News from SMAC

Swale Martial Arts Club
127 East Street
Sittingbourne

News
Dear Members
I am pleased to say that Swale Borough Council has continued help us by giving 100% Business Rate Relief as I have mentioned before if we had to pay would have cost us over £6000 per annum something we could not afford and could seen the closure of the Club so a big thank you to Swale Borough Council . Martin Clarke has formed an organisation called GrapplingUK which will be using our facilities in the future, this should help us financially.
So far this year we have had the Young Judo Club championships with approx 50 entries not the best participation numbers so next year we will revert to a Sunday, the European Pankration President visited the club and gave a seminar, plus we have had 2 Sombo squad training sessions so we are getting some good weekend use especially on a Sunday, the Karate session on a Saturday continues to be successful but we still have Wednesday and Friday night empty plus week day time.
Now Martin has had his hip operation he will teaching and starting 2 new classes: Monday night Sombo/CombatSombo 7.30 pm , Thursday Pankration 7.30pm both classes will be for Juniors and Seniors with Seniors having an extra ½ hour at the end of each session so they can compete with each other.
John Clarke 5th Dan will be back teaching Juniors Judo on a Tuesday at 7.30pm this will help the youngsters because John has 30 years of competition experience as a junior and senior. John is trying to get together a course for Ladies Self defence.
Can I remind you all that membership is due April 1st 2010 which includes membership to the International Budo Federation, remember no membership no insurance no training.
Let us all remember the British Sombo Open April 11th, IBF Multi Nation Judo championships May 15th and the IBF Summer Camp August 22nd this now includes juniors who are at senior school.
Sittingbourne Judo Society has moved back to the Academy of Sport & Movement at Milton Regis next to Nobbys Gym on a Wednesday
Bredgar Young Judo Club continues go from strength to strength on a Thursday at Bredgar village Hall
Finally would anyone be interested in doing Power Chi Yoga or Aerobics during the day?
Useful Contacts: Sombo, Pankration ibfbcsa@googlemail.com Young Judo club youngjudoclub@googlemail.com Bredgar young judo club marcellacullen@rocketmail.com
Karate Paul.Sargent@axa-im.com Judo john_clarke73@hotmail.co.uk Aerobics/Power Chi-yoga
anthonywhitby@hotmail.co.uk Sittingbourne Judo Society link2zelda2001@yahoo.co.uk
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