Impact Martial Arts
116 Main Street East L9w3P4 Orangeville, ON, Canada

Good evening everyone, If you would like to participate in our competition program, please message Sensei so we can get the competition package sent out to you tomorrow evening. There are some of you that we are already aware of that will receive a package tomorrow night via email.

This is Sifu Julian’s seminar release! There are only 8 spots available, with any remaining being wait listed! Please comment below. I will notify you if you are successful at getting a spot. Please note, I am also receiving incoming texts, so if you are one of eight on this post, you are still not guaranteed a spot. I will be observing all time stamps!

Hello dojo family, A couple of announcements: 1. If you are interested in being part of the competition team, please let Sensei know so that we can forward you a competition package. It will outline the rules/commitments required to be eligible to compete as part of our competitive team.... 2. If anyone needs equipment (ie. uniforms, weapons, etc) please let Sensei know, as she will be travelling down to our supplier tomorrow. 3. If you are waiting for Sifu Julian’s seminar release, it will be posted/texted at 8:34am tomorrow. If you HAVE NOT YET TOLD SENSEI THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED, please message us so that you will be notified! Have a great night! Sensei

We are almost back in action! As most of you know, we have had to move our location to Shelburne due to space restrictions at our former facility. Also, I have contacted most of you about our class time changes and Covid restrictions, as well as your child’s class time (limited space available). -There will be no more than 7 per class (I aim for under 6)... - Parents must wear a mask while inside the facility, students can choose whether they want to wear a mask (as we fall under the strenuous activity guidelines) -Only 1 parent can accompany their child to class (if they are staying to watch) -socks with grips or martial arts shoes are permitted on the mats Our new classes are: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 6-7pm, and 7:15-8:15pm. Future classes will be added as needed. We look forward to seeing you all back in class!

Hello everyone, I hope you are all keeping safe in our current pandemic situation. I just wanted to give a slight update in regards to our reopening. As of the first or second week of July (I don’t yet have the official date), we will be reopening. HOWEVER, due to the new social distancing rules, I am sorry to say that we will be closing our current Orangeville location permanently. There may be opportunities in the Fall for me to find a new Orangeville location, but at this ...time it is not possible. Because of this, I will be teaching my karate classes out of our Shelburne location. As Judo has not been green lighted, we will be the only ones doing classes in the facility. I will be reaching out to everyone to see about whether they are able to follow us to shelburne, and the class times may alter slightly in order to accommodate everyone’s schedules for travel time. When one door closes, another opens, so while it is sad for us to close our Orangeville location, we are thankful to have our Shelburne partners to catch us when we fall. So thank you Impact M.A Shelburne, and I will provide more of an update of what classes will look like towards the end of this month. Thank you all for your continued support. Sensei

Happy Mother’s Day to all of you amazing moms out there! Enjoy your day!

As Orangeville has announced its first case of Covid-19, we are going to have a minimum 1 week closure of the dojo, in order to both monitor the spread of the virus, as well as prevent infection. If the closure extends into next week, online content will be made available on our regular class days starting next Tuesday. During our closure, continue to practice at home to maintain your skills, and continue to sanitize if you must leave your home. Impact Martial Arts Orangeville

Just a reminder that we are OPEN. We are doing our best to ensure that our parents and students are safe, and are taking extra precautions in the meantime. If you have any inquiries, please feel free to reach out! Impact Martial Arts Orangeville

Good Evening! As Covid-19 cases appear to be rising, I just wanted to inform our students that we are doing our best to keep them safe! We will be using Lysol and Clorox to wipe down common areas in the dojo, as well as bring our hand sanitizer for students and parents to use upon entry. If any student (or parent) develops any illness, please do not attend class until symptoms subside.... Thank you.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Just a reminder, students are allowed to bring snacks to class (red and pink themed preferably). Please remember that we are a NUT FREE FACILITY :) See you all in class!

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A new year, a new dojo! Our sister school in Shelburne has opened up their new dojo and it looks great! We are so proud of them, and we will have the opportunity to go in and train our weapons each month (love the ceiling height).

Just a reminder that there will be no classes tonight, and there will be a combined extended class tomorrow from 6-7:45. See you there!

Remember that tomorrow is our Christmas party at Ninjaz! We will see all that are attending for 5pm!

