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Hi Everyone,

Please see below our Grading Timetable for all upcoming Gradings within Advantage Martial Arts Academy.  We have a busy schedule during December and whilst students will normally attend a grading at their own class, there is flexibility for gradings to be taken at other classes if the date/time/venue is more suitable.  This can only be with prior arrangement with your own Instructor or by contacting Liz Atkin, Regional Instructor on 07864587133

Black Belt Grading

Saturday 26th November – Bilborough Sports Centre, 13:00pm to 16:00pm

Sunday 4th December 2022:

Beeston @ The Pearson Centre for Young People at 18:00pm 

Monday 5th December 2022:

Ilkeston/Sandiacre/Long Eaton @ The Long Eaton School at 19:30pm

Wednesday 7th December 2022:

Derby @ Derby Moor Community School at 18:00pm

Thursday 8th December 2022:

Mansfield @ Vision West Nottinghamshire College at 18:00pm

Saturday 10th December 2022:

Carlton Forum at 10:30am-12:30pm

Bilborough Sports Centre at 14:00pm to 16:00pm

Sunday 11th  December 2022:

Bingham at 15:00pm to 16:00pm

Grantham @ The Grantham Meres Leisure Centre at 18:00pm

Monday 12th  December 2022:

Loughborough@ Loughborough Leisure Centre at 18:00pm

Wednesday 14th December 2022

Bulwell @ Mellish Sports Centre at 18:00pm

Your Instructor will be sending invitations for grading over the coming weeks confirming you are eligible to grade.

We are looking forward to seeing you, and we wish you all the success at the grading.

Yours sincerely,
Advantage Martial Arts Academy Instructors

Gradings: Saturday 1st October 2022

Carlton Forum: 9:30am to 11:30am

9:30am to 10:30am: Children 12 years old and under taking red, yellow, orange and green belt. Please arrive by 9:00am.

10:30am to 11:30am: Children 12 years old and under taking blue belt and above, all children over 13 years of age and all adults. Please arrive by 10:00am.

Address: Carlton Forum Leisure Centre,  Coningswath Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3SH

Bilborough Sports Centre: 14:00pm to 16:00pm

14:00pm to 15:00pm: Children 12 years old and under taking red, yellow, orange and green belt. Please arrive by 13:45pm.

15:00 pm to 16:00pm: Children 12 years old and under taking Blue belt and above, all children over 13 years of age and all adults. Please arrive by 14:45pm.

Address: Bilborough Sports Centre, College Way, Nottingham, NG8 4DQ

Any queries please contact Liz Atkin – lizatkin@advantagemartialartsacademy.com or 07864587133

We are looking forward to seeing you, and we wish you all the success at the grading.

Kind regards
Advantage Martial Arts Academy Instructors

Due to high numbers of students wishing to grade we are now splitting both venues as below:

Carlton Forum: 9:30am to 11:30am

9:30am to 10:30am: Children 12 years old and under taking red, yellow or orange belt. Please arrive by 9:00am.

10:30am to 11:30am: Children 12 years old and under taking green belt and above, all children over 13 years of age and all adults. Please arrive by 10:00am.

Address: Carlton Forum Leisure Centre,  Coningswath Road, Carlton, Nottingham, NG4 3SH

Bilborough Sports Centre:

14:00pm to 15:00pm: Children 12 years old and under taking red, yellow or orange belt. Please arrive by 13:45pm.

15:00 pm to 16:00pm: Children 12 years old and under taking green belt and above, all children over 13 years of age and all adults. Please arrive by 14:45pm.

Address: Bilborough Sports Centre, College Way, Nottingham, NG8 4DQ

Booking: You can book in through the app, complete a form in class and pay by card or in cash.

Please ensure you bring your WAKO licence, this should be in date and will need to be renewed prior to grading.

Any queries please contact Liz Atkin via text on 07864587133.

