Just letting you all know that i'm opening a new Martial Arts Centre in Sheffield.
Training will start on 3rd May at 7pm
venue
unit 7 Norfolk Barracks
Clough Road, Entrance on Lancing Road
Near sufc Football Ground
Sheffield, S2

Training will consist,
Combined Fighting Arts,Jun Fan/Jeet Kune Do, Eskrima, Ground work and Kickboxing(waits for Freddylee):hihi:

The centre is fully matted, punch bags, focus pads and thai pads, we will also be having 3 wing chun dummys,

We will have beginners and avanced classes

For now classes will be on Monday, Wednesday and Thrusday starting at 7pm each night
a new time table will be in place in July

cost for training will be £4.00 per class or £35 per month for unlimted classes for members, at the moment we have 5 classes a week,
£5.00 per class to non members (only members can grade)

I will also be holding and hosting regular seminars at the centre so will keep you all posted on whats happing.

if anyone wants any more info PM me or email jay_kd@hotmail.com

Train hard train safe
Mark Hayes

Hi Mark

Will you be doing pure escrima classes at all or will the classes be mixed styles?

Cheers

Hopes for a pure escrima class too!!!

When the new time table is in place there will be a pure Eskrima/Filipino martial arts class, look foreward to seeing you training

Mark

please excuse my ignorance, but what exactly would a pure eskrima/filipino martial arts class consist of?

thanks

are the classes starting in May mixed classes or different each night?

ANVIL - heres a link for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskrima, might give you some insight

When the new time table is in place there will be a pure Eskrima/Filipino martial arts class, look foreward to seeing you training

cool as - any idea what day/time?

(crossing all my fingers & toes - i'm starting uni next month but have got to work part time in evenings, so hopefully i'll be free when the classes are on!!!)

are the classes starting in May mixed classes or different each night?

ANVIL - heres a link for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskrima, might give you some insight

thank you :)

Sounds like you've got a good, well equipped place to train there - good luck with it all!

Anvil
the link to wikipeda says it all, i will be teaching a blend of Doce Parces and the inosanto/lacosta method also with an input from M.A.R.S method(Ron Blaciki).

Pingpang
Not sure of the day or time yet for the Eskrima, i have got a lot on getting the centre ready, also getting my own training in for when i go out to L.A to workout at the Inosanto acadamey and with Ron Balicki as well,

Funkyukgal
Classes will be mixed art till July when i change the time table.

Adam S Thank you.

lets hope i see you all down at the centre some time even if its to just have a look and a chat

i will be posting details of the first seminar i'm hosting in the next few days its going to be a good first seminar and will set the standard of the guest instructors.

Hi Mark
Your centre is in my area so perhaps I can pay you a visit sometime when I have time (which I have so little of these days).
What times is your centre open at?
Cheers
Farhad

Hi Farhad, hows things with you?
The centre will be open for classes from 7pm on the May 3rd to start with then in july after i get back from training in the States, i'm going to play around with the time table to get some other classes going,
you know your welcome anytime it will nice to see you again
all the best see you soon
Mark

Hi Mark
Everything is going really well. I have tried my hand at a couple of smaller promotions and will promote a show in sheffield sometime before the year is up. Hope the centre works well for you as you have worked hard at it and hence deserve the success. If I did promote the show, would you be interested in either putting fighters on or doing a Stick fighting Demo Bout for the crowd?
Stick Fighting in the boxing ring! Sounds great doesnt it? Raise the profile of the sport in general well both sports kickboxing and stick fighting. Were flexible with which kickboxing system will be showcased, standard Full contact rules or K-1. Both are hard sports.

Cheers
Farhad

Jay thanks for getting back to me :) Ill definately be popping in!

Ill probably walk or take the bus to the centre from town (dont think theres tramlines near it?) I dont know that part of sheffield, are there any buses that goes near or past the centre?

Sounds good Farhad, will see how things are and if anyone is interested, in the demo, thanks for the good wishes on the centre.

Funkyukgal, not sure about the buses but i will find out for you, its something i need to sort out anyway.
Mark

No problems Mark, the ball is in your court just thought it would generate a bit of positive interest in what you do.
Very few promoters would make you that offer to be honest.

