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NEW 6th Form MF Martial Arts Academy

Posted on: February 17th, 2015 by David Finch

We are delighted to formally announce the upcoming launch of the new MF Martial Arts Academy in partnership with The Canterbury Academy school.

This is an utterly unique partnership between MF Kent and a local school, providing a mixture of first class education with a ground breaking Martial Arts programme.

This Academy is part of a wider range of Academy options that the school offer and is new for 2015.  6th form students who are part of the Martial Arts Academy will have 2hrs of training every day of their academic life.  This will involve a wide variety of areas including:

  • Martial Arts training (multi discipline)
  • Physical training (use of gym facility and sports science methods)
  • Leadership development

This programme is open to any student who currently studies a Martial Art (whatever the discipline) or students who would like to start.

We are enrolling now for September 2015 so if you have not decided on your 6th Form option or know somebody considering their options do get in touch: kent@mattfiddes.com

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Day of Martial Arts PE at Petham Primary School

Posted on: October 1st, 2014 by David Finch

Tuesday, 14th October 2014

We are very excited to have been invited to visit Petham Primary School, Canterbury for a fun-packed day or Martial Arts PE lessons.

Every child in the school (and teachers!) will have the chance to experience the fun benefits of Martial Arts with MF Kent.  We also have a number of wonderful MF Kent students who attend Petham so this will be a great chance for them to show their skills and be an Assistant Instructor for the day.

 

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Continuing with the community

Posted on: September 17th, 2014 by David Finch

We are delighted to have been asked, yet again, to provide Martial Arts tuition to the children of Parkside Community Primary School, Canterbury .  These fun classes will continue throughout the 2014-2015 academic year and have been funded by the Canterbury Sports Premium.

Our fist class for this year starts on Wednesday, 24th September and we are very much looking forward to working with such a forward thinking and community based school with some wonderful children.

 

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MF Kent part of Junior Sport Development Camp: “Making Winners”

Posted on: September 2nd, 2014 by David Finch

The Canterbury Academy is running a pilot project looking at developing talent within sport. The aim of the project is to provide an experience for talented children that will get them thinking, working hard on sports related skills and most importantly having fun in an inspiring environment. The programme is designed to develop the sporting potential of a selected number of young children in the local area. The target age range is for Year 5 pupils (9/10 year olds) and we have selected a group of 28 children to make up the first intake.

The aim is to give these talented 10 year olds an experience that will provide them with some core physical and mental skills that will help them succeed in sport and other walks of life whilst maintaining the fun element that is so important for all of us involved in sport. A key part of the programme will be looking at what it takes to be a winner in sport and to ensure that the children know how to win and lose with dignity. In this day and age of high stakes in sport, some of the traditional values associated with sportsmanship and fair play have become blurred and we will work very hard to have this as a key foundation to the programme.

MF Kent has been selected to provide Martial Arts tuition for the duration of the course to teach the children not only the key physical skills that can be of benefit in all physical activities (balance, flexibility, agility etc) but also the vital mental skills such as self-control, determination, focus & much more.

The Canterbury Academy works with a number of sports clubs, coaches and national governing bodies and this pilot project will aim to bring a whole host of partners together to help inspire some of Canterbury’s future sporting stars.

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Martial Arts PE at Chislet Primary School

Posted on: September 2nd, 2014 by David Finch

This academic year we are really excited to be teaching 3 blocks of Martial Arts PE lessons at Chislet Primary School.

Over the next 3 terms we will be taking every child through a course of fun-filled Martial Arts whilst teaching them the benefits of healthy living and valuable Life-Skills.

We would like to thank both the school and the wonderful PTA who have worked together to fund this project.

An exciting year ahead!

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Summer Fetes 2014

Posted on: June 10th, 2014 by David Finch

We have a very busy Summer of events and school fetes that we have been invited to attend.  These will be a great deal of fun and a wonderful chance for you to show everyone just how amazing you all are.

At each of these events we will be running small classes for you to show-case your skills and help new students to see the benefits of Martial Arts.

We would be extremely grateful if you could spare a little of your time to help support us and be a part of these events.  Here is a list of our school fetes and if you would like to come along and be a part of them please do let us know.

BONUS – you will also receive 5pts for your loyalty cards!

Saturday, 14th June:

  • Bridge Summer Fair

Saturday, 21st June:

  • Staplehurst Summer Fair
  • Swalecliffe Summer Fair
  • Reculver Summer Fair

We hope to see as many of you there as possible as they are so much fun!

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KCC Summer Fun Days

Posted on: June 10th, 2014 by David Finch

For the second year MF Kent has been invited to participate in the hugely popular Summer Fun Days organised by the Kent County Council.

There are three dates (12:00 – 4:00pm):

  • Tue, 29th July – Memorial Park, Herne Bay
  • Wed, 6th Aug – Dane John Gardens, Canterbury
  • Wed, 27th Aug – Whitstable Castle, Whitstable

These events are free and will be full of fun activities and information for the entire family.  Lots of fun to be had and we will be running classes throughout the afternoon.

If you would like to come along and support us, join in with some classes and show everyone just how amazing you all are please do let us know.

As an added bonus, you will also earn 5pts for your loyalty cards for attending and joining in.

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Working with Chislet Primary School

Posted on: June 10th, 2014 by David Finch

We are delighted to announce that we have been invited to deliver 3 terms of Martial Arts PE lessons to Chislet Church of England Primary Schoolstarting in September 2014.

We must say a huge thank you to some wonderful parents who have arranged and organised funding from the school’s PTFA to allow us to deliver this programme.

Chislet is a wonderful school and we are very excited to be a part of such a positive community.

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Working with Parkside Primary School

Posted on: June 4th, 2014 by David Finch

We are delighted to announce that as of Wednesday, 11th June 2014, MF Kent will be working with Parkside Community Primary School, Canterbury.

This is a very exciting partnership that has been put together over a number of weeks and we are delighted to have been invited to help add a positive experience for the children.

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Master Finch enters Ironman70.3 UK

Posted on: May 19th, 2014 by David Finch

Master Finch doing Ironman 70.3 UK event for SCOPE

Some of you know that I like a challenge and as I have never participated in a triathlon there are few bigger than this.  The Ironman70.3 UK event (15th June 2014) is the toughest course in the UK and consists of: 1.2 mile run… 56 mile bike 13.1 run

I will be doing this for SCOPE – a wonderful charity providing opportunities for disabled people.  I would be so greatful if you could donate and support what you can and help spread the word.

Huge thanks

Master Finch

http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/DavidFinchtri

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