February Newsletter

Welcome to our Website

Here you will find all the latest information about our school and what’s coming up.

We will also add valuable Motivation and Health, Lifestyle and Fitness tips.

Up and coming at Empower Martial Arts

Graduations

Our next Graduations will kick off Monday 15th April and run in every class until the Saturday 20th April.

Please make sure Graduation forms are handed in before this week as we want to put all our attention on the Graduations that week and not at the desk discussing forms. (If the Graduation forms are handed in on Graduation Day the student will not Graduate that day, they will do it the next Graduation Day unless this is the Saturday and then it will be too late!)

Also note that no Progress Checks will be done on Graduation week. All Stripes must be earned before the Graduation week begins.

All students must have trained in at least 14 classes before the Graduation week begins. Please don’t aim for 14 classes…. 14 is the absolute minimum. There are 20 allocated classes and catch-up classes available so 20 is the number to aim for.

Brown Belt White Stripes

Brown Belt White Stripes will have their Progress Check on Saturday 20th starting from 2pm and aim to finish for 3.45pm.

EMPOWER Seminars & Workshops

Sunday March 3rd, 11am to 1pm – Self Protection Seminar. 

In October 2023 Ryan Norwood ran this Seminar for our Instructors. It was so incredible we have booked him back but this time for students. Due to high demand we will be limiting March 3rd to Adults of all Grades but Juniors must be Black Belt or above.

£20 for the 2 hour Seminar. Payable at reception.

Sunday March 24th, 12.30pm to 2.30pm – Mobility Workshop (at EMPOWER Studio)

EMPOWER Studio hosted a Spine Mobility Workshop ran by Sarah Rumble of Blossom Wellbeing in January. Due to it being a SOLD OUT event and massive demand we have managed to booked Sarah again.

This workshop will focus on the Spine and Hips.

Sarah is a a Yoga instructror that specialises in Neorocentric training and Mobilitiy training. 

This Workshop is open to all levels of mobility which is what we loved about it so much. Everyone came away buzzing and hungry to learn more.

£25 for 2 hour workshop.

Contact Alex to book your place.

Friday April 5th, 10.30am to 12pm – Break Board Seminar

Learn how to break through a real wooden board with your bare hands!

The best part about this Seminar isn’t the breaking boards… its the method used to unlock the POWER with in!!

All Students leave with their signed broken board.

Age 8+

£10 for 1.5 hour Seminar

Charity events at Empower Martial Arts

As part of our Black Belt curriculum for the junior grades we have a Star Test called the “Charity Star”. This is an opportunity for the Black Belts to use their higher force to give back.

Each student chooses their own charity organisation they want to support for thier own personal reasons.

They then create their own way they are going to raise the funds and complete the tasks themselves. 

This becomes a project that helps develop their personal progression and give back to others in greater need.

We are always super proud of our students in taking on this challenge and extremely happy with the EMPOWERMENT it creates.

This year the 8 Junior Black Belts taking on this Star Test raised a massive £3869.10!!

Healthy tips for your body and you mind

We may be still in Winter but Spring is coming. It is time to prepare for the strongest season for new beginnings. 

Positive change is about to arrive all around us. Don’t fall behind. Pick up momentum with your actions towards your goals and watch them sky rocket when Spring arrives. 

The Summer version of you will thank you for your Winter discipline, determination and drive.

STRENGTHEN – SUPPORT – SUCCEED

New 1st Degree & 2nd Degree Black Belts

3 more Legends join the E M P O W E R  Black Belt family…  and 1 more Super Legend joins the  E L I T E  2nd Degree Black Belt clan.

🥋🥋🥋🥋

We don’t spend time trying to create world champions…. we invest ALL our time creating LIFE WINNERS. 💯

This is what I am so proud of..

I have coached families for over 20 years and the evidence is clear and encouraging that the way we do it enhances lives which is why we are called “ EMPOWER” .

These life winners and all the life winners that reach Black Belt in our school spend over 5 year training. 🥋

👉🏼 The truth is we could teach most of them the techniques to pass a Black Belt in under 1 year…

👉🏼We could build the Strength & Fitness required in under 2 years.

👉🏼 We could teach the Martial Arts self defence in under 3 years.

👉🏼 But the Wisdom,  Courage,  Confidence, Focus,  Discipline,  Emotional Strength and Intelligence,  Resilience,  Humbleness,  Patience, Leadership and all the other life skills to become a LIFE WINNER and get through our Black Belt Grading takes a lot longer.

🪧 These are all skills they will use every single day… I truly believe that if I teach right they will only need their kicking and punching skills inside the DOJO.

🙌🏼 Thank you to all the instructors @empowermartialarts_ for your support in getting these 4 to this monumental stage in their life. The journey continues… 🙌🏼🥋🙌🏼

Strengthen – Support – Succeed