Fall and Winter happenings

Black Belt Testing
Congratulations to all candidates who will be testing this weekend (Nov.13-14)! All students are welcome to go support their classmates on Saturday as they endure their most challenging test thus far. Good luck and have fun!!
No classes on black belt testing days.

School Photo Days
Camas - Monday, November 16th.
Vancouver - Tuesday, November 17th
There will be lots of different photo options and time slots on these days. Sign ups are at the front desk and package options will be available on photo day.
No classes on photo day.

Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 25th-29th (Wed-Sun)
Enjoy your vacation, and have a happy and safe holiday!

Black Belt Level Test
Dec. 3rd (Thurs) at 8:00pm. All testing forms and fees are due Dec. 2nd (Wed.)

Belt Promotion Test
(All students test at Vancouver school)
has been delayed 2 weeks! It will now be held on Dec. 4th (Fri). Please come to as many classes as you can before then and please turn all testing forms and fees in by Dec.2nd (Wed.). A detailed time schedule will be available at the front desk ASAP.

End of Year Holiday Party
Our annual holiday party will be a pot luck party with demos, talent shows, raffle prizes and much more. The exact date and time will be announced ASAP. Please plan on coming!

Please be sure to keep up to date with all of the future events, and let us know of any questions or concerns. Also, stay healthy & warm and come to class as much as possible !! =)

-Krissy

SUMMER BREAK

WE WILL BE CLOSED FROM JUNE 29TH-JULY 5TH FOR SUMMER BREAK. ENJOY YOUR WEEK OFF AND HAVE A HAPPY FOURTH!! SEE YOU ALL IN CLASS ON MONDAY, JULY 6TH :)

Summertime Stuff!!!

Hey guys,

First I want to congratulate all of the new black belts (1st, 2nd, and 3rd)!! You guys did awesome last weekend, and I'm sooo happy for you all! Just remember that the black belt is only the beginning... Keep training hard! For those of you who don't know, the belt ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 18th at 8:00pm.

Aside from that, we have A LOT going on this summer! Check out our brand new newsletter (either on the website or pick one up from the school) for all of the events and details. We have a week long summer vacation, 5 summer camp sessions for the kids, a regular camping trip to Newport Beach, and lots of other cool stuff :)

Also, I'm a little late... But wanted to welcome Master Park! For those of you who don't know, he is here for the summer and has already brought an awesome new energy to the school! So make sure to welcome him, introduce yourself, and try to endure a few of his high intensity classes ;)

OH ... ANNND some more news... Our new 192nd school will be up and running very soon! Congratulations to Master Yun and Mr. Obegi for making all of that happen so quickly!

Okay, happy summer everyone! I'll try to keep the blogs up to date :)

-KRiSSY-

OPEN HOUSE

~ OPEN HOUSE ~

MAY 1ST
THiS FRiDAY!!!!
4-7PM

THE BEST WAY TO GiVE BACK TO YOUR TAEKWONDO SCHOOL iS TO REFER A FRiEND...

PLEASE BRiNG YOUR FRiENDS AND FAMiLY TO OUR OPEN HOUSE ON FRiDAY. WE WiLL HAVE FOOD, DRiNKS, DEMONSTRATiONS AND MORE. SHARE THE BENEFiTS OF TAEKWONDO WiTH THE ONES YOU CARE ABOUT.

ALSO, iF YOU'D LiKE TO BE iNVOLVED iN ANY DEMONSTRATiONS OR HAVE ANY CREATiVE iDEAS FOR THE OPEN HOUSE, PLEASE LET US KNOW!

THANKS :)
-KRiSSY

Everything you need to succeed on testing day !

In order to alleviate some stress before your belt test, please read the following pointers, and feel free to leave comments to add to the list or ask questions...

Belt Promotion Exam
Date-MARCH 27th
Times are as follows:

JR. Assessment level (white belts) - 4:20pm
JR. yellow, orange - 4:20pm
JR. green, purple, blue - 5:30pm
JR. red, brown, sr. brown - 6:30pm
ADULT all belts (white-sr. brown) - 7:20pm

• Please do not be late !!! Try to show up at least 10 minutes early (parents, if you want to get a good seat plan on showing up 15-20 mins early!)
• Read your student handbooks to know all of your specific belt requirements; the physical stuff and the questions!
• Wash and iron your uniforms before test day! It always helps to look nice...
• Practice hard! You need all four stripes (the colored ones) in order to test. Also, practice at home before your test.
• Turn your test applications and fees in on time!!! If you don't submit an application on time, we can't order your new belt!
• Don't eat a huge dinner before coming to your test. You want to feel your best so eat a light meal that will give you some energy!
• Expect to be a little nervous, but don't let it get the best of you!

I'm sure you will all do great so good luck and have fun! Keep practicing hard :)


-Krissy

Kid's and buddies night

I am a kid who has been to the past three years of these sleepovers. I am only nine years old. I hope more people will join Taekwondo. I have been doing Taekwondo since I was five.I am enjoying Taekwondo.The sleepovers are really fun. At the sleepovers you can ... have dinner, play video games,play other kinds of games,watch movies and have snacks.

I hope a lot of kids come because it is more fun that way.The next sleepover is this Friday March 13th,2009.I am just about done with my blog but I want to say right now I am a poom belt in Taekwondo.I will write more soon.

Mia Obegi

Self-Defense Course

Finally ! USWC Taekwondo is offering self-defense sessions. We've been waiting a long time to implement these courses into our program and I think this will be a great start. I hope as many of you take advantage of this opportunity as possible ! As we've seen recently in the news, it is becoming more and more important for people (yes, even in Vancouver) to learn how to defend themselves. Awareness is becoming necessary and this is a good place to start. Even after studying Taekwondo for 16 years, I'm still not positive I would be able to defend myself if I really needed to... None of us really can be, so I hope this is a priority for all of you! See you in class (:

Krissy Bowen