Well a lot can happen in a week! As we mentioned in our last update as new information is gathered and as the situation evolves we will make adjustments as necessary. As of yesterday our local government has implemented a 3-week ban on public gatherings starting today and our federal government has hinted at a national 2-week mandatory quarantine. Based on these updates we will keep the academy closed until April 6th.
When we re-open we plan to implement all of our previously mentioned changes with the exception of how we run testing. Where this has developed at the very end of our testing cycle and we are closed for 3 consecutive weeks we don’t want all of student’s efforts over the last 3 months to be wasted. These are scary times for everyone and many of our students suffer from various forms and degrees of anxiety so this disruption to their schedules can be very upsetting. For this reason (as well as the fact we may all be going stir crazy in a few days!) we would like to help out by giving everyone something to do so that the students can keep up their training and not have all their hard work go to waste.
In the next few days we will send you a video of the curriculum each class has been working on and was prepared to test on. In the video we will highlight the specifics of what we are looking for in each individual class and level. Students can take as much time as they like training to meet the expectations. When they feel ready email us a video of them performing the material. If the expectations have been met when each student returns to class they will break a board and receive their new belt. If there are any concerns we will email you back with what needs correction and you can resubmit the video with the corrections. I am aware that many of our students have equipment at home to practice on but if you don’t you can find a variety of equipment on amazon or century martial arts. If you don’t wish to make the investment (or delivery services shut down!) you can also be creative with pillows!
These are uncharted waters we are all navigating and we GREATLY appreciate all the support and encouragement we received from all you in the past few days!! As a community we will weather this storm and be stronger for it! We are praying that you all remain healthy and safe and will continue to keep you updated as needed!
