You can sense the children and adults are getting antsy for the Summer Holidays. In June we are going to finish up with several events. We are preparing for the Black Belt Testing, Weapons Demo, Pot-luck Party, and Color Belt Testing. We are planning our evening Summer Hours, so we would like all the members to please inform us of their Summer plans. our Summer Hours are listed below. Please note, some of the Summer Camps are almost full.
SUMMER HOURS Here are our Summer Hours; please read over them carefully and then let us know what your Summer plans are before June 10 th . We will run All Open Classes on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Nights from 6-7PM. We will have classes on July 13th, 14th, 16th, 20th, 21st, & 23rd and on August 10th, 11th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 24th, 25th, & 27th. Lil' Dragon families who intend on attending over Summer, please let us know which one of the 3 nights works best for you.
SUMMER CAMPS ARE FILLING UP FAST! Last year our Summer Camps were a huge success with over 60 children taking part! Our full-day camps are jammed packed with activities for the children. The ages range from 6- 14 years of age and from White to Black Belt. Lil Dragon Students and Families Please note: Children who are currently 5 years of age, may attend the Summer Camps. We do Martial Arts in the morning and play a variety of sports and games in the afternoons. We also go to either Lake Sundance or Lake Midnapore at least one (1) afternoon per camp. If any of your childrens' friends have expressed a desire to try Martial Arts, this is a perfect way to get them started. Master Thibault instructs all the camps and has the assistance of at least 2 other Black Belt Instructors. Since we actually do 15 martial arts classes in one week the lower belts often have the opportunity to test at the end of the week. Dates: July Camp 13th -17th , August Camp 10th -14th Location: Fishcreek Sports Club - Times: 9 AM-4PM* Costs: The cost of 1 Summer Camp is $129 + GST. Each additional family member is $89. New members are $169 + GST and $119 for each additional family members. New members receive a new uniform and White Belt. Promotion Test Fees: Are not covered by the Summer Camp Fees. Deposit to secure your spot: 50% deposit is required to hold your spot. *Parents wishing an early drop-off time or a later pick-up time please speak with Master Thibault so other arrangements can be made.
BLACK BELT SUMMER CAMP! We are creating a summer camp just for Black Belts that will run from July 20th -24th . This camp will focus on advanced techniques for Black Belts: weapons, self-defence, kicking, striking, blocking, patterns and sparring. The cost of this camp is the $139 + GST and is open to all Junior Black Belts and Black Stripe Students 8-15 years of age. This camp will focus only on higher level techniques designed to learn the elite level martial arts.
SPARRING CAMP! Last year the Sparring Camp was a great success! Whether you are a current Raptor (our competition team) or you want to try it for the first time this camp is an excellent way to improve your sparring skills. The camp will run in the last week of August (17th -21st ) and will be open to all Raptors and students thinking of joining the Raptors in the Fall. In this camp we focus on sparring and sparring techinques, higher levels of strategies and superior fitness and coordination. We will include video analysis and lots more. The cost of the camp will be $139 + GST. The camp will be open to all Green Stripes and Higher ages 8+.
RAPTORS We wanted to let everyone know that we just finished our last tournament on a high to match the very strong year we had! Our 8 competitors did very well winning 11 out of a possible 13 medals (84%). Bringing our total, for this spring and winter, of 69 medals out of a possible 75 (92%). In Sparring we won 56 out of a possible 57 medals (98%!!) with 28 Gold, 17 Silver, and 11 Bronze Medals. We also won over 78% of our sparring matches. Here are the complete results:
Sparring Winning Percentage of 75% *Did Not Compete **Did Not Place ***First Tournament We are always looking for new students to join our Raptor’s program. Students can join at any time and the Sparring Summer Camp is a great way to start. Training to be a Raptor dramatically increases the student’s techniques, confidence and athleticism. The program is open to all students Yellow Belt and Higher or on Master Thibault’s recommendations. Raptors train to compete in tournaments for Sparring and Patterns.
TESTING Our Next Black Belt Test is scheduled for June 20th . On that day we will have a Testing followed by a Weapons Demo by the Black Belts and a Pot-luck Party. For the Pot-luck Party please bring a dish that feeds a family of 6. We will provide Coffee, Juice Boxes, Plates, Cups, and Utensils. We will also be bringing in our projector to play Wii Sports in the Racquet Ball Court, like we did at our Christmas Party. In June Color Belt testing will take place during classes. Please Note: The Testing will be done DURING Class Times, hence NO Cancellations. Students will be required to have all the necessary stripes to test. Please refer to the website www.sgma.biz for testing requirements. Currently, those requirements can be found in the Student Handbook on the Training Materials Page.
CLOSURES & SCHEDULE CHANGES -We Will be Closed From June 29th until July 12th , We will Re-Open on July 13th with our First Summer Camp and Evening Classes. -We will then be closed from July 25th until August 10th