Great Turnout for Bring A Friend Day!

What a fantastic turnout
for the first "Bring A Friend Day"!

Thank you to all those who came along and shared in the fun!

It was a great success and there were many promising students that we'd like to encourage along to come and train with us.









The Best Potential Student
Award went to Jacson Wilson,
who showed great enthusiasm!
Thank you to Niarn for bringing him along :)

Student of the Month: FEBRUARY

PAT BUCKINGHAM


Pat has shown that even with personal barriers or injuries, one can still perform at your best if you respect and understand the principles of what our School teaches.

She currently holds the rank of Orange sash, and is steadily building up her skills and confidence to becoming a highly promising student.

We look forward to all your achievements that lay ahead for you Pat! :)

Student Of The Month : January

RICCO GUO

Ricco is a shy and intelligent young man who currently holds the rank of Brown Tip.

He has shown much improvement with all his techniques, and is often putting in the extra effort to gaining a full understanding of the Shao Chi Chuan principles.

We are anticipating a great year ahead for you Ricco! Well done! :)

Bring A Friend Day!

Thursday the 1st of March will be your chance to bring a friend, family member, co-worker, or even your neighbour! This is a great opportunity for you to share a Kung Fu session with them! The person who shows the most enjoyment and potential, will receive 2 weeks FREE of Kung fu lessons! Class starts at 6:40pm so be ready to have some fun! :)

Welcome Mr Paul Kawharu

We would like to welcome Paul Kawharu to our Blenheim branch.

Mr Kawharu holds the rank of 2nd Dan and Instructor in ITFNZ (International Tae Kwon Do Foundation of New Zealand).

There have been numerous Black Belts in Chans Martial Arts who have come from other styles and advanced.

He is entitled to assume the rank of 1st degree Black Belt in our style, but not 2nd degree. He has earned the right to that rank and is entitled to have the respect even though it was not in our style. However, he cannot have a sash until he passes OUR grading system. He may wear his old belt under our uniform like a sash.

He will be taught everything that Mr Soper is currently learning. It will take some time. After that, and when invited, he can grade for our 2nd degree and gain a sash.

Black Belt grading is a test of will. He has already proven that elsewhere. All he needs to do is learn the material.

After being away from training for several years, Mr Kawharu has decided to return to martial arts again.

We wish him all the best for the journey ahead.

Instructing.

I am the Chief Instructor in the Tasman area. I am solely repsonsible for the instruction in my branches. So, please refrain from 'helping out' and offering instruction to fellow class members. Any questions should be asked directly to the Instructor.
Firstly; offering advice to those of a higher rank is arrogance. Arrogance is an attitude which will severely hinder you progress.
Secondly; Offering advice to those junior, is assuming that your own technique is correct.
Instructing is to be performed by myself, and anyone whom I specifically appoint.
If I do appoint you to Instruct, you should perform to your very best. If you are lazy, those being taught will follow your lead.
Thank you for your understanding in this matter.

Homework

This year, we have decided we will be giving students "homework" after each lesson.

Now that our classes have grown bigger over the last few months, this is a great way to have each student taught on a one-on-one basis.

Instructors will have a book where the students names will be written down, and their homework assigned beside their name after each time they come to training.

Once you have been given homework, you are expected to go home and train the technique or request we have given you. The next time you attend training, an instructor will check to see if you have improved that technique or if you still require some assistance.

We do not make a point to single you out or belittle you when we ask you to go home and try and improve something, this is merely something we think you might need a little more work on for your rank, or for future techniques that will require your basics to be at their best. So please do not find it offensive if we give you homework.

Homework Examples:

Arthur is a yellow sash. He attends training each week and is improving at a steady rate.
An instructor notices that Arthur's weight shift for his techniques need much improvement, so he asks Arthur to try and work on his weight shift when he gets home and will be checked the next time he is at training.

Option A) Arthur does his homework, and has made much improvement in his weight shift and his techniques look and feel much better. His instructor is very pleased and commends him on his effort and gives Arthur the confidence to try a new technique.
Option B) Arthur does not do his homework, and still does not understand the weight shift and has made little improvement. His instructor notices this and expresses concern. The instructor gives Arthur the same homework, but does not give Arthur any new techniques until he understands the basics of his rank.

We hope that this way of teaching will be as beneficial to you as it will be to us. If you have any issues that will prevent you from doing training outside of regulated times, please inform us and we will aid you where we can. We want you to see that we are here to help guide you to be the best martial artist you possibly can be.