Weekly Bulletin 4th December 2017

Hello everyone,

With only 2 weeks left before grading lets really ramp up the training and finish the year on a high!

End of Year Grading!!!

The 4th and final grading of the year is coming next month and it should be this years biggest! If you have any doubts about grading then we urge you not to make a decision until at least the week of the test. Until then we recommend you give it your all and leave no room for doubts on the mat! You may surprise yourself and it is always important to finish a year on a high and what better Christmas present than a new belt? If it turns out that you are not quite ready then so be it, but at least you can say that you tried. With people anticipating to grade from 8th Kyu all the way up to Shodan this will be a great spectacle you should not miss.

Juniors: Grading will be on Saturday the 16th December for Nottingham students and only for Green Belt (5th Kyu) students and above and must be present in the Saturday 2nd class. The Derby junior grading will be on Thursday 21st December and again only for Green Belts and above – It is important you attend the Thursday Derby class if you want to grade here.

Adults:
The adult grading, and showpiece event, will be on Wednesday 20th December at the Sneinton Dojo, Nottingham, and will start at 7pm.

Now is the time to consider grading, but please do not make a final decision before you have pushed yourself and put some hours in to try and ready yourself first because if you never push yourself you never know what you can achieve! Remember to find an uke if you need one!

Aikido Christmas Party

Juniors: Saturday 16th December is our official day for this years aikido christmas party! The junior party will take place in the community centre immediately following the mornings junior classes and grading from 12:00pm – 2:00pm. It will be a fuddle party so please bring any food & drinks available and associated with your culture so we can all share and enjoy a variety of international flavours! There will be games, snacks, music, and a lot of good fun if last years party is anything to go by, so I promise you will be disappointed if you miss out on this one!

Adults: The adult party will also be on Saturday 16th December, despite previously deciding a different date. We will be meeting at a restaurant in Nottingham City Centre at 7pm. We are yet to settle on a destination and any recommendations or preferences are welcome!

CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

Over the Christmas and New Years Period the dojo will be closed for up to 2 weeks with our last class of 2017 being on Friday 22nd December, and our first class of 2018 being on Thursday 4th January. Therefore, the dojo will be closed on the following dates:

Saturday 23rd December
Monday 25th December
Tuesday 26th December
Wednesday 27th December
Thursday 29th December
Friday 30th December
Saturday 31st December
Monday 1st January
Tuesday 2nd January
Wednesday 3rd January

WHAT IS GOING ON THIS WEEK!