November 2015 Newsletter - Parker Academy of Martial Arts

k i c k s R u s
Volume 6
Issue 11
November
2015
A PAMA Journal
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BELT
This month we’ll be focusing on the Black
Belts of PAMA. And what an amazing
group we have. They encompass all age
groups, cross gender lines, and from all
walks of life. The one thing they have in
common is a dedication to the art and the
perseverance to see a difficult task through
to success.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL
OUR BLACK BELTS,
ESPECIALLY OUR NEWEST
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Welcome
Eleven new CAMA 3rd Degrees and 9 of them are
from PAMA!
To the Newest Members of our Family
Drake Bebout
Robert Beller
Nathan Indge
Aahan Mishra
Brayden Newburn
Alia Roberts
Happy November Birthday
Ryan Miller
Ashlynn Schoettle
Carter Jansen
Adam Natale
Guy Tchoumba
Steven Wingate
Marly Lemoine
Justin Newcomer
Jay Hunt
Josh Kopay
Ethan Pikas
Jack Click
Xander Kelty
Alyson Kallas
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Kevin Kallas
Luke Ingalls
Robert Parsons
Sebastien Natale
Benjamin Sadorra
Zach Jacobson
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This is what a
4th degree Black
Belt can do.
Good thing a big
part of learning
is self control.
But when you
need the skills,
they are there.
Well done
Master
Adam
Natale.
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THE
This ‘N That
PAMA JOURNAL
Suicide Prevention
Social Media for Seniors
On Saturday,
9/12, the Black
Belt Candidates
and their family
members were all
able to experience
first-hand the
QPR Suicide
Prevention
Training, led by Matt Vogl from the Johnson Depression
Center.
At the annual Depression Center fundraising luncheon