New Years / Xmas Meal

Vegetarian theme meal at the Bistro on the Key Restaurant in Ipswich on January 5th.

Thank you to everyone who came I really enjoyed the evening, stay tuned for next year!

Snorkelling & Free Diving Experience

Finally it looks like I will soon have some dates for you. Sorry for the delay, but Steve at Mavericks Diving is not the easiest person to pin down!

It looks like there will be 2 hours, either all in the six meter deep dive tank or maybe some in the class room. I don't want to say too much yet but I should have an email from him very soon.

Sorry to all those weighting expectantly for date for the snorkelling, but if the man ever gets back to me  then you will be the first to know!

Shui Tao Club Competition 2008

To be held on Saturday 27th September at 2:00pm (during usual class time) at the Millennium Martial Arts Centre, St Helens Street, Ipswich.

Categories will include: Open hand forms, fixed step push hands and sparring (if Adam turns up or Ben L miraculously passes his Blue Belt and turns up)

Results & Tributes:

Well done to Ben Craigie, Ben Lincoln, Leo Borwick, Tessa Aston & Adam Rae.

Results:

Free Style Sparring

1st Place-Ben Craigie        2nd Place-Adam Rae

Fixed Step Pushing Hands

1st Place-Ben Craigie       2nd Place-Adam Rae      3rd Place-Ben Lincoln

Open Hand Forms

1st Place-Ben Craigie      2nd Place-Ben Lincoln     3rd place-Adam Rae

Shui Tao Chinese Meal 2008

After much deliberation I have managed to set a date and venue for the Chinese meal!

It is on Saturday 27th September at 5:30pm and it will be held at Ipswich Buffet Restaurant (formally Temptation), 70 Carr Street, Ipswich.

Dragon Martial Arts Competition 2008

 Times and dates now through!

This years competition will be held on Sunday 5th October at Great Bentley Village Hall, Great Bentley (opposite the railway station). Enrolment  begins at 09:30am and closes at 10:00am. Categories include; sparring, team sparring, fixed step pushing hands, open hand forms, weapon forms and 2/3 person routines.

Results & Tributes:

I would like to thank you Ben Craigie, Tessa Aston and Leo Borwick for showing commitment and dedication to Shui Tao, me and most importantly themselves. Tessa Aston deserves a medal just for turning up never mind the spectacular performance she showed. You have to remember that Dragon Martial Arts students live and breath competition and practice for this all year round. You will have seen just how well they achieved in competition worldwide at the opening ceremony. So we took a team of four including 1 yellow belt and 1 orange belt.

Results:

Women's Fixed Step Pushing Hands

Bronze - Tessa Aston

Men's Free Style Sparring Team Event

Gold - Ben Craige included

Tributes:

Tessa Aston was 3 points shy of a silver medal against Dragon's best female student Sarah Healey in the women's pushing hands.

In the men's pushing hands both Ben and Leo lost their first round matches to the eventual winners in their weight categories, bad luck maybe?

There are no bronze medals awarded in the forms, but if there had been Ben Craigie would have won it.

Change of Times & Venue for New Fitness Group!

For all P.T clients, Kung Fu students and anyone else who is interested!

O.P.T Health & Fitness Group

What is it?

Health & fitness training & conditioning which improves performance, posture & movement.

What would the classes involve?

Progressive resistance exercises and cardiovascular exercises. Great emphasis will be placed on form, posture & technique.

Who is it for?

Anyone will benefit, because the exercises are progressive you can train to a level that suits you.

Athletes – Martial Artists – Rehabilitation Patients – General Health Enthusiasts

Details & Costs

As from: Thursday 23 October The group will run, on Thursday nights from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Fitness First, Ipswich.

Payments will be in four weekly instalments of £20.00 (£5.00 per session) or session by session payments of £7.00 each.

All are welcome and all will benefit, so give it a try!