I would like to say how pleased I am with the progress being made in the club at the moment. Most students have taken gradings recently and have shown good improvement. Overall standards are improving and we should all try to keep this momentum going.

Squad Training and Development

We have now started our regular sparring classes in preparation for competitions. Again I have been very impressed by the improvement shown and the general determined and hard working attitude of all students (adults and kids). It is clear that we have some potential champions amongst our students! The next few squad training dates are: 23^rd May, 20^th June and 18^th July.

For more information or to purchase equipment please feel free to ask me in lessons. The next competition I would like us to take part in is on July 15^th at the K2 Centre, Crawley.

Flexibility Training

On Saturday mornings at 9am a small but dedicated group of students have been attending flexibility training. We have found this is an excellent way to start our weekends and the benefits of the training are evident in all classes. The students are looking more flexible, faster, have better balance and have increased the range and quality of kicks they can throw. I would like to see all students at flexibility training at least once a month (if only to learn the correct stretching technique for practicing at home).

Club Tracksuits

I will soon be ordering a new batch of club tracksuits. Once I have confirmed the price of these I will let you all know. If you would like one you will need to pay in advance as these are made to order.

New Students

We are always on the lookout for new students. I would be very grateful if you could all assist in raising the profile of our club in the local area and encouraging new students to come and have a go. The best advertising for any club has always been word of mouth. If you think we are good at what we do, please don’t keep it a secret!!

Caterham Discounts:

• Introduce a new student and get 50% off your next month’s training fees.
• Family Discount. Three members of the same family can train for the price of two. (Applies to immediate family)

I will also be arranging a weekend day in Caterham where we can all hand out leaflets and talk to people before finding somewhere to have a group lunch.

Well done again to all of you who have been training hard recently. The improvement is clear to see and I will be working hard to keep you all progressing. I am also happy to see all students encouraging each other and creating a very friendly and hard working training atmosphere.

Regards

Dean Gibbs.

This was a wonderful event and the ‘No head shot rule’, certainly allowed all to experience Sport Taekwondo with plenty of confidence at such an early stage.

Left to right ; Meghan Kidd, Louise Colville, Abbie Burke, Mark McMillan, Heather Colville, Jamielee McKay, missing from the photo are Ellie Bradford and Jeremy Mbengu, Jeremy is the most recent novice Chung Yong student to be chosen to join the Scottish Development Squad, good luck to Jeremy.

Chung Yong will be taking a team to this competition.

Let me know if you would like to take part. Regards Dean Gibbs.

This post is also shown on our Facebook Page

We are always looking to support our students and give them the best chance of progressing to top level competition such as world championships and the Olympics. However, talent alone is no guarantee of success. Gaining experience and regularly competing against top level opponents is important in any students development. Unfortunately many students simply cannot afford to attend the competitions they should be taking part in.

Entrance fees, equipment, travel and accommodation costs often put important competitions beyond the reach of local and talented students. Although we do what we can to support our students, any additional sponsorship we receive is greatly appreciated and all goes towards supporting their development.

I would like to make it clear that we are not a charity. However, I can assure you that all sponsorship received is stretched and put to the best possible use.

If you would like to help support our students please contact me at Dean@DRGActive.com

Thank you for reading this post and thank you for any support you can offer.

Yours faithfully

You can also view this story on our Facebook page