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| 31.01.12 New Members We welcome the following clubs and their members as they join us: 1. Patrick Illingworth 2nd Dan and Settle Scorpions TKD (Tae Kwon Do) in Giggleswick, North Yorkshire. 2. Kevin Shorthouse 3rd Dan and the Black Dragon Martial Arts Academy (Hapkido) in Cheadle, Cheshire. 27.01.12 CRB and ISA to From One Organisation - Disclosure and Barring Service The Protection of Freedoms Bill, currently passing through Parliament, includes a proposal which will see the CRB and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) become a new organisation called the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The new organisation will be responsible for the delivery of the disclosure and barring services currently delivered by CRB and ISA. The Bill also includes provision for the reform of these services; for example, the introduction of a new, portable disclosure service – and the DBS will be responsible for delivering these services once they are introduced. The planned date for the new organisation to come into being is November 2012, subject to Parliamentary timetabling. Neither the CRB nor the ISA will relocate as part of the transition to the new organisation. As we receive more information about the formation of the DBS, we will of course keep you updated. 17.01.12 New Members We welcome the following clubs and their members as they join us: 1. Andrea Carbon 2nd Dan and Hadashi Martial Arts (Shotokan Karate) in Lancaster. 2. Bob Brown 7th Dan and National Martial Arts (Ju-Jitsu) in Northwich 13.01.12 New Members Today we welcome Stuart Lowe 1st Dan, and F.O.R.C.E. (Freestyle Ju-Jitsu) in Chatham, Kent as they join us. 11.01.12 New Non-Emergency Number for Police Today sees the roll out of the new non-emergency number for the Police. Dialing 101 from anywhere in England and Wales will put you in direct contact with a local call taker. For full details click here. 01.01.12 C.M.A.A. Ten Years Old The C.M.A.A. celebrate our tenth anniversary during 2012, click on the logo to the left to order your commemorative badge and don't forget to book on to the Summer Course in August - Down Load a poster here. 01.01.12 New Members Today we welcome Steve Muckle 2nd Dan, and Combat Base North East (BJJ) in Northumberland as they join us. 17.12.11 Christmas Closure The last posting day from the C.M.A.A. office will be Wednesday 21st December, anything received after that will be held until 4th January 2012. We would like to wish all of our members and their families a very Happy Christmas and our very best wishes for a safe and prosperous 2012, which also sees the C.M.A.A. celebrate our tenth anniversary. Read why some of our members think we have succeeded where others have failed by clicking here. 22.11.11 New Members Today we welcome Chris Campbell, 5th Dan, and Fighting Fit Kickboxing in Wakefield as they join us. 17.11.11. Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) Clarification While the registration element of the Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) has been halted as part of the Coalition Government's VBS review Employers, social services and professional regulators are under a legal duty to notify the ISA of relevant information, so that individuals who pose a threat to vulnerable groups can be identified and barred from working with these group. Such information may come to light as a result of a CRB check, in addition the following applies: - * If an organisation dismisses or removes a member from working with children and/or vulnerable adults (in what is legally defined as regulated activity) because they have harmed a child or vulnerable adult the organisation have a legal duty to inform the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). * An organisation which knowingly employs someone who is barred is breaking the law. * A person barred from working with children or vulnerable adults is breaking the law if they work/volunteer or seek to work/volunteer with these groups. 