Black Belt Updates 11/12

We have a few quick reminders this week. Please make sure in these first couple weeks you are working hard to lay the groundwork for a successful testing season.

Fundraising Reminder

At this point we are still missing around 15 students registering for the Kickathon campaign. If you are not yet registered for 'Givebutter' please follow this link: https://givebutter.com/2EW0o3/join

If you do not yet have a team, please register as an individual and join the Black Belt Candidates team, and you will be reassigned by the staff. The event is in less than a month, so we want to ensure people are working hard over the next month for this portion of the exam.

Testing Packages

Testing payments are due no later than this Friday for all students. If you are having trouble or have not yet received an invoice, please email us ASAP so we can get things squared away.

Attendance reminders

Please remember, now that we are in full swing for testing students are expected to maintain a 2 day per week attendance average as well as hitting their attendance totals each month. The black belt trackers will be updated weekly to assist with tracking.

Candidate Classes

The first mandatory candidate class will be held on December 6th prior to the Kickathon, at 11:00am at the Hilton of Woburn's Ballroom.

Kata Check Up

The first Kata check up for all students will be no later than November 22nd for all students. Brown belts will be expected to be at no less than 6 moves on their creative Kata. If you have questions on how to create a kata please watch the following video on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/Gkaq5JyAz3Y

Fitness

Students MUST be regularly training their fitness from this point on. Major fitness items include: Jumping Jacks, Pushups, Planks, Wall Sits, Squat Thrusts, and Running. If you do not yet have a daily plan to build up your totals for the exam, we would recommend setting that up THIS WEEK so that you remain on the correct track.

As always, any questions regarding the testing process please reach out to your head instructor as soon as possible to not fall behind.

We will see you in class soon!