Following an assessment of risk and in line with government guidance, this policy has been created to inform and advise club members of the procedures put in place by us in response to COVID-19. Please read and comply with the following information to help us minimise risk to other members. Our aim is to deliver the best possible service and training whilst doing everything we can to support social distancing and infection control, however, please understand that no location can make a guarantee of eliminating the spread of COVID-19. You are therefore asked to exercise common sense, awareness, and compliance so that we are doing everything possible to adhere to all guidelines we have received.
Instructors may ask anyone who we believe poses
a risk to the welfare of other members, either in their actions or in
deliberate defiance of our policies, to vacate the premises.
This policy sets out how we intend to progress
with the services we offer and will be reviewed and updated as guidance and
procedures change.
We ask for your understanding and support while
we adjust to a new way of delivering our service to you. We have worked with all necessary parties and
carried out all actions that we feel are needed to safeguard everyone visiting
our training, however if you have any concerns or wish to highlight anything
you feel is a potential issue, then we welcome direct feedback.
COMMUNCIATION
We will update you on any factors affecting our
services and response to COVID-19 at any point of change. The primary location for information on this
policy and updates will be via https://krav-maga-taunton.co.uk where you will find the latest version of this
document. We will communicate with you
via other channels such as email or our Facebook Pages and Private Facebook
Groups, however, please ensure you refer to our website as your primary source
of information on this matter. Our App will
include updates on this policy and any associated activities, such as last
minute closures, timetable changes, and any unforeseen circumstances.
ATTENDANCE & HYGIENE
- Club members are
invited to bring their own hand sanitiser, we will also ensure that it is
available for all and we encourage you to use it as often as necessary.
- Please do not visit if,
in the past 14 days, you have displayed symptoms of COVID-19 or have been
diagnosed or been in contact with anyone else who has been diagnosed or is displaying
symptoms. Failure to adhere to this may
result in the closure of our classes. Please consider carefully if you are in a
demographic group that is considered vulnerable.
- Anyone displaying
symptoms whilst on site may be requested to isolate and use PPE until they can
leave the premises at their earliest possible opportunity.
- Anyone who presents
with symptoms within 7 days of visiting a site should contact the person named at
the end of this document so we can assess whether any further action is
required.
CLASSES
- Class
sizes may be reduced to allow the required social distancing and will be
adjusted in accordance with any changes to government guidance.
- To
allow for track and trace protocol classes must be booked in advance via the
booking system provided. This can be
accessed via:
TAUNTON CLASSES
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20156493&appointmentType=15878946
BRIDGWATER CLASSES
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20156493&appointmentType=15879324
Access to classes will not be permitted without
prior booking.
- To maintain social
distancing, instructors will only provide verbal guidance alongside tuition
from the front of the class.
ACCESS & MOVEMENT
Club members will be
allocated individual spaces marked by coned off areas, couples/ family groups
may train together but must remain within their own household bubble. Physical contact with anyone outside of your
own household is not permitted.
If you require any
alternative arrangements to the above, please contact us prior to your arrival.
No grappling, releases,
or physical contact of any sort is permitted. There must be 2m between
people from different
households, or 1m plus with mitigations (such as face coverings or avoiding face
to
face contact) where 2m is not possible.
EQUIPMENT
- Strictly
no sharing of equipment is permitted during classes.
- Wherever
possible, bring and use your own pads and gloves.
ONLINE CLASSES
We will continue to offer a limited timetable
of online classes for those unable to return immediately. The timetable for these classes will be
available via our website, the members private Facebook Group or YouTube. These classes will be delivered from the main
each site (weather permitting) allowing members to follow along with the class
taking place in real time.
The online timetable will be subject to demand
and instructor availability. Other
online training opportunities and courses may be available and information on
these will be available in the App.
Additional training content, drills, activities
and the video curriculum will continue to be available in the App.
ADMINISTRATION
Wherever possible we will be operating a
cashless payment system. Payments can be
made by card in person, or via the
online shop. Where possible, please make
clothing and equipment orders and workshop and event bookings via the Club online
shop at https://thekravshop.co.uk
FIRST AID
A fully stocked first aid kit is available and
includes PPE. We ask that initial treatment
is carried out by the member if possible.