07.11.11. Standardisation of C.M.A.A. Certificates We are at present standardising some of the certificates issued by the C.M.A.A. This has resulted in the following changes: - 1. The alternate A3 dragon style black belt certificate is no longer available, only the cobra bordered version will be issued from now on. 2. The Martial Arts Instructor UK certificates have been re-designed so that they match the standard A4 format. Images can be seen by clicking here. Members are also politely reminded that the C.M.A.A. name and logo must not be placed onto any certificates that are produced at club level and must only appear on those officially issued by the C.M.A.A. office. 28.10.11 New Members Today we welcome Matt Thorpe 2nd Dan and 12 Gauge MMA in Stockport as they join us. 25.10.11 New Baby for GSR Congratulations to C.M.A.A. Vice President Gordon Scott Russell and his wife Lyn on the birth of their daughter Ashlyn today. Mother and baby both doing fine. Emails to gsr@cmaa.co.uk 15.10.11 National Black Belt Gradings Black Belt gradings were held today in front of the C. M.A.A. panel in Manchester, read more here.... 13.10.11 CRB Best Practice As a CRB Registered Body we sometimes receive telephone calls and emails from facility providers asking for confirmation that a person has been through disclosure with us, quite often all these people want is the disclosure number as confirmation. However while being able to produce a disclosure number does show that a person has undergone an enhanced disclosure check, it does NOT mean that they are free of convictions that would prevent them from coming into contact with the young and vulnerable. We would urge everyone to please stop this bad practice and always ask to see the disclosure document itself. The C.M.A.A. has a policy document available to help make informed decisions relating to spent convictions should it be required. 11.10.11 New Members Today we welcome Don Sherlock 1st Dan and the Yukokan Aikido Club in Cumbernauld, Scotland as they join us. 10.10.11 New Members Today we welcome John Killane 2nd Dan and the Longford Martial Arts Centre (Shorin Ryu Karate) in Longford, Eire as they join us. 07.10.11 New Members Today we welcome Emma Dorrell 2nd Dan and Latitude Tae Kwon Do in Shropshire as they join us. 03.10.11 New Members Today we welcome Colin Birkman 1st Dan and The Essex Freestyle Ju-Jitsu School as they join us. 30.09.11 New Members Today we welcome Colin Payne 5th Dan and The TKO Academy (Kickboxing) in Kent as they join us. 26.09.11 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us. 1. Michelle Gath, 4th Dan, Rex Gath, 2nd Dan and Organised Chaos (Freestyle Ju-Jitsu) in Blackburn. 2. Moley Walsh, 1st Dan and the Kosmo Shotokan Karate Club in Hertfordshire. 23.09.11 New Members Today we welcome Alex Andrews 4th Dan and Blue Wave Martial Arts (Tae Kwon Do) in Leicester as they join us. The C.M.A.A. office has received telephone calls from the newspapers asking for our opinion relating to footage on the national news showing 2 children fighting in a cage in Preston. While this event does not involve C.M.A.A. members there is a general duty of care involved and as such we have released the following statement. 'While the C.M.A.A. can't comment on the practices of other Martial Arts groups and their 'rules' any C.M.A.A. Instructor allowing events like this would be held to account and could actually face having their membership revoked' 21.09.11 New Members Today we welcome Paul McKeown 1st Dan and Gaelscoil Na Bhfal Ju-Jitsu in Belfast, N. Ireland as they join us. 20.09.11 Cobra Kick-Jitsu Interest in the Cobra Kick-Jitsu Syllabus is now starting grow at a very fast rate, for full details of how your club can get involved go to www.cobrakickjitsu.co.uk 06.09.11 New Members Today we welcome John Sharp 3rd Dan and Satori-Ryu (Ju-Jutsu) in Nelson, Lancs as they join us. 31.08.11 Cobra Courses To help our members and friends to check our events page faster we have secured a direct domain name, www.cobracourses.co.uk now links direct to the courses and events page on this website. 