Just a reminder that if you are planning on attending the Christmas party, payments are due tomorrow or Tuesday to guarantee your spot! After Tuesday, registration will be closed. Secret Santa’s will be available on Tuesday night.

Our Christmas party is officially booked! Our party will be at Ninjaz in Vaughan in December the 8th. Our time is 5-8pm (2 hours of play, 1 hour of food approximately). We will do a potluck dinner, so if you want to contribute, let Sensei know! The cost per person is $20 a ticket, with an extra $5 if a parent is participating in the courses. SPACE IS LIMITED! Please let Sensei know ASAP if you are going to attend, as payments will be due by next Friday.

Seeing as how the Christmas season is very busy, and we have a tournament in December, I want to see what interest we have for our Christmas party. Please indicate whether December 13, 14, or 15 works for you (or if they all do, please indicate). The possible ideas I was looking into include the following: Nerf wars at Battle Archery - 8052 Torbram Road... Brampton, ON, L6T 3T2 (with potluck dinner and gift exchange) Jungle Oasis Private party (potluck dinner and gift exchange) Boston Pizza Dinner and gift exchange Ninjaz Canada in Vaughan If you have a top 2, please indicate the top two. I will do my best to accommodate as many individuals as possible. 2 of these places are not friendly to toddlers, but we will work around that if they are the top. I have not yet called for availability, so please give as much info as possible for what you are available for. Thank you!

Due to the Tractor Parade, first street and fifth avenue (the two entrances to our plaza) are closed. Students will have to park in the riocan plaza in order to get to class. It will be closed from 3-10pm tonight.

Remember that tomorrow is our first split class Friday! White-Green belts will have class from 6-7:15pm, and Purple and up will be from 7-8:15pm. Advanced belts, please arrive early to stretch, as you will begin with sparring!

Just a reminder that the students are allowed to wear their costume to class tonight. Please no make up!

Two items left behind, double the punishment! 2 burpees for every like.

Hey everyone, please remember Impact Martial arts as you are voting! :) We were awarded Gold last year and would love to see that bump up to platinum this year!

Tomorrow will be our last collection day for the food drive. If you have anything non-perishable you can spare, please bring it into the dojo tomorrow evening. Thank you!

Just a reminder of some upcoming tournaments. Sept 28th -Ontario Grand Nationals (London) http://www.ontariograndnationals.com/ Oct 19th - East West tournament (mississauga) http://ewksamuraiclassic.com/... If you would like to attend, please register independently, and if you need help with registration, please see Sensei.

The clothing order is in!

Please confirm who will be participating in the seminar tomorrow. The fee is $45 per participant for the 2 hours. Sifu Julian will be covering acrobatics and open forms skill development

Due to sudden illness, class is cancelled for this evening (Thursday). We will see you all tomorrow for our Friday class, followed by the Tricking Seminar from 7-9pm

The clothing order will be coming in on August the 2nd! (Same day as our tricking seminar from 7-9pm). If you would like to pay in advance for your order, the costs are listed below. Tanks - $26.99 +tax T-Shirts - $22.99 +tax Sweaters -$36.99 +tax

Just as a reminder, tomorrow’s class (Tuesday) will be from 5:15-6:15pm, as Sensei has to leave early to attend a graduation ceremony. Thank you.

DOJO SUMMER PARTY!!! Nikias’ family has graciously invited the whole dojo to their home for a group gathering August 10th in the afternoon. This is a great time for the students to bond with one another, and enjoy a great day with friends! More details to come this week :) All families are welcome!

Our next contestant.... 1 sit-up for every like!

For those that have done a seminar before, the next tricking seminar would be August the 2nd. Sifu Julian has suggested a 2 hour seminar, totalling $40 per person, or a 1 hour seminar at $33 a person (includes travel costs). What would people prefer to do?

Our new t-shirt and sweater designs are in! Please comment below what you would like (regular t-shirt, rashguard (lighter tee), or sweater). And ladies, I am looking into the potential of tank tops. Men, sleeveless tops are available! Please note, as of next Tuesday, the students are allowed to wear this t-shirt style, or the competition style t shirt.

For those interested, here is the link for the September tournament. Just please, don’t register yet, as I may be able to register us as a group (depending on the number of competitors). http://www.ontariograndnationals.com/division/times Thank you.

