Tuesday 16 December 2014

Excellence - November/December 2014


















Our final newsletter for 2014 is below. Take a moment to read this issue or save it somewhere - it contains dates for gradings and special training sessions throughout 2015.

Download Excellence (November/December 2014)

Friday 5 December 2014

Black Belt Grading - December 2014


















Our last Black Belt Dan Grading for 2014 will be held at the Wembley CKD School this Sunday 7th December:

Wembley CKD
Barham Primary School
Danethorpe Road
Wembley
Middx. HA0 4RQ
Click here for a map of Wembley CKD 

NB. The grading will start at 12.00pm, not 10.00am as previously communicated

12.00pm Brown Senior
1.30pm 1st Degree Brown and 2nd Degree Brown
3.00pm Scheduled finish

Click here to pay Grading Fees online

Black Belt Grading dates for 2015 will be posted here by the end of December.

Coloured Belt Grading - December 2014
















Sounds hard to believe but were fast approaching the last Coloured Belt Grading for 2014. Can you believe it?

Wednesday 10th December at our usual location at the usual class times. Grading list will be sent our by email shortly.

Click here to pay Grading Fees online

Grading dates for 2015 will be posted here by the end of December.

Thursday 6 November 2014

Leadership & Black Belt Training - 07/11/2014























The November class will be held on Friday 7th November at Holy Family School.

6.30 - 7.00pm Leadership Traininig (Junior Leadership Team, AIs, HIs & CIs)
7.00 - 8.30pm Black Belt Training (All Black Belts. Advanced level students upon invitation)

NB. This is the last session before the Tag Grading on Friday 5th December and the Regional Degree Grading on Sunday 7th December.

Excellence - September/October 2014



















Yes, it's slightly overdue, but it's here!

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Tuesday 21 October 2014

Coloured Belt Grading - October 2014
















October's Coloured Belt Grading takes place this Wednesday 22nd October. Please refer to the grading list sent by email to confirm your eligibility. You should aim to arrive 10 - 15 minutes early to warm up and be ready to start at your usual class time

Click here to pay Grading Fees online

The last grading for 2014 will be on Wednesday 10th December.

Thursday 2 October 2014

Leadership & Black Belt Training - 03/10/2014























Our October session will be held on Friday 3rd at Holy Family School.

6.30 - 7.00pm Leadership Training (Junior Leadership Team, AIs, HIs & CIs)
7.00 - 8.30pm Black Belt Training (All Black Belts. Advanced level students upon invitation)

Thursday 11 September 2014

Black Belt Grading - September 2014

 
















The September Black Belt Grading takes place on Sunday 14th at Wembley CKD:

Wembley CKD
Barham Primary School
Danethorpe Road
Wembley
Middx. HA0 4RQ
Click here for a map of Wembley CKD

NB. This grading is for Dan candidates only.

10.00am Dan Test: Brown Senior, 1st Degree Brown and 2nd Degree Brown
12.30pm Scheduled Finish

Tuesday 9 September 2014

Leadership & Black Belt Training - 12/09/2014























Leadership & Black Belt Training will be held on Friday 12th September and will include the Black Belt Tag Grading.

6.30 - 7.00pm Leadership Traininig (Junior Leadership Team, AIs, HIs & CIs)
7.00 - 8.30pm Black Belt Training/Tag Grading (All Black Belts. Advanced level students upon invitation)

Sunday 7 September 2014

We've Moved!



















Ealing Choi Kwang-Do now operates from a new location:

Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Vale Lane
London W3 0DY
Click here for a map of Holy Family Catholic Primary School
 

Following a 2 week summer break, classes start on Monday 8th September.

Tuesday 19 August 2014

Friday 1 August 2014

Ealing CKD Summer Schedule 2014


















Summer is here which also means a some adjustments to our regular class schedule. From Monday 4th August – Wednesday 20th August we will be training at:

Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Vale Lane
London W3 0DY
Approximately 10 minutes walk or a 3 minute drive from Ellen Wilkinson School
Click here for a map of Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Classes times:

6.30pm – 7.30pm Children’s Class (the 5.30 and 6.30 classes will be merged as attendance is typically lower at this time of the year)
7.30pm – 8.30pm Teens & Adults

The dates for these classes will be:

Monday 4th & Wednesday 6th August
Monday 11th & Wednesday 13th August
Monday 18th & Wednesday 20th August

Leadership & Black Belt Training has been rescheduled to Friday 8th August at Holy Family School.

