Hello NOVA Family:
As many of you know, we’ve been working with the Oak Creek community to put together a large-scale, end of summer event at NOVA for Saturday, September 4th. Although we did make progress in getting proper permits, we decided to hold off hosting an event of this magnitude to a later date.
However, because many people had put this date on their calendar, we have decided to still host a smaller scale event, where we will be filming footage for an upcoming mini-documentary about NOVA Gyms. This would feature the kids who train at NOVA, and our adults Kickboxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu programs.
This would include interviews with some of the kids on what their training means to them, and the NOVA community that surrounds them.
The MMA Fight Team will also be featured, plus members of our Kickboxing & Fitness program who have had exceptional transformations for their personal health.
This Saturday we also strive for max participation in our 11am Adults GI BJJ class with Marc Laimon, to highlight on for the mini-documentary. We would like to get lots of action shots, with some interviews taking place as well.
In addition, during and after the classes, we would like to invite our NOVA families to come and hang out for the day. If they choose, put their gloves and/or GIs on to work out and train. And we will be having a potluck BBQ in conjunction with the day’s festivities!
TIMELINE FOR THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4:
Kids MMA & BJJ
9:30-10:00am: On-camera interviews
10:00-11:00am: Practice/training in MMA cage, on MMA mats, and on BJJ mats. We will split up the group where some will practice in GI in the MMA cage, some in MMA gloves & shins on the mats, and some in GI practicing BJJ on the mats in the other room.
MMA Fight Team and Adults Kickboxing & Fitness
10:00-11:00am: MMA Team practice in the cage plus interviews. We also encourage members in our Kickboxing & Fitness program to come during that 10:00 slot to hit pads, get a good workout, cheer on the team, and potentially be interviewed as well.
Adults BJJ
11:00am-12:00pm: Practice/training of Marc Laimon’s BJJ class. We would like full participation for this class. We encourage all to be in GI and get some great training and rolling in.
BJJ Open Mat plus Potluck BBQ to begin at noon
Please note BJJ Open Mat is still a go this day, in addition to the added activities. So anyone planning to train as usual from noon to 1pm is still welcome! The potluck BBQ will begin outside at noon as well.
Catch As Catch Can Micro Event to begin at 1pm
This micro event will take place in the MMA cage. We have 4 grapplers signed up for the event right now, and are still open to anyone interested in participating (adults only at this time). We are using this event purely as an exhibition-type event for “King of Catch” sanctioned ruleset (an event partnership we are currently in works with). This micro event will get coverage on the “Chicago MMA” website as well as NOVA’s. Please see Chris if you’d like to participate in Catch as Catch Can.
Click Here to Catch As Catch Can Rules >>>
We encourage all to come throughout the day, hang out, train, and enjoy some great food. As a reminder this is a potluck style BBQ. Please bring different proteins and/or veggies to put on the grill, healthy side dishes, water/beverages, utensils, etc. Linda will keep track of who can bring what for the BBQ. Please email info@novagyms.com if you are able to bring something for Saturday!
This is a nice opportunity for us to spend some time together at the gym. Bring your family to join in the fun. We will be taking lots of pictures, so get those smiles ready ;-)
We look forward to bringing everyone together this Saturday, September 4th. We would love for you to rep your NOVA gear if you have it, and if not, we have new NOVA merch in. Please see a NOVA Member Services Rep if you’d like a sneak peek at the gear before Saturday, and to reserve your size!
-THANK YOU/OSS-