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Summery Summer Camp 2024


We run Easter, Summer and sometimes October half term, holiday camps for the students of Banstead TaeKwon-Do and anyone else interested in giving martial arts training a go. These camps are aimed at school age children, maybe soon I can run a week long skills camp for adults - that would be a cool thing.



6 Hours a day, 5 days long - HOW?

Parents need a break during the long summers, and children need a break too whether that is from the screens or family members. Really, there is nothing better than a martial arts skills camp in Summer or Easter, it breaks up the long holidays but also the children really learn some useful things and get much better at TaeKwon-Do.


Parents have asked me how we cope for 6 hours a day. Really, it's my job to engage people and give them goals to achieve and help them take steps towards those goals. And I have some help, And I break it down into achievable chunks each day.


A normal day would look something like this:


09:30 - 10:15 - Coordination Drills and kicking warm up

Then a 15 minute break

10:30 - 11:15 - martial arts activity

break

11:30 - 12:15 - martial arts activity

lunch break

12:45 - 1:30 - team games and martial arts activity

break

1:45 - 2:30 - martial arts activity

break

2:45 - 3:30 - martial arts activity and a good stretch


So we have 6 activity sessions and plenty of time for students to consolidate information, rest, have snacks, be social, play games and improve friendships.


This year the students had a great deal of benefit with both Edie Davis and Ethan Davis (my daughter and son) helping all week as well. Edie is excellent with taking large groups and working on technical TKD, and Ethan is excellent at passing on sparring tips and pad work drills.


Edie, Ethan and James Davis of Banstead TaeKwon-Do. Family of Blackbelts
The week was made even better with the addition of Edie and Ethan as instructors

Mini Competitions

We have a competitive element on these holiday camps too covering 3 TaeKwon-Do events, Sparring, Patterns and Flying Kicks and some fun non TKD things. This year we also ran Team Patterns, which is really a great way for people to learn to work with others and find ways to get their ideas heard.


Patterns Results


Yellow Tags

1st - Naomhan

2nd - Oscar

3rd - Lorcan


Green Tags

1st - Oliver


Blue Tags

1st - Hadeel

2nd - Billy

3rd - Satvika


Red Belts

1st - Anna

2nd - Hollie


Overall Patterns Competition

1st - Satvika

2nd - Anna

3rd - Naomhan


Flying Kicks


Little People

1st - Nicholas

2nd - Naoman

3rd - Oscar


Middle People

1st - Theo

2nd - Hollie

3rd - Oliver


Taller People

1st - Dan

2nd - Billy

3rd - Luke


Sparring


Little people

1st - Naomhan

2nd - Oscar

3rd - Nicholas


Middle People

1st - Lorcan

2nd - Oliver

3rd - Satvika


Taller People

1st - Billy

2nd - Hollie

3rd - Hadeel


Team Patterns

1st - Green Belts

2nd - Red belts + Green Tags

3rd - White Belts


Bean Bag throwing Champion

Hadeel


Hoop up the wall Champion

Anna


OVERALL MOST IMPROVE TKD STUDENT OF THE WEEK:

NAOMHAN


Banstead TaeKwon-Do Student holding a trophy
Summer Camp Most Improved Student of the Week

Medals and Trophies aside I am certain that all students had a rewarding week spending time doing worthwhile activities taking steps to aid enjoyment, help with goal achievements and learn important skills.


Here's to the next one? October half term maybe?


TaeKwon!

Mr Davis


SOME PHOTOS OF THE WEEK







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