26.08.11 New Members Today we welcome Brian McGinn 2nd Dan and Bearsden Aikidio in Glasgow as they join us. 08.08.11 New Members Today we welcome Andrew Banks 2nd Dan and Koku-Ryu Karate (Wado Ryu) in North Lincs as they join us. 06.08.11 Cobra First Aid Due to recent changes issued by the HSE relating First Aid Training ‘Cobra First Aid’ now provides training courses in ‘First Aid for Sport’ rather than ‘Emergency First Aid’. The reason for this is the latter is a statutory course aimed at the work place where as the new course is more relevant to what Martial Arts Instructors require. In addition HSE registration for the new course is no longer required, however the trainer must still be suitably qualified to teach First Aid. 02.08.11 C.M.A.A. Summer Course Our 2011 Summer Course was held last Sunday in Manchester. Click here............... 02.08.11 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us. 1. Andrew Moran, 5th Dan, Dereke White, 3rd Dan and Hap-Jitsu Martial Arts in Glasgow. 2. Stephen Black, 5th Dan and the Bangor Ju-Jitsu Clubs in Northern Ireland. 27.07.11 Tribute to Alastair Hall 5th Dan Students and Instructors of the Protea Kickboxing Association have submitted a tribute to their Chief Instructor Alastair Hall 5th Dan, read it here..... 26.07.11 New Members Today we welcome Keith Boot 3rd Dan and Boot's Martial Arts (Freestyle Karate) in Sidcup, Kent as they join us. 14.07.11 New Members Today we welcome Richard Lane 1st Dan and the Studio Combat Academy (Freestyle Karate & Self Defence) in Derbyshire as they join us. 05.07.11 Child Protection Policy The C.M.A.A. Child Protection Policy has been updated in line with Child Protection In Sport Unit guidelines. All members are asked to dispose of the old one and replace it with the new updated version which can be downloaded from the Child Protection page on this website. 01.07.11 The MASA 5 in Action. Matt Marshall, of Tae Kwon Do Hawks in Southampton, contacted us recently regarding problems he was having with another club. As we could not find evidence that this club belonged to a UK based national body we simply advised him to promote the MASA 5 - www.masa5.co.uk. This he did and here is a direct quote from Matt after doing so: 'Since I plastered the MASA 5 around the centre I use and the local community centres etc people have come back to me saying that they didn’t realise how easy it was to set up a club and rip people off that don’t know much about martial arts. Some of them have even gone as far as quitting their club as their instructor couldn't explain why they didn’t have something as simple as a CRB or indemnity insurance. I would say to anyone that is having similar issues simply litter the area with info on MASA, it seems to have worked for me! ' 22.06.11 New Members Today we welcome Adam Rice 1st Dan and Strength-2-Strength (Freestyle Kickboxing) in Manchester as they join us. 10.06.11 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us. 1. Michel Metcalf 3rd Dan and Chi-Chuan Shukokai Karate in Bury, Manchester. 2. Paul Loughlin 2nd Dan and AAD Self Protection (Freestyle Karate & Kickboxing) in Bristol. 09.06.11 New Members Today we welcome Adrian Ratter 2nd Dan and Cranleigh Tae Kwon Do in West Sussex as they join us. 07.06.11 Instructor Insurance Perkins Slade Ltd has introduced a slight increase to the price of our Instructor Insurance as from 1st June. However we are happy to report that this increase WILL NOT be passed on to our members at this time and will in fact be subsidised by the C.M.A.A. 27.05.11 Traditional Kumite Referee Course The C.M.A.A. currently offers Refereeing courses in Semi Contact Points, Light Continuous and Full Contact. Now, with the appointment of Julian Mallalieu to the BOD, we will soon be offering courses for Traditional Kumite, Kata & Forms. For full details click here now. New Members Today we welcome Ary Hauer 6th Dan and Chuldow Martial Arts Black Belt Academies (Wado Ryu Karate, Kobudo and Kickboxing) in Wakefield as they join us. 11.05.11 New C.M.A.A. Director The C.M.A.A. Board of Directors are pleased to welcome Sensei Julian Mallalieu as a new Board Member. Julian has been selected due to his Traditional Karate background holding 6th Dan in Shukokai Karate as well as 4th in Shito Ryu Karate Julian will now be a valued C.M.A.A. Director whose input will further enhance the service that the C.M.A.A. already provides to our Traditional Karate members. 