Autumn Schedule 2026

All classes are back to normal this week 

Calcutt Village Hall Saturday 9am

Coach Gym Sunday 5pm

Harewood Village Hall Tuesday 6:30pm 

Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall Wednesday 6:30pm

Collingham Memorial Hall Thursday 6:30pm

Calcutt Village Hall Thursday 7:30pm 

(Saturday 14 November Calcutt suspended due to the WI)

Grading Date

We are planning for a grading on Sunday 29th November.
Venue Calcutt

To get to a suitable standard consider this.

If you are a Dan grade aiming to grade 3-4 classes per week 
If you are a Cho Dan Bo 2-3 classes per week 
If you’re a Brown belt or above 2 Classes
All other Gup Grades 1 class minimum 

We understand that this is aspirational but if you cannot commit the class time make sure that you are training at home. We have online resources to assist.

click below 👇 and then click on the trailer 

Vimeo videos

Enquiries

If you have any questions for us we are always more than happy to help. Please speak with your instructor, e-mail enquiries@martialartsforlife.co.uk or by telephone 01423 568067 with any enquiry.

We hope you enjoyed the summer

Classes are still on and from 8th and 9th September Harewood and Hampsthwaite return

It’s a great time to start Karate is you are considering joining us.

Thank you and well done to everyone who came to our demonstration at the Hampsthwaite Feast

I hope we inspired others to join us on 9th September when we restart the Hampsthwaite class after the summer break.

Classes are still running in other venues so don’t be a stranger!

Summer is here and during the school holidays we will suspend

Hampsthwaite - last class 15/07/26 restarts 9/09/26 (Wednesday)

Harewood - last class 14/07/26 restarts 8/09/26 (Tuesday)

All other classes will run as normal except over the August Bank Holiday when Calcutt and Coach will be suspended 29/30/31 August.

See you in class!

Calcutt Village Hall Saturday 9am

Coach Gym Sunday 5pm

Collingham Memorial Hall Thursday 6:30pm

Calcutt Village Hall Thursday 7:30pm

Grading will be on 11th July

As normal there will be a class beforehand with the Chief Instructor starting at 10:30 and every club member should make every effort to attend even if you are not grading. T-Shirts acceptable.

Grading will start promptly at 11:30

Clean pressed Doboks for grading please.

Bring your Licence Book if you have one. Start searching for it now if you’ve misplaced it.

If you’re a Cho Dan Bo or Dan grade and intend on grading please email enquiries@martialartsforlife.co.uk immediately or DM Master McKenna on WhatsApp

If you are unsure about grading ask your insurance or check your belt for a black stripe. If you have a stripe please apply.

더 많은 구프 Club Update 

점검 표 

하나 (hana) - Welcome to our new starters if you have questions please email enquiries@martialartsforlife.co.uk or ask in the WhatsApp group 

둘 (dul) - Please pay for your classes prior to the class starting, it makes life much easier to do the admin.

셋 (set) - Goodbye to Val, sad to see you leave, enjoy Dorset.

넷 (net) - If you have any payment questions please raise these with Master McKenna either through a WhatsApp DM or email to enquires

다섯 (daseot) - Stars 🌟 will be handed out at the end of the month to eligible kids. To obtain a star attend 4 classes per month up to purple stripe, 6 classes for Green belt and above, 8 classes for Cho Dan Bo. Stars are worn on the diagonal lapel of your dobok.

여섯 (yeoseot) - Merit Badges will be completed in the last week of the month. They will cost £2 and are optional. They are worn on the left arm. This month is the Belt Tying badge. We will accept cash after our recent poll to make admin simple.

일곱 (ilgop) - Posters wanted. We want to put up eye catching posters in the venues we train in. They must include our logo, email contact and if available the QR code which has been shared on WhatsApp only use real images if you have the permission of the subjects.

여덟 (yeodeol) - Remember if someone in your family trains with us you can claim a membership deal with Coach Gym on Hornbeam Park, Harrogate 

아홉 (ahop) - We will expect a grading in early March

열 (yeol) - Bring a friend (or parent, sister, brother, aunt or uncle) to class. If 4 members of the same family trains together the 4th member trains for free.

All classes restart from Tuesday 6th January

Harewood 6:30 Tuesday 6th January

Collingham 630 Thursday 8th January

Calcutt 7:30 Thursday 8th January

Calcutt 9:00 Saturday 10th January

Coach 5:00 Sunday 11th January

Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall first class 6:30 Wednesday 14th January

We’re excited to announce that Mr Sykes and Master Crocker will be starting a new class.

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm every Wednesday from 14th January 2026 at Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall

All new starters are absolutely welcome all first classes are free just email enquiries@martialartsforlife.co.uk and let us know you are coming.

We operate a pay as you go booking system and all classes can be booked on the website here Shop.

If you have any questions please contact us on the email address above

Coach Classes are going from strength to strength. and we are so grateful to Coach Gym.

We now access the class through the gym. Please ask at reception and they will open the barrier. Make your way directly to the studio, please take care as gym members may be using equipment. Parents please accompany your child through the gym.

Coach have not only welcomed us into their large studio to train but have given us an exclusive deal for our members and parents.

If you’re a parent/partner bring your gym stuff. You can train for an hour for free see below for details.

For any parents/partners -you must have a child or family member training with MAFL, not necessary at Coach.
Your first gym session is completely free, you will need to visit reception and let them know you are with the Karate club.

After that point you will have 3 options. 
1. PAYG - Coach normal day pass is £8 but for Karate families its discounted to £4
2. Ultimate Membership (Gym and Classes) - Normally £38.99 for Karate families £31.99
3. Gym Only - Normally £28.99 for Karate families £17.99

For PAYG you need to visit reception to pay each time, as a member you will use the app as normal. 

Karate starters

Everyone is welcome to a free first taster class. If you are a Coach Member you may train for a further 3 weeks free and your family can train with us at Coach Gym on Sunday for £6, ask your instructor about exclusive Coach membership deals and for a discount code.

If 4 members of the same family train together you only pay for 3.

We accept students from 5 years old with no upper age limit.