NINJA NEWS: MARCH 2005 New Programs Starting April 1st Second-Hand Lions - Adult hand to hand street defense martial arts Have you lost a step or two? Do you have first-hand experience with tendonitis and you cannot bend over and touch your toes? But you do have the heart and the courage to stand between your loved ones and danger? If so, this is the self –protection program for you. At 55-years-old, Mathew Bayley has decades of teaching practical hand to hand combat to the military and law enforcement. A POST certified defensive tactics instructor, Mathew Bayley has spent the last 15 years teaching international travel safety, anti- terrorist, and home invasion self protection. If you can commit to one class per week for the next six months, you will possess the knowledge and ability to protect your loved ones and yourself in a way you never imagined. For men and women who have the heart of a lion. Thursdays 5:30 to 6:45 Starts April 7th. Cost $ 360.00 Girls Rule - Mother/Daughter Rape Self-protection. The annual Girls Rule Rape Self-protection program is now accepting enrollment. As horrific as the crime of rape is, with the proper training it is one of the most preventable of all crimes. This well thought out, time proven self-protection program has won numerous national awards for its effectiveness over the last 20 years. Instructor Mathew Bayley was the Consultant to Safety and Training at the Colorado College for over a decade. Mr. Bayley instructed at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind for 6 years where he received a commendation from the Commissioner of the Colorado Department of Education for his “outstanding skills in both motivating and educating with a high degree of effectiveness” and received the national Certificate of Appreciation from the Girl Scouts of America for his work in implementing teen women’s safety programs in the Wagon Wheel Council In Colorado Springs. There are four components to this program: Awareness and assertive training, physical self protection and family communication and support. Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:45 Starting April 5th and ending August 26th Cost $500.00 for each mother and daughter pair and $200 for each additional child. As of April 1st There will no longer be a 5:30 Children’s program on Tuesdays and Thursdays SPRING CLASS SCHEDULE Aria Spa &Club--Vail Children’s program Monday (by invitation only) Black Belt Honors class 3:30 to 4:30 pm Wednesday and Friday 3:30 to 5:00 pm Saturday 11:30 to 12:30 pm Adult program Wednesdays and Fridays 6:45 to 8:45 pm Vail Recreation District Gymnastic Center (Next to Red Sandstone Elementary School) Children’s Program Tuesday and Thursday 3:15 to 4:15 pm 4:15 to 5:15 pm Adult Programs Girls Rule Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:45 --- Call for Reservation Second Hand Lions 5:30 to 6:45 --- Call for Reservation MORE TEACHERS - MORE CLASSES Teachers As the Dojo (Karate school) reaches full enrollment, I will be adding more instructors to keep the teacher/child ratio at the appropriate level to maintain the highest program standards. I would like you all to welcome the first three additions to our teaching staff: my lovely wife Rebecca, Anthony Guida and Dana Johnson to the Dojo. Over the winter, expect to see at least three more teachers join our staff. Classes We now offer 10 children’s classes per week. With the exception of the Monday 3:30 Black Belt Honors class, all classes are available to the students to make up any missed classes during the month. Cold and Flu Season Please keep your Ninjas home if you even think they are getting sick. We have plenty of makeup classes available during the year Internet 1. Our Web Site: vailacademyofmartialarts.com 2. If you contact me via the web site, I will put you on our mailing list and e-mail the Ninja News to you. 3. Check out our links. ACTION PHOTOS If your Ninja was in last spring’s Black Belt testing or Tournament, check out our link to Ken Gee Photography Thanks again, Mathew and Rebecca Bayley For more Information Please contact us at 949-8121