MACK Kickboxing - Juniors

05/05/2022

04/01/2022

14/10/2021

MACK Kings Norton Notice:

St Thomas Aquinas School has a Sixth Form Open Evening on this evening so we will have to use a different entrance/exit:
Entry/exit via Popes Lane entrance and parking on the playground for staff and parents
Entry into building via Drama doors into Gym and exiting the same way.

The class is still ON as normal but please use the Popes Lane entrance as the Main Entrance will be used for the Open Evening attendees only!

Many thanks,
MACK Kickboxing Team

01/06/2021

CLASSES ARE ON AS NORMAL THIS WEEK!

Bring lots of water so that you are properly hydrated!

See you all on the classes! :)

18/05/2021

REMINDER: Our Shirley classes have now returned to Light Hall School!

Please see below diagram of how to access the Gymnasium.

Light Hall School
Hathaway Road
Shirley
B90 2PZ

12/05/2021

WE ARE JUST OVER A MONTH BACK INTO OUR JUNIOR CLASSES IN SHIRLEY...

AND IT IS SO GOOD TO BE BACK! 🙌🏻🥋

26/04/2021

Martial Arts encompasses a wide range of fighting practices which were practiced traditionally in certain cultures in the world but have now become widespread all over. It is quite easy to find a local gym in your area that offers martial arts training. It is not only offered to adults but to children as well and it is viewed that the earlier one starts the better. It offers a lot of benefits that are not only physical but mental as well.

If you are thinking of taking your child to martial arts class, do it today. You child will benefit a lot from martial arts and you will have a well-rounded child who has great self-control and one good kick!

1. Martial Arts is a physical activity and your child will, therefore, engage in vigorous activities as they take part in the practice. This will encourage the child to participate in further physical activities as he or she gradually becomes used to it.

In this day and age, most children spend a lot of time playing electronic games such as video games and spend very little time doing any physical activity only to end up overweight and other health issues related to hardly any physical activity. Physical activities lead to muscle development and your child will be in great shape physically with well-developed muscles and bones.

2. There are different levels involved in martial arts and as your child starts out, he or she will have the goal of achieving each level and earning the different belts all the way to becoming a black belt.

This system of having various levels will have your child setting a target and once the target is achieved they set another one only that it will be a higher one. This inculcates into your child the culture of setting goals and working hard to achieve them. It teaches them to always aim higher and that it requires hard work and dedication so as to achieve the set goals. This is a culture that they will have in other aspects of life such as education and work and they will end up becoming successful individuals as a result of a simple habit that they pick from martial arts.

3. The more your child progresses in martial arts, the more they become confident. Not because they are able to fight better but because they have made various achievements. This increased confidence will lead to increased self-esteem and you end up with a child who truly believes that they are great and that they can achieve anything they put their mind to and dedicate themselves to it.

4. Martial Arts has a strict code of conduct. This code of conduct demands that students must respect their instructors and fellow students at all times. This will teach your child about the importance of respect and it will spread to other aspects of their lives. The child will respect you at home, respect his or her siblings, and respect his or her teachers in school as well as friends.

5. Although martial arts are about fighting, it lays a great deal of emphasis on the fact that one should fight only when provoked and that the skills learned are to be used are only meant for self-defence. Your child will learn how to avoid conflict and avoid physical confrontations unless it is totally necessary that they fight to protect themselves from someone who clearly intends to harm them. This teaches your child on how to avoid potentially risky situations and seek to resolve conflicts in a non-violent way as much as possible.

Martial arts are not easy and your child will grow mentally, developing his or her mental strength as they progress during the various stages. Take your child to practice martial arts today and you will end up with a happier, well-rounded child who is also equipped to defend themselves in case they really need to.

11/04/2021

REOPENING ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨

Tomorrow is the day!

We are delighted to announce that classes will resume from Monday 12th April 🎊

We are back in Shirley, Digbeth, Sutton Coldfield and Kings Heath with Kings Norton and Moseley soon to follow!

With COVID restrictions still in place, classes sizes are limited so if you want to get involved on our face-to-face classes then contact us ASAP to secure your slot before they are gone!

With the restrictions continuing to ease over the next couple of months, we are looking to return to our original timetable pre-COVID as soon as possible.

Thank you all for your ongoing support and we look forward to welcoming you back onto the classes, roll on 12th April!

REOPENING ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨

Tomorrow is the day!

We are delighted to announce that classes will resume from Monday 12th April 🎊

We are back in Shirley, Digbeth, Sutton Coldfield and Kings Heath with Kings Norton and Moseley soon to follow!

With COVID restrictions still in place, classes sizes are limited so if you want to get involved on our face-to-face classes then contact us ASAP to secure your slot before they are gone!

With the restrictions continuing to ease over the next couple of months, we are looking to return to our original timetable pre-COVID as soon as possible.

Thank you all for your ongoing support and we look forward to welcoming you back onto the classes, roll on 12th April!

05/11/2020

We have now moved our classes online until 2nd December!

If you are a MACK Kickboxing member, please check your emails/contact us on how to access these classes.

Classes begin this evening from 6.30pm.

See you all then! :)

23/03/2020

All MACK Kickboxing Classes have been temporarily moved online until further notice.

If you are a MACK Kickboxing member then check out the MACK Kickboxing Community Group on Facebook for full details! 💻

Full details of our MACK Kickboxing Online Training Programme are now live in the MACK Kickboxing Community Group on Facebook. This is for MACK Kickboxing members only. We look forward to seeing you in class! 🥊

16/03/2020

🦠 Coronavirus Info 🦠

🚿Please follow government guidelines and wash hands before and after class.

🤒 Please do not attend class if you are feeling under the weather you can always make the classes up once you feel better. If anyone in your household is experiencing symptoms as detailed below, it is probably also a good idea to not come to classes just in case.

🥋 Exercise and eating healthy is great for the immune system

🥊 There will also be no shared use gloves available on classes. Please contact your MACK Instructor if you wish to purchase your own

👏🏻 We all understand how valuable martial arts is to our lives and the community it has created and the lives it has changed. Because of this we are doing everything possible to keep our classes and your tuition running throughout the Coronavirus situation.

Thank you for your continued support 🙌🏻