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Welcome to the Enfield CKD September Newsletter:
What wonderful weather we’ve had this summer in London 😎☀. Hopefully you’ve all had a chance to have a break whether in the UK or overseas and are raring to get back into training.⛱🥽🏊♂️😁👏
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The next testing will take place on Sunday 25th September 2022. Please check
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Assessments will be carried out in the first few weeks of September so please make every effort to attend your classes.
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Turkey St class schedules will return to the normal times from Sunday 4th September
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Sunday 10.00am to 11.00am (mixed)
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Sunday 11.00am – 12.00pm – Black Belts and invited advanced students
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Tuesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm (children only) Tuesday 7.30pm to 8.30pm (school year 7 + Adults)
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Wednesday 6.30pm to 7.30pm (mixed)
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Classes will return on the 8th of September to Southgate School Gym.
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Please use any of the classes in the week to make up those that you have missed and always bring your top even if we’re allowing T-shirts for that class.😎
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Finally be mindful of others and ensure that we keep each other safe by not attending class if you are at all unwell. 🙏🏽
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Birthdays
Sep 8th – George Hadji-Ioannou Sep 13th – Vidya Beeharry Sep 20th – Andrew Bigmore Sep 30th – Mr Deniz Yalcin
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Student Training Videos
We have started to record new training videos reflecting the changes to the syllabus. These can be found on this link or in the Members menu on the Enfield CKD School site.
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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.
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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.
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Training Protocols
All students will be required to bring hand safety to each class. Yellow belts and above will also require foot safety.
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Please purchase your own using the guide at the end of the newsletter.
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It’s important that students dress correctly for training.
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Uniforms should not be crumpled when attending the class.
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If you wear a T-Shirt under the uniform then the colour needs to match the uniform which for most students will be white.
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Belts need to be tied correctly.
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Testing Schedule
Sunday 25th September 2022 – Colour Belt Testing – Turkey St.
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Eligibility for Testing
To be eligible to test requires a student to have met 2 criteria.
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First complete a minimum of classes as below
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No stripe on the belt – 14 classes
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A stripe on the belt – 7 classes
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You can check the number of classes on our school website under the Members Section. The below link will take you to the page
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On the page you can see the number of classes that you’ve attended since joining or since the last testing.
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Then in the Next Grading column
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If green then you’ll have enough classes by the testing date
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If amber then you may be 1-2 classes short so try and attend a few extra classes
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If red then you will be short by too many so best to work toward the next test date
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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.
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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!
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Weekly Class Times
Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of class to ensure that your attendance is recorded before the class starts.
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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)
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1st September – Southgate Scout Hall
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8th September – Southgate School.
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Thursday 6.30pm to 7.30pm (mixed)
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Black Belt/Advanced Classes:
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Sunday 11.00am – 12.00pm – Black Belts and invited advanced students
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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.
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– White belt senior and above, dipped foam hand safety.
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– Yellow belt and above, dipped foam foot safety.
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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.
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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.
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