New school in Ashford

Posted on: January 24th, 2014 by David Finch
Launch weekend – 25th & 26th January 2014
We are very please to announce a NEW Matt Fiddes Martial Arts School opening in Ashford.  This school will be run & operated by the Homewood family and you can follow them on Facebook  & Twitter (@MFAshford)
MF Homewood in Ashford are excited to announce our launch date at Dance Visions Studios ( Unit 7 & 8, Kingfisher Business Park, Henwood, Ashford, TN24 8DG ) this Sunday 26th of January. There will be MF demonstrations and taster a class from 3pm onwards. See details of launch day activities on Dance Vision website ( www.dancevisions.co.uk ). Mr Bryn Homewood ( 1st Degree Black Belt) and Mr Kalle Homewood ( 2nd Degree Black Belt) who are the MF Homewood instructors will be pleased to have your company and welcome you in to the Matt Fiddes family. Classes will be Tuesday evenings commencing January 28th with Mighty Matts (3-6 years) at 4pm, followed by Juniors (7-13 years) at 5pm, then MAX class (Juniors and Adults) at 6pm. First taster class FREE for all students. Come along and join in the fun.
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NEW Sunday extra class

Posted on: January 18th, 2014 by David Finch

After discussions with the team and listening to feedback from students I have decided to add an extra class at the end of the evening in Canterbury.  This will simply be an additional 30-min training period which will follow the adult class and will cover a variety of things, all of which I will advertise in advance.

This will be a trial period and will continue if numbers are good.

New class:  8:00 – 8:30pm

CONTENT

Dates: Sunday, 26th January – 23rd February 2014

  • Content:  Forms – 1st Degree & above students only

Dates: Sunday, 2nd March – 30th March 2014

  • Content: Adult Only Sparring

Please note that we are running this extra session based on feedback from our students and so will continue as long as there is good attendance.  This is a free session so please let me know if you are going to attend.

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2014 Diary

Posted on: January 6th, 2014 by David Finch

The 2014 MF Kent diary is now available to download from the student login section of our website.  There you will find dates for:

  • Colourbelt Gradings
  • Panel Gradings
  • Junior Instructor Training
  • MF Championships
  • Championship Training (there are no training dates for the British Championships as we have not confirmed the date yet)

Exciting year ahead!

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Happy New Year – welcome back!

Posted on: January 4th, 2014 by David Finch

Happy New Year to you and welcome to the start of a very exciting 2014!

I hope you and your families have had a wonderful festive period and are all rested and raring to go.  All classes starts from Sunday, 5th January (Chilham & Canterbury) at the normal times and our school clubs start this week also.

We are planning plenty of exciting things for this year so I hope you are ready to work hard, be challenged and and achieve some wonderful things.  The 2014 diary is being finalised and we will notify you when this is free to download from the student login section of our website.

In the meantime, those of you (red stripes and above) who have been working towards your next Panel Grading have no doubt been working hard over the holiday period and I look forward to potentially tag-testing you over the next week or so.  As a reminder:

8th February – Panel Grading, Canterbury

1st March – Panel Grading, Swindon

NEW YEAR – NEW YOU

As we embark on a new year we encourage you to set yourself goals and plan how you can achieve them.  To help you with that, training with family and friends will be a huge benefit and also a great deal of fun.

Feel free to bring along all of your family and friends (to the appropriate classes) throughout January and let them experience all of the fun.  Just let us know who will be coming and when.

LEADERSHIP / WEAPONS CLASSES

We have a few spaces available in a special Leadershipclasses starting from January.  If you are interested in adding a little extra excitement to your Martial Arts training and would like to try your hand at weapons skills as well as lots of other exciting elements then simply speak to your instructor.  The class times are:

Canterbury – Sunday, 6:00pm

Staplehurst – Thursday, 7:00pm

Enjoy the last day of the break and I very much look forward to seeing you all back in class this week and kicking off 2014 with a bang.

Master Finch

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Westmeads Infant School raising money for charity

Posted on: November 20th, 2013 by David Finch

Raising money for Children in Need 2013

On Wednesday, 13th November some of the children and parents of Westmeads Infant School in Whitstable took part in a breakfast Martial Arts class (starting at 7:45am!) to raise money for Children in Need.  Many of the students are MF Kent students but their parents had to wear pyjamas which created many giggles all around.

We had so much fun and the parents were absolutely fantastic; getting involved in everything and helping with the children.

This special class was one of many things the school took part in to help raise as much money as possible for Children in Need.

You can view some great photos from the morning session by clicking here in the “community” section.

Well done everyone!

Master Finch

Posted in Community News

Champions at British Championships

Posted on: November 14th, 2013 by David Finch

Sunday, 10th November the MF Kent Team headed to Stourbridge for the annual British Championships.  The preperation for this event had been excellent and all 29 students worked tirelessley for weeks.  With over 190 competitors taking part from all over the country it was always going to be a challenging yet exciting day!

