Fancy yourself as a keen swordsman or just fascinated with oriental weaponry? Then the chance to learn the 'way of the warrior” is just for you.

Tomorrow marks the first Edge Weapons class, where participants 16 years and older can take part in the free lesson run every Thursday this month as part of Sports Bay of Plenty's ‘Indoor Month'.

Pa-Kua International League owner Javier Martinez and Sport BOP recreation advisor Jen Riley. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

The class will study the use of traditional oriental weaponry from 6.30pm at Pa-Kua International League, opposite Greerton Library on Greerton Road.

This is the first New Zealand Pa-Kua School, providing Martial Art, Tai Chi, Chinese Yoga and Traditional Chinese Archery.

Sport BOP recreation advisor Jen Riley says this month is full of exciting indoor activities for all ages, from under-fives to those 85-plus.

'Indoors Month is good because most of the activities involve exercising with others,” explains Jen, 'which means it's going to be a lot more fun and rewarding than trying to make yourself exercise in cold, dark and wet weather.”

Among the activities is Tumble Time, an indoor play group for toddlers, held every Wednesday and Friday from 9.30am-12pm.

And each week it's proving popular, with up to 150 children at the ASB Arena event and 30 at both the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre and the Papamoa Community Centre.

'What we have tried to do is make it a real active outing for the kids,” says Bay Venues programmes manager Robyn King.

'It includes gymnastics, bike riding, running and dancing. It's a range of physical activities in a nice big space where they can actively play and have fun without having to worry about going into the streets.”

Also on offer is ‘Yoga with Hanne' in Bethlehem today from 5.30pm-7pm. For more information call Hanne on: 07 570 6127.

Tomorrow is an introduction to Kung Fu at the Tauranga Martial Arts Academy. For more information, contact Ray on: 022 077 6484.

There's a spin class on May 11 at 2nd Avenue (call Bruce on: 07 577 5243) and Boys' Hip Hop Dance Lessons for 8-12-year-olds the following evening from 6pm-7pm (call Carlos on: 021 229 8416).

For more information on the Pa-Kua School, call Javier on: 07 281 2243.

For details on these and more activities download a copy of the programme at: www.sportbop.co.nz