Cupcakes and Cocktails Function

To all students

We trust everyone enjoyed Destiny! Congratulations on all your achievements!!!

The NMA will be hosting a very exciting fundraising event on the 4th of September. Cupcakes and cocktails is nothing like a martial arts event, but promises to deliver tons of excitement and opportunities for all. The event will see a fashion show with garments from well know designers like Juanita Pucheco to make overs by Elizabeth Arden. Live performance by Dillon Lerm and various stalls by independant vendors.

Tickets are R100 each. Various lucky draws and prizes can be won. Tickets are available from your instructors at the dojo.

If you are interested in a stall to market or sell your product you can contact Linda, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . This could be the perfect opportunity to market or sell your product to the public. We are preparing for around 300 tickets to be sold. Do not let this opportunity slip away. Contact Linda or your instructor immediately.

For any questions or for more information please contact Linda or Eve on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

NMA Management

No Tuesday Class after Destiny

To all Students

A reminder that there will be no class tonight. We would like to give everyone a well deserved rest after Destiny. All classes will be open again from Wednesday 11 August 2010.

Regards
NMA Management

Destiny 2010 Deadline

Destiny is getting ever closer.  Have you looked at http://www.destiny.kickboxing.co.za yet?

Waivers

Friday was the due date for the waivers and associated payments to be made.  We have only received 60% of the waivers.  PLEASE ensure that you bring your waivers and payments to class on Monday/Tuesday.   If you have lost it, you can download it from http://www.destiny.kickboxing.co.za/registration.html

It may appear that there is still lots of time (2 weeks), but consider the following:

• There are approx 1200 competitors.  Some competitors will compete in up to 7 events.  But if we take an average of 2 events per competitor, that is 2400 fighters cards that need to be written, checked, divided per instructor and double checked.
• Wrist bands for all competitors and spectators must be counted, divided per instructor and double checked.
• Tshirts orders must be counted, ordered, MANUFACTURED (Printed), checked, divided per instructor and double checked.

Therefore, please assist your instructors by bringing the waivers by no later than your first class next week. 

Breaking and TShirts

READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY

The dead lines for Breaking materials and Thirts are this Monday and Tuesday mornings respectively.  Therefore if you have not already ordered your breaking material and Tshirt, you HAVE TO email your TShirt size, and/or the number of tiles you require, to the instructor listed below, before the end of Saturday. 

The breaking tiles are R5 each.  By sending an email to the instructor you are committing to paying for it on Monday/Tuesday, together with your waiver form.  If you fail to order your TShirt, you will NOT get one.  If you fail to order your tiles, you will NOT be able to enter the Breaking.

• Bothasig, Tableview, Goodwood: send order to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Durbanville, Pinelands, Rondebosch: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Kuilsriver, Kraaifontein, Bellville, Brackenfell: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

(please state in the email your name (could be different to email address), dojo, Tshirt size and number of tiles)

Information regarding announcements at Destiny

On your division list we emailed before, you will see division numbers attached to each description. Divisions needed to be called to the ring will be called by that number only and not the full division description. In other words for division #52 we will call “division 52 to ring 7 now please” and not “boys 10 & 11 years old NOVICE, white & yellow belt to ring number 7 now please”.  Copies of the division lists will up on display at the venue.

We have over 400 divisions to get through in two days, and we must begin to fall in line with International standards.

Please understand clearly, it is the individual’s responsibility to ensure he/she is at the correct ring at the time of commencing the division. It is not the tournament promoters responsibility to ensure each & every competitor is where he/she needs to be at all times. Please, the last thing we want is for a student to miss their division. Whether they come from Germany or Cape Town is irrelevant. We don’t want anyone missing their divisions.

Rules

The rules are available on the website at http://www.destiny.kickboxing.co.za/rules.html  Please take a look so that you can ask any question in class next week.

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NMA management 

Back to School

To All Students

The Soccer World Cup is at an end and School Holidays are almost over and as you make your way home, we encourage all of you to please attend class as much as possible. A lot of information will be given in class regarding Destiny and training tips and preparation will be done to help you do your best, but we would like all to benefit from this. Destiny is only 4 weeks away and we would like to have everyone well prepared and confident!