27.04.11 New Members Today we welcome John Edwards 2nd Dan and Eltham CKD (Freestyle Tae Kwon Do) in Kent as they join us. 26.04.11 Cobra Scotland Fight Night Gordon Scott Russell hosted the first of many Full Contact events in Scotland over the Easter Weekend. Billed ‘The Rise of the Cobra’ the event was a huge success, read the full story here…. 18.04.11 Thanks to GSR Steve Hallam and all involved in the sparring and padwork course would like to thank Gordon Scott Russell and his students for the first class course that he took in Stoke on Sunday 17th April, thoroughly enjoyed by everybody who attended. Many thanks also to Sam Wood and her students from White Tiger Kickboxing for their support. 16.04.11 National Black Belt Gradings Black Belt gradings were held today in front of the C. M.A.A. panel in Manchester, read more here.... 07.04.11 New Members Today we welcome Simon Cook 1st Dan and Coastal Martial Arts (Tae Kwon Do & Kickboxing) in Weymouth as they join us. 06.04.11 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: 1. Mark Bignell, 1st Dan, and Churn Valley Kickboxing in Gloucestershire. 2. Damian Hirst, 1st Dan, and Cobra Karate (Shotokan Goju Ryu) in Manchester. 3. John Brown, 1st Dan, and Venom Martial Arts (Tae Kwon Do & Kickboxing) in Weymouth. 05.04.011 Ridiculous Claims In the past we have run articles relating to the way other Martial Arts groups behave when clubs leave them in favour of us and other groups like us. (Click here) Today we have received a report from a new C.M.A.A. member stating that his ex Association have ‘banned’ him from teaching certain techniques as they hold copyright on them. Now a person may claim copyright on anything that he / she wrote or invented, however on this occasion the copyrighted material is a punch!. To quote the definition of copyright: ‘For a copyright to apply to a work, it must be an original idea that is put to use.’ As punching is not a new idea the validity of this claim in law is doubtfull and a rediculous claim engineered to harrass the club in question, which could in turn be seen as an infringment of Section 2 of the 1997 Harrassment Act. 30.03.11 Tournament Success for First Defence Tae Kwon Do Mike Beard’s First Defence Tae Kwon Do Clubs have had recent success at 2 tournaments. Click the following links to find out more. 27th February / 19th and 20th March 25.03.11 New Members Today we welcome Mark Kell 1st Dan and Dorset Freestyle (Tae Kwon Do & Kickboxing) as they join us. 21.03.11 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: 1. Graham Harbisher 5th Dan and White Tiger Escrima in Cleveland. 2. Gary Staff 5th Dan and the Ipswich Kickboxing Academy. 17.03.11 CRB & ISA Update A decision has now been reached with regards to the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) and our need to register. For full details click here. The Martial Arts Instructor UK Level 1 exam has been altered to show the above changes. As a result the CRB fees will change as from the 6th April, the cost of an enhance disclosure will increase from £36 to £44 for paid persons, C.M.A.A. admin fees will remain unchanged as in £3 for members and £20 for non-members. 16.03.11 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: 1. Darren Smith 1st Dan and the Stalybridge Karate Club (Shito Ryu Karate). 2. John Preston 2nd Dan and North West Combat Ju-Jitsu in Stockport (Kempo Ju-Jitsu) 3. Alistair Cameron 2nd Dan and Camerons School of Martial Arts in Ross-Shire (Kempo Ju-Jitsu) 14.03.11 New Members Today we welcome Chris Fisher 5th Dan and Wu Do Combat Kung Fu in Bristol as they join us. 12.03.11 Time Served Between Dan Grades Due to recent confusion as to how long person holding Dan grade should remain at their current rank we thought it prudent to place C.M.A.A. time served requirements here as a reminder to our members. These can also be seen on our Black Belt Register and refer to both Traditional and Freestyle Martial Arts: 1st to 2nd Dan - 2 Years of active service/training. 2nd Dan to 3rd Dan - 3 years of active service/training. 3rd Dan to 4th Dan - 4 years of active service/training awarded based on "time served". 5th Dan will be awarded after 5 years of active service/training. 