On 9 July 2020, The Government approved the opening of indoor leisure facilities and gyms from Saturday 25 July 2020. While this is very good news, it is not a carte blanche approval for all centres to open without significant COVID secure procedures in place. ISMAA members offer many different martial arts and each will need their own risk assessments and procedures. Similarly there will be differences between those centers that operate in their own premises compared to those where the provision exists in schools or in community centers etc. It is imperative that we all follow the Government guidelines on COVID to be found at https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Meanwhile, if you have not already done so, you should begin the process of carrying out risk assessments for your own provision