Also a reminder that next Friday (July 12th) is our grading. This will be the last grading until the fall. Regular class will be from 6-7pm, with everyone grading staying later to complete the grading.

I will be bringing in the remaining stock of what I have from my competition team shirts and sweaters tomorrow (Thursday). School shirts will be available in the near future. For the competition team wear: Plain T-Shirt: $22... Rashguard style shirt: $27 Sweater: $35 See more

For those that were inquiring, these are the tank tops for women. Let me know if you would like me to add any to the order.

New neon chrome pink/orange nunchucks!

Anyone that is planning on attending the U.S Open tournament in Orlando, Florida (Disney World) next year (2020) please let me know, as I am looking at fundraising options (ie. gofundme page, chocolate bar sales, etc). One option we were looking at was getting a large Airbnb, and splitting the cost (check out what’s around Disney, you will be AMAZED at what’s available). It is held the first weekend of July, and the Saturday is July 4th in 2020. The tournament itself starts the Thursday, and runs until Saturday night (with the majority of divisions being on Friday). If you have any questions, please let me know.

***Clothing Orders*** As of June 18th, all students will be permitted to wear a school t-shirt instead of their regular gi tops. With that being said, I will be doing 1 clothing order for both competition team shirts (the Warrior Martial Arts shirts), as well as Impact Martial Arts -Warrior Program shirts (new design to be announced), and sweaters. If there’s enough interest, I can also look into ball caps. If you would like shirts or sweaters for yourself, or your children, please comment here, and indicate which version of shirt (school style, or competition team style). Also, there is a choice of rash guard style (lighter material) or the cotton t-shirt style. There will only be 1 order going out, so once the stock is in, that is all we have until another large order is placed!

Not this Friday, but the following Friday (June 7th), Sensei Laricchia will be returning to do an acrobatics seminar. For those that attended the last session, you are all eligible for this seminar. If you were not there last time, I will be testing this Thursday and Friday to see if anyone else is ready. The requirements are: -Kartwheel -One handed Kartwheel... -Round-off -Butterfly Kick If you are able to attend, please comment here. The seminar will be from 7:30-8:30pm.

The time has come! The owner of this nunchuk set will receive 3 push-ups for every like this post gets. Annnnddd go!

Upcoming Events: Next Saturday is the Shamuon Generation Tournament in Kitchener. Anyone who would still like to attend may do so, with at-the-door registration. June 7th will be our next advanced acrobatics seminar. A basic acrobatics seminar is also in the works, as well as bringing in a second instructor to teach acro as well. If your child would like to attend, and you haven’t already told me your summer availability, please let me know when you will be away so that I can choose dates that work for everyone (or mostly everyone). Lastly, as I know a few individuals have mentioned to me about them lately, if you would like to book a private lesson (45 minutes in length), then please see Sensei directly.

Just a reminder that tonight is a Belt Grading, so tonight’s class times are altered. Mini Warriors is on as scheduled, and the regular class (normally 6-7:30), will be from 6-7pm tonight. We wish our belt candidates good luck!

Tournament News! First off, congrats to all of the students who travelled to Quebec for one of the largest tournaments in North America last weekend. It was fierce competition, and for everyone to come home with hardware says a lot about our student’s hard work. Second, congratulations to everyone that participated at the Kitchener Kicks tournament this weekend, you all represented us well! We came home with lots of smiles as well as hardware. Also, congratulations to our close friends from other clubs! We always enjoy your company :) For anyone looking to compete at Shamuon’s generation tournament at the end of the month, please complete the registration and bring it along with a cheque or money order to the dojo. It will be mailed out in about 1 week from now.

I will be doing a Century order this week, if anyone is in need of equipment (anything from Weapons to sparring boots, to bo cases), please comment here.

As a reminder, classes will run as scheduled this week. The tournament in Kitchener on Saturday is located at 400 East Avenue, Kitchener at the memorial auditorium. Black Belt divisions as well as 6 and under divisions begin at 9am, while all other colour belt divisions begin at 10am.

