 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Latest News - Updated 28.07.10 Click HERE for the next C.M.A.A. event |
| 28.07.10 C.M.A.A. Summer Course 2010 This years Summer Course scheduled for this coming Sunday (1st August) is now fully booked. Those attending please arrive between 11.30 and 11.45 as the course will begin at 12 noon. Details here............. 22.07.10 Black Belt Gradings On Saturday 17th of July Eudo Tae Kwon Do in Malmesbury held their black belt gradings. 8 candidates were attempting 1st Degree, read more..................... 14.07.10 New Members Today we welcome Steve Rowlands 6th Dan and Scorpion Ju-Jitsu in Bury as they join us. 13.07.10 New Members Today we welcome Tracy Dawson 1st Dan and Tricksters Kickboxing in Spilsbury as they join us. 12.07.10 WARNING! Bogus Advertising This is a general warning to all C.M.A.A. members and affiliates that if you receive a phone call from a group offering community advertising look into the company offering it very carefully as it could be a scam! There is a company contacting clubs around the U.K. at present doing just this, they will draw up and send you a copy of the advert, even a copy of the magazine as well – but that fact is that could be the ONLY copy so please be vigilant when taking such calls. 09.07.10 New Members Today we welcome Chris Hayat and Spirit MMA promotions as they join us. 08.07.10 New Members Today we welcome Tony Cunningham 1st Dan and Millenium Martial Arts in Northumberland as they join us. 06.07.10 Belfast Sports Volunteer of the Year Awards 2010 Belfast Media Group in association with Sport NI launched the ‘Belfast Sports Volunteer Awards’ this year. The awards recognise the achievements and contributions of volunteers across a range of sports in Belfast (including football, boxing, camogie, gaelic football, bowling, ju-jitsu and karate). Over two hundred volunteers were nominated by club members, parents and coaches and the top forty were invited to receive an award at the inaugural awards ceremony. The award ceremony was held on 24 June in the Ramada Hotel Belfast and Doiminic Smyth an assistant coach with Black Mountain Ju-jitsu club was an award winner on the day. At sixteen years of age he was the youngest award winner there. Other Cobra Ju-jitsu clubs from Belfast were recognised on the day, with Adrian Green and Kevin McDonald from Ardoyne Ju-jitsu Club and Paul Simpson from Falls Cobra Club among the award winners. Read the full story here................ 05.07.10 Cobra Self Defence We have been asked several times over the past year if the C.M.A.A. would offer a 'Self Defence Instructor Qualification' in addition to the courses we already provide. As demand now warrants it we have come up with a '1 size fits all' Self Defence Instructor Course for our members and affiliate Instructors to consider should they wish to do so. There is a criteria for this which is: * Minimum of 1st Dan in your chosen style * Must run or assist in the running of a martial arts club * Be a member of the C.M.A.A. or affiliate People outside of this criteria may of course still pursue the SDF Diplomas as these are open to everyone. For further details go to www.cobraselfdefence.co.uk 30.06.10 New Members Today we welcome Hayley Capewell 1st Dan and Bonsall Kickboxing in Derby as they join us. 25.06.10 MMA Insurance We have now had confirmation that our group insurance policy has been renewed with Perkins Slade Ltd Since 2005 we have been searching for a company that could offer cover for competing and sparring in MMA (Cage Fighting) and having recently heard that yet another Martial Arts group were claiming that their membership involved full cover for MMA we once again asked Perkins Slade to look into it for us. In order to avoid any confusion over what we wanted we also sent them a video of a MMA fight showing a fighter being knocked out by a knee to the face. We received this response: ‘Royal and Sun Alliance have confirmed they are willing to continue to provide cover for the non contact training aspect of Mixed Martial Arts but are not prepared to cover full contact competing. As you are aware we have approached alternative markets for you in order to obtain cover for Mixed Martial Arts that some of your members practice in. As advised previously they were not prepared to offer cover for the Mixed Martial Arts side of things due to concerns relating to the heightened risk of injury. They were also concerned that an official could fail to stop a fight in time prior to serious injury. We have approached the Lloyds market for you and due to the nature of the activity of cage fighting our contact within Lloyds has also had difficulty in finding a market for the risk.