Staplehurst Summer Timetable

Posted on: July 25th, 2013 by David Finch

CLASS TIMES FOR SUMMER HOLIDAYS – Staplehurst Students

Over the summer period all Staplehurst classes will be held from the Village Centre (South Hall) at the following times:

  • Mighty Matts – 4:00pm
  • Juniors – 4:45pm
  • Seniors – 5:30pm
  • Leadership – 6:30pm

Be sure to bring your water bottles and I look forward to seeing you all there.

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Men running for charity

Posted on: July 15th, 2013 by David Finch

Saturday, 13th July saw a blisteringly hot day in Herne Bay for the annual Man on the Run charity event, raising awareness and money for cancer.

Both students and fathers turned up for the MF Kent Team and everyone did wonderfully well to help raise an amazing £10k for charity – amazing!!!

Thank you so much to everyone that took part and came along to support.  It is amazing to see so many people getting involved and to know that we, as a community Martial Arts School, can have such a positive impact within our local area.

The students that took part were:

  • Jake Porter-Ward & Scott Porter-Ward (father)
  • Charlie Hinder & Darren Hinder (father) & Steve Hinder (uncle)
  • Saom Anisi & Amir Anisi (father)
  • Tiree Daly & Cormac Daly (father)
  • Tony Rockall (Lauren Coulthard’s father)
  • Jack Robbens & Mr Robbens

 

Working with Norton Knatchbull Grammar School

Posted on: July 11th, 2013 by David Finch

We are very pleased to continue our community work this term by being part of the Enrichment Programme at Norton Knatchbull Grammar School.

More and more schools and clubs are asking us to deliver Martial Arts and have recognised how beneficial our programmes can be to their children.

Maidstone student wins another award

Posted on: July 11th, 2013 by David Finch

CONGRATULATIONS to Edward Carter from Maidstone who has won another award for his hard work and dedication.

It is the Try Angle Award for outstanding achievement in sport or outdoor activities.  Try Angle has been going for 19 years and started in Thanet.  it is now county wide with four areas north, south, east and west. Edward was under West Kent and the youngest to win there this year.

Edward is truly a role model both in and out of the Martial Arts class.

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July SPECIAL OFFER

Posted on: July 8th, 2013 by David Finch

With the warmer weather creeping in classes will be pretty hot!

Our new MF Hand-towels are perfect for your training bags to wipe down all that hard work and keep you comfortable.  These are fantastic quality with an embroidered MF Logo.

SPECIAL OFFER (ends 30th July 2013)

Buy 2 towels and get the second half-price

(1 towel = £10.00, 2 towels = £15.00)

Please see you instructor to place your order before they run out.MF Kent Gym Towel

Sparring Seminar

Posted on: July 2nd, 2013 by David Finch

This special sparring seminar is being organised in conjunction with MF Bexleyheath and is being taught by Master Finch.

Saturday, 6th July 2013

12:15 – 2:15pm

Changes Health Club, Bexleyheath, Kent

The 2 hour seminar will include:
– competition sparring techniques
– sparring drills
– footwork & attacking combinations
– & more!

Cost: £25.00

To book your space please e-mail: kent@mattfiddes.com

THERE ARE ONLY 20 PLACES AVAILABLE so book early!

Summer Shut-Down

Posted on: July 2nd, 2013 by David Finch

We will be closing all of our schools over the following period:

Monday, 19th August – Sunday, 25th August (inclusive)

There will be no classes during this period however all classes will run as normal outside of these dates.  If you are away for a summer holiday please do your best to let your instructor know.

Blean Village Fete – 29th June

Posted on: June 18th, 2013 by David Finch

We have been asked to show our skills at this year’s Summer Fete at Blean Village Hall.  This is a wonderful day with lots to see and take part in and all the money goes towards the Blean Nursery and the Village Roof Fund.

We will be running a demo class similar to the recent event on Canterbury High Street and you are all welcome to attend and join in.  This is a wonderful opportunity for you to showcase your talents!

  • Saturday, 29th June 2013
  • Blean Village Hall
  • 1:00 – 2:00pm (our demo)

See you there!

Lots of fun on Canterbury High Street

Posted on: June 15th, 2013 by David Finch

Saturday, 15th June

Launch of the 2013 Canterbury & District Sports Awards

Well done and thank you to everyone that turned out for the launch day today.  We had a fantastic turn out and we certainly drew the biggest crowds of the day with some amazing Martial Arts!

To perform as you all did in-front of the public takes courage and you can all be very proud.  We had lots of compliments and when a passing policeman comments on the “fantastic discipline and focus” of the young students this confirms what a great family we have.

A huge thank you to all family and friends who came along to support us too.  Your continued support is greatly appreciated.

Thank you to everyone in the MF Kent Team!

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Panel Grading a huge success

Posted on: June 10th, 2013 by David Finch

After months of hard work, dedication sweat and tears we all finally headed to Swindon for the Southern Panel Grading.  This was always going to be a very exciting event with our largest group of students from MF kent attending.

It is no exaggeration to say that, as a family, we performed over and above what was expected.  We had worked exceptionally hard in and out of classes and the extra effort really showed.

I am so very proud of you all and I would like to highlight to everyone that with hard work, dedication and belief in yourself you can all achieve wonderful things!

Here is a list of newly promoted students from MF Kent:

RED BELTS:

  • Amber Cramp
  • Jake Porter-Ward
  • Saom Anisi
  • Harry Watkinson
  • Lewis Brown
  • George Salih
  • Harry Salih
  • Romesh De Zoysa
  • Nathan Dopson
  • George Bardell

DEPUTY BLACK:

  • Emily Calder
  • James Manners
  • Alice Emmerson
  • Elouise Owen

1st DEGREE BLACK BELT:

  • Sardeep Gill
  • Frankii (Gemma) Gibson
  • Caius Long

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