Just a reminder about the Destiny Waiver forms. This form needs to be completed and returned to your instructor as soon as possible with the relevant amount due. We have mailed you a copy of the waiver  and the instructors also carry copies of these forms with them if you did not receive it. You can also order the Once-Off Collectors Destiny 2010 T-shirt on the Waiver. Please ensure that you submit your waiver early enough to prevent disappointment!

All those that are interested in doing the NMA Sport Full Contact and the K1 Full Contact Fighting, need to be at the Durbanville Dojo on Tuesday 13 July 2010. We will explain the rules of these divisions and what will be expected of you to compete.

If you have any queries or uncertainties pertaining to Destiny, please feel free to contact your instructor and they will be most happy to assist you!

Yours in Martial Arts

NMA Management

Second Term Newsletter 2010

To all Students!!

Beach Day Training 2010

1. The beach day is a rain-or-shine affair, and
2. The inclement weather would eventually clear up anyway.

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Kickboxing Grading - Nano Movements

Os Everyone

As you all know the K1 grading (first Kickboxing grading) is due in the next weeks and herewith a schedule of how things will take place.

The Nano movements for Orange and Green belts will be checked by your instructors in the dojo in the next week.

All other grades will have their Nano movements done at the grading.

The grading dates are as follows:

Grading for Yellow - Table View Monday 19 April 18:30 (Table View Dojo)

Grading for Orange - Durbanville Tuesday 20 April 19:00 (Durbanville Dojo) 

Grading for Green - Durbanville Thursday 22 April 19:00 (Durbanville Dojo) 

Grading for Blue and Purple - Brackenfell Saturday 24 April 10:00 (Brackenfell Dojo)  

Students grading for Brown 3rd Kyu and 2nd Kyu will be grading on Saturday 12 June at the Brackenfell dojo. More details to follow.

ALL Brown and Black Belt candidates must be in Durbanville on Tuesday 30 March 19:00. 

Please do not forget about the annual Beachday on Saturday 27 March at 10:00 next to the Dolphin Beach Hotel in Table View. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Regards

NMA Management

Beach Day

We would like to remind you of the annual Beachday taking place on Saturday 27 March at Table View beach infront of the Dolphin Beach Hotel in Table View. Parking will have to be around the main road next to the big lawn park. The instructors will be there from early on to visually assist you to the gathering point. The event will start at 10:00 and will finish around 12:30, give or take some minutes.

This is a fun filled day with very exciting exercises and training methods done on the beach. Come and enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful scenery of Table Mountain in the background. Parents are more than welcome to setup an umbrella and enjoy the day from the side. But dont dress to fancy, we might invite you to part take in some of the exciting events. 

Please contact your dojo instructor should you require more information.

Sensei Karel 084 402 3271

Sensei Keith 082 899 6484

Lutcin 082 905 9710

Ruhan 082 330 1834

Looking forward to see all you there!!!!!!

Regards

NMA Management 

Full Contact Training Begins

Written by Jason Pietersen | 15 March 2010

Their reasons for being there were varied. Some said they wanted an idea of the type of training required for full contact fighting. Others simply wanted to supplement their training and improve their fitness. Whatever the motivations, all 43 who attended this session, held at the Brackenfell dojo, found it a worthwhile, and tiring, experience.

The training started with a brisk 2km run, punctuated by a series of sprints. This put an early rest to any questions about how hard the workout would be.No sooner had the students returned to the dojo when they were told to produce their skipping ropes for a series of skipping sessions lasting twenty minutes in total.

So much then for the warm-up; the real work then began. What followed was a series of drills designed to build core strength, leg strength and stamina.Then came the padwork, with special emphasis on hitting the pads at maximum power. Here the students were made to realize just how tiring it is to strike at full power.

The session ended on the same high note on which it started, with the promise from Shihan Paul of harder, more taxing sessions in the future. Credit is due to the students, firstly for their willingness to participate, and also for maintaining high levels of spirit throughout the training. Indeed, the next full contact training day has now become a most highly anticipated event.