‘ We do have an ongoing article relating to this subject, which can be read here. 23.06.10 New Members Today we welcome Steven Smith 4th Dan and Progressive Martial Arts in Catterick as they join us. 16.06.10 New Members Today we welcome Alan Wolfenden 5th Dan and Tsubokai Martial Arts in Bury, Manchester as they join us. 15.06.10 ISA Scheme Now On Hold Home Secretary Theresa May has announced that registration, due to begin next month, has been put on hold. There will be a review of the entire vetting and barring scheme, with a scaling back to "common-sense levels". New design CRB forms will still be used from next month, but ISA registration will not be required untill further notice. Full details here: www.cmaauk.com/isa Perkins Slade Ltd We will once again be renewing our group member / member policy with Perkins Slade Ltd. This year the group policy price has increased. However, due to the current economic climate we have decided NOT to pass this on to C.M.A.A. members meaning that all student membership fees will remain unchanged once again for the 8th year running. 11.06.10 New Members Today we welcome Leon Caush 1st Dan and East Coast MMA in North Tyneside as they join us. 09.06.10 C.M.A.A. Competition Planning Pack All C.M.A.A. clubs are invited to arrange and host competitions within their own areas and invite other member clubs to attend and take part. To help with this we have a Competition Pack available to download free of charge containing rules, draw sheets, bye charts and more. To download your free copy now CLICK HERE . (Username and passwords are the same as the instructor area) 31.05.10 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: 1. Gordon Webster. 4th Dan, and Sacred Spirit Martial Arts (Tae Kwon Do) in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear. 2. Mike Turnbull, 1st Dan, and Eternal Martial Arts (Freestyle Kickboxing) in Plymouth. 27.05.10 New Members Today we welcome Mark Spencer 1st Dan and Team Fulinkazan (MMA, Freestyle Kickboxing & Submission) in Bradford as they join us. 25.05.10 New Members Today we welcome Andrew Walker 5th Dan and Lindum Bujutsu (Freestyle Karate) in North Cotes, Grimsby as they join us. 21.05.10 ISA Update As the ISA 'D Day' is fast approaching please be aware that the current CRB disclosure application form will no longer be accepted by us after 5th July. We now have a stock of the new design form which we will begin to send out after 5th July. The new form and instructions can be seen online here: www.crbeguide.co.uk/ Some important reminders re ISA registrations: IF YOU HAVE ALREADY HAD A CRB CHECK DONE You may apply to register with the ISA from April 2011 and no earlier and must have done so by 2015. For C.M.A.A. members this will be done at your next 2 year CRB check. IF YOU HAVE NEVER HAD A CRB CHECK DONE You may apply to register with the ISA from 26th July 2010 and must have done so by November 2010 by law. 19.05.10 New Members Today we welcome Ian Waumsley 4th Dan and Tiger Tae Kwon Do, in Elton Lincs, as they join us. 18.05.10 New Members Today we welcome Shaun Gray 5th Dan, Michelle Gray 1st Dan and Bridlington Falcon Freestyle, in Bridlington, as they join us. 10.05.10 ‘I CONTROL THE GRADINGS!’ Club Instructors leave other groups in favour of the C.M.A.A. for many reasons, the most prominent we have found to be is other people wanting to exclusively control student gradings. Read more.............. Update 11.05.10 - A discusion has now been started in the 'Instructors Forum' on this subject - click here. 06.05.10 Black Belt Gradings in Northern Ireland Black Belt (Dan) Gradings were held in Northern Ireland last weekend, click here. 01.05.10 New Members Today we welcome Peter Ward 3rd Dan and The Kickboxing Academy, in Chesterfield as they join us. 29.04.10 New Members Today we welcome Diane Pate 2nd Dan and Amayo Kai Karate, in Clitheroe Lancs as they join us. 21.04.10 Online Payments For some time now some C.M.A.A. members have been asking for a way to pay for memberships, certificates etc online. As a result we have now set up a cost effective way for this to be done. Please login to the Instructor Area on this website and follow the instructions in section 1 should you wish to make use of this new service. 