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9th TKS Black Belt Test

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Black Belt Testing:
Last Saturday’s black belt testing was completed very successfully.  Everyone was very confident and did superb job.  This time our black belt testing was made more special because two grand masters and one master presided over our testing:  Grandmaster Youn Geun Lee, Grandmaster Han Young Kim, Master Sung Ki Kim.  They were very impressed and gave high praises.  The testing results will be processed this week and by next week the assistant black belts can join ‘Black Belts Only’ or ‘Teen & Adult Class’.

 

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Community Service

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On Sunday, October 22, 2017, Master Lee and Instructor Kwak will take some of our students to L.A. to serve coffee and donuts to the homeless. We would also like to take other items to donate to those in need.
There are two ways to participate:
 1. Volunteer Your Time (13 years old and older)
 2. Donate Items: The weather is getting cold now, in need of blankets, bed sheets, jackets, bags but
     anything and everything is welcome.
There will be DONATION BOX available in front of dojang. Items can be dropped off from Monday, October 16th to Friday, October 20th.
*Please clean/wash clothing items or blankets before donating.
If you have any question, you may email or ask any of our Masters or Instructors,

TKS HALLOWEEN BUDDY DAY

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TKS HALLOWEEN BUDDY DAY:
 
Our Masters and Instructors are planning “FUN and EXCITING” buddy day for our students on Halloween Day. It will be held during their class times so this would not affect any class schedule.You may bring your “buddy” to your child’s belt level class schedule. There will be more information to follow, please think about a buddy to bring for this special day plan for our students.
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September Promotion Test

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It is time for the September promotion testing. We hold promotion tests every three months and send out an application form with the students. We will send out the forms for September starting Monday, August 28th. We strongly encourage students to attend classes to practice form and techniques to better prepare for the test. From Monday, August 28th to Wednesday, September 13th, students are able to attend as many classes to practice. However, they must attend the class that is their belt level.

TKS Promotion Testing Dates:
TKS upcoming Belt Promotion Testing dates are here as follows. The time and date for the testing will be determined based on the student’s current belt. Please look at the date and time carefully.
Thursday, September 14
White / Yellow / Yellow Sr : 4:00 pm ~ 5:30 pm
Green / Green Sr : 5:30 pm ~ 6:30 pm
Black (credit only) : 6:30 pm ~ 8:00 pm
Friday, September 15
Blue / Blue Sr : 4:00 pm ~ 5:30 pm
Red / Red Jr / Red Sr : 5:30 pm ~ 7:00 pm
 
Important Reminder: The Belt Promotion Test application and fees are due by Monday, September 11th. Please return all application and fees by the due date since late charges will apply after the due date.
Attachments: Each Promotion Belt Test has an oral test section. Each belt level is tested on different information about taekwondo. Please see the current belt level of your student. Also, check the Home Rules as each belt level needs to remember the rules.
Breaking Days:
We will have breaking days during class the week prior to the testing week. It is extremely important for students to prepare and familiarize themselves with breaking techniques. We will focus more on techniques during the week of.
Breaking Days are as follows:
Tuesday, September 5th
Thursday, September 7th
Friday, September 8th
 
Sparring Test
Sparring tests are as follows:
Wednesday, September 6th, and Wednesday, September 13th during the regular sparring class time.
Important Note: The sparring test must be taken to be promoted to the next belt. Students too young for the sparring test or have other reasons for not being able to take the sparring test must get permission from Master Lee or Master Kwak.

Community Service & Labor Day

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We have two announcements to share with everyone! 
 
First.
On Sunday, August 27, 2017, Master Lee and Instructor Kwak will take some of our students to serve coffee and donuts to the homeless. 
 
We’d like to encourage our TKS family to participate by donating items or volunteering your time. 
 
If you would like to volunteer, you must be 13 years or older and let Master Lee know by Thursday, August 24, 2017.
 
The donation box will be outside of TKS Martial Arts Center starting Tuesday, August 21to Friday, August 25. 
Some popular and needed items:
 -Toothbrush and toothpaste
 -Soap bar
 -Wet wipes
 -Towel
All clothing and other items are welcome and appreciated. Please clean/wash clothing items or blankets before donating.
 
Second.
Labor Day weekend is coming up! All our classes will be on a break during this time. There will be NO classes or practices from Saturday, September 2nd to Monday, September 4th. All classes and practice will resume on Tuesday, September 5th.

Training in Korea

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Let’s welcome back Master Lee and three of our students!

Some of our students were able to travel to South Korea to train with Team Onesmiro. The team is lead by Master Kwon who is also Master Lee’s former instructor. They also visited the Kukkiwon headquarters in Korea.

Training in Korea

Our students training with the master who trained Master Lee

With Master Kwon

2017 AAU National Competition

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We have some great news to share with the family this week.

From Monday, July 3rd to Friday, July 7th, eight of our TKS students have been competing in the AAU National Competition in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The students have been training for a year to compete against over 7,500 competitors from all over the United States of America.

This is a highly competitive national competition where students from different taekwondo dojang’s come to display the technique, athletic skill, discipline, and stamina they have trained for all year.

This year was special for TKS Martial Arts because our very first Team Poomsae competed and won the silver medal.

 

Sparring
 -Gold 1
 -Silver 1
 -Bronze 3
Poomsae
 -Gold 3
 -Silver 3
Team Poomsae
 -Silver 1

Please help us congratulate our team!

TKS @ AAU

TKS 4th Annual Movie Night

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Our 4th Annual TKS Movie Night is coming soon!

We would like to invite our TKS Students (ages 12 and under) & a sibling or friend, who is not enrolled at TKS, to watch Disney’s Moana, play games, and enjoy some pizza and snacks with us. Every year around this time we like to celebrate summer with our TKS students and give our parents some time off.

DATE: Saturday, July 22nd 

TIME: 5pm-8pm (Pick up time will be from 8pm-8:30pm)

PLACE: TKS Martial Arts Center

To find out more information and sign up for the event, please see the attached file (TKS Movie Night) and return the completed permission slip with $15 per student by Thursday, July 20th. All proceeds will go towards food, snacks, and drinks for the movie night. Students are allowed to bring a sibling or a friend, who is not enrolled in TKS Martial Arts Center, at no additional charge. Just simply fill out the information about your guest on your child’s permission slip (all guests must be between 5 and 12 years old).

Students can dress in pajamas or comfortable clothes to the event and bring their own board games if they’d like. However, we will not allow electronic devices like phones, or tablets to the event.

We hope everyone can join us on at TKS Movie Night!

Demo Team Announcement

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We would like to announce the opening enrollment of the 2017 Demonstration Team. A sign-up sheet will be placed in a folder outside of the TKS dojang today for students who are interested. The sign-up deadline is Wednesday, July 21st.

The Demo Team will meet from August 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017. There is a $100 training fee for the five-month practice.

Applicants Must:
– Be a current TKS Martial Arts student
– Be an assistant black belt or above
– Attend all demo team practices

Practice Schedule (Tentative)
– August to December – Saturday 1:00pm~2:30pm
– December – Monday-Friday 5:00pm~5:45pm (Black Belt Class)

If there are any questions, please feel free to contact us.