posted 22 Jan 2012 12:47 by Matthew Sylvester
Part of the new syllabus is sparring. This is
like our warm-up, only the students make more contact and have to wear
protection in order to do so. We will also be introducing a sporting element
with both intra- and inter-club tournaments.
The club does have some sparring
equipment that it can loan out. However, this is not the most sanitary way of
training and should be avoided as much as possible, Inner Bag Gloves are
therefore mandatory. Students will be expected to purchase their own sparring
equipment as soon as possible.
We have put together a sparring kit,
for the very reasonable price of £80.00. This includes;
Helmet - £25.49
Foam Tag – £20.41
Foot mitts - £20.41
Groin guard – Mandatory for boys -
£10.87
Shin guards - £16.28
Mouth guard - £8.27
Inner Bag Gloves – Mandatory for all -
£4.36
Total: 106.09
That’s a WHOPPING 25% discount!
NOTE: Children's equipment might vary on price. Ask the instructor. |
posted 22 Jan 2012 12:43 by Matthew Sylvester
A number of parents have expressed an
interest in buying training equipment for home use. This is a great idea as it
means that your children will improve much faster (up to 40%) if they practice
outside of the class. It also means that I can progress the classes faster, as
they will be coming to train and not coming to practice/relearn the
skills.
Prices are;
Hand Spot Pads - £10.00 (19% discount)
Kick
shield - £23.00 (11% discount) |
posted 22 Jan 2012 12:42 by Matthew Sylvester
We’ve got a lot more merchandise
including;
PMA t-shirts – can be worn outside of
training, and in our sparring/street sessions
TKDSOE T-shirts – can be worn outside
of training, and in our sparring/street sessions
PTKD T-shirts – can be worn outside of
training, and in our sparring/street sessions
Hoodies – As above, can be worn
outside of training, and in our sparring/street sessions
Mugs – As above, can’t be used in our
sparring/street sessions
Mouse mats – As above, can’t be used
in our sparring/street sessions
Get
a photo of you using any of our merchandise in a public/funny place, upload it
to your a and get a ticket to the draw. Photos mean prizes!
NOTE: You MUST tag Exeter Practical Martial Arts or else I can't keep count! |
posted 22 Jan 2012 12:40 by Matthew Sylvester
That’s right! Join us on our Facebook
pages and talk about how much you’ve enjoyed training, what you want to do, how
you found the gradings/events/seminars. Share promotional pictures and link back to the Exeter Practical Martial Arts page. Suggest us to your friends, post on
their walls as to how much you think they’d enjoy training with us, and get one (1) ticket for every 10 posts
Exeter Practical Martial Arts is tagged in. Posts mean prizes people!
NOTE: You MUST tag Exeter Practical Martial Arts or else I can't keep count! |
posted 22 Jan 2012 12:37 by Matthew Sylvester
That’s right. We need more students.
More students means more variety for you, a greater chance to make new friends,
and more competition in the shield fighting! Every student that brings a friend
who trains for one month will be given ten
(10) tickets as entry into the end-of-year draw. The more friends you
bring, the more tickets you get. Yes, this applies to adults as well!
Every new member will receive one (1) ticket, for every full month of
membership, leading up to the December draw (to a maximum of ten (10)).
Prizes are to be confirmed, but rest
assured they won’t be a box of Celebrations chocolates!
Note:
if anyone leaves the club before the draw, their tickets will be void. |
posted 22 Jan 2012 12:36 by Matthew Sylvester
We are hopefully having some seminars
this year. Certain junior students who have proven themselves to be mature
enough to attend will be invited to do so. This is a privilege to be earned,
and is not a right. Seminars attended will count as training credits, so that
if they miss any classes, they don’t necessarily fall into a training deficit.
It will also mean that our students get to meet a wide range of respected and
very highly skilled martial artists aside from the EPMA training cadre. These
are opportunities that shouldn’t be missed.
Obviously, our ability (and
reputation) to hold seminars rests on attendance, please come along as you
can’t fail to learn something new, meet new people, and have fun!
Master
Perks, the head of TKDSOE will also be travelling down to oversee some of the
gradings and give a seminar. This is a GREAT opportunity to meet the head of
our organisation and show just how good you are. |
posted 22 Jan 2012 12:35 by Matthew Sylvester
We are also looking
into holding a Winter Camp for adult students. There won’t be a bouncy castle,
but there will be additional training, seminars, and a winter BBQ. |
posted 22 Jan 2012 12:34 by Matthew Sylvester
We are currently
planning to hold the Summer Camp on the weekend of July 28th. Not
only will there be training, but there will also be activities such as the
mid-year BBQ on the Saturday night, the bouncy castle will make an appearance,
and there will also be a grading. |
posted 22 Jan 2012 12:34 by Matthew Sylvester
Gradings will be
held on the provisional dates of;
·
April 28th
·
July
28th
·
October
27th
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posted 22 Jan 2012 12:33 by Matthew Sylvester
Harry
Stoneman and Nathan Castillo were the star students of December 2011’s grading,
and Tom Stoneman was the Student of the Year, 2011.
Every student put in a great effort, and it was great
to see them striving to do their best! I know that they will do the club proud
in all future gradings. |
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