Black Belt Ceremony

Black Belt Ceremony
BHMA will be holding their Black Belt Ceremony on Saturday, July 23rd. More details to be announced regarding location, time and participation.


Upcoming Events
July 4th Break: Saturday, July 2nd - Tuesday, July 5th (Closed)
Summer Camp (AM): Monday, July 11th - Friday, July 15th
Black Belt Ceremony: Saturday, July 23rd, more info TBA
Summer Camp (PM): Monday, July 25th - Friday, July 29th
Summer Camp (AM-Pee Wee): Monday, July 25th - Friday, July 29th
Summer Camp (X-treme): Monday, August 15th - Friday, August 19th
August Belt Test: Week of August 22nd, more info TBA

Eli Seth Matthews 5k

Inaugural 5k
On Sunday, June 19th, BHMA was proud to participate in the inaugural Eli Seth Matthews Foundation 5k run. Proceeds went to the Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation in the continued fight against cancer.

BHMA Participants Included:
Trish Dalton
Christopher Johnson
Janet Johnson - *3rd in her division*
Paul Matthews (*Son: Austin, won 2nd in his division*)
Norma Ocampo
Ricky Pullin
JJ Ruszin
Evan Snyder - *1st in his division*

Upcoming Events
July 4th Break: Saturday, July 2nd - Tuesday, July 5th (Closed)
Summer Camp (AM): Monday, July 11th - Friday, July 15th
Summer Camp (PM): Monday, July 25th - Friday, July 29th
Summer Camp (AM-Pee Wee): Monday, July 25th - Friday, July 29th
Summer Camp (X-treme): Monday, August 15th - Friday, August 19th
August Belt Test: Week of August 22nd, more info TBA

Kick-A-Thon Results & More

New Assistant Instructor
BHMA is proud to promote Maggie Weir from junior instructor to assistant instructor. Maggie has been a tremendous help with our lower ranks and has quickly become a staple in our gym. Over the past few months, instructors have been testing Maggie on her curriculum knowledge, which she easily passed.



Kick-A-Thon Results
Congratulations to everyone who participated in our third annual Kick-A-Thon! We're proud to announce that we've broken our previous record by raising $5,313 towards the Eli Seth Matthews Leukemia Foundation.

Individuals in each group listed alphabetically

Grand Prize Winner/Top Fundraiser
Sean Hackett - $1,400 (2,800 Kicks) -- OVER 25% of our total number!

Over $200 Collected
Alexa Costa
Trish Dalton
Alex DelleDonne
Antonio Gentile
Sean Hackett
Macayla Morrison

Up to $200 Collected
Kaleigh & Hannah Kahan
Thomas Repetz
JJ Ruszin
Maggie Weir
Eric Welch

Up to $100 Collected
Andrew Delaney
Ricky Gall
Ava Gray
Connor Gray
Frank Guzzo
Katie, Karsen & Kendall Hsing
Colin & Bridget Lange
Amelia Nur
James Nur

Up to $50 Collected
Stephen Beheler
Andre Brown
Julian Brown
Max Cunliffe
Caden Dalton
Emily Easterday
Connor Evans-Ralston
Tori Gentile
Declan Harrison
Andy Jacquet
Ellie Jacquet
Chris Johnson
Daniel Johnson
Janet Johnson
Connor Lewin
Kai McKittrick
Scott McVean
Ben Nelson
Andrew Pawlowski
Luke Richards
Padraic Richardson
Joe Snyder
Alec Thomas
Austin Weir
Olivia Weir

Upcoming Events
July 4th Break: Saturday, July 2nd - Tuesday, July 5th (Closed)
Summer Camp (AM): Monday, July 11th - Friday, July 15th
Summer Camp (PM): Monday, July 25th - Friday, July 29th
Summer Camp (AM-Pee Wee): Monday, July 25th - Friday, July 29th
Summer Camp (X-treme): Monday, August 15th - Friday, August 19th
August Belt Test: Week of August 22nd, more info TBA

May Test Results & More

May 2011 Black Belt Test
On Saturday, May 14th, BHMA was proud to welcome 16 youth students into our black belt family. The workout was tough as always, but everyone persevered and had a great test. Congratulations!

Several of our assistant instructors as well as others helped assist, including:
Gabrielle Terribilini
Ricky Pullin
Maggie Weir
Antonio Gentile
Martin Sarkissian
William Slater
Kim Everhart

New 1st Dan Black Belts
Michael Barkasy
Andre Brown
Julian Brown
Cole Caron
Renee Daemer
Patricia Dodson
Aslan Geralds
Gabrielle Gonnella
Joesph Hetrick
Yenitze Luna
Sydney McGill
Ean Norenberg
Mikayla Oatman
Race Oatman
Thomas Repetz
Eric Welch



May Belt Testing
A few weeks later, BHMA held belt testing for the rest of our students. Once again, everyone did a great job! Congratulations!

Photos provided by Tracey Weir and Jennifer Gentile

Summer Weather Policy

T-Shirt Weather
Now that Memorial Day has gone by, Bill Hammond's Martial Arts will allow students to wear APPROVED t-shirts instead of uniform tops during regular classes this summer.

T-shirts must be a BHMA shirt. Since we've recently changed our name, we will (this summer only) allow any previously approved shirts from the past.

If you don't have a BHMA shirt, you may order one from the gym. In the meantime, you are allowed to wear a plain black or white t-shirt--assuming you will be ordering a BHMA shirt.

Students should be aware that regardless of weather, testing must be done in full uniform.


Staying Hydrated
Did you know there are three different types of dehydration?

hypotonic/hyponatremic (primarily loss of electrolytes)
hypertonic/hypernatremic (primarily loss of water)
isotonic/isonatremic (loss of electrolytes and water) -- MOST COMMMON

Working out in the gym during the hot summer months could cause mild dehydration, if precautions aren't taken. Here are a few tips for working out at BHMA during the summer...

Drink plenty of fluids during the whole day, not just when you feel thirsty. Also, feel free to bring a drink to the gym under these conditions...

1. The drink should not be brought onto the gym floor. Keep the drinks with guardians or in the changing rooms.

2. Unless an emergency, ask an instructor to get a drink. Running in and out of the gym is not allowed.

3. Do not abuse the policy with repetitive breaks. There's a line between needing the break and simply wanting the break.