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NEW STUDENT? WANT TO RETURN? WANT TO CHANGE CLUBS?
NEW STUDENTS
Starting the first lesson
Most new students phone up or visit the club before they start their first lesson. This way we can answer any questions and make sure there will be a space ready for you.
On the first lesson, we ask for you to turn up 10 mins before the lesson, so that a medical and consent form can be filled out. Your payment also needs to be paid at this point, which covers you for 4 consecutive lessons.
All new students are asked to pay a months fees (you can't decide if you like it from 1 lesson). Then when it comes to the 4th week, you are asked if you wish to stay.
If you decide that karate is not for you, you have no obligation to stay.
If you decide that you wish to continue, then a one off membership has to be paid. This membership package includes a suit, belt, licence for the rest of the year, badge, book, signing in cards and whole month of training.
What you should wear
We normally suggest that people wear jogging trousers and a tshirt (you can get very warm). All students train in bare feet. No jewellery should be worn and hair must be tied back if its long.
What happens in the lesson
A typical lesson is what you can expect to do in most karate classes. There is a thing called the 3 K's (Kata, Kumite and Kihon) which ideally should be covered in a lesson. However, there are odd weeks where the lessons are completely different, so classes only follow this outline slightly:
1) Stretching and warm-up exercises.
2) A kneeling bow to begin the class.
3) Basics training including blocks, strikes and kicks and punches - probably being the longest part of the class.
4) Advanced or new techniques, for you to practice and perfect at home.
5) Kata training. Very important!!
6) Kumite training with a partner (Basic sets, freestyle sets)
7) Freestyle training (Pad up and have a bit of relaxed fighting) higher grades only!!!
7) A warm down
8) A bow to end the class.
Other Things during a class as a higher grade:
- Self defence
- Stamina, power, cardio-vascular, flexibility training
- Bunkai training (meaning and kata breakdown)
- Control training
- Terminology training (Japanese)
- Awareness & movement training
- Fun lessons (Memory, trust, imagination)
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RETURNING STUDENTS
Belonged to ESKA before? Want to start training again?
Returning Baldock Students
Students leave the Baldock Karate Club for many reasons and many decide to return at some point in their life. Reasons students leave vary, but the general reasons are:
- Education or Work commitments
- Too young or immature and will return in a year or 2 years time
- Family, partners and having children
All returning students are very much welcome to return but are required to phone, email or come and see us beforehand.
We need to make sure your licence is updated before you start training, so a form will need to be filled in. We also need you to fill in a new enrolment form, so that old information can be updated.
All returning ESKA students do not have to pay membership again, as they payed lifetime membership when they started with us. Students can return at the same colour belt that they left with but may need to buy a new karate suit from us (especially if you have grown out of the old one).
Students returning from other ESKA Clubs
Occasionally we have ESKA members deciding to come back who used to below to another club in ESKA. Many reasons are because they have moved house to the Baldock or Letchworth area, or their live has changed making it easier to strat training again.
All old ESKA members are very much welcome to join our club and do not need to let their old teacher know. In joining the club you will need to write out a new enrolment form.
All returning students are very much welcome to return but are required to phone, email or come and see us beforehand.
We need to make sure your licence is updated before you start training, so a form will need to be filled in. We also need you to fill in a new enrolment form, so that we can add you to the Baldock database
All returning ESKA students do not have to pay membership again, as they payed lifetime membership when they started with ESKA. Students can return at the same colour belt that they left with but may need to buy a new karate suit from us (especially if you have grown out of the old one).
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STUDENTS ALREADY DOING KARATE
Students from other ESKA Clubs
Occasionally we have ESKA members deciding to come and join our club instead of the ESKA club they already attend. Many reasons are because they have moved house to the Baldock or Letchworth area, or for some reason they may not want to attend that club any longer
ESKA members are very much welcome to join our club but we need to make sure with your present instructor if this is ok. You can either ask permission yourself or we can do it on your behalf.
In joining the club you will need to write out a new enrolment form.
Students from other Associations
We get quite a few karate students wishing to join our club from other associations. They wish to leave (or have already left) their old association. We will require a phonecall, email or face to face chat to discuss your needs and answer any questions that we both may have.
No permission is needed from your old Instructor or association to join the Baldock Club. All students will need to produce your licence and certificates to confirm your grade and get you to fill in an enrolment form. Even if you have paid a membership package at your old club, you will need to pay for an ESKA membership package and also apply for an ESKA licence.
1) If you are coming from another Shotokan Karate Club then we can generally let you wear the belt you already have but in some cases if the ability is really not upto standard we may have to down grade you slightly. Most students will just train waering their old belt until they get upto the standard we require for that grade. In some cases this may be a year before we can allow them to grade again.
2) If you are coming from another karate style we will need to test your ability and decide if we can start you at one of our assocation colours, if not we may have to start you from beginner, as some karate styles are not at all similar.
Do you do karate already? Want to change clubs or associations?
Occasionally we have ESKA members deciding to come and join our club instead of the ESKA club they already attend. Many reasons are because they have moved house to the Baldock or Letchworth area, or for some reason they may not want to attend that club any longer
ESKA members are very much welcome to join our club but we need to make sure with your present instructor if this is ok. You can either ask permission yourself or we can do it on your behalf.
In joining the club you will need to write out a new enrolment form.
Students from other Associations
We get quite a few karate students wishing to join our club from other associations. They wish to leave (or have already left) their old association. We will require a phonecall, email or face to face chat to discuss your needs and answer any questions that we both may have.
No permission is needed from your old Instructor or association to join the Baldock Club. All students will need to produce your licence and certificates to confirm your grade and get you to fill in an enrolment form. Even if you have paid a membership package at your old club, you will need to pay for an ESKA membership package and also apply for an ESKA licence.
1) If you are coming from another Shotokan Karate Club then we can generally let you wear the belt you already have but in some cases if the ability is really not upto standard we may have to down grade you slightly. Most students will just train waering their old belt until they get upto the standard we require for that grade. In some cases this may be a year before we can allow them to grade again.
2) If you are coming from another karate style we will need to test your ability and decide if we can start you at one of our assocation colours, if not we may have to start you from beginner, as some karate styles are not at all similar.