If we need to administer first aid, we will do so using PPE. It must be noted that in this situation
social distancing may not be possible.
INSURANCE & RISK ASSESSMENT
We wish to assure members that by following
procedures, guidance and risk assessments, our business insurance policies
continue to be valid and the cover our members have to train remains fully
active, subject to the member holding an up to date training license (current
paying member/ or attending a trial lesson). This cover is valid for onsite and
online training. For any training
undertaken online or outside our premises, please refer to our online training
terms and guidelines (accessible via the members private Facebook Group,
ensuring that personal cover is adequate for your own personal circumstances.
CONTACT
We will address any issues relating to the
current COVID-19 situation with the highest priority. If you have any concerns about anything
relating to this policy, your training or safety, please contact Mark Edwards
on:
Contact Telephone
Number: 07986 516337
Contact Email Address:
kravmagataunton@gmail.com
Please note that this policy is in addition to
all other policies, including Safeguarding and Health & Safety, but
overrides any activities or actions that are deemed similar in nature for the
duration that this policy is in circulation.
Mark Edwards
Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater
Coronavirus Update 22 September 2020
In response to today’s update statement from the government, we have assessed our services and procedures to ensure continued compliance.
My considered interpretation of the guidance has allowed us to conclude the following:
· As our club does NOT currently offer team sports, we are able to continue to offer our full range of indoor services and classes.
· To ensure compliance, we will continue training at individual workstations only.
· We are not currently required to restrict class sizes for adults and will continue to offer class sizes based on space available.
· Our existing risk assessments and policies continue to be sufficient.
To assist us in ensuring that we remain compliant, limiting the risk of the transfer of any virus and the possibility of being challenged on our provision, we request that all members and people attending trial lessons continue to:
· Only attend for pre-booked sessions.
· Use hand sanitiser before and after each session.
· Follow the one way systems at our venues.
· Maintain social distancing.
· Abstain from training in accordance with government guidelines if you have symptoms or have had contact with someone with symptoms of COVID-19, until the required isolation period has passed.
If you have any questions or concerns, I welcome you to contact me directly.
As always thank you once again for your ongoing support and co-operation.
About The Author
Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337
10 Cracking Wilderness Survival Films and Krav Maga
Krav Maga is a system that prides itself on practical, gritty self defence and fitness training, combined with drills and assessments that test practitioners to the limit of their physical and mental capacity and prepare for dealing with the worst case scenario.
Mental robustness, stamina and resourcefulness should be the forefront of good Krav Maga training, they are also highly desirable in a survival situation.
How would you fare, on your own in a hostile environment, surrounded by people who wish you harm? Could you survive these films for real 🙂
By 1965, Jimmy Stewart had long since shed his ever chipper, cornpone ways by giving dark, obsessive performances for Anthony Mann and Alfred Hitchcock in the fifties. And here we find those unsavory shades fully integrated into his lead performance here as a pilot that crashes in the Libyan desert due to a sandstorm, leaving an all-star cast to run out of water and slowly go crazy. That is, until one passenger turns out to be an airplane designer who thinks they can build a new plane from the old one, and fly out.
Within the first five minutes, anyone can guess where this movie is going. It’s WWII and an American pilot (Lee Marvin) crashes on a same remote island where a Japanese naval officer (Toshiro Mifune) is already stranded. Of course, they will eventually overcome their differences and work together to get home. But the movie’s lingering power comes from how slowly it takes them to get there, and just how fragile their truce proves to be.
No list of this kind can ignore Boorman’s masterpiece of wilderness terror, made from John Dickey’s novel about a group of guys having the worst rafting trip in history. Deliverance is so much more than the scene that remains seared into zeitgeist to this day, but after being referenced for the nearly fifty years, the actual movie gets lost. Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ronny Cox and Ned Beatty play old pals rafting through the Georgia backwoods, until they piss off some craven locals who are looking for a terrible kind of fun.
Much of Herzog’s entire filmography could be defined as battles with nature, both in subject matter and the actual shoots. His status as meme engine now only solidifies the idea of the dead-eyed German reminding us how little the natural world cares if anything, or anyone, lives or dies. It also cheapens one of the richest, and most singular bodies of the work by any director. Rescue Dawn is a case in point. Far from some dour meditation, the movie is a high-spirited adventure picture about Dieter Dangler, a German-American POW in Vietnam that Herzog profiled in a documentary back in 1997.