Kind regards

Advantage MA Instructors

Please see below for the list of our classes and the times for the week commencing Monday 11th July:

The Wednesday class at Harvey Hadden and Thursday class at Carlton Forum have revised times for that week

Monday:             
Harvey Hadden Sports Village – 6:30 until 7:30pm 

Tuesday:            
Harvey Hadden Sports Village – 7:00 until 8:00pm

Wednesday:       
Clifton Leisure Centre -6:00pm until 7:00pm 
Harvey Hadden Sports Village – 8:00pm until 9:00pm 

No sparring 

Thursday:         
Rushcliffe Arena - 6:00pm until 7:00pm  
Carlton Forum Leisure Centre – 8:00pm until 9:00pm

Friday:                  
Kimberley School Gymnasium - 6:00pm until 7:00pm

Saturday:             
Carlton Forum Leisure Centre – 10:30 until 11:30am 

Kind regards 
Advantage Martial Arts Academy

Class Timetable for 12th April to 18th April 2022

Classes will be open this week with a revised timetable as below.  If your regular class is closed or you are unable to attend please attend one of our other sessions.

Tuesday 12th April:

Clifton class - CLOSED

Harvey Hadden - Open 7-8pm

Wednesday 13th April:

Clifton Class - Open - revised time of 5-6pm

Harvey Hadden - Open 7-8pm

NO SPARRING

Thursday 14th April:

Rushcliffe Arena - CLOSED

KK Leisure - Open 5:30-6:30pm

Carlton Forum - Open 7-8pm

Friday 15th April:

Kimberley - CLOSED

Saturday 16th April

CarltonForum - Open 10:30-11:30am

Monday 18th April:

Harvey Hadden - CLOSED

Tuesday 19th April:    All Classes return to normal times

If you have any queries please contact Liz on 07864587133 

Kind Regards

Advantage MA 

Please see below our Grading Timetable for all upcoming Gradings within Advantage Martial Arts Academy.  This also includes the Brown/Black Preparation Course and the Black Belt Grading.

The dates for the next cycle of gradings have been arranged to allow additional time for training with the rollout of the new Advantage Martial Arts Academy Syllabus and Technical Patterns. The new syllabus will now be used in classes and your Instructors will be using this in all classes across AdvantgaeMA.

Saturday 7th May: Brown & Black Belt Preparation Course: Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4PB- 14:00pm to 16:00pm

This course is mandatory for anyone green belt and above looking to take their Brown belt in the next 6 months.  It is also mandatory for those looking to take their Black Belt in May 2022.  

Sunday 8th May:  Beeston Grading: The Pearson Centre for Young People, 2 Nuart Rd, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 2NH - 18:00pm to 19:00pm

Monday 9th May: Long Eaton/Ilkeston/Sandiacre Grading: West Park Leisure Centre, Wilsthorpe Rd, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 4AA - 17:30pm to 18:30pm

Tuesday 10th May: Mansfield Grading: River Maun Recreation Centre, Barringer Road, Mansfield, Nottingham, NG18 2DF – 18:00pm to 19:00pm 

Friday 13th May: Loughborough Grading: Loughborough Leisure Centre, Browns Ln, Loughborough LE11 3HE - 18:00pm to 19:00pm 

Saturday 14th May:

Carlton/KK Leisure Grading: Carlton Forum Leisure Centre, Coningswath Rd, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3SH - 10:00am to 11:30am

Bulwell Grading: Ken Martin Leisure Centre, Hucknall Lane, Nottingham NG6 8AP - 12:00noon to 13:00pm

Bilborough/Kimberley/Clifton Grading: Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4PB - 14:00pm to 16:00pm

Sunday 15th May: Bingham Grading: Bingham Leisure Centre, The Banks, Bingham, Nottingham, NG13 8BL – 15:00pm to 16:00pm

Monday 16th May: Derby Grading: Allestree Woodlands School, Blenheim Drive, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2LW – 17:30pm to 18:30pm

Saturday 21st May: Black Belt Grading: Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4PB - 14:00pm to 17:00pm

Your Instructor will be sending invitations for grading over the coming weeks confirming you are eligible to grade.

We are looking forward to seeing you, and we wish you all the success at the grading.

Yours sincerely,
Advantage Martial Arts Academy Instructors

Hi everyone,

We are pleased to announce the results of our recent grading for the Advantage MA Ilkeston & Long Eaton students on 31/01/2022

The students below have all worked incredibly hard and have successfully achieved their next level of belt.

Congratulations to everyone!!