09.04.10 New Members Today we welcome Paul Milburn 4th Dan and Shibudokan Aikidi Kyokai, in Yarm on Tees as they join us. 08.04.10 New Members Today we welcome Michael Farrar 3rd Dan and Eldwick Freestyle Martial Arts, in West Yorkshire, as they join us. 01.04.10 New Members Today we welcome Richard Cotterill and the Balantawak Europe Group (Arnis Escrima), in Nottinghamshire, as they join us. 25.03.10 New Members Today we welcome Craig Anderson, 3rd Dan, and Team Scorpion Freestyle Combat (Kickboxing) in Skipton, North Yorkshire as they join us. 22.03.10 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: 1. Rob Cook, 2nd Level Black, and Leeds Krav Maga. 2. Mike Beard, 6th Dan, and First Defence Black Belt Schools (Tae Kwon Do) in Falmouth. 20.03.10 C.M.A.A. National Black Belt Gradings Gradings were held this weekend infront of the C.M.A.A. Black Belt Panel in Manchester. Click Here. 19.03.10 ISA Update The communications team at the ISA have released a full guidance document about the vetting and barring scheme (VBS) as a free download. This document contains details on: The scope of the Scheme Barring arrangements Responsibilities and duties for both employers and volunteer organisers, and the duties for those individuals you take on Timescales for the phased implementation of the Scheme; Explanation of transitional arrangements around Scheme introduction. In response to the overwhelming interest in the subject, the guidance document makes special mention of those areas where the Scheme does not apply and discusses the points raised by Sir Roger Singleton when he reported into the boundaries of the Scheme in December 2009. Click Here to download now. 16.03.10 New Members Today we welcome Michael Handakas, Paul Walton and Jack Barrowclife, all 1st Dan, and Kick Sport Tae Kwon Do in Middlesex as they join us. 12.03.10 A Cautionary Word After the demise of a well-known Martial Arts Association within the UK due to Insurance issues ALL Instructors are advised that you should know exactly who you are insured with and more importantly have direct contact with the specific FSA registered company. C.M.A.A. members may contact Perkins Slade direct at any time by clicking the logo on our insurance page. If you are NOT a C.M.A.A. member and you are not sure who your insurance cover is with we suggest you find out now to ensure you are actually covered. 10.03.10 New Members Today we welcome the follwoing as they join us: 1. Paul Liversidge, 8th Dan, and Leeds Tae Kwon Do Blue Dragon. 2. Scott Tomkinson, 1st Dan, and White Tigers (Shotokan Karate) in Wisbech, Cambs'. 09.03.10 New Members Today we welcome Donella Cook, 2nd Dan, and Leeds Cobra Karate as they join us. 03.03.10 New Members Today we welcome Stephen Batchelor, 1st Dan, and SB Freestyle Kickboxing in Colchester, Essex as they join us. 25.02.10 New Members Today we welcome Karina & Richard Whittington, 1st Dans, and The Tora Seishin Academy in St Neots, Cambridgeshire as they join us. 19.02.10 New Members Today we welcome Scott Emmerson, 1st Dan, and Aiki Kickboxing in Tyne & Wear as they join us. 16.02.10 New Members Today we welcome Martyn Shannon, 1st Dan, and Glasgow Kickboxing in Scotland as they join us. 12.02.10 New Members Today we welcome David Anderson, 3rd Dan, and Anderson's Tae Kwon Do School in Grantham, Lincs as they join us. 11.02.10 Dan Grading in Scotland C.M.A.A. Vice President Gordon Scott-Russell has graded Mark McAllister to 4th Degree black belt in Freestyle Ju-Jitsu. 4th Dan is normally awarded for time served but on this occasion Mark was to be graded by Gordon. After a very hard 5-hour session, which saw various students worse for ware, Mark braved everything that was thrown at him, even sparring with all members of GSR fight team one after another, well done Mark!!! 10.02.10 New Members Today we welcome Tony Harding, 4th Dan, and Charyu Tae Kwon Do in W. Yorkshire as they join us. 08.02.10 New Members Today we welcome Susan Donald, 2nd Dan, and Scorpio Martial Arts in W. Yorkshire as they join us. 04.02.10 CRB Checks – Some Groups Still Ignorant! We had cause to contact the head office of another Martial Arts Group today while checking the credentials of an Instructor on behalf of a 3rd party group. While the Instructor was confirmed as a member we were shocked at the answer given when we asked about CRB checks, here is a direct quote: “We don’t have CRB checks done as they are not required, our insurer used to ask for them but they don’t anymore so we don’t ask our members to have them done” When we asked if they were aware of the changes to UK law the answer given was: “No, but I’m sure we have someone in the group who can do them, I just can’t remember who it is” This is shocking and again we are not going to 'name and shame' the group, but everyone reading this please spread the word that it IS now law and from November this year anyone not complying IN FULL could face prosecution! ISA Registration forms will be available from 26th July