Following the government announcement regarding the nationwide lockdown starting on November 5th we will be suspending all remaining classes for children throughout this new lockdown period.
We will review the situation again in December to see if it is possible to resume any sort of training after Christmas.
Bookings in November for the Children’s group 7-12 years have been added.
Children’s training is unaffected by the tier 3 lockdown restrictions.
We will continue with the Bacup class for this group whilst there is a demand for it. We have been in touch with the Haslingden Primary School and we will review the possibility of training there again in the new year.
Adult training is suspended whilst our dojo is under tier 3 restrictions.
IMPORTANT information
We have suspended the Adult and family group classes after reviewing the guidance for the tier 2 covid restrictions. We are waiting for the KUGB to issue their interpretation, but until then we have to suspend this Thursdays class for adults and the family group class.
Training for children is unaffected, so the children’s class is still on.
We will let you know as soon as we can when we have a update from the KUGB.
October bookings are now open.
Please book your place now if you want to train in October.
We have space for up to 7 children aged 12 and under on Thursdays (6pm to 7pm)
A single Family group training with up to 4 family members on Thursdays. (6pm to 7pm)
Adult class with up to 7 members and 2 instructors, split into a max group size of 6 including the instructor. Also on Thursday (7:15pm to 9pm) after the children’s and family session.
Fees are £6 per booking or £12 to book the family training room.
Payment by card only, on entry to the dojo. No up front booking fees.
Booming can be cancelled using the option in the booking confirmation email. If you have booked a place but cannot attend, please cancel your booking to free up that space for another member.
We have suspended booking for the children’s group age 13 to 17 and replaced it with a family group booking. A family group of 2 to 4 will be able to train in the first floor room.
As per the latest government guidance we have limited class sizes to a maximum of 5 students and 1 instructor from 14th Sept until we receive further guidance.
Following on from our adults only classes we will now offer children’s only classes on Thursday’s at the AB&D centre in Bacup from Sept 10th.
Classes will be split on age groups 7-12 years and 13-17 years. We will run both age groups concurrently from 6pm to 7pm with the larger group of 7-12 year students on the top floor, and the smaller group of 13-17 year students on the 1st floor. The maximum size of each age group will be 15, in accordance with government guidelines. The maximum training capacity will be 8 students on the top floor and 3 students on the 1st floor.
Students must wear training shoes or equivalent. For covid safety reasons we do not allow bare feet in the dojo. Students must maintain 2m social distancing guidelines in the dojo.
Classes MUST be booked online using our online booking system as we have limited spaces available. Classes will cost £6 per booking, payment will only be by card on entry to the dojo. We will no longer accept cash payments.
Please check your childs KUGB licence is up to date. It is a condition of entry that your child has a valid up to date licence. You can apply online to renew an expired license at kugb.me New starters must complete a club membership form prior to booking and apply for a KUGB licence after their third class.
Parents are no longer allowed into the dojo, there is a limited waiting space nearby (4 persons), so you may prefer to wait in your vehicle.
Adults and children over 13 should wear a face covering when entering the building as per government guidelines. A one way system for entry and exit is operating in the building, please follow the signs. Hand sanitiser is available on entry to the building and the dojo entrance.
Coronavirus training update
In order to keep our members safe we have decided to suspend training this week. We will review the suspension on a weekly basis, but we expect this suspension to last several months until the summer.
If you pay by standing order please suspend payment for April onwards. We will sort out a partial refund for the March payment when we resume training.
We will keep you posted with training updates on both the web site and Facebook page. Stephen and Rick will post home training tips on Facebook so you can keep practicing at home.
I hope you get through this troubling time unscathed and can resume training in good spirit sometime in the summer.
On behalf of the instructors
Jeff Jones, Rick Payne, Stephen Warburton and Liam Stone
Sunday 23th February 10am till 12pm will be a special Osae Wasa (joint lock) class with sensei Warburton instead of the normal training session.
The course will cover:
demonstrate six unique locks
Standing and ground work variations
Kata application
Understanding anatomy and pressure points
Health and safety briefing
We welcome all grades and ages, but if you are unable to take part in this class due to injury we will do kata training with you.
Next grading is on FRIDAY 21st February at Haslingden Primary School. Training is in the normal gym. Doors are open at 6pm, please get there by 6:15pm.
Training with sensei Andy Sherry starts at 6:30pm. Grading to follow on after training at 8:00pm.
Pre-grade classes
Can all those planning to grade bring their license to the pre-grade classes on Tues/Wed/Thurs. I strongly advise that you attend at least two of the pre-grade classes this week. If you fail to attend at least one pre-grade class this week or are unable to present your up to date license you will be unable to grade this time. The grading fee will be £27 this time, this is for training and taking the grade and includes your new belt and kyu grade certificate. For those just taking part in the training its £6 per person, no concessions.