The August Coloured Belt Grading will take place on Wednesday 20th August after which classes close for the summer holidays, resuming on Monday 8th September at Holy Family School.

Thursday 3 July 2014

Leadership & Black Belt Training - 04/07/2014





















 

This class will take place on Friday 4th July at Ellen Wilkinson School.

6.30 - 7.00pm Leadership Training (Junior Leadership Team, AIs, HIs & CIs)
7.00 - 8.30pm Black Belt Training (All Black Belts. Advanced level students upon invitation)

Click here for Leadership & Black Belt Training dates during 2014

Monday 23 June 2014

Coloured Belt Grading - June 2014
















Our June Coloured Belt Grading will be on Wednesday 25th. Please aim to arrive 10 - 15 minutes early in order to warm up and be ready to grade at your usual class time.

Click here to pay Grading Fees online

Click here for Coloured Belt grading dates for 2014

Monday 26 May 2014

Class Update: 28/05/2014


















The half term holiday means a temporary relocation of our Choi Kwang-Do classes on Wednesday 28th May to:

Crowne Plaza London Ealing (Knightsbridge Suite, lower ground)
Hanger Lane Gyratory System
Western Avenue
Ealing
London W5 1HG
Click here for a map of Crowne Plaza London Ealing

Class times remain the same:
5.30 Children's Class 1
6.30 Children's Class 2
7.30 Teens & Adults

Free parking is available at front or rear of the hotel. Please ensure you are parked in a hotel space and get a permit from reception to display in your car.

Apologies for any inconvenience. Classes return to Ellen Wilkinson School on Monday 2nd June.

Tuesday 6 May 2014

Coloured Belt Grading - May 2014
















The rescheduled Coloured Belt Grading from April will take place on Wednesday 7th May. The grading list will follow by email shortly. As always, please aim to arrive 10 - 15 minutes early in order to warm up and be ready to grade at your usual class time.

Click here to pay Grading Fees online

Click here for Coloured Belt grading dates for 2014

Sunday 6 April 2014

Ealing CKD Easter Schedule 2014


















Due to the unavailable of Ellen Wilkinson School and Crowne Plaza Ealing (our usual alternative location), there will be no classes for the next weeks. During this time we continue training at Wembley CKD on the following dates:

- Thursday 10th April
- Monday 14th April
- Thursday 17th April  Updated 16/04/2014: Class cancelled


Wembley CKD
Barham Primary School
Danethorpe Road
Wembley
Middx. HA0 4RQ

Just 3 miles from Ealing CKD. Click here for a map of Wembley CKD

5.30pm Children (White - Yellow Senior)
6.15pm Children (Gold and above)
7.15pm Black Belts
8.00pm Adults 

Classes return to Ellen Wilkinson School on Wednesday 23rd April at the usual times. Monday 21st is a Bank Holiday so there will not be a class.

Thursday 3 April 2014

Leadership & Black Belt Training - 04/04/2014























Our April session will be on Friday 4th April at Ellen Wilkinson School.

6.30 - 7.00pm Leadership Training (Junior Leadership Team, AIs, HIs & CIs)
7.00 - 8.30pm Black Belt Training (All Black Belts. Advanced level students upon invitation)

Click here for Leadership & Black Belt Training dates during 2014

The 3 Stages Of Choi Kwang-Do




















You will probably know that the Choi Kwang-Do curriculum is spilt into 3 stages or levels.

1. White to Gold Senior: Beginner Level

White Belt. This is where everyone starts their training.

The 3 basic blocks, Outward, Inward and Low are taught as well as Inward Punches and Front Kicks. Basic stances, movement, dodging are also covered along with terminology.

It’s here where the learning curve is at it’s steepest; not only are you learning the basic techniques of Choi Kwang-Do, you are also learning and absorbing the class protocol, procedures and overall philosophy of the martial art.

