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Thanks to Powerline Designs we now have a single location for our Guinn Martial Arts Gear. Check it out!

T-shirts, coffee mugs, mouse pads and much more. We have a little bit of everything. Also, if you have any suggestions or requests for a particular kind of product we can work with Powerline to get it up and ready for purchase quickly. While there check out some of Powerline’s other graphic products.

I recently attended “Crossing the Pond – Martial Expo” in Seattle Washington. Hosted by Kris Wilder this event was amazing. I am working on a review of the weekend and will have it online soon. For now check out the photo album on the site for the U.S. side of this great event. If you are in Europe and have an opportunity to attend this event I strongly recommend that you go! Everyone that attended had a great time.

The instructors present at the seminar: Kris Wilder, Iain Abernethy, Marc MacYoung, Al Peasland, Nicholas Yang, and guest instructor Rory Miller.

Crossing the Pond

Iain Abernethy has produced another great podcast this month. He covers what he thinks are the 3 biggest mistakes most Karateka make with their study of the martial arts. For those of us who study martial arts other than Karate this still applies.

Listen and learn.

3 Biggest Mistakes (Podcast) by Iain Abernethy

School Policies:

• Attendance:
  • As this is a summer program attendance is not required but it is recommended. It will not effect the outcome of each students completion of the course
  • If classes are missed each student is still required to complete their homework
  • The materials covered in class will be listed on the Guinn Martial Arts website for review within a couple of days after class
• Tardy:
  • If the student is late they should make their way into class quietly and quickly and line up in the back of the class line up
  • Please do not line up according to rank if you are running late and class has already started
• Food or Gum:
  • No food
  • No candy or gum
  • Water bottles are allow with water in them only
  • No soda
• Jewelery:
  • Please no rings, watches, or necklaces in class as they can all cause injury or the property itself can get damaged
• Personal Hygiene:
  • Please come to class in a clean uniform
  • Please keep your finger nails and toe nails clipped short as they can cause injury as well
  • Some parts of the class will involve grappling, please come to class clean and having used deodorant of some kind
  • Please do not come to class with perfume on – again we will be doing some grappling and we don’t want anyone to have an adverse reaction
  • WASH YOUR HANDS!!! I work in a hospital and I promise to wash my hands before and after every class
• Facility use:
  • Be certain that the room you train in looks better when you leave than when you entered
  • If you must use the bathroom please keep it clean too
  • If you see a problem with the facility report it to the instructor of staff member
  • Students and/or the parents of minor students are financially liable for all damages to the facility that occur as a direct or indirect result of the students actions
• Suggestions/Comments/Requests:
  • Please make these after class is over, but please make them. I love feedback that tells me if I am doing well or need to make improvements
  • Please feel free to make these anytime in person, call me on my school phone line at 918-376-7672, email me at sensei@guinnmartialarts.com
• Class participation:
  • Every student is required to participate in the class
  • Failure to participate in class will result in the class being listed as incomplete and no certificate of completion till be issued to that student
  • Students in beginner ranks are not required to speak during classes, however, students of intermediate rank and above may be asked to lead a class at any time and this will count toward their participation in their progress assessment.
• Progress tests:
  • Each students progress will be established on a baseline during the first couple of classes
  • A progress test will be checked in the middle of the summer program in July and the final progress check will be the class just before the end of the program in August
  • If a student missed a progress test and wishes to make it up they can meet with the instructor for a private lesson to complete their test. The personalized test will be performed according to the instructor’s schedule and will cost the normal hourly rate for private lessons.
  • Make up tests must be scheduled with the instructor
• Tuition:
  • Tuition paid monthly is due on the first class of the month
  • Full tuition is due even if only one class is attended for that month unless other arrangements are made with GMA Staff
  • Paid tuition is not refundable unless other arrangements have been made with GMA Staff
  • Prorated months are only possible if arrangements are made ahead of time
• Policy changes:
  • Policy changes can take place at any time and without warning
• Refusal of service:
  • Guinn Martial Arts reserves the right to refuse service to anyone wit or without cause