Cheers, a lovely kind man (evildrneil:D) who knows where it is has offered to meet up with me and show me the way :)

Thats nice of neil, it will be good to see you both when training starts,

Two weeks to go till my new centre opens, i will also be posting details of the first seminar to held as well a guest Instructor from the States
see you training soon
Mark

Cheers, a lovely kind man (evildrneil:D) who knows where it is has offered to meet up with me and show me the way :)

:o lovely? kind?? Are you trying to ruin my evil reputation!!!

:D the new centre sounds great! if it be possible, could you tell me whether there will be pure JKD in june:confused: thanks.:hihi:

sos. i meant july.lol

Hi matt, yes there will be a pure Jun Fan/JKD class as well as Eskrima also Grappling and the mixed blend class for students who want to grade,
i will also be holding regular courses with guest instructors and myself teaching
Thanks for the interest
see you soon
Mark

:o lovely? kind?? Are you trying to ruin my evil reputation!!!


:o not at all;) I might have been talking about your twin..sweetdrneil :D

You'll have to let me know which ill be meeting on the night so i can prepare meself...:hihi:

One week to go till the first class on 3rd May 7.00pm, hope to see you there.

What do i do if i want to start lessons?

Hi Matt just turn up on a training night for more details
see you soon
Mark

First class tonight at the new Centre, class starts at 7.00pm, don't be late.
see you later
Mark

is there any chance the pure escrima classes might be on a weekend?

i work til 8 most week nights

:D

sorry Pingpang i wont be teaching saturday or sunday for now,i work on friday and saturday nights till 5.30 am so the last thing i want to do is teach:hihi: i just want to sleep,
i teach private one on one in most days if that helps, they do have to be pre-booked and pre-paid to secure the slot as i'm often busy teaching. if you want to see some good Kali well good amrtial arts,come to the seminar i'm hosting with John Spezzano end of this month.
will keep you in the loop about the eskrima classes and hope to see you training so i can put a face to the name
thanks for the interest
Mark

Sorry never made it last night. Will see you all tonight. How did the class go?

Hi Funky, it was good first class, the guys enjoyed it, i did as well, tonight(thursday)we have a beginners class from 7-00pm till 8-00pm then an advanced class from 8-00pm till 9-30pm,
beginners are welcome to the advanced class,
thanks to the guys that came to the first class,now loking forward to the first seminar the centre is hosting at the end of May its going to be a fantastic seminar,
see you later if you need any more help just shout
Mark

sorry Pingpang i wont be teaching saturday or sunday for now,i work on friday and saturday nights till 5.30 am so the last thing i want to do is teach:hihi: i just want to sleep,
i teach private one on one in most days if that helps, they do have to be pre-booked and pre-paid to secure the slot as i'm often busy teaching. if you want to see some good Kali well good amrtial arts,come to the seminar i'm hosting with John Spezzano end of this month.
will keep you in the loop about the eskrima classes and hope to see you training so i can put a face to the name
thanks for the interest
Mark

fair enuff fella, easy to understand you need your kip!!!

Mark
My forum is up and running now and it has a section for serous conversations on martial arts in south Yorkshire. You can find it at www.mfcba.co.uk
if you want to post about your new center opening up

Hi Guys, hope things are going ok at the centre,and that you are all training hard, i have done 16 hours training up to now in the last 4 days
(13/06/06),we have mainly been working, Jun Fan Gung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Wing Chun, Kali and some silat, still have ten days training left for classes, and i will also be doing some private training with John as well.
see you all soon,
anyone interested in training get in contact or call into the centre.
Mark

For everone who asked about a pure Eskrima/Kali Class i will have details sorted out this weekend and a new time table in place just after, look forward to seeing new faces training
Mark

ok new timetable to start next week Monday 3rd July 2006

Monday
C.F.A beginners 700pm till 8.00pm
C.F.A intermediate
} 8.00pm till 9.30pm
C.F.A Advanced

Wednesday

JunFan/JKD 7pm till 8.00pm
Grappling 8.00pm till 9.00pm
Kali/Eskrima 9.00pm till 10.00pm

Thursday same as Monday


lets see the you guys turn up who have been asking for theses classes
see you all soon
Dont be late for the start of your class,or will spend time kneeling on the matts waiting to start. No excuses!!!! No exceptions!!!!
Mark

hi mark

can a novice attend the wednesday sessions, how much does it cost, and what kit is required to train in?

thanks

i havn't been for a while now cos i've been ill with a virus then reactive arthiritis. just thought i'd let ya know, should be back soon though,
matt.