This austere Icelandic survival picture starts well after our lead, (Mads Mikkelsen) has crashed in the Arctic Circle. We watch his daily routine of fishing and SOS signals until a helicopter flies into view. But the winds are too much, and the chopper crashes, killing the pilot and wounding the other passenger (María Thelma Smáradóttir), leaving Mikkelsen to tend her wounds as best he can.
This underseen Scottish gem sports a great hook: A group of climbers hear a little girl’s pleas from a breathing tube in the middle of a mountain wilderness, and dig her out of an underground box. She speaks no English, but soon enough, her kidnappers are hunting the climbers to get their victim back in time to collect the ransom. The canny blend of crime and survival story upgrades both elements and feels fresher for it.
Ever since Taken, Liam Neeson has been the patron saint of Dad movies, letting middle- aged working stiffs imagine themselves saving the day in increasingly preposterous scenarios. This survival flick from Joe Carnahan gets lost in that shuffle, mostly because it stands as an outlier from the star’s later work and even the director. Carnahan typically delivers macho grit with the tone and intelligence of a Mountain Dew commercial, but here he manages to impersonate Walter Hill, delivering a grim, taut picture about Alaskan oil workers that crash land in the wilderness, only to be hunted by a pack of wolves.
So many of these pictures are true collaborations between director and star because left alone in the middle of nowhere, there’s no place an actor can hide their lack of screen presence and nothing a director can do to make up for that. And there is probably no closer collaboration among these than J.C. Chandor and Robert Redford in this tale of a man lost at sea. Redford is the only cast member, and the script was famously only 31 pages long. But director and star still managed to produce a classic from it.
A flop at the time, this survival picture eventually found its place as another fine addition to Walter Hills’ filmography. But in 1981, the tale of National Guardsmen getting lost in the bayou and running afoul of the locals was read as an allegory for Vietnam, at a time when audiences were at their peak ambivalence about that defeat. The country was just beginning to enjoy Reagan’s delicious historical amnesia, but more than anything, they’d be grateful to avoid reckoning with it for a spell.
Producer Art Linson had worked with David Mamet on the massive hit The Untouchables, and with a new studio deal at Fox, was after another. So Linson suggested an adventure picture with two male leads, and Mamet, a fan of big paychecks, agreed. Linson needed something more to go on, so Mamet replied, “How about two guys and a bear?” And like that, one of the most entertaining wilderness thrillers was born.
About The Author
Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337
Think you’re fit? While you might be correct, you might also be missing something important.
Let’s look at two common examples, and then see if you can improve your fitness levels and body composition without sweating more.
1. I’m the definition of fitness … I’m a Crossfitter/ marathoner/ etc!
It’s difficult to tease apart the fitness impacts of something like marathon running or CrossFit through a scientific study. You cannot just randomize a hundred people to run three marathons a year, and a hundred others to run no marathons. Adherence in the marathon group would be … low.
Not to mention differences in starting health, diet, supplements, and more.
When it comes to CrossFit, it almost certainly improves many aspects of fitness and is even more likely to foster motivation and a sense of community.
Marathoners are a healthy bunch, by and large. Long-term marathon running is associated with less coronary plaque in both men and women. Running, in general, seems to provide cardiovascular benefits, increasing in magnitude the more years you run.
So, what are the issues with marathon-running and CrossFit? Marathon runners with higher training level have more chronic knee lesions than marathon runners with lower training level. Case reports occasionally pop up of rhabdomyolysis (rapid and dangerous muscle breakdown from overly strenuous activity) after CrossFit. There’s also a small but non-negligible risk of death from actually running a marathon, especially in older males, a group in which cardiac-arrest rates during marathons have been increasing over the past few years.
2. Well, my cholesterol is really low, so …
Cardiovascular fitness is a cornerstone of overall fitness. And since low LDL is a predictor of lower heart disease risk, you might feel proud of your super low LDL.
There are a couple of problems here though. The LDL that is reported by your doctor (LDL-C) doesn’t always align with the number of LDL particles floating around (LDL-P), and LDL-P is a better predictor of heart disease.
Want to optimize your body and your fitness levels? You do not need to sweat it!
