Kick-Kwondo

Some clips from Master Sam’s time in Japan trying Karate under Master Yamaguchi in Shibuya. It was amazing, the atmosphere was focused but friendly and all the higher belts and Master Yamaguchi was brilliant!

It’s important for every martial artist to try different martial arts in order to better understand the blind spots of each 👊🥋

Highly recommend if you’re in Shibuya!
https://www.instagram.com/mugenkarate_harajuku?igsh=eDV3ZWxuYzBwZmR4

We’ve got some brilliant news for Kick-Kwondo as a club… we now have two amazing Safeguarding and Wellbeing officers! Here’s a little summary from Liz and Nikki! For anyone who wants more information please get in touch with Liz, Nikki or Master Sam.

“Hi im liz im a mental health nurse with over 20 years experince of working with safegaurding young people and adults and a mum to 3 very busy boys i really wanted to support the club and be your welfare officer i am passionate about mental wellbeing and belive sport is a great way to provide space and a place to be yourself. Im happy to be contacted via whatsapp and am often found watching classes in wonder at how sam teaches people these amazing moves (i think hes secretly a jedi 😆) please do reach out if we can be of help if i dont know the answer i normally know someone who does”

“Hi I’m Nikki! I’m one of the newly appointed welfare and safeguarding officers for the wonderful kick-wondo club run by Master Sam. During the day, I work for Lancashire police, and out of hours I am mainly a taxi for My Son’s busy social calendar. I have been observing Sam’s classes for many years now. My work and home life are completely centred around helping and protecting adults and children, so taking on this wonderful role feels perfectly natural and incredibly important. I will be attending most classes at least once a month so please give me a nudge and say hi, or drop liz and/or I a message if you would like to discuss anything at all.”

Happy new year everyone!! Hope 2024 is a great year for all!🙌🙌

Classes are back on from next Tuesday the 9th of January, the first Saturday back is the 13th and first Sunday is the 14th.

The December grading was brilliant, we're very proud of everyone who participated! You'll all get your certificates and marking sheets at your next lesson

See you all next week!

Tuesday 6:15-7:15pm Little Hoole Primary School (Children's Class)
Saturday 10:00-11:00am New Longton Village Hall (Children's Class)
Sunday 6:00-7:00 New Longton Village Hall (Children's Class)
7:00-8:00 New Longton Village Hall (Adult and Senior Grade's Class)

Just a reminder that there’s no Tuesday 6:15-7:15pm class on tonight hope you’re all doing something spooky instead!

Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 Kick or treat!

Awesome effort from our Children's class challenge! Last month was based around doing as many press ups as possible, with good form, in 30 seconds... Leo, Alexander and Thomas managed even more than 1 press up per second!!

Next month we'll be testing everyone's leg strength👀

https://www.kick-kwondo.com/post/monthly-newsletter-october

Check out our October Newsletter!

Get involved with our Adult Self Defence event among other bits of news:

Vote on the December grading date!
Adult class event (self defence)
Key dates and cancelled lessons
Monthly challenge results and new challenge!
Student of the month!

*Class and grading information*

The grading is this Saturday 9:30-11:30am at New Longton Village Hall. It’ll just be a small one before the big grading in December!

Also there’s no class on Tuesday this week as a one off but back to normal next week

It was a really tough challenge this month. One that tested endurance, core strength and mental resilience: The plank!

Everyone gave it a good shot and every single person improved on their time once again. Here's the top 5/6 (Arthur and Ryan are joint third) who did the plank for the longest amount of time!

Next month's challenge is one a lot of students are very familiar with... Press ups! As many as you can do in 30 seconds!

Last break in classes before were all back to normal! Tuesday and Thursday classes are on as usual, sadly there’s no classes on Saturday and Sunday but we’re all back to normal next week!

Classes this week:

Tuesday 6:15-7:15pm Little Hoole Primary School
Thursdays 6:30-7:30pm New Longton Village Hall

*Important Information*

Due to refurbishment to our normal hall, all Preston Kick-Kwondo classes are being held at Little Hoole Primary School, PR4 5QL, for this week only.

6:15-7:15pm Tuesday - Kids Class
6:30-7:30pm Thursday - Kids Class
10-11am Saturday - Kids Class
6-7pm Sunday - Kids Class
7-8pm Sunday - Adult and Seniors Class

What kind of student should you try to be? ...The Five Tenets of Taekwondo🥋

What are they? These are the core values of Taekwondo which are important to our training but can also be applied to normal life.

Do you agree with these tenets? and if there was a sixth tenet what do you think it should be?

1: Courtesy 예의
- Showing courtesy and respect to others.

2: Integrity 염치
- The ability to determine right from wrong and to stand up for what is ethically correct.

3: Perseverance 인내
- The willingness to continue to struggle against all odds to reach your goal.

4: Self Control 극기
- Having control over your thoughts and actions, keeping your emotions in check in difficult circumstances.

5: Indomitable Spirit 백절불굴
- Having the courage to stand up for your beliefs no matter what the odds against you may be. Consistently giving a full 100% effort in all that you do.