The day certainly did not dissapoint – we had tears, excitement, drama and joy as the team worked their socks off and really did perform their best.  Each and every member of the team were true “champions” in everything they did.  Whether they won or lost, they showed such great sportsmanship and grace throughout the day and represented themselves so well.

As the dust settled the team came home with an amazing 22 trophies, including many British Champions and personal best performances.

As well as congratulating the team on their conduct and performances I would personally like to thank the amazing team of family members, friends and supporters.  Their energy throughout the day was amazing and certainly helped to carry the team to new heights.  Also, huge thanks must go to the team of Instructors and Coaches who spent the day running from ring to rin ensuring that everyone was happy and had the support they needed.  Their dedication both on the day and leading up to the event has been second-to-none and is greatly appreciated.

The team consisted of:

  • Tiree Daly
  • Lauren Coulthard
  • Sareep Gill
  • Charlie Hinder
  • Nick Chivers
  • Amy Chivers
  • Frankii Gibson
  • Gill Gibson
  • Saom Anisi
  • Aryana Anisi
  • Jake Porter-Ward
  • Lauren Russell
  • Alison Bridges
  • John Boon
  • Harrison Cullen
  • Harry Richardson
  • Harry Watkinson
  • Millie-Rose Hinder
  • Emily Calder
  • Harry Salih
  • Jack Salih
  • Libby Whitfield
  • Thomas Harrison
  • Danny Cseh
  • Oscar Edge
  • Adam Amine-Piekos
  • Polly Johnson
  • Chyna-Jai Summers
  • Kipp Summers

Congratulations to you all!

PHOTOS OF THE DAY;

There are some fantastic shots on the gallery section of our website or on Facebook.  In addition, you can view and order some professional shots on the following website:

www.dephoto.biz/max

Master Finch

BC2013 Group

Posted in Championship News

Sports Awards hits the media

Posted on: October 24th, 2013 by David Finch

Canterbury & District Sports Awards in association with Matt Fiddes Kent

After a wonderful evening at this year’s Sports Awards you can now view some wonderful articles on the event in the Kentish Gazette (24th Oct, pg 68 & 69) and on the Active Canterbury website.

Congratulations once again to Lauren Coulthard for being nominated in such a prestigeous category.

We will be posting lots of photos in the image gallery very soon.

 

Posted in Community News

“Light up the City” with Pilgrims Hospices

Posted on: October 16th, 2013 by David Finch

“Light up the City” for Pilgrims Hospices

Saturday, 26th October 2013

Dane John Gardens, Canterbury

5:45pm walk / 7:30pm run

We are very proud to be one of the sponsors this year to help raise much needed funds for Pilgrims Hospices.  Last year we entered a team and had so much fun and 2013 is proving to be bigger and better.

You can either go for a 3km stroll or 5km run through the streets of Canterbury City Centre, taking in the historic sights.  Registration can be done online or on the night (please note it is more expensive to register on the night).

Please wear your Martial Arts uniform if you are walking / running.

HELPERS WANTED

To help this unique event run smoothly it would be wonderful to have a group of adults to help on the day – organising runners, directing people and generally making the night run smoothly.

Please e-mail me (kent@mattfiddes.com) or you can download a helper form from the Pilgrims Hospices website.

Thank you in advance for your help and I look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible – spread the word!

CS4 Light up the City poster yellow

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South Panel Grading Success

Posted on: October 12th, 2013 by David Finch

After months and in some cases years of planning, hard work and dedication the MF Kent family headed to Swindon for the last Panel Grading of 2013.  It is no exagarration to say that all of their determination and hard work paid off and all were hugely successful in achieving their next belts.

Some students have waited a long time for this day to come and this shows huge amounts of determination and commitment.  It was certainly a tough test but they all met it head on and came away smilling.  On behalf of everyone at MF Kent, congratulations and we are all very proud of you!

We are very proud to present:

RED BELTS:

  • Mia Neaves
  • Lily farrow-Foster
  • Jack Yates

DEPUTY BLACK BELTS:

  • Jake Porter-Ward
  • Matthew Ashman
  • Adam Amine-Piekos

1st DEGREE BLACK BELTS:

  • Kasey Williams
  • Milan Garcia

2nd BLACK BELTS:

  • Tiree Daly
  • Lauren Coulthard
Posted in Gradings, School News

2014 Southern Championships – change of venue

Posted on: October 7th, 2013 by David Finch

The 2014 Southern Championships will now be held at:

Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon

The date and times will remain the same – 5th April 2014

This is a very exciting change and will ensure that the Championships will be even more exciting than ever before.

Posted in Championship News

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