Training Times

Monday, Wednesday and Sunday are our main training days. These consist of a light warm-up and stretching, followed by work on techniques using linework, patterns, padwork, and sparring. Further sessions may be arranged on an ad-hoc basis depending on the availability of instructors; these usually focus on stamina and sparring training, particularly more advanced sparring techniques.

During the summer, it is not unknown for training to take place outside when the weather is nice, especially during the exam period when Monday sessions are disrupted but training can be relocated to Victoria Park.

Training usually continues out of term time, depending on numbers and availability of instructors. These sessions are less formal, although are often just as hard work as normal sessions if not more so. Contact the Committee for out of term training details.

Students are encouraged to keep their fitness levels up and practice, especially patterns, when away from Uni for holidays etc., as this will lead to less of a shock when recommencing training. This especially applies to senior grades, who are expected to have to work in their own time to maintain acceptable levels of fitness and knowledge.

Please arrive in good time for training, thus allowing the session to start on time and avoiding the need for penalty exercises.