and anyone with a current CRB check will have 5 years to comply. For further information click here. 02.02.10 ISA Clarification There seems to be some confusion over the forthcoming ISA registration in that some members have asked why they will still be required to under go CRB re-checks every 2 years once registered. The confusion stems from the following statement which has been released by the ISA: “When a person becomes ISA registered they will be continuously monitored and their status reassessed against any new information which becomes available”. To clarify any new convictions or cautions, received after registration, will NOT automatically be sent to the ISA. Instead the ISA will be informed as a result of either: 1. Somebody informing the ISA direct by reporting the registered person. 2. CRB re-checks. 25.01.10 New Members Today we welcome Andy Clarke, 1st Dan, and Andy Clarke Ju-Jitsu in Derby as they join us. MMA Grades & Coaching Awards The concept of a person holding a Black Belt in MMA has been discussed around the world with no real conclusion because, after all, MMA is by definition a combination of various arts and does not normally include belt gradings. However many practitioners around the U.K. are now beginning to ask to be graded in some way. You could argue that were gradings to be introduced into MMA they would be Freestyle as this too is made up of various arts and holding these grades would not necessarily mean that a person can effectively fight at full contact level, which is the whole point of MMA. This, in turn, would make the grade pointless. In addition for a person to claim the title of MMA Coach he/she too must have proven him/her self. Simply going on training courses etc can't be considered as proof, in our opinion. After all an Instructor of any subject proves him/her self by the success of the students he/she teaches within the given subject. We look at MMA Coaching and grades in the same light and success can only be proven within the cage or ring. The C.M.A.A. has now put together a system to address the above problems in the fairest way that we could think of should any person approach us. For full details go to www.mmablackbelt.co.uk or www.mmacoach.co.uk 22.01.10 ISA Update. Retention of criminal convictions on PNC On 19 October 2009, a judgment by the Court of Appeal supported the retention of criminal convictions on the Police National Computer (PNC) for policing purposes. The police are obliged under Part V of the Police Act, to provide the CRB with access to all convictions held on PNC. The police will no longer “step-down” or “weed” convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings from the PNC, which means that all convictions will be retained on the PNC until an individual’s 100th birth date. As a direct result of this, and as the CRB does not own the data held on PNC, the CRB will no longer accept a Dispute where the information revealed on a CRB certificate is being disputed on the basis that the police should have applied the “weeding” or “stepped down” rules. Once a person is ISA registered (from 26th July for new applicants, from April 2011 for re-checks) they will be continuoulsy monitored and their status re-assessed against any new information which becomes available via CRB re-checks. Within the C.M.A.A. re-checks will remain mandatory every 2 years. 21.01.10 Child Protection Policy The C.M.A.A. Child Protection Policy has been updated in line with changes to the law regarding the ISA. Members are requested to download the new version and change any links they may have on the own websites. Download from here. MMA Insurance One of our members reported today that he had been informed that another well known and very large Martial Arts group were stating that their membership now included insurance for sparring / competting in MMA. We contacted this group direct and after a long telephone conversation found that this is not the case as they had developed their own version of MMA! Read the full updated article by clicking here. 19.01.10 New Members Today we welcome the follwoing as they join us: 1. Scott Bedding, 4th Dan, and Toh Kon Karate Kai in Banbury, Oxon. 2. Donna Smedley, 2nd Dan, and East Durham Dragons Martial Arts. 3. Stuart Pike, 3rd Dan, and the Dragons Lair, in Chippenham, Wilsthire. 