Here is the schedule for the upcoming test in April.
Friday, April 25:
White – Yellow : 4:00 pm ~ 5:30 pm
Green – Blue – Red : 5:30 pm ~ 6:30 pm
Black (Credit Testing) : 6:30 pm ~ 7:30 pm
Rather than having degree testing immediately follow color belt and credit testing, we will be holding the degree test the following day on Saturday, April 26 from 1:00 pm ~ 3:00 pm.
New terms for the World Class Poomsae and Olympic Style Sparring classes will begin, starting on April 1, 2014. All current members have already received their renewal forms, which must be turned in by the end of the month.
In special class, students will be trained physically and mentally, weekdays and weekends, in preparation to compete in presitigious local, regional, national, and international tournaments. All students that wish to join must be Yellow Belt or Higher.
We have currently gained possession of a few coupon booklets courtesy of the Missing Children’s Resource Center. The booklet contains coupons for mechanics, tire shops, child play areas (such as Boomers and SkyZone). So if anyone is interested feel free to ask either Master Lee or any Instructor for any coupons you would like.
During the past few weeks, 8 members of the sparring and poomsae teams competed in the US Open, as well as a few State Championships in order to qualify for the 2014 National Championship, which will be held at the San Jose Convention Center. Our students competed at the US Open, an international competition with great prestige in every sport worldwide. They also competed in the Arizona and Nevada State Championship Qualifiers, and will attend the California State Championship in April. All 8 students qualified, earning them a spot in the 2014 National Championship. We want to wish these students continued success, as they prepare for the National Championship, which will take place July 1 – July 7. Wish them good luck and show them your support!
In the upcoming month of April, we will have three different seminars for three different aspects of the black belt test: form, sparring, and breaking. These seminars will be held on three consecutive saturdays: April 5, April 12, and April 19. The first seminar will cover form, the second will cover sparring, and the final seminar will instruct breaking. The seminars will take place from 11:00 – 12:30. Each seminar is crucial and mandatory, so be sure not to miss any.
There will be a black belt testing seminar on March 8, 2014 from 10:30-12:30. All students eligible for black belt must attend a black belt seminar, which will cover all the requirements and scoring breakdown for the test. In addition to the seminar, students must attend a total of three consecutive special classes on April 5, April 12, and April 19 from 11:00-12:30. The special classes will review form, breaking, and sparring respectively, preparing students for their upcoming test. The seminar and practices are mandatory, so make sure not to skip these important classes.
A handful of students will be attending The Nevada State Championship Qualifier for the Junior Olympics and the US Open. Both competitions will be held in March and have national and international status. Wish your TKS family good luck to bring home the gold!
Attention all TKS students and parents. There will be no class this upcoming Monday, January 20th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. All classes will resume as scheduled the following Tuesday, January 21st. Thank you and enjoy the 3 day weekend!
Upcoming credit test will take place on Friday, February 28th, the first promotion testing of the new year. Testing for all belts will begin at 4 pm. Testing forms will only be given to students who have proven they are ready for testing. Students are encouraged to test, not only to earn a new belt, but also to gain experience and knowledge in taekwondo as they will be challenged to do their best. The test will include basic techniques, form, sparring, breaking, and oral test. We push all students to continue to train hard in preparation, not only for this testing, but also for the many more to come in the future.
Joshua Kim (Yellow)
Caleb Yang (White Sr.)
Branden Pineda (White Sr.)
Henry Kim (White Sr.)
David Lee (Green)
Matthew Yi (Black)
Leila Yousefi (Black)
Andrew Jung (Blue Sr.)
Ryan Shin (Yellow Sr.)
Daniel Kim (Black)