Canterbury Classes (16th & 19th Dec) – going online

After a thorough review of local infection rates and with more and more of our students being asked by schools to stay at home, I have decided to move all remaining 2020 class for Canterbury to Zoom.

Please note the following:

• You do not need to book for Zoom classes
• Class times remain the same
• You can use the same Zoom code as throughout November

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we do our part to help keep everyone safe, particularly at this time of year.

For those students who have recently passed a Grading, we will get belts and certificates out to you as soon as we can.

Regards

Master Finch

Classes are back open from Wednesday, 2nd Dec

After careful study of the new tier system across Kent we are delighted to be able to safely open our classes from Wednesday, 2nd December.

Please note the following:

1. All COVID-Safe procedures will be in place
2. Students must book in online for each class
3. Adult students must wear a face mask on arrival / departure
4. All students must wear suitable footwear (trainers / Martial Arts shoes)
5. We are unable to welcome spectators
6. Please stay at home if you have any symptoms / not feeling 100%

We recognise that there are some students and families that are either unable or not quite ready to return to face to face classes and so we will be streaming all classes on Zoom as we have done throughout November.  The Zoom classes will be streamed from the live classes and so will run at the same time.  Please use the same zoom codes as per November’s online timetable.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us (kent@mattfiddes.com)

All classes are still running under COVID safety guidelines

We wanted to update you following the COVID-19 Government Announcement yesterday introducing a new “Rule of 6” to be implemented as of Monday 14th September.  Please rest assured that this guidance does not affect our School or your training in any way. As a COVID-19 secure establishment following strict guidance and protocols, we will not be required to restrict training groups to 6, but rather continue with the strict social distancing rules we currently apply.

To support this, please see below official guidance offered by Sport England which states:

“The Government has confirmed that organised sports and activities that have been through return to play protocols can continue” 

“People can also continue to use leisure facilities, including gyms and pools – classes within these venues can continue as they are now. People should not go to these venues socially in groups of more than six”

With this in mind, we remind you that for any parents or guardians that remain either within or outside the venue during lesson time, please make sure you remain in groups of 6 or less.

We will continue to monitor Government guidance as and when it is released in an effort to make sure our School is 100% compliant meaning that both our students and staff are kept as safe as possible.

We look forward to seeing you in class!

Change of timetable

From Tuesday, 15th September the new timetable for MF Ashford will be:

• Mighty Matts – 5:00 – 5:30pm
• Juniors – 5:45 – 6:30pm

Please remember to book your places each week via the grey “Book Appointment” on our website.

Summer shut-down – no classes 10th – 16th August

It has been a very strange and challenging few months and, on reflection, I think we all deserve a good rest both mentally and physically.

I am so proud of the MF Kent family for all that you have achieved since March and all that you have maintained throughout this period.  As we look back at this time this will sere as a very important lesson to us all; that, no matter what challenges lay ahead, if we want to achieve anything in life, sometimes the path will be hard and unknown but if we stick to our values and believe in ourselves we will come through the other side.

A huge thank you to all our students and families for your determination to continue your training and to our wonderful Instructors and Juniors Instructors who have given such a significant amount of time, energy and resources to enable everyone’s Martial Arts journey to continue.

Have a well deserved rest and I cannot wait to return with you all and see what exciting things the latter part of 2020 will bring.

All the best

Master Finch

Maidstone classes re-starting – 31st July

We are delighted to announce that our MF Maidstone School will be able to re-open from Friday, 31st July.

As with many centres across the UK, difficult decisions have had to be made and sadly Welcome Gym in Maidstone had taken the decision not to hire out their facilities to external parties.  Therefore, we have moved location just 3.5 miles up the road to what will be a better facility long term.

Our new facility is: DITTON COMMUNITY CENTRE, AYLESFORD, ME20 6AH – click here for map

This facility offers:

• better, safer parking
• more space for the future once the school starts to grow
• safer facility for younger students

Our timetable will be very similar:

• Mighty Matts: 4:30 – 5:00pm
• Juniors: 5:15 – 6:00pm
• Black Belt Club: 6:15 – 7:00pm
• Adults: 7:00 – 8:00pm

As with all our venues all students will need to:

1. Read the COVID-Safe guidelines for this location (on the “MF Kent Online Training” Facebook group page / this website)
2. Book your space for every lesson (via this website)

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch and, in the meantime, I very much look forward to seeing you all again face-to-face.

Master Finch

Canterbury Classes are back!

We are delighted to announce that classes in Canterbury will be re-opening from Saturday, 25th July with the following timetable:

SATURDAYS:

• Mighty Matts: 9:00 – 9:30am
• Juniors: 9:45 – 10:30am
• Adults: 10:45 – 11:45am

WEDNESDAYS:

• Mighty Matts: 6:00 – 6:30pm
• Juniors: 6:45 – 7:30pm
• Adults: 7:45 – 8:45pm

For all classes it is absolutely vital that:

1. You book your space for each week – click here
2. Students parents read through the safety guidelines available online (Facebook / website etc)

Students who have a twice a week membership will be able to book 2 classes per week if you wish.

Are you looking to return to training?

If you are looking to return to classes with us we would be delighted to see you again.  Please contact Master Finch and we can sort that for you very quickly and easily: kent@mattfiddes.com