It is officially Quebec Open Week! As a reminder to all those competing in Quebec, please make sure you have the following packed: -Full uniform with belt -Team T-Shirt (Optional) for sparring -Full set of sparring gear (including jocks)... -Bo staff -Music player (ie. iPod) (if I don’t have your music) -Sports Drinks for competition -Snacks for hotel/drive or flight/at the event If your child is entered in Musical Weapons or Musical Forms, they are competing on Friday. All other divisions will be on Saturday. The address to the hotel is: 3115 avenue des Hôtels, Quebec, QC, G1W 3Z6 Canada

Happy Easter everyone! See you on Tuesday.

Just as a reminder, the Kitchener Kicks tournament (May 4th) has online registration. If you would like to register for this event, you may do so at any time. If there is any issues with the registration, let me know, and I will speak with the promoter, Dave Hackett. Please comment here if you will be attending. Thank you.

For those interested, on Friday April 12th we will be having an advanced Sport Martial Arts seminar. I am bringing in an instructor to come in as a trial to see if we will continue these seminars. Admission will be $20 per student for the 1 hour session from 7:45-8:45. Minimum requirements to attend:... -kartwheel -1 handed kartwheel -Scoot -Butterfly Kick Anyone who fits the criteria as of the end of this week (as I will be testing to see if requirements are met) will be permitted. If you have any questions, please see me in class this week.

We are less than 1 month away from The Quebec Open! Please note a few changes to the schedule in preparation for the tournament. I have decided that for the next three consecutive Friday’s, we will be sparring for the last half hour of each class, so please bring your gear every Friday. Also, the Monday before the tournament week, we will have a 1 hour practice session following Weapons class (which will be Easter Monday from 10-10:45am). We will be closed Easter Sunday. Pl...ease note, the practice session is only open to students attending Quebec Open or Kitchener Kicks (which is the following weekend). Kitchener Kicks is on May the 4th (be with you....Star Wars joke....). This is the link for information. http://karatemaynia.ca/event/2018-tournament/ If you want to register, please see Sensei for details, as I will be mailing out registrations soon. Lastly, Shamuon Generation’s tournament is held the last weekend in May. If you would like to compete, please let Sensei know, as forms are being mailed to us, so they will be available shortly for registration. If any Mini Warriors are interested in competing, please inquire for more information about preparation for the tournament.

Class is cancelled tonight (Thursday March 21st), as I have stomach flu. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Just a reminder there will be NO CLASSES tonight, as some of us are away at the SMAC tournament. Good luck competitors!

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As a reminder, this Friday there will be NO CLASSES as we are away at a tournament. Class will be on as scheduled on Sunday.

Just a reminder that there are no more Monday classes. The schedule is as follows: Tuesday 5:30-6:30 (6 and up karate) Thursday 5:30-6:30 (6 and up karate) Friday 5:30-6pm (Mini Warriors Only), 6-7:30pm (6 and up karate)

Just a reminder that tonight is the first night in our new location! We’ll be starting it off with the Mini Warriors (ages 5 & under) from 5:30-6pm, followed by the regular karate class from 6-7:30pm. If you are attending the regular karate class, please bring sparring gear.

Due to the current weather conditions, I am CANCELLING class (as opposed to my previous post). Conditions are getting worse, and are not expected to die down for a couple of hours. Stay home, and stay safe!

Classes will be on as scheduled tonight (5pm start). Please note we are still at the Lakeview court location until March 1st (Friday). If you are coming in tonight, drive safely!

Great news! We are relocating (for the last time). Due to some ongoing issues with our current location, we are moving to 75 First Street in Orangeville as of March 1st. The new location comes fully equipped with targets as well as a sprung floor. As of May 1st we will be gaining a fourth class day (yay!) with more additional classes (ie. a Mini Warrior program for 5 and unders). The new schedule willl be in effect as of March 1st:... Tuesday: 5:30-6:30pm Thursday: 5:30-6:30pm Friday: 6-7:30pm (where the extra half hour will rotate between sparring, Weapons training, and acrobatics training) If you have any questions, feel free to text me or call. For any scheduling issues, please message me, as we will find a solution ;)

As a reminder, class will be on as scheduled tomorrow Monday Feb 18th, from 5-6pm. Also, if you are interested in SMAC (Niagara, USA) you can find the registration link on their Facebook page. It is held on March 8th and 9th (fri and sat). If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.