10.01.10 - Hyde MMA - Martial Evolution at it's best! Read the full article - click here. 07.01.10 Portugal Training Holiday in March Would any one intending to go on the Portugal Training Holiday in March please contact C.M.A.A Director John Greenhalgh asap. Also any Instructors wanting a teaching slot please book in now - click here. Andrew Morrell promoted by the World Karate & Kickboxing Council Andrew Morrell's Freestyle Karate and Kickboxing grade has today been increased to 6th Dan by the WKC based on his service to them over the past 6 years. New Members Today we welcome Claire Younge, 1st Dan, and Cougar Kickboxing in Dronfield as they join us. 06.01.10 Non Dan Grades Running Clubs One of our member clubs contacted us recently asking if the C.M.A.A. would sanction grades below 1st Dan running classes alone, as he wanted to expand yet had no Dan grades other than himself. While some other MA groups do allow this we of course said no as our standards are amongst the highest in the country and of that we are very proud. Andrew Morrell said: "The C.M.A.A. fully supports the MASA 5 in that we believe for an Instructor to run a club alone he / she must hold no less than 1st Dan or equivalent showing at least 3 to 4 years experience. Students have the right to be taught by genuine black belts who have served their time and not by a person wearing a 'special instructor belt' who has only themselves been training for a short period. In comparison a person cannot become a driving instructor unless they themselves have at least 3 and half years experience. In the end the student will make their own informed decision which is why the MASA 5 was created". 05.01.10 Post Now Sent Happy New Year to everyone. All outstanding post that was held over the holidays has now been sent out. 21.12.09 Last Posting Day We would like to wish all C.M.A.A. members, and of course our affiliate partners, a very Merry Christmas and our very best wishes for 2010. The last posting day will be Tuesday 22nd December. Anything received after this date will be held and sent out on the 4th January 2010 to avoid loss or damage. 12.12.09 New Members Today we welcome Simon Tomkins, 1st Dan, and Freestyle MBK in Kent as they join us. 26.11.09 Dirty Politics, again! In September this news page carried a story entitled 'Underhanded Tricks' which can still be seen below, dated 25.09.09. Once again we have been contacted by an Instructor wanting help. He told us that a well known Martial Arts Group had been contacting the venues he uses informing them that he is not regulated by a larger MA Group and as such should not be teaching etc etc.... While there are certain pit falls to not being in membership to a larger body, it most certainly does not give any person the right to behave in this manner. While it is not our intention to name and shame this group we must point out the following taken from the 2006 Fraud Act should any one else suffer this ludicrous behaviour as action can be taken to stop it:- Fraud by false representation .(1) A person is in breach of this section if he— . (a) dishonestly makes a false representation, and . (b) intends, by making the representation— . (i) to make a gain for himself or another, or . (ii) to cause loss to another or to expose another to a risk of loss. (2) A representation is false if— . (a) it is untrue or misleading, and . (b) the person making it knows that it is, or might be, untrue or misleading. 22.11.09 Black Belt Gradings Black Belt gradings were held in Northern Ireland today. Click Here. 15.11.09 A new baby Morrell Collette Morrell (Andy Morrell's wife) gave birth to their son, Ciaran Andrew Morrell, at 16:45 on Saturday 14th. Mum and baby are doing well. Thanks to all the C.M.A.A. members and friends who have sent in messages. 13.11.09 New Members Today we welcome Stephen Savage, 2nd Dan Freestyle Karate/Kickboxing, and Universal Martial Arts in Newcastle as they join us. 12.11.09 - New Members Today we welcome Peter Conaghan, 8th Dan, and Ashton Kenpo Ju-Jitsu in Manchester as they join us. 11.11.09 - Portugal 2010 The dates for the 2010 training holiday in Portugal have now been set. We have TWO planned for next year, the 1st in March and the 2nd in October. For further details click here. 04.11.09 - New Members Today we welcome John Booth, 5th Dan, and Yawara Ryu Kempo Ju-Jitsu in Derby as they join us. 29.10.09 - New Members Today we welcome Matt Sylvester, 3rd Dan, and Exeter Practical Martial Arts as they join us. 27.10.09 - New Members Today we welcome Paul Jenkins and The Dogs of War MMA club in Cardiff as they join us. 26.10.09 - Tournament News On Sunday 18th October three Students from KFMAS took part in the Boldon Junior Open, click here 17.10.09 - C.M.A.A. National Black Belt Gradings Gradings were held this weekend infront of the C.M.A.A. Black Belt Panel in Manchester. Click Here. 15.10.09 - New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: Dianne White, 2nd Dan, and Eagle Martial Arts (Judo) in Somerset. Time Jones, 1st Dan, and Crazy Monkey Martial Arts (Kickboxing) in Carlisle. 