What do these two examples above have in common? They look at fitness through narrow lenses. Fitness is not just about working up a big sweat. It does not mean having Instagram worthy abs or exercising two hours a day.
Fitness is a mix of several components:
A lot of people think that you need to exercise more and more if you want better fitness and a better body. Not true! The most common blocks to optimal fitness are rarely a lack of training time, but more often things like persistent sleep issues or chronic joint pain.
Ways to address these blocks:
About The Author
Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337
Krav Maga Outdoor Training
KRAV MAGA TAUNTON & BRIDGWATER COVID RESPONSE POLICY
Following an assessment of risk and in line with government guidance, this policy has been created to inform and advise club members of the procedures put in place by us in response to COVID-19. Please read and comply with the following information to help us minimise risk to other members. Our aim is to deliver the best possible service and training whilst doing everything we can to support social distancing and infection control, however, please understand that no location can make a guarantee of eliminating the spread of COVID-19. You are therefore asked to exercise common sense, awareness, and compliance so that we are doing everything possible to adhere to all guidelines we have received.
Instructors may ask anyone who we believe poses a risk to the welfare of other members, either in their actions or in deliberate defiance of our policies, to vacate the premises.
This policy sets out how we intend to progress with the services we offer and will be reviewed and updated as guidance and procedures change.
We ask for your understanding and support while we adjust to a new way of delivering our service to you. We have worked with all necessary parties and carried out all actions that we feel are needed to safeguard everyone visiting our training, however if you have any concerns or wish to highlight anything you feel is a potential issue, then we welcome direct feedback.
COMMUNCIATION
We will update you on any factors affecting our services and response to COVID-19 at any point of change. The primary location for information on this policy and updates will be via https://krav-maga-taunton.co.uk where you will find the latest version of this document. We will communicate with you via other channels such as email or our Facebook Pages and Private Facebook Groups, however, please ensure you refer to our website as your primary source of information on this matter. Our App will include updates on this policy and any associated activities, such as last minute closures, timetable changes, and any unforeseen circumstances.
ATTENDANCE & HYGIENE
CLASSES
TAUNTON CLASSES
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20156493&appointmentType=15878946
BRIDGWATER CLASSES
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20156493&appointmentType=15879324
Access to classes will not be permitted without prior booking.
ACCESS & MOVEMENT
Club members will be allocated individual spaces marked by coned off areas, couples/ family groups may train together but must remain within their own household bubble. Physical contact with anyone outside of your own household is not permitted.
If you require any alternative arrangements to the above, please contact us prior to your arrival.
No grappling, releases, or physical contact of any sort is permitted. There must be 2m between
people from different households, or 1m plus with mitigations (such as face coverings or avoiding face to
face contact) where 2m is not possible.
EQUIPMENT
ONLINE CLASSES
We will continue to offer a limited timetable of online classes for those unable to return immediately. The timetable for these classes will be available via our website, the members private Facebook Group or YouTube. These classes will be delivered from the main each site (weather permitting) allowing members to follow along with the class taking place in real time.
The online timetable will be subject to demand and instructor availability. Other online training opportunities and courses may be available and information on these will be available in the App.
Additional training content, drills, activities and the video curriculum will continue to be available in the App.
ADMINISTRATION
Wherever possible we will be operating a cashless payment system. Payments can be made by card in person, or via the online shop. Where possible, please make clothing and equipment orders and workshop and event bookings via the Club online shop at https://thekravshop.co.uk
FIRST AID
A fully stocked first aid kit is available and includes PPE. We ask that initial treatment is carried out by the member if possible. If we need to administer first aid, we will do so using PPE. It must be noted that in this situation social distancing may not be possible.
INSURANCE & RISK ASSESSMENT
We wish to assure members that by following procedures, guidance and risk assessments, our business insurance policies continue to be valid and the cover our members have to train remains fully active, subject to the member holding an up to date training license (current paying member/ or attending a trial lesson). This cover is valid for onsite and online training. For any training undertaken online or outside our premises, please refer to our online training terms and guidelines (accessible via the members private Facebook Group, ensuring that personal cover is adequate for your own personal circumstances.