5 years service also applies to grades of 6th, 7th, 8th etc... 08.03.11 New Members Today we welcome Alan Morgan 3rd Dan and Kuroikaze Kickboxing in Gwent as they join us. 07.03.11 New Members Today we welcome Darren West 3rd Dan and Mushin Martial Arts (Freestyle Karate) in Kent as they join us. 02.03.11 New Members Today we welcome Paul Rose 2nd Dan and Pure Martial Arts (Kickboxing) in Dorset as they join us. 21.02.11 New Members Today we welcome Paul Higham 1st Dan and Penketh Freestyle Self Defence (Freestyle Kung Fu) in Warrington as they join us. 16.02.11 Black belt Register Upgraded After consultation in our Instructor Forum the C.M.A.A. National Black Belt Register has been upgraded to include quick links to each Dan grade level and an individual search facility. www.blackbeltregister.co.uk 11.02.11 Rebranding for the EFKKI As the head of the C.M.A.A. in Scotland, as well as being the UK Vice President, Gordon Scott Russell has chosen to rebrand his club name to make it more relevant to his position(s) As from Friday 11th February 2011 the EFKKI will become ‘Cobra Scotland’. 10.02.11 Black Belt Gradings Dave Cuming 4th Dan held black belt gradings at his club in Preston, Lancs this weekend. Read more............ New Members Today we welcome Chris Beal 3rd Dan and the Ninpo Shinken Dojo (NinJutsu) in Leicester as they join us. 07.02.11 Black Belt Gradings in Southern Ireland Ray Hogan held black belt gradings at his club in Eire this weekend. Read more............ 02.02.11 New Members Today we welcome Alan Mitchell 2nd Dan and the Scottish Fighting Arts Society (Kempo Karate) in Inverness as they join us. 23.01.11 The MASA 5 The C.M.A.A. are members of the Martial Arts Standards Agency (MASA) and as such support the highest standards within the martial arts. Member Instructors quite often ask if there is anything that can be done about clubs who don’t seem to bother about national standards relating to Instructor qualifications, gradings and insurance. Clubs of this kind are often referred to as ‘McDojos’. As MASA members the answer is simple, educate people to the MASA 5. Add the link to your literature and websites - www.masa5.co.uk. The more people who know about MASA and what it stands for the better as it will then make it harder for the ‘McDojos’ to operate. 11.01.11 ‘I CONTROL THE GRADINGS!’ Early last year we ran an article relating to ‘Chief Instructors’ taking too much control over students and fellow Instructors gradings. It should be noted that this article does not relate to any current C.M.A.A. member. We have just had an enquiry from an Instructor who has not graded since 1999. The reason being his Instructor won’t let him, or any one else for that matter, enhance their grades until HE decides without giving any viable reason as to why. Quite often the result is that the Instructor will adhere to these rules for some time, but eventually will get fed up and either quit altogether or join another group – such is the case today. What follows is the original article from last year as we feel it prudent to run it once more. Read article.............. 08.01.11 New Members in Eire Today we welcome our 1st new mebers of 2011. They are Robin Jackman 2nd Degree and the Crane Ch'Uan Fa Defence School (Shaolin Mempo Karate) in Portlaoise, Co. Laois Southern Ireland as they join us. 01.01.11 Happy New Year Happy New Year to all C.M.A.A. members, affiliates family and friends. Over the past 9 years we have grown to be one of the largest, successful and most sought after Martial Arts bodies within the U.K. and Eire. Now this is not due to us making bold statements or claims, it’s not even due to advertising, in fact the C.M.A.A. don’t advertise in the media any more. Our success is due to our members so a massive thank you for being so open minded and sharing, have a great 2011! 