{"id":6552,"date":"2025-09-17T15:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/?page_id=6552"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:57:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:57:50","slug":"free-trial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/free-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a8f7476dc16bec9d499ef2fa1cd65e9\">Book Your Free Trial Class today<em>: Taekwon-do &amp; Kickboxing<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#x1f389; Fantastic News!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;re thinking about your&nbsp;<strong>health and wellbeing<\/strong>&nbsp;and ready to&nbsp;<em>give it a bash<\/em>&nbsp;\u2014 that&#8217;s amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are a few helpful hints to get you started:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#x2705; What to Bring &amp; Wear<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wear comfortable gym clothing<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 T-shirts, shorts, or leggings are all great.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No need for trainers<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 classes are done&nbsp;<strong>barefoot<\/strong>, the traditional way!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget to <strong>bring your water bottle <\/strong>too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#x1f455; Uniforms (Doboks)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You don\u2019t need a dobok for your&nbsp;<strong>trial<\/strong>&nbsp;or early classes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>By the time of your&nbsp;<strong>first grading<\/strong>&nbsp;(usually within 3-4 months), a club-approved dobok is required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Doboks are purchased through the club<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 chat to an instructor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#x1f4b7; Membership &amp; Costs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No joining fee<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 pricing is open and transparent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We offer <strong>Bronze, Silver, and Gold club memberships<\/strong>, based on how many classes you attend each week.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bronze membership starts from \u00a339 per month<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10% off for&nbsp;<strong>additional family members<\/strong>&nbsp;in the same household.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00a310 open mat, drop-in sessions<\/strong> available.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Private lessons<\/strong> are also available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After&nbsp;<strong>4 weeks of training<\/strong>, all students must have&nbsp;<strong>Martial Arts Insurance<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is an&nbsp;<strong>annual fee of \u00a335<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&#x1f3c6; Do I Have to Compete?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No, you don&#8217;t have to compete<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Competitions are encouraged but completely optional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many members train to&nbsp;<strong>build confidence<\/strong>, improve fitness, or progress through the&nbsp;<strong>belt system<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-7b5c6c313ff5c269e7451fef745f4d1d\">&#x1f3af;&nbsp;<strong>Unlock your free Trial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-168046c45f8eb3168665b3afcf689911\">&#x1f449; <span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span>Visit the<strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmacmartialarts.org.uk\/news\/contact-us\/\">Contacts Page<\/a><\/strong> to book your&nbsp;<strong>FREE<\/strong>&nbsp;class, pop into our gyms to chat to the team or drop us a message on whatsApp if you have any questions.  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