require foot safety.
Please purchase your own using the guide at the end of the newsletter.
It’s important that students dress correctly for training.
Uniforms should not be crumpled when attending the class.
If you wear a T-Shirt under the uniform then the colour needs to match the uniform which for most students will be white.
Belts need to be tied correctly.
Birthdays
🎈January Birthdays🎈
Jan 2nd – Ela Turk Jan 10th – Jason Chong Jan 12th – Jordan Alam Jan 14th – Theo Noel Jan 21st – Ayaan Akram Jan 29th – Gretel Müller
🎂🎂
Testing Schedule
Sunday 23th January 2022 – Colour Belt testing – Turkey Street.
Monday 24th January 2022 – Il Dan Snr tag assessment – Claremont School
Eligibility for Testing
To be eligible to test requires a student to have met 2 criteria.
First complete a minimum of classes as below
No stripe on the belt – 14 classes
A stripe on the belt – 7 classes
You can check the number of classes on our school website under the Members Section. The below link will take you to the page
On the page you can see the number of classes that you’ve attended since joining or since the last testing.
Then in the Next Grading column
If green then you’ll have enough classes by the testing date
If amber then you may be 1-2 classes short so try and attend a few extra classes
If red then you will be short by too many so best to work toward the next test date
Second must be competent with their syllabus. This will be an in class assessment carried out by the Instructors in the weeks running up to the test date. They will only recommend a student being put forward for the testing where they can see the student is carrying out the syllabus to a good standard.
Referral Programme
Do not forget to join our referral program! For every new student that joins through your recommendation you get a FREE grading! Please let me know if you want any leaflets. Pil Seung!
Weekly Class Times
Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of class to ensure that your attendance is recorded before the class starts.
Turkey Street:
Sunday 10.00am to 11.00am (mixed) Tuesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm (children only) Tuesday 7.30pm to 8.30pm (school year 7 + Adults) Wednesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm (mixed)
Southgate:
Southgate School.
Thursday 6.30pm to 7.30pm (mixed)
Black Belt/Advanced Classes:
Turkey St
Sunday 11.00am – 12.00pm – Black Belts and invited advanced students
Hand and Foot Safety
The current syllabus requires students carrying out defence drills to make light contact. The equipment can be purchased from wherever is most convenient for you.
– White belt senior and above, dipped foam hand safety.
– Yellow belt and above, dipped foam foot safety.
The Playwell site has a number of gloves. Below is an example with the CKD logo but any of a similar style will be permitted. Boxing gloves are not allowed.
The Playwell site has a number of boots. Below is an example with the CKD logo but either this style or the dipped foam style will be permitted. These are designed to be generally worn without shoes and the fit needs to ensure that the toes are always covered. If wearing shoes then a larger size will be needed plus adjustments will generally need to be made. Please discuss this with an instructor in class if you want to do this.
Intro Classes
Potential students should contact Mr Tailor.
Referral Program
Do not forget to join our referral program! For every new student that joins through your recommendation you get a FREE grading! Please let me know if you want any leaflets. Pil Seung!
Licence & Insurance
Please ensure that you renew your CKD Licence and NAKMAS Insurance at least 7 days prior to expiry. – The CKD Licence will have an issue date and the NAKMAS Insurance will state an expire date which applies to both.
Please contact Mr Tailor if you have any queries about your License or Insurance.
