Covid 19 Plan
Last updated April 2021
What a difference a year makes…
The picture above shows a particularly crowded session at one of our kids classes from 2019! It is easy to see that this kind of thing can’t happen right now!
Mixed Martial Arts is a contact sport…
So the current pandemic has hit us hard.
We have always maintained that The Fighting Arts Academy is a family. The health & safety of that family is our number one priority.
As much as we all live and breath the martial-arts, the primary goal of study should be the proactive self-preservation of ourselves and the ones we love.
This means we are looking at the latest guidelines and are adapting our teaching style and class schedule accordingly. We are looking to strike the right balance between being caution and pragmatism.
First things first…
DO NOT COME TO CLASS if you or anyone in your immediate contact group show any signs of COVID-19 (temperature, cough, difficulty breathing).
Lockdown
Whilst tight restrictions are in place…
Adults & Kids classes continue OUTDOORS on the field by the gym every Saturday.
Online Yoga for BJJ continues on Monday and Thursdays
(This will continue until restrictions are relaxed and things can start to move indoors)
Indoor Training Restrictions
As restrictions begin to lift, indoor classes will resume as per the normal kids class times and adults class times (albeit under restricted conditions)
We have conducted a Covid Risk Assessment and as such our indoor classes will operate under stricter conditions for the time being:
Temperature checks on entry
Checkin via NHS App
Hand and equipment Sanitisation.
No access to toilets/changing rooms
Socially distanced mat spaces
No shared equipment
No Spectators
Covid Liability Waivers Signed
A walkthrough of our covid procedures for indoor classes
Anticipated Return to Indoor Training
Subject to change obviously! (But fingers crossed!)
27th April 2021 – Indoor Kids Classes Resume
Tue 27th April 6-7pm ::: Kids BJJ | Wed 28th April 6-7pm ::: Kids Muay Thai | Sat 1st May 10-11am ::: Kids MMA
Ongoing thereafter every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
Kids Class Times
18th May 2021 – Indoor Adults Classes Resume
Tue 18th May 7- 8pm (Fundamentals) | Wed 19th May 7-9pm (Muay Thai + BJJ) | Fri 21st May 7-9pm (The Lab+OpenMat) | Sat 22nd May 10am-1:30pm (Fundamentals+Striking+Grappling)
Ongoing thereafter 6 days a week!