13.10.09 - ISA Update - Vetting & Barring The three key changes at 12 October 2009 for MA Groups and Instructors are: MA Groups: must not knowingly take on in regulated activity, or use as a volunteer, a barred person. If an Instructor is dismissed or ceases teaching because the MA Group thinks they harmed or pose a risk of harm to children or vulnerable adults, the MA Group must refer the case to the ISA. Instructors: if you yourself are barred from regulated activity, you must not work, or seek to work, in regulated activity from which you are barred. ISA Registration will run as follows over the coming months: July 2010 - New Instructors can register with the ISA;. November 2010 - New Instructors must register with the ISA; April 2011 - Existing Instructors who have already been CRB checked can start to ISA-register. The ISA will publish, in good time, recommendations as to dates by when we should register and we will in-turn notify all C.M.A.A. and Affiliate members. 08.10.09 - New Members Today we welcome John Hughes, 4th Dan, and Wirral Tae Kwon Do & Self Defence in Prenton on The Wirral as they join us. 07.10.09 - Silly Archaic Rules We have had a call today from a club requiring membership information. During the call the Instructor asked that if he joined the C.M.A.A. would his club be allowed to have membership and train / compete with other non member groups. The answer was yes of course. He then told us that his present group do not allow this. We are aware that this is happening and indeed which martial arts group has this archaic rule in place. The only comment the C.M.A.A. has to pass is a reminder that it is an Instructors choice to join / leave a martial arts group. If a group insists on implementing silly rules like this then quite simply they are going to continue to lose members as Instructors and students both realise that they don’t have to put up with being treated in this way, as is the case today. 02.10.09 - New Members Today we welcome Edward Bates, 2nd Dan, and Wythenshawe Kenpo Ju-Jitsu in Manchester as they join us. 30.09.09 - New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: Vicki Hanson, 2nd Dan, and the Warrior Martial Arts Academy in Ilkley. Elizaeth Hunt, 2nd Dan, and East Coast Martial Arts, in Norfolk. 29.09.09 - Spirit Sport at the Portland College Instructors and students from Spirit Sport Karate & Kickboxing have recently visited the Partland College in Mansfield to deliver a session to the residents. Click Here. 27.09.09 - GSR Promoted to 7th Dan Congratulations to C.M.A.A. Vice President Gordon Scott Russell who was awarded his 7th Dan this weekend as per the C.M.A.A. time served requirements (click here). 25.09.09 - Underhanded Tricks From time to time, when a club leaves one Martial Arts Group in favour of joining another, the estranged group attempts to spread propaganda in an attempt to discredit the club Instructor. The common ‘theme’ of such propaganda is that he or she is not insured or qualified any more or even that the club has closed down. This is underhanded and could even be considered as illegal if the comments are untrue or misleading with the aim of making financial gain. We have recently heard of 2 such cases so with that in mind any person reading this article who has concerns relating to the above is invited to contact the C.M.A.A. office and we will be happy to advise you. 21.09.09 - New Members Today we welcome Neil Walker, 1st Dan, and Cobra Kickboxing in Bristol as they join us. 17.09.09 - New Members Today we welcome Tracey Drain, 1st Dan, and her students as they join us as full members. Based in various locations around the Manchester area and formerly know as ‘Red Tiger Karate’ Tracey has chosen to re-name her clubs ‘Cobra Karate’ with immediate effect. 16.09.09 - New Members Today we welcome Paul Kean 7th Dan, and Skyaxe Freestyle Karate & Kickboxing in Dundee, Scotland as they join us. 13.09.09 - Club Gradings The Cobra FMA & Kickboxing Clubs in Manchester held gradings this weekend, click here. 11.09.09 - SKY News Report on The ISA SKY News have placed a report regarding the coming changes to UK law relating to CRB checks on their website. To read the article click here. 09.09.09 - MASA 5 is Alive! The concept of the MASA 5 is spreading around the country and people are starting to take note at last. The timing falls in nicely with the new law changes coming next month relating to the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). This morning one of our members, in Staffordshire, tried to drop some