Get Fit Team 2015

Our Annual get fit team will be starting on January 4th 2015.

The team meet every Sunday for 8 weeks for an hour of explosive training designed to kickstart everyone's fitness at the beginning of the year. 

The cost is £10 payable upfront (£1.25 per Sunday) and for this you get to train with likeminded colleagues from the club. 

Of course anyone can go for a jog on a Sunday morning for nothing but like joining a gym unless you pay extra for a personal trainer you require motivation - we give you that motivation and willpower, an incentive and a gentle kick up the arse when you feel like quitting.

This year the get fit team is being organised by Jon Clarke a veteran of the 2014 Challenge.. 

Boxing Day Walk

If your free on Boxing Day and fancy a 10-12 mile amble up the Dovedale Valley please feel free to join us..

You will need to meet us at the start point, you will also need some cheese sandwiches and a decent brew ;-)

Cost £FREE 

We will be walking up the Dovedale valley to Milldale then returning on the Tissington trail. So the route is relatively flat with just a couple of hills to break the route up!

Speak to Kru Matt for the start point and times!!

Christmas Hats...

All kids wearing Christmas Hats or Jumpers to the last couple of training sessions this year will recieve 5 points :-)

Trust Fund Details..

A few years ago while at a prestigious event we noted that some children were missing out on competitions because the families couldn't find £8 entry fees.. This while we were drinking £5 beers!!

The fact is we are in a very deprived area, some children come from unstable homes, some families are  drug / alcohol dependant and frankly the kids are the lowest priority.

We have had social services referrals for years and boast some fantastic results strongly believing that although individually they may not be champions in the ring they (with our help) can be champions in life - hopfully not like their parents.

The money goes into a separate account and expenditure is decided by instructors. In the past we've replaced trainers so students can run, funded summer camp places for destitute families, paid for competition entry fees and even subsidised training.

Some of the stories we've encountered over the years are horrific.. From a 9 year old who had never seen a cow, to serious sexual abuse cases - we've seen it all..  

Some students donate a few pounds, some £20 a month, simply choose your budget and set up a standing order to the account details (on the poster). 

Thank you in anticipation! 

Kids Camp 2015

We are happy to announce the dates for next years Kids camp. Friday 31st July to Sunday 2nd August.

This will be the fourth year that we have taken ALL the kids away for a weekend and this year it's like it's going to be the biggest yet.

GODO Jujitsu from Northampton have already confirmed they will be joining us again next year so we are looking at another very busy event.

Letters will be going out in January and we will only need a £10 deposit to secure places. The total cost is £50 including Food, Accommodation & Transport.

Places are limited by the site so I urge you to act swiftly. Start by making a note of the date.

Last years website for the event is www.kidscamp.info it's not up to date

with current info but it'll give you an idea

of what's what!

Christmas Party..

We packed over 200 people into the gym

last weekend for our annual Christmas Party and Awards Ceremony.

The awards we're all won by student

/ family and friends votes and 10 lucky students picked up prestigious awards ranging from Student of the year to young leader of the year.

In addition to the normal awards Kru Matt awarded Karl and Lee a special award for  contributions to the club.

A fantastic night with great people!!

Posting on Facebook

Every student should now be aware of how our Facebook account has changed, it has been converted into a page meaning that we lose some of the communication lines that we once had.

LIKING TELFORD THAI BOXING

The first thing you need to do is like our page.

Type Telford Thai Boxing into the search bar and select our page. Click the like button.

OPTION ONE

Facebook pages and intern our club need an online presence to work effectively, the bigger the presence the more people are likely to see our posts. Your help can come in several ways - the easiest way is to share, like or comment on something that we have already posted. This takes seconds and gives us whats called "Engagement" if nothing else please ensure you do this.

OPTION TWO

Another way is to post directly onto our page - this is simple and takes no more than a minute, 

All you have to do is open our page and write your post directly onto our page as detailed above, you can add photos and / or links & tag your friends with this option.

FINAL OPTION

Another way is to actually write a post on your own wall and tag Telford Thai Boxing in your status update. This is slightly more complicated but still very effective.

Step one add Telford Thai Boxing as a location.

Step two write your status and tag your friends.

Step three - post.

Whatever way you choose to help your club grow, we very much appreciate your help, if everyone with a Facebook account helped us we would have an online presence / viral of over 200K people making Facebook one of our best and cheapest advertising options.

Party Update

Good morning TOMORROW (Thurs 3rd Dec) is the LAST that you'll be able to purchase party tickets. 

With over 180 tickets sold we only have 20 tickets left so please act fast to avoid disappointment.

The party starts at 7pm a week on Saturday at the gym. We have a licence to sell alcohol, bar staff and a doorman so we are all geared up for a cracking night.

We will be asking everyone to bring some food and will have a list at the gym, please confirm what you would like to bring.

We also want donations for the raffle, any unwanted gifts, bottles, pound shop funnies..

We also urgently want Christmas decorations if you have any spare? 

 

Christmas Opening Times

Please make note of the festive opening times detailed below :-

Mon 22nd Dec - Open as usual

Tues 23rd Dec - Closed

Wed 24th Dec - Closed

Thur 25th Dec - Closed

Sat 27th Dec - Open as usual

Mon 29th Dec - Closed

Tues 30th Dec - Open as usual

Wed 31st Dec - Closed

Thurs 1st Jan - Closed

Sat 3rd Jan - Back to normal.

Interclub Details

I've entered the following people into Saturday's Interclub in Birmingham.

We are leaving the Gym at 9:30am, and we have space on the minibus at £5 return.

We still have places avail and the deadline is Wednesday. If your interested please bring £8 to Kru Matt by Wednesday. (NO PAYMENT ON THE DOOR) 

Daisy Taylor 11 - 37.2kg

Kelsey Sylvester 11 - 39.2kg

Jack Sylvester 8 - 24.8kg

Kobe Embuido 8 - 27.3kg

Yzabella Embuido 10 - 43.3kg

Jon Morris 34 - 77.3kg

Brodie Salt 8 - 33.7kg

Barney Taylor 9 - 33kg

Jen Farrell 31 - 70kg

Amar Sahota 10 - 35.1kg

Simran Sahota 14 - 48.7kg

Peter James 16 - 50kg

Claire Howe 28 - 83.3kg

Lewis Howe 9 - 39.7kg

Tom Davies 11 - 34kg

Charlie Wye 18 - 54kg

Everyone will need :-

1) Gloves 16oz for head contact, 10oz for

Kids, 8oz for decision bouts.

2) Groin Guard

3) Gumshield

4) Hand Wraps

5) Towel

6) Water

7) Shin Guards

8) Boxing Tape

We will provide body armour for the kids. 

We won't know details of matches until

we arrive so please don't pester. 

NOTE

This is a LIGHT contact interclub, perfect for beginners - we want you to show your skills against someone from another club, not try and kill each other in the ring - for this reason nobody will be declared winners and both will receive a trophy. Any wild swinging, or heavy contact will result in disqualification. 

After the event we will be going for food at a local pub, please bring money to spend on the carvery.

Thanks! 

Great weekend in Snowdon

The advanced kids joined us on an epic Snowdonia adventure last weekend.

18 Kids came away with instructors and adults with one goal, to conquer the largest mountain in Snowdonia, Mt Snowdon.

Everyone did exceptionally well, we summited just before sundown and walked back off the mountain in the dark.

On the Sunday we left the bunkhouse and headed to one of the local towns for a game of football with the locals.. Obviously we Won!!