JMA Martial Arts Alkimos

🥋Why Wednesday-JMA Values: Focus🔥

At JMA, focus is a skill we train just like kicks, punches, and techniques.🥋

Focus means being present, listening carefully, following instructions, and giving your best effort even when something feels difficult. We teach our students to focus on the task in front of them, because when we learn to control our attention, we can learn and improve much faster.

With grading coming up, it’s a great time to put that focus into action. New levels mean new goals, new techniques, and new challenges.🔥

Stay focused, keep training, and let’s work hard to earn those new levels!💥

🥇 1 GOLD & 4 SILVERS! 🥈🥈🥈🥈
What an incredible effort from our 7 JMA competitors! 🔥
Coming home with 1 Gold and 4 Silver medals is an amazing result, but we’re even more proud of the courage, hard work and commitment every competitor showed on the day. 👊
Some big wins, some tough battles, and plenty of lessons learned. Every time our JMA team steps onto the mats, they get better! 🐯
Congratulations to all 7 competitors — you did JMA proud! 💙🥋
Competition

📣 **JMA FAMILY BUSINESS PROMOTION** 🐯

We’re proud to have so many amazing families and parents in our JMA community who run their own businesses! 💙

We’d love to support our JMA families by giving parents the opportunity to promote their business to our club community.

If you own a small business and would like to have a flyer displayed at JMA Martial Arts Alkimos, send us a message with a little information about your business.

Whether you’re a tradie, run a local service, have a small online business, or anything in between — we’d love to help support our JMA families and shop local! 🤝

🐯 **JMA Family • JMA Community • JMA Support**

If you’re interested, please send us a DM and we’ll get you sorted!

🥋GRADING !!🔥

The countdown is on!
Gradings start next Saturday 22nd of August!!

Please make sure you are fully prepared and remember these important details:

📆DOUBLE CHECK YOUR GRADING DATE & TIME
Make sure you know exactly when your grading is scheduled.
📝GRADING FORMS HANDED IN THIS WEEK
Coach Millie needs your grading forms handed in this week with the CASH in the envelope so we have certificates ready in time.
🥋FULL WHITE UNIFORM REQUIRED
Please wear your full white uniform for grading.
👕NO BLUE T-SHIRTS
⏰ARRIVE 5-10 MINUTES EARLY
Give yourself plenty of time to get settled and ready before your grading begins.
🥊BRING ALL YOUR BELT-LEVEL EQUIPMENT
Make sure you have all the equipment required for your belt level.
😃FAMILY & FRIENDS WELCOME!
Family and friends are welcome and encouraged to come along, watch and support you on your grading day!
❌NO TRAINING
There is no training during grading week from the 22nd-27th of August there is no training. (Adults training as normal.)
❓HAVE QUESTIONS?
If you’re unsure about anything, please don’t hesitate to ask one of our coaches. We’re here to help!

You’ve put in the work — now it’s time to show what you can do!

2 WEEKS TO GO! LET’S GET READY!🔥🥋

💪Strong, Confident & Focused👊

At JMA, we’re building more than martial artists-we’re building strong, confident, and focused young people.

Every class helps our students grow in skill, belief, and character, giving them the tools to succeed both on and off the mats.💪🥋

🥋Why Wednesday - JMA Values: Awareness🔥

Awareness is more than paying attention, it’s a skill that shapes how we train, how we grow, and how we interact with the world around us.🌏

At JMA, we teach awareness on multiple levels:

• Self-awareness - Understand your emotions,
reactions, strengths, and areas for improvement.
This is where real growth begins.🥋

• Awareness of others- Recognising how your words, actions, and attitude affect your training partners, teammates, family, and community. Respect starts with awareness.😊

• Environmental awareness - Being present and aware of your surroundings, staying safe, making good decisions, and responding with confidence rather than reacting without thought.💪

In martial arts, awareness helps you anticipate, adapt, and perform at your best. In everyday life, it helps you become a better friend, leader, student, parent, and teammate.💙🥋

💪Strong stance, strong mindset!🥋

Our Intermediate students were putting their horse riding stances to the test-staying low, being loud, moving fast, and showing great strength and determination. The louder the kihap and the stronger the stance, the more confidence they build!🔥

Keep up the awesome work team!👏

💥Motivational Monday🥋

“Martial arts begins and ends with respect”

Respect is one of the most important lessons we teach in martial arts. While students learn kicks, punches, and self-defence skills, they also learn valuable life skills that will help them both on and off the mats.🥋💙

At JMA, respect is shown in everything we do - from bowing onto the mats and bowing to instructors, to standing tall, listening when others are speaking, communicating respectfully with coaches and teammates, and taking pride in wearing a clean and tidy uniform.

These small actions help create a positive training environment where everyone can learn, grow, and support each other.🙌

Respect isn’t just a martial arts skill, it’s a life skill.
The habits our students build in the dojo help shape them into confident, respectful, and responsible people outside of training too.👏

Train hard, be kind, and always show respect.💪🔥