Grading and Class with the Chief Instructor 8th October

Gradings will take place on the morning of the 8th October at Hampsthwaite Village Hall and will include a class with the Chief Instructor.

Everyone will be very welcome to come and take the chance to train with Master McKenna whether you are grading or not. Dan Grades should make every effort to attend.

All Gradings will take place at Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall on Saturday 8th October. The Seminar and Grading will take place between 9:30am and midday. Class will start at 9.30 with all Gradings beginning at 10.30am. Gup gradings will finish at approximately 11:30, Dan Gradings May continue until midday.

Beginners (white belts) please select Yellow Belt Test

Coloured Belts (yellow - red stripe) please select Gup Grading

Cho Dan Bo & Dan grades - please select Dan Grading

Geoff Crocker
Sunday 31 July - Pannal Class - 4pm start

Due to the Women’s Euro Final starting at 5pm we have decided to bring the class forward to 4pm start so we can all get home to watch the match. Please note - there will also be no excuse not to train!!

Geoff Crocker
Summer Schedule 2022

Classes running through August

Collingham - Saturdays - 10am

Pannal - Sundays - 5pm

Calcutt - Thursdays 7pm - Open to anyone from 28 July

Suspended for the Summer -

Harewood - last class 19 July - Returns on 6th September

Roundhay last class 21 July - Note this class will be moving to 6.30 at Collingham

Geoff Crocker
Grading - 10.30 am - Saturday 30th April

Grading and Master McKenna's in person class

The location is Calcutt Village Hall, Knaresborough HG5 8JF

If you are training at 9.30am with Master McKenna please arrive at 9.20am and be ready to start at 9.30am promptly. You may wear your Club T-Shirt or a Karate Jacket.

There are no other Classes on Saturday morning neither Collingham or online.

If you park in the car park be aware it can be congested. There is parking on the road or in Whiteway Head cul-de-sac opposite the hall. Please be considerate. Avoid the Cricketers Arms Car Park, it has parking enforcement.

If you are Grading and not in the earlier class please arrive at 10.20am and wait until the Class finishes before entering the hall.

Gradings will start at 10:30 and all candidates will commence at the same time. White and Yellow belts will be finished by 11.00 and other belt groups will be completed over the hour. All Gradings will be complete by 11.30 latest.

Presentation of belts and certificates will happen during the class and where possible parents and guardians will be invited into the Dojang, at no other time will anyone other than Candidates and Dan Grade assistants be in the Dojang. Instructors and 3rd Dan Assistants will be out of the Dojang at times and will assist with any questions.

Students may leave once they have completed their Grading or remain and continue to train. No student will leave the Dojang without permission/knowledge of the Instructors.

If you are a Dan Grade who is not Grading and will be attending the 9am class you are invited to remain and assist in the Grading.

All students in the Grading room whether Grading or assisting will wear a full Dobock (Uniform) strictly no T-Shirts.
If you are Grading please bring your Karate Licence/Grading Book. White belts will be given theirs on the day.

If you have any questions please email enquiries@martialartsforlife.co.uk

Geoff Crocker
Karate Social - 7.30pm Friday 11 March

All club members past and present are welcome to join us for a meal out in Harrogate at 7.30pm on Friday 11 March.

To book your place please email Master Crocker on geoff.crocker(at)martialartsforlife(dot)co.uk (apparently writing it like this stops the spambots)

We have provisionally booked places at an Italian (so Pizza is available) and will need to confirm numbers before the end of February

Geoff Crocker
Happy New Year Face to Face classes start 8th January or Online on 4th

Come and train with us the first week of 2022

Online Tuesday 6.30 and Thursday 5pm

Face face

Saturday 9.30am Collingham Memorial Hall
Saturday 10.30am Collingham Memorial Hall
Sunday 5pm Pannal Village Hall


Can't book in? Email the office, we cannot guarantee you a space but we can put you on a waiting list if we do get cancellations.

More information in the red box below.

All Face to Face Adult and Kids Classes click to book here

Starting Back 2022

We are cautiously starting back

Online (only this week)
6.30pm - Tuesday 4th January
5pm - Thursday 6th January

Face to Face
Collingham both Classes 8th January
Pannal 9th January

Online with Master McKenna 8th January

We appreciate we are restarting in challenging times. If you are not already testing daily please complete a Lateral Flow Test before attending class. If you test positive for Covid and have a class booked please send this information to enquiries@martialartsforlife.co.uk and we will honour your payment and carry them forward.
Ninja Monthly Payments - will automatically include the online code

Geoff Crocker
Back Online only - from 17th December 2021

As a precaution, in light of the Governments advice on social contacts we are switching back to online classes for the remainder of this year.
The last face to face classes this year will be today at Roundhay and Calcutt.


If you have purchased a place in class we will automatically send you the code to train online and our current proposed class schedule will remain in place although only online. If you do not receive the code or have any questions please email enquiries@martialartsforlife.co.uk

Last Classes 2021

Roundhay - 16th December
Calcutt Adults - 16th December

Changed to Online only
Saturday - 18th December 9.30am and 10am
Sunday - 19th December 5pm
Tuesday - 21st December - 6.30

We will be carefully considering how we will return in the New Year
Starting Back 2022 - PROVISIONAL!

Harewood 4th January
Roundhay 6th January
Calcutt Adults 6th January
Collingham both Classes 8th January
Pannal 9th January
Online with Master McKenna 8th January
Depending on demand we may add a Mid Christmas online session - watch Facebook for news.

Online Saturday mornings with Master Mckenna

Train at 9.30 and 10.00am with the Chief Instructor online. For more information see our News or Facebook pages

All Classes will run for approximately 30 minutes 
      

Get Access!
To access our online classes you will require an entry code. Each code is £5 per household and can be purchased via our website using PayPal where the code will appear in your online receipt. 

Alternatively, a transfer can be made to our club account (please use your name as the reference) and we will email the code to you.

If you experience any problems purchasing your code, please email the office - link below.

Instructions on how to use Zoom to train can be found on the events page.
www.martialartsforlife.co.uk/events

Geoff Crocker
Christmas and New Year Classes

Last Classes 2021

Roundhay - 16th December
Calcutt Adults - 16th December
Collingham - 18th December
Pannal - 19th December
Harewood - 21st December
Online 18th December

Starting Back 2022

Harewood 4th January
Roundhay 6th January
Calcutt Adults 6th January
Collingham both Classes 8th January
Pannal 9th January
Online with Master McKenna 8th January
Depending on demand we may add a Mid Christmas online session - watch Facebook for news.

Geoff Crocker