Kind Regards

Luke Hallam

Area Instructor

Hi Everyone,

Please see below our Grading Timetable for all upcoming Gradings within Advantage Martial Arts Academy.  We have a busy schedule during February and whilst students will normally attend a grading at their own class, there is flexibility for gradings to be taken at other classes if the date/time/venue is more suitable.  This can only be with prior arrangement with your own Instructor or by contacting Liz Atkin, Regional Instructor on 07864587133.

Monday 31st January 2022:

Long Eaton/Ilkeston Grading: West Park Leisure Centre, Wilsthorpe Rd, Long Eaton, Nottingham NG10 4AA - 18:30pm to 19:30pm

Thursday 3rd February 2022: 

Mansfield Grading: Vision West Nottinghamshire College, Derby Rd, Mansfield NG18 5BH - 18:00pm to 19:00pm

Saturday 5th February 2022: 

Carlton/KK Leisure Grading: Carlton Forum Leisure Centre, Coningswath Rd, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3SH - 10:00am to 11:30am

Bulwell Grading: Ken Martin Leisure Centre, Hucknall Lane, Nottingham NG6 8AP - 12:00noon to 13:00pm

Bilborough/Kimberley/Clifton Grading: Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4PB- 14:00pm to 16:00pm

Sunday 6th February 2022: 

Chilwell/Beeston Grading: The Pearson Centre for Young People, 2 Nuart Rd, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 2NH - 18:00pm to 19:00pm

Wednesday 9th February 2022:

Derby Grading: Derby Moor Academy, Moorway Ln, Littleover, Derby DE23 2FS - 18:00pm to 19:00pm

Friday 11th February 2022:

Loughborough Grading: Loughborough Leisure Centre, Browns Ln, Loughborough LE11 3HE - 18:00pm to 19:00pm

Your Instructor will be sending invitations for grading over the coming weeks confirming you are eligible to grade.

We are looking forward to seeing you, and we wish you all the success at the grading.

Yours sincerely,
Advantage Martial Arts Academy Instructors

Hi Everyone,

We are pleased to announce the results of our recent grading. 

The students below have all worked incredibly hard and have successfully achieved their next level of belt.

Mohamed Adem                    Green

Lyla Allcock                            Red

Tulah Allcock                          Red

Honei Allcock                          Red

Rayan Aly                               Red

N'Rai Andrew O'Connor         Red

Samuel Athow-Frost               Red

Arthur Austin                           Red

Eddie Austin                            Red

Leo Baran                               Orange

Kady Barnard                          Red

Aidan Bennett Bandeh            Red

Ashton Blackwood                  Blue

Emily Blackwood                     Blue

Codey Chilton                         Purple

Denis Daja                              Green

Marissa Daja                           Brown

Jayce Daws                            Red

Esraa Dziri                              Red

Aseel Dziri                               Red

Oliver Fletcher                        Red

Edith Gilmour                          Red

Marianne Grech                      Red

Amari Hamilton                       Purple

Amelie Heyday                        Red

Zoe Hill                                    Blue/Purple

Daniel Hill                                Blue/Purple

Bailey Howarth                        Red

Brody Howells                         Red

Ella-Louise Hudson                Purple

Lachlan Hunt                           Red

Saif Iqbal                                 Red

Johl Jackson                           Blue/Purple

Owen Johns                            Red

Emari Johnson                        Red

Melania Johnson                     Red

Michael Jones                         Blue

Mack Jordan                           Purple

Noah Joyce                             Red

Martha Joyce                          Red

Emily Lawlor                           Purple

Kyle Loveridge                        Orange

Nicolas Marin                          Red

Alexandru Marin                     Red

Simona Marin                          Red

Sam Martell                             Brown

Ryan Martell                            Brown

Lewis Mee                               Red

Erin Murphy                            Red

Ethan Park                              Red

Alfred Peace                           Red

Elliot Plumb                             Red

Cruz Richardson                     Red

Alexiah Rigley                         Red

Luca Roberts                          Red

Thomas Rothery                     Red

Charlotte Shaw                       Red

Finley Shaw                            Red

Destiny Simpson                     Orange

Lucy Stirland                           Red

Samuel Sugrue                       Red

Leo Vincent                             Orange

Amber Vincent                        Red

Alfie Wardle                            Red

Abigail White                           Brown

Jacob Wilde                            Red

Alexandra Williams                 Brown

Ethan Wishart                         Green

Milo Wragg                              Green

Congratulations to you all!!

The Advantage Team