HAPPY NEW YEAR TIGERS - CLASSES RE-OPEN FROM TUESDAY 3RD JANUARY
January 2023 Newsletter
Happy New Year everyone, we cannot wait to welcome you back to our classes!
We hope you have enjoyed a relaxing break and spending time with your friends and family. It’s time to dig out that gi and get back to kicking and punching with your RTK karate family.
So come on, set your 2023 goals and let’s get to work. Our Instructors are all super-motivated to get you all training hard again and work off all the Christmas pudding, mince pies and sort out that beer/wine/chocolate bellies.
Movement is medicine so if you are feeling sluggish, get up and get moving again! You will feel so much better for it, I promise.
Classes are available to book via the APP from January to March 2023. January is always a very busy time with new beginners taking spaces, so existing students please book your classes well in advance so that you do not miss out.
It also helps us prepare our sessions and make a plan that caters for everyone. If you need to miss class for any reason we can always reschedule it or refund if you have given 24 hours notice.
The office re-opens on Tuesday 3rd Jan and all enquiries will be dealt with in the order that they came in. All orders received whilst we have been closed will be fulfilled.
Our events calendar has been updated to see what we have coming up in January onward click here……..
Classes are re-opening from Tuesday 3rd January with the following locations:
Stoneclough @ Prestolee Primary School with Callum Sensei
Radcliffe @ Wesley Methodist Primary School with John and Helen Sensei
Elton @ Chantlers Primary School with John O’ Donovan Sensei
Horwich @ Claypool Primary School with Daryl Sensei
Wigan @ St Cuthberts Primary School with Molly Sensei
Denton @ Greswell Primary School with Sam Sensei
Stockton Heath @ St Thomas Primary School with Jon C Sensei
Altrincham @ Bollin Primary School with Dave R Sensei
Old Trafford @ Kings Road Primary School with Rob Sensei
(Reddish Class re-opens next week Tuesday 10th January, sorry about that - Reddish students are invited to train at Denton class which is just a 10 minute drive away - Greswell Primary School, Percy Street, Denton from 6-7pm)
Squad Classes at Thornleigh restart on Monday 9th January starting with Kumite Squad. Kata Squad restarts on Monday 16th January.
Combined Senior Classes at Thornleigh will restart on Monday 6th February and will take place on the first Monday of every month thereafter.
Cadet Leader and Assistant Instructor Selections
Date: Sunday 15th January 2023
Time: 11am-12.30pm
Venue: Kearsley Academy, Springfield Rd, Kearsley, Bolton. BL4 8HY.
Cadet Leader and Assistant Instructor class returns for 2023 following a two year break!
No need to book in advance. This class is put on by the club free of charge for Cadet Leaders and Assistant Instructors who help in our classes and will run quarterly throughout 2023. Of course any Sensei’s who would like to come along and train/help, you are also more than welcome.
Both Assistants and Cadets will train together at the same time but we split into two different sections.
We will work on the development of your own karate and your teaching skills.
We would like as many of our Cadets and Assistants as possible to attend this event and take advantage of this great opportunity.
WE NEED YOU! We are also looking for new Cadet Leaders and Assistant Instructors so if you fancy giving it a go and helping out in our lessons, please have a chat with your Sensei or turn up at this class. We will find a class with a vacancy for you.
All attendees will be appointed a dojo and listed on our Cadet Leader and Assistant Instructor Page.
Why become a Cadet or an Assistant?
Our Cadet Leader and Assistant Instructor programme started back in 2008 and has produced some outstanding Instructors for us.
Over the years the following Red Tigers have followed the system from Cadet right through to Sensei and now teach their own RTK classes: Grace Baron Sensei, Sam Jackson Sensei, Callum Miles Sensei and Molly Austin-Hogsden Sensei.
All have taken full advantage of our teaching programme and are now producing some amazing students of their own. The vast majority of our Instructors have also passed through our Assistant Instructor programme.
Learning through teaching others is beneficial in many ways.
They learn how to speak clearly and demonstrate in front of groups which gives them an advantage in further education.
We choose those with the best karate, commitment, behaviour and focus. They stand at the front and in turn train harder and grow in confidence
They learn how to interact effectively with both children and adults
They set the example that we want all juniors in our dojo to follow (behaving responsibly)
They help us - to help the class members reach their goals
Teamwork, the most successful dojos in the club all have the same thing in common - they have a full team that teaches the class, Cadets, an Assistant and the Sensei. This way, we can cater for everyone and we all get better.
Free training at Quarterly Cadet Leader and Assistant Instructor class alongside the best students in all areas of the Club spanning from Warrington and Wilmlsow right over to Darwen in Lancshire.
High School students completing Duke of Edinburgh Awards can also use our Cadet Leader programme to fulfil the VOLUNTEERING section of the Duke of Edinburgh awards.
Sensei Pauls Fitness Bootcamp and Self Defence Course (OPEN TO ALL)
Date: Sunday 29th January 2023
Time: 11am-1pm
Venue: Kearsley Academy, Springfield Rd, Kearsley, Bolton. BL4 8HY.
Join us on our Post Christmas Fitness Bootcamp from 11am-11.50am followed by a Self Defence Course between 12pm-1pm.
No karate suits, you can wear something loose and comfortable or your usual fitness gear.
Lets see who can keep up with superfit and strong Paul Wolstencroft Sensei as he takes you through a series of exercises to blitz that post Christmas pudding belly!
Or if you are human like rest of us, get out of bed on a Sunday morning, do what you can and have laugh whilst you (try to) keep up! It will be good fun.
You do not need to do karate to take part. This event is open to members and non-members and we would like to encourage as many parents as possible to give this event a try.
No martial arts experience necessary and it is not just karate. We will be teaching you basic and advanced self defence skills that could be used in any potentially dangerous situation. You never know when these skills may come in handy especially for ladies and teenage girls.
Ladies will work with ladies, gents with gents, there’s nothing to lose so come and get involved.
We are a friendly bunch I promise!
Cost:
Usual class fees apply - £6.50 for 1, £5.50 each for 2 in the same family and £5.00 each for 3 or more
No need to book in advance, you can pay cash or card on the day
January License Check
We will be doing a license check at the end of January to make sure that all of our students currently training are licensed insured to do so.
We are part of the English Karate Federation and every student who has an active EKF membership should have a valid license/insurance to train.
Beginners should also be applying for a license after the first four weeks of training. New Licenses cost £22 per year.
We know there are quite a large number of renewals already outstanding from Oct/Nov/December and understand that we are living in difficult times. This is why we are giving our members until the end of the month to renew.
The cost is £20 per year and the renewals can be done quickly and easily online via our shop. Here is the link………Renewals and New Memberships
Existing members can check if they are due for renewal by checking the EKF slip in the back of your license book, it looks like the image below:
EKF License Slip
If you have lost your book, you can order a replacement via the online shop at the cost of £5.00 by clicking here…….
Unfortunately, we are unable to re-issue lost EKF slips but your EKF slip will remain valid until the date of expiry.
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