leaflets in to a School. The secretary informed him that she was under instructions not to accept any ‘advertising’ unless a CRB check could be produced along with other documents. Obviously our Instructor was fine as he conforms to the MASA 5 in full. But she did tell him of another who had tried the same a few days earlier and when asked for his CRB stated that he did not need one as he only teaches people over 13 years old!!. That statement alone demonstrates the need for the forthcoming changes to the law. With that in mind we have now simplified linking to the MASA 5 page by securing the following direct domain names: www.masa5.co.uk www.instructorcheck.co.uk Regarding the ISA we are now beginning to receive numerous phone calls from other groups who were unaware that this was coming seeking help and advise, which we are more than happy to give based on our ethos of being an open minded ‘Supporting Body’. 24.08.09 - New Members Today we welcome Darren Heasman 1st Dan, and Kings Freestyle Kickboxing in Swanley Kent as they join us. 21.08.09 - ISA Update - Vetting & Barring Click here to down load the latest information as a presentation relating to the Independent Safeguarding Authority, left click on your mouse to advance through the pages. 15.08.09 - C.M.A.A. Membership / Insurance for under 5s At the request of some of our members we have negotiated with Perkins Slade Ltd and are happy to report that the Insurance, included in C.M.A.A. membership, has been expanded to include children below the age of 5 years old. Any C.M.A.A. club wanting to open classes for under 5s may now do so, but please download the guidance document which can be found in section 1 of the Instructor Area on this website. Full details of the amendments can be seen on the insurance page – click here. 14.08.09 - Ofsted and under 5s An article relating to Ofsted and teaching children under 5 years old has been added to Section 1 in the Instructor Area on this website. 30.07.09 - New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: Lanjul Stocks, 2nd Dan, and the Blast Out Martial Arts Academy in Middleton, Manchester. Danny Ryland, 2nd Dan, and Team Xtreme, in Leicester. 27.07.09 - C.M.A.A. Summer Course 2009 The C.M.A.A. 2009 Summer Course took place yesterday in Stalybridge, Manchester. Click here. 22.07.09 - ISA Update - Vetting & Barring The Independent Safeguarding Authority have released more information ahead of this coming changes to UK Law in October. click here. 20.07.09 - CRB Logo - A Warning The CRB have once more issued the following warning relating to the use of their logo: ' The CRB has noticed that several organisations are displaying the official CRB logo on their websites and other internal documentation. Please be advised that the CRB and Disclosure logos are registered trademarks and can only be used with express authority from the CRB. This authority is only usually granted to other Government departments. We do not allow or permit Registered or Umbrella Bodies to use these logos as they can often be used in a way that would suggest that the CRB promotes or endorses the service of the organisation making use of it. If an Umbrella Body wishes to refer to the CRB service that it provides, it should use the following sentence to explain: [Name of the organisation] is registered with the Criminal Records Bureau as an Umbrella Body. Any organisation currently using either of the logos on their website or internal documentation without permission must remove it immediately. ' Would any C.M.A.A. member using the CRB logo please now replace it with our own, pictured above. This can be copied from the Instructor Area and linked direct to our own disclosure website www.disclosure.me.uk. 17.07.09 - New Members Today we welcome Sam Strickland, 3rd Dan, and the Kickfu Martial Arts Academy in Northants as they join us. 15.07.09 - New Members Today we welcome John Lobb, 2nd Dan, and Gary Lam Wing Chun in Warrington Cheshire as they join us. 11.07.09 - MMA Insurance The C.M.A.A. once again are receiving alot of calls and emails relating to insurance cover for sparring / competing in MMA as some of the other Martial Arts Groups have been claiming they can offer cover. We would invite everyone concerned to read the following historic article on the subject. We can also state that at our last group renewal with Perkins SLade (June 2009) the situation had not changed. Read Article. ****************************************************************************************************** |
 |
| C.M.A.A. Site Navigation. Select a page from the drop down menu |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
 |