28.12.10 VAT Increase From January 1st VAT will rise to 20% from 17.5%. In the current economic climate the C.M.A.A. have decided NOT to pass this increase on to our members, instead all increases in VAT will be covered by the C.M.A.A. 15.12.10 New Members Today we welcome Colin Beddow 4th Dan and the East Meets West Black Belt Academy (Freestyle Kung Fu) in Blyth, Northumberland as they join us. 06.12.10 Black Belt Gradings Black Belt gradings were held in Northern Ireland recently. Click Here. 02.12.10 Name Change for the CCPR The Central Council for Sport and Recreation (CCPR) have today changed their name to The Sport and Recreation Alliance. The following is a statement from Tim Lamb, Chief Executive I am writing to introduce the Sport and Recreation Alliance, the new name for CCPR as from today, 1 December 2010. I want to emphasise that we are still very much the same organisation, with the same excellent staff, focused on providing the same top quality service to the governing and representative bodies of sport and recreation. All that has changed is our name. We hope you agree that our new name and brand will give people a much better idea of what we do and on whose behalf we do it. Helping our 320 members and the 150,000 sports clubs around the country is at the heart of all our work and we are confident that the new brand will help us be more effective than ever. As ever, if we can be of any help to you or if you want to find out more about any part of our work, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us. Our telephone numbers remain the same, although our email addresses have changed to @sportandrecreation.org.uk and our website is now at www.sportandrecreation.org.uk. But, for the time being, you can still find us through our old contact details as well – just in case. We look forward to continuing to work with you in the months and years ahead. With best wishes Tim Lamb Chief Executive Sport and Recreation Alliance 20.11.10 New Members Today we welcome Simon Jasper 3rd Dan and the Longwood Marsden Black Belt Club (Freestyle Karate) in Huddersfield as they join us. 10.11.10 New Members Today we welcome Richard Steele 3rd Dan, David Mowbray 2nd Dan and Lincs TKD (Tae Kwon Do) in Ruskington, Lincs as they join us. 09.11.10 New Members Today we welcome Graham Field 3rd Dan and Elite Martial Arts (Freestyle Karate) in North Wales as they join us. 08.11.10 New Members Today we welcome Mike Dunn 1st Dan and Liverpool Karate Jutsu in Merseyside as they join us. 04.11.10 New Members Today we welcome Wayne Dunnicliffe 1st Dan and The Ticknall Karate Club (Shotokan) in Ticknall, Derby as they join us. 03.11.10 6th Dan Presentation On Tuesday 2nd November 2010 Sensei Norris Pierce of the Keihatsu Karate Clubs in Manchster visited Andrew Morrell at his own club to be presented with his 6th Dan, read more here....... 01.11.10 GSR Recognised by Scottich Heratige C.M.A.A. Vice President Gordon Scott-Russell 7th Dan has been awarded the following position by Historic Scotland (http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/). Gordon now holds the official Scottish title of Honorary Ceannard (Commander) including all rights, responsibilities and privileges within the functions of Tutor and Adjudicator for Tigh Na Sgil Nan Airm (Highland Skill At Arms House) part of Scottish heritage . This was awarded for outstanding leadership in the reformation of Highland traditional martial arts and with particular regard to the underpinning skills and knowledge of the following: Pugil systems, Knife and Dagger (Highland Sgian and Dirk Development). Military Close Quarter Battle Skills (Modern CQB) and Counter Insurgency Techniques. Having demonstrated consistent understanding of modern, international martial arts ethics, standards & structures and in keeping with universal principles of traditional etiquette and honour as underpinning codes of Martial Arts. In Scotland this is a very special position and shows just how high a standard our head instructors hold, it also gives Gordon the right to wear the Eagles Feather to highland games etc and be welcomed by other traditional Scottish clans as a Commander. 30.10.10 New Members Today we welcome Norris Pierce 6th Dan and The Keihatsu Karate Clubs (Shukokai) in Manchester as they join us. 29.10.10 CCPR Name Change The CCPR (Central Council for Physical Recreation), with whom the C.M.A.A. members, will soon be changing their name to the 'Sport and Recreation Alliance'. With this comes a new logo which C.M.A.A. members may use on their websites etc. Once we receive it we will place it on the homepage of our website. 