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A team fitness challenge to all our members who bring along a buddy (non member)!
We mentioned in the January newsletter that in March we would launch the 90-DAY FITNESS CHALLENGE (Registration by 21st March 2011). This is a team event consisting of a Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do member and a buddy (non member) to pair up for a 90-day fitness challenge with a fantastic Grand Prize of £500 on offer for the winning team. The challenge will give members and non-members the opportunity to set goals (fitness, weight loss etc.) and we will help you to monitor your progress, give you nutritional tips and advice and measure your BMI (including heart rate, blood pressure, weight and body fat content).
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If you are aspiring to gain a confident beach body in time for the summer, or are looking to start a healthier lifestyle then the 90 day fitness challenge is the perfect way forward! Everything will be aimed at helping you to reach your targets within a 90 day period.
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All details and registrations forms are available within the Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do. Please ask a member of staff for further information or contact the academy on 0208 665 2214.
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Master Cassar’s trip to Florida
Master Cassar visited the Martial Arts University 'Warrior weekend 20' in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (March 3rd - 5th 2011), where all the top school owners worldwide were present. Attendance of such events continues Master Cassar's constant aim of developing Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do into one of the best Martial Arts schools in the world. Something that everyone associated with Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do should be extremely proud of. Pil Suhng!
 Clockwise: Master Cassar hard at work, Master Cassar with Professor Glick (Left) and Shihan Dunn (right) from World Ju Jitsu United, New York, CKD Faculty Member Mr. Chris Ellis from Ellis Academy of CKD in Redhill, Koyshi Steve Lavelle (CEO of Martial Arts University International)
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AWARENESS EVENTS
We have recently launched two new awareness events for the forthcoming months. If you know of someone who would be interested or would benefit in taking part in these activities, please ask them to click on one of the following links and complete the simple online form and a member of staff will be in touch. These links will also be available on the Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do social network sites, so please share with friends.
Bully Prevention
Women's Self Defence
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GRADINGS
The March grading weekend was a huge success, so many congratulations to all those students and instructors who progressed to their next belt / tag. Congratulations to the following students who graded to Black Belt - Michael Howard Kishi, Dani Fahy, Hayley Nichols, Vassilis Zourouthis, Alex McGiuigan, Alex Ficur, Shanjei Balasubramanian, Ben Gayle.
A special mention to Lucy McLauchlan for a fantastic achievement in attaining Ee Dan (2nd Degree) during the Black Belt grading day!
Also, a big thank you to everyone who came down to the academy to show support for these events! This is much appreciated by all the students, instructors and everyone involved with the Cassar Academy. Pil Suhng! It is great to see how much everyone is improving! Keep up the hard work and if possible continue to practice your Choi Kwang Do at home, as it's clearly paying off!
All grading dates for 2011 are now available on the Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do website.
Don't forget that if you have any questions or would like some extra feedback from our instructors just give us a call (0208 665 2214) or speak to us when you come in. Your syllabus is also available on the website.
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6th Monthly Excerpt From ‘Spark’
“Exercise improves learning on three levels: first it optimises your mind-set to improve alertness, attention and motivation; second, it prepares and encourages nerve cells to bind to one another, which is the cellular basis for logging in new information; and third, it spurs the development of the new nerve cells from stem cells in the hippocampus. The point I've tried to make - that exercise is the single most powerful tool you have to optimize your brain function.”
Taken from ‘SPARK’ by Dr. John J. Ratley and Eric Hagerman
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RECENT EVENTS
The Valentine Special Offer
A huge thank you to the students and partner's who took advantage of our Valentine Special offer!
During the month of February, the Cassar Academy presented a fantastic special offer to all members girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, husbands (and generally better halves!) to come and train for a whole month absolutely free! Master Cassar even threw in a free uniform. This was an extremely well received event and looks highly likely to be repeated next year if anyone feel they missed out!
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY!
March
The 90 day Fitness Challenge (Registration by March 21st 2011)
This is a team event consisting of a Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do member and a buddy (non member) to pair up for a 90-day fitness challenge with a fantastic Grand Prize of £500 on offer for the winning team (See a member of staff for details).
28 March - 1st April
Buddy Week
Any member can bring a buddy along for a free class!
3 April
Mother's Day
Pil Suhng!
10 April
April Colour Belt Grading
Please make the effort to support the grading exams as it is much appreciated by the students, instructors and everyone involved with the Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do. Pil Suhng!
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Class Training
FOCUS OF FEBRUARY:PERSONAL: HONESTY, PHYSICAL: COMBINATIONS
FOCUS OF MARCH:PERSONAL: GENTLENESS, PHYSICAL: RESISTANCE TRAINING
FOCUS FOR APRIL:PERSONAL: RESPECT, PHYSICAL: HEALTH AND FITNESS
Health & Fitness will be a big focus for the month of April coinciding with our fantastic 90 day fitness challenge! We will be looking at everything from raising fitness levels to nutritional tips and advice.
Did you know that....a single can of fizzy drink can contain as much as 40-50g of sugar! Somebody who drinks one can a day could put on 15lb over a year.
Caroline Apovian, a US nutrition expert writing a commentary on the study, says that the human race has probably not yet evolved to cope with these sugar-loaded drinks.
"A better mechanism for weight gain could not have developed ... Liquid calories are a relatively new addition to the human diet - perhaps the human satiety circuit has not yet adapted to register these calories for what they are," she writes.
For the full article go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2004/aug/25/medicineandhealth.food
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A belated Happy Birthday to the following students who celebrated in February…
Alex Man, Jake Halford, Archie Morris, Mihai Popescu, Tyler Woodward, Alexander Taylor, Alex Plunkett, Ellie Scales, Lola Rutter, Kacie Shoulders, Juan Sanchez, Emma-Louise Hayden, Lucy Parsons, Martin Mikelsons, Duminda Pelmadulla, Chris Nahhas, Darryl Cousins, Lucy Gannon, Kevin Keefe, Francesca Regan.
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Happy Birthday to the following students celebrating in March…
Sara Rashid, Theo Karidis, Wesley Jones-Biggs, James Hardwick, Connor Woolmer, Daniaal Mailk, Keziah Kinch-Gordon, Dominic Jenc, William Caussy, Nivethen Logeswaran, Lamar Fowakes, Luke Mills, Alex Cole, Sophie Cassar, Praveiin Sritaran, Sukho Lee, Elly Paddington, Danny Smith, Joanna Munro, Melanie Pulman, Emre Bayin, Thomas Maher, Stephen Bradford, Curtis Senior.
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NOTICES AND THANKS
The biggest compliment you can pass onto Master Cassar and all the Instructors is to recommend the Cassar Academy of Choi Kwang Do! Pil Suhng! Remember to keep chatting on our social media sites; we miss you when you're not there!
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