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2017 AAU National Competition

  By Jun | July 11, 2017 - 10:35 pm |
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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

  By Jun | July 11, 2017 - 10:31 pm |
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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

  By Jun | July 11, 2017 - 10:29 pm |
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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.

June Testing: Promotion, Breaking Days, Sparring

  By Jun | May 24, 2017 - 1:43 am |
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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, June 8th
White Sr : 4:00 pm ~ 5:00 pm
Yellow / Yellow Sr : 5:00 pm ~ 6:00 pm
Green / Green Sr : 6:00 pm ~ 7:00 pm
Friday, June 9th
Blue / Blue Sr : 4:00 pm ~ 5:00 pm
Red / Red Jr / Red Sr : 5:00 pm ~ 6:00 pm
Black (credit only) : 6:00 pm ~ 7:30 pm
 
Important Reminder: The Belt Promotion Test application and fees are due by Monday, June 5th. 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 testing. It is extremely important for students to prepare and familiarize themselves with breaking techniques.
Breaking Days are as follows:
Thursday, June 1st
Friday, June 2nd
Monday, June 5th
Tuesday, June 6th
 
Sparring Test
Sparring tests are as follows:
Wednesday, May 31st, and Wednesday, June 7th 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 may get special permission from Master Lee or Master Kwak.

TKS Weekend Update

  By Jun | May 24, 2017 - 12:30 am |
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We have had quite the busy weekend here at TKS. We have finished three events: the black belt testing, the ITF Competition, and our monthly community service. Check out our Instagram for pictures from our events…@taekwonstory
Black Belt Testing (Friday 5/19)
On Friday, 24 of our students participated in the black belt testing. It is a rigorous process where their training begins 6 weeks prior. The day of the testing was a big event for the students who have tested for their 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree, and even 5th-degree black belts.
Our very own Instructor Kwak took the test and earned his 5th-degree black belt.
Please help us in congratulating MASTER Young Bin Kwak!!
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ITF Competitions (Saturday 5/20)
On Saturday, the International Taekwondo Federation held their competition in the City of Industry where our students competed with good results in both poomsae (forms) and sparring.
 
Community Service (Sunday 5/21)
On Sunday, we participated in the monthly outreach program. We’d like to thank the TKS family for participating in donating goods throughout last week. It was a successful community outreach thanks to you.
Our community service program is taking it to another level in July. On July 4th, the masters from four dojangs will visit the Hopi Reservation to pass out goods to the Hopis. We will need your help through the month of June to donate goods for July’s outreach.
As you can see, it was a busy weekend for us at TKS and we also have more to look forward to.
For more pictures from each of the events, please visit us on Instagram @taekwonstory

No Class on May 19th

  By Jun | May 10, 2017 - 11:19 pm |
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We’d like to announce that there will be a black belt testing on Friday, May 19, 2017. Due to the testing, we will NOT have our regular classes on this date. We apologize for any inconvenience, but we would like to invite you to make up the Friday class anytime during the prior week or after. Meaning you can come to make up the missed class on May 8-13 or May 22-26.

Character Building

  By Jun | May 10, 2017 - 11:18 pm |
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We are opening up our character building program. As you know, Master Lee and the instructors work with the students to provide a quality curriculum for the students at TKS.
Many parents sit outside the dojang looking in and may not be sure what is going on inside. We would like to bridge that by opening up the curriculum that is happening inside to the parents sitting outside. On the screen where pictures are shown, you will be able to see what to expect in daily classes that week and also see what the focus is for the week. Class pictures will be shown from the previous week so you can see some of the techniques the students have learned.
Another part of the curriculum we will be opening up is the character building. Every month, we will focus on two aspects of character building such as respect, responsibility, cooperation, determination, and more. In class, students can learn how it connects to not only taekwondo but out of taekwondo too. Outside of class, parents can know what their child has learned and also help them use it at home.

Black Belt Candidate Orientation & Seminar

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  By Jun | March 28, 2017 - 11:02 pm |
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All Assistant Black Belts and 1st Kup Black Belts are required to attend an orientation and six seminars which will prepare the student for his/her upcoming DAN (Degree) test. The Black Belt test occurs twice a year in May and October. Each prospective black belt must participate in a seminar in order to be deemed ready for the test.

The orientation will cover the requirements and score guidelines for each category of the test, whereas the seminars will be more detailed and intensive coverage on form, breaking, and sparring techniques of Taekwondo. You, the parents, are highly recommended to join the seminars with your child for your own understanding of the test and to show support. Once again, this seminar is mandatory for, and only available to, Assistant Black Belts and 1st Kup Black Belts.

The schedule will be as follows:
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March Promotion Success

  By Jun | March 24, 2017 - 12:22 am |
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Thank you to our TKS Family who came out to support our March Promotion Test. We had a great turn out and all the students did their best to show what they have learned the past three months. We look forward to working with them and seeing their progress in the upcoming months.

White, Yellow Belts
01White:02Yellow

Green Belts
03Green

Blue Belts
04Blue

Red Belts
05Red

Black Belts
06Black

March Testing: Promotional, Breaking Days, Sparring

  By Jun | February 25, 2017 - 12:10 am |
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TKS Promotional Testing Dates:

TKS upcoming Belt Promotional Testing dates are here as follows. The time and date for the testing will be determined based on student’s belt. Please look at the date and time carefully.

Thursday, March 16:
White : 4:00 pm ~ 5:30 pm
Yellow / Yellow Sr : 4:00 pm ~ 5:30 pm
Green / Green Sr : 5:30 ~ 6:30 pm

Friday, March 17:
Blue / Blue Sr : 4:00 pm ~ 5:00 pm
Red / Red Jr / Red Sr : 5:00 pm ~ 6:00 pm
Black (Credit Only) : 6:00 pm ~ 7:30 pm

Please wear the v-neck uniform and arrive 15 minutes early to stretch and practice for testing.

Important Reminder: The Belt Promotion Test application and fees are due by Friday, March 10th. Please, return all application and fees by the due date since late charges will apply after the due date.

Breaking Days:

We will have breaking days during class the week prior to testing. It is extremely important for students to prepare and familiarize themselves with breaking techniques.

Breaking Days are as follows:
Monday, March 6th
Tuesday, March 7th
Thursday, March 9th
Friday, March 10th

Boards will be available to practice during class according to student’s age and belt color.

Sparring Test

Sparring tests are as follows:

Wednesday, March 8th and Wednesday, March 15th 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 may get special permission from Master Lee or Instructor Kwak.