CONTACT
We will address any issues relating to the current COVID-19 situation with the highest priority. If you have any concerns about anything relating to this policy, your training or safety, please contact Mark Edwards on:
Contact Telephone Number: 07986 516337
Contact Email Address: kravmagataunton@gmail.com
Please note that this policy is in addition to all other policies, including Safeguarding and Health & Safety, but overrides any activities or actions that are deemed similar in nature for the duration that this policy is in circulation.
Mark Edwards
Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater
Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater Class Schedule
All classes will remain outdoors until I receive confirmation from Wellsprings and Bridgwater YMCA that we can train indoors. Both centres have my booking requests, COVID secure policy, and risk assessments. I’ll update you all when I hear from them.
I had to go with the masses, and after chatting with you during the sessions this week the majority are in favour of earlier start times.
Face to face Group Sessions
All class times are 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm with the same pre lockdown schedule:
Mondays – Wellsprings Leisure Centre
Tuesdays – Bridgwater YMCA
Wednesdays – Wellsprings Leisure Centre
Thursdays – Bridgwater YMCA
Online Training
By popular request, I will continue with online training for as long as you guys want it 🙂
Tuesdays – 6.00 am, Fit in 30 (HiiT training)
Tuesdays – 4.30 pm, Juniors Club
Thursdays – 6.00 am, Fit in 30 (HiiT training)
Thursdays – 4.30 pm, Juniors Club
Saturdays – 10.00 am, Krav Maga
Face to Face Group Session Booking Links
Taunton Classes
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20156493&appointmentType=15878946
Bridgwater Classes
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20156493&appointmentType=15879324
The new class time timetable will commence from Monday 27th July.
Krav Maga Taunton Values – Tenacity
Martial Arts Classes have so many amazing benefits for children
PARENTS – IT’S FREE TO JOIN IN MAY!!
Martial Arts has so many amazing benefits for children, helping the development of:
✅ LIFE SKILLS
✅ CONFIDENCE
✅ RESPECT
✅ SOCIAL SKILLS
✅ STRENGTH
all while having loads of FUN!!!
Contact us Today for more info…
About The Author
Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337
Krav Maga Taunton Online Self-Defence Training
How are you? If its been a while since you contacted us at Krav Maga Taunton and a lot has changed!
All our classes are fully online now and we are getting great feedback!
Because we value everyone who has ever been a part of the Krav Maga Taunton family, we wanted to offer you the chance to come back for a FREE trial session!!
Thank you for contacting us. Since the current lockdown restrictions came into effect, we have been running our Krav Maga Self-Defence sessions online and fully interactive, we have found them to be of great benefit to our students mentally and physically, it is great to be able to continue training, ready for when we are back in class.
Our fully-interactive classes are taught via Zoom and streamed live to our private Facebook group enable us to teach authentic Krav Maga and coach our students whilst allowing us to correct form and technique as we go, one of the major benefits is having the ability to answer questions as we run through the sessions helping our students to learn faster than watching videos alone.
In addition to this as a club member you will access to:
The great news is that we will be opening our online classes to new members. If you would like to attend a free online trial session, then please let us know when you would like to attend, and we will book you in. If after this session you would like to become a member, we can set up your preferred no minimum period, cancel at any time payment option.
If you have any further questions, then please do get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you to book your free trial!
About The Author
Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337
Krav Maga Online Classes
Did you know that all our classes are fully online now and we are getting great feedback!
Our fully-interactive classes are taught via Zoom and streamed live to our private Facebook group enable us to teach authentic Krav Maga self defence and coach our students whilst allowing us to correct form and technique as we go, one of the major benefits is having the ability to answer questions as we run through the sessions helping our students to learn faster.
Because we value our community we want to offer everyone the chance to attended a FREE trial session!! Let me know if you want to book one.
In addition to this as a club member you will access to:
The great news is that we will be opening our online classes to new members. If you would like to attend a free online trial session, then please let us know when you would like to attend, and we will book you in. If after this session you would like to become a member, we can set up your preferred no minimum period, cancel at any time payment option.
If you have any further questions, then please do get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you to book your free trial!
This what our members think about our training.
About The Author
Mark Edwards is a professional Krav Maga coach, Personal Trainer and passionate advocate for good Krav Maga training. Mark heads up Krav Maga Taunton & Bridgwater and regularly coaches at national Krav Maga instructor training courses. Mark can be contacted on 07986516337