24.10.10 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: - David Gill 2nd Dan and Yorkshire Shukokai Karate in Leeds John Dang and Van Dang Martial Arts (various styles) in Manchester City Centre 22.10.10 Black Belt Register The linked pages on our black belt register have been altered to make them more unified. With this comes a new page making available satin black belts fully embroidered with the C.M.A.A. logo, your name or club name and also your Dan grade bars. Our Masters Degree certificate for 5th Dan and over has also been re-designed to include a specific logo unique to the C.M.A.A. 17.10.10 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: - Darren Wood 2nd Dan and Triangle Kickboxing in Nottingham Glenn Kerr 3rd Dan and the Gusukuma Dojo (Goju Ryu Karate) in Burnley, Lancs. 16.10.10 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. 15.10.10 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. Once again a new C.M.A.A. member Instructor has contacted us with this problem. We are told that the other group have been contacting the venues the club uses trying to cause problems re insurance etc. The fact of the matter is that the club is insured etc via the C.M.A.A. making the comments being passed untrue and as such they could be considered illegal: - Fraud Act 2006 – Section 2 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. Should any person have any concerns relating to any C.M.A.A. Instructor please contact us and will be happy to discuss them with you. 12.10.10 New Members Today we welcome the following as they join us: - Dean Kos 1st Dan and Euxton Martial Arts (Shukokai Karate) in Chorley Mark Partridge 2nd Dan and Scorpion Freestyle Kickboxing in Brierley Hill, West Midlands. 12.10.10 New Members Today we welcome David Sibley 1st Dan and The Cold Fury Kickboxing Academy (Lau Gar) in Dumfries as they join us. 01.10.10 New Members Today we welcome John McNally 3rd Dan and Absolute Tae Kwon Do in Birmingham as they join us. 29.09.10 Kick-Jitsu Syllabus The concept of a person holding a grade 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 are now beginning to ask to be graded in some way. The most acceptable way to grade in MMA is to be judged fight per fight in competition, however some MMA clubs are not as competitive as others so how can they be graded? The same applies to accomplished fighters with nothing to show, grade wise, who then turn to teaching rather than fighting themselves and as such require a syllabus to work from offering recognised grades. The answer to this problem is Kick-Jitsu, read more at www.cobrakickjitsu.co.uk 22.09.10 New Members Today we welcome Sarah & George Fullarton 4th Dans and Zoku Shotokan Karate in Hertfordshire as they join us. 20.09.10 New Members Today we welcome John Farenden 3rd Dan and Traditional/Modern Shotokan Karate in Dover as they join us. 17.09.10 Warning! We have today received an application from an Instructor wanting to join us. He submitted his current indemnity insurance certificate which was printed on a letterhead from his current Association. This carried the amount he was covered for along with a policy number and the name of the underwriting Company, but not the name or contact details of the issuing Broker. We have traced this back to the underwriter in London who confirmed the reference number was one of theirs but they could not confirm whether or not the applicant was covered with them as he was not listed on file and without the name of the Broker they could not trace him. Any person reading this who has insurance documentation on a letter head from their Association is advised to find out who the Broker is and contact them direct to ensure you are actually covered. All C.M.A.A. member Instructors are issued with original Perkins Slade certificates, not C.M.A.A. letterheads, and also have direct contact with them via this website. 16.09.10 New Members Today we welcome John Howe 7th Dan and Whitby Martial Arts (Chuan Shu Kung Fu) in Whitby as they join us. 15.09.10 New Members Today we welcome Ozdil 'Ozzy' Haluk Hassan 1st Dan and the MMA Studio in Manchester as they join us. 01.09.10 New Members Today we welcome Stephen Todd 6th Dan and Niten Jutsu Ryu (Wado Ryu Karate & Escrima) in Stockton On Tees as they join us. ****************************************************************************************************** |
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