It's worthwhile noting that much of what is learnt at the beginner stage, eg. sequential motion, body weight transfer, follow through and recoil, forms the foundation for your future training in Choi Kwang-Do.

2. Orange to Blue Senior: Intermediate Level

It’s here whereby you should be reasonably familiar with the basics from the Beginner Level as this represents your second year of training, assuming you were grading every 2 months. A significant development is the Orange Belt Defence Drill: Level 6 hands down, single attack, block and counter. As a result the Defence Drills stays the same until Purple Belt.

You’ll also now be familiar with format of the curriculum: patterns – single and four direction, the speed drills, and learning a new hand and foot technique per belt.

3. Purple to Brown Senior: Advanced Level 

As with the previous stages, there are new nechniques to learn and a new Defence Drill at Purple Belt (Stopping Kicks) but now in your 3rd year of training you will have acquired a certain level of technical competence. You will have a stronger, more positive mindset to approach new challenges such as the spinning kicks at Brown and Brown Senior or your pending Black Belt grading. You may even look back and wonder why you struggled with some of the earlier techniques you have now mastered!

At the Advanced Stage I strongly recommend that students practise all patterns (4 directions) and speed drills when training rather than just your belt level. This is essential for Black Belt preparation.

In this stage peforming a set of coloured belt patterns should be ‘easy’; meaning that your recall of the sequences should be effortless allowing you to concentrate on your execution of the techniques and combination of techniques – how you flow from one to another. This is made easier given the fact that by Orange Belt Senior you will have learnt all of the techniques that occur in all of the patterns from White to Brown Senior:

  • Front, Side, Swing and Reverse Swing Kicks
  • Inward, Round, Upward Diagonal and Upward Punches
  • Sidefist, Backfist and Knifehand Strikes

A set of Coloured Belt patterns should take less than 10 minutes to perform. Do also remember that Instructors’ expectations of you during the 3 stages will increase progressively, as should your expectations of your own personal standards and abilities. You may notice this if you review your grading feedback forms over a period of time.

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Jason Wright is a 5th Degree Black Belt and Master Instructor in the martial art Choi Kwang-Do. For further information on Choi Kwang-Do classes in Ealing, West London visit 
www.TheMartialArtForLife.com

Sunday 9 March 2014

Black Belt Grading - March 2014


















The first Black Belt Grading for 2014 will be held on Sunday 16th March at:

Wembley CKD
Barham Primary School
Danethorpe Road
Wembley
Middx. HA0 4RQ

Click here for a map of Wembley CKD

NB. This grading is for Dan canditates only.

10.00am Dan Test: Brown Senior
11.30am 2nd & 3rd Dan Test: 1st Degree Brown and 2nd Degree Brown
1.00pm Scheduled Finish

Thursday 6 March 2014

Leadership & Black Belt Training - 07/03/2014























6.30 - 7.00pm Leadership Training (Junior Leadership Team, AIs, HIs & CIs)
7.00 - 8.30pm Black Belt Training (All Black Belts. Advanced level students upon invitation)

NB. During Black Belt Training we will be holding our March Black Belt Tag Grading for those that are due.

Excellence - January/February 2014


















Our first newsletter of 2014 is below and contains a brief history of our school.

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Wednesday 5 February 2014

Leadership & Black Belt Training - 07/02/2014





















 

This month's sessions will be held on Friday 7th February at Ellen Wilkinson School.

6.30 - 7.00pm Leadership Training (Junior Leadership Team, AIs, HIs & CIs)
7.00 - 8.30pm Black Belt Training (All Black Belts. Advanced level students upon invitation)

Click here for Leadership & Black Belt Training dates during 2014

Wednesday 8 January 2014

Leadership & Black Belt Training - 10/01/2014






















 
Our first Leadership & Black Belt Training session for 2014 will be held this Friday 10th January. This year the venue will be Ellen Wilkinson School in the Main Hall.

6.30 - 7.00pm Leadership Training (Junior Leadership Team, AIs, HIs & CIs)
7.00 - 9.00pm Black Belt Training (All Black Belts. Advanced level students upon invitation)

There may be the occasional change in location later in the year but these will be posted here.

Click here for Leadership & Black Belt Training dates during 2014