Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Healthy Kids Day & More

Healthy Kids Day Demo
Thanks to everyone who helped make our "Healthy Kids Day" demo a success! We had a lot of participants excited to take part in some of our martial arts, including board breaking.



Women's Self Defense
Bill Hammond's Martial Arts (BHMA) is excited to now be holding weekly self defense classes. Classes are pay as you go on Monday nights (7:45pm), with a drop in fee of $10/class. For more information, contact the gym.


Upcoming Events
Easter Break: Friday, April 22nd - Monday, April 25th (Closed)
Kick-A-Thon Week: Monday, May 2nd to Saturday, May 7th
Black Belt Test: Saturday, May 14th
Belt Testing: Week of May 23rd, more info TBA

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Upcoming Events

Just a reminder on a few events, as well as new announcements...

Instructor Class
There will be no black belt test practice this Saturday, April 9th. In place of that 8:00 am time slot will be an instructor class. New requirements will be given out to earn patches. All current and prospective instructors/junior instructors are strongly encouraged to attend.


Kick-A-Thon
Bill Hammond's Martial Arts (BHMA) is proud to hold another kick-a-thon to fight cancer. Prizes and other incentives will be given to those who raise the most! How can you help?

1. Get a donation sheet and start collecting: For every $0.50 you can raise, you will be asked to demonstrate a kicking technique during your regular class (example: raise $0.50 = kick 1 time, raise $5.00 = kick 10 times, raise $50.00 = kick 100 times). Kicks will be done during the week of May 2nd, 2011. Can't kick that week? Ask an instructor if you can do your kicks the week before or after.

CHECKS PAYABLE TO "ELI SETH MATTHEWS LEUKEMIA FOUNDATION"

Don't be intimidated by the number of kicks you'll have to do! During an average class, a student (child or adult) could find themselves kicking well over 100 times without thinking about the number! You can always split them up during multiple days.

2. Counting Volunteers: Adults will be needed to count kicks, since they'll be done during regular class time.

3. Spread The Word: Let your fellow students know about this event. See which one of your friends can raise the most!

All proceeds will go towards the "Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation" during the "Celebration of Life Benefit", which will be held May 14th, at Redman's Hall in Oxford, PA.


Non Belt Classes/Programs
Instructor Hammond is in the process of forming evening self defense classes for women. These classes will be practical exercises and techniques to make you feel confident and secure in any setting. To find out more information, including possible times, contact one of the instructors...

610-345-0888
billhammondsma@gmail.com


New Merchandise
BHMA is excited to have new products and attire to sell. Recently we've received an order of baseball caps (choice of black or camouflage) with our new logo. To learn about these and other products, see an instructor.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

World Autism Awareness Day & Belt Testing

Bill Hammond's Martial Arts (BHMA) is proud to recognize World Autism Awareness Day (April 2nd), and to have held their Moodo Plus test today (April 2nd, 2011).

As you may know, our Moodo Plus class was started by instructor Bill Hammond to concentrate on students within the Autism Spectrum. He recognized that everyone deserves the chance to become a martial artist. Everyone at BHMA is thankful for helping Moodo Plus' Kate Hsing to become a better martial artist. In turn she has helped us become better instructors.

Today we were proud to promote Kate to orange belt. Accompanying Kate was her younger sister, Kendall Hsing, who also tested for her orange belt. Kendall has come a long way herself and has many reasons to be proud.

Kate and Kendall's training has been wonderfully assisted by their family, Mary Jo & Rodney (Mother and Father). Also helping out was their sister, Karsen (a yellow belt in our youth class)

A special thanks also goes out to instructor Trish Dalton on her help, as well as junior instructors Kaleigh Kahan and Phillip Leatherbury.