Hi Anvil yes a novice can come to the Wednesday classes, £5.00 per class as a non member, as for kit depends which class,
JKD class,
kit you will need later will be Boxing gloves,Bag gloves and maybe your own focus mits(its not nice puting your hands in someone elses):hihi:

Grappling
we will be no gi, maybe with the gi later

Kali/eskrima
a pair of sticks and a training dagger, we have old ones that people can use for now

if you need any kit you can buy from me shop around

see you soon

Mark

Thanks for letting me know Matt, hope you feel better soon and we see you back training A.S.A.P
all the best
Mark

so is shorts and a rash guard or t-shirt suitable attire or do people tend to wear other stuff?

cheers

mark,

what's the difference between a jun fan/jkd class and a cfa class?

thanks

Hi Anvil,
Shorts T-shirt, etc are fine for the grappling class,
the C.F.A class is a Combined Fighting Arts class, which is a mix of everything that i teach and the only thing that i grade people in.
if you need any more details give me a shout see you soon
Mark

Hi Anvil,
Shorts T-shirt, etc are fine for the grappling class,
the C.F.A class is a Combined Fighting Arts class, which is a mix of everything that i teach and the only thing that i grade people in.
if you need any more details give me a shout see you soon
Mark

I have fond memories of the old Combined Fighting arts. An interesting blend of kickboxing, trapping and grappling as well as the stick work.

Focus mitts for your boxing combinations, Roundhouse kicks on the shields/thai pads (even though the JKD people have a strange habit of calling a roundhouse kick a hook kick :hihi: ) , grappling/trapping drills with the partner and all the angles of attack/defense with the stick.

Is that accurate Mark or has the content changed since then?

The same plus more:D :D
Good blend of all round arts and ranges.
MARK

Hi Mark, I am interested in starting the CFA classes but can you tell me a bit more about what it involves please? I have been doing some boxing training for a while but really want to do more kicking etc. I have been to a few taekwondo classes but whilst I can see it is a very accomplised art to learn, physically I dont think it's the right kind of style for me.

Cheers!
Mel

Hi Mel the best thing to do is come in and see if it is what you want,or even try a few classes, to be honest there is to much to type,:hihi: to tell you what is involed, i no its not the answer you wanted, sorry.
Hope I see you soon
all the best
Mark

Hi Mark, thanks for the reply. I reckon I will come along to a lesson and give it a go! While we're on the subject, are there any plans to teach CFA on any other days?
Thanks again!
Mel

Not at the moment, for me anyway, i'm to busy with my own training, teaching and work,
see you soon

ok Its Wednesday first night of the new time table and a class that i have had a lot of people asking for, give me a shout if you are turning up, if you are don't be late it's something that gets to me when people are late for class, privates infact anything,(if you are late for my classes you have to wait to be invited to join in)
see you all later
Mark

hi
Just thought i would remind all that the Trevor Jefferson wing chun Sem is a week on saturday don’t forget to book your place. £25 pp for more info goto www.mfcba.co.uk forum

This is open to all levels from beginner to them that think they know it all

ok Its Wednesday first night of the new time table and a class that i have had a lot of people asking for, give me a shout if you are turning up, if you are don't be late it's something that gets to me when people are late for class, privates infact anything,(if you are late for my classes you have to wait to be invited to join in)
see you all later
Mark

I'll be there for the FMA at 9 this week :)

Look forward to seeing you training.
Mark

Hi neil, was nice to see you down at the gym hope it was to your taste, shame you didn't hang around for a chat,hope to see you again soon
Mark

Mark
I don’t think I will make the Sem as I have my sifu over from Hong Kong and as well as summer Camp he is now doing a sem for me.

Sorry

hope it is a good day for you

Hi Mark.
Thanks for the pm, the forum wont let me pm back until I have 5 posts hence replying in this thread! I couldnt make it to training last night, my leg is playing up a bit and I have been told to rest it this week (bit boring though!) so hopefully I will be back in training next Monday!
See you soon
Mel

Thanks for the reply Mel, hope you enjoyed your first class with us, and that your leg gets better soon, see you next week
Mark

Hi Mark
Do you know which bus to catch from town to get to your place?
I'm planning to come and have a look at your JKD class and not sure of that end of town, directions would be useful if anyone can help.

Hi Leg_luvva, glad you found us its always nice to see a new face and to put a name to the face, hope we see you again next week,

to everyone who asked for just pure JKD and Eskrima classes if you haven't turned up to train yet there is still time, we are still working on the basics so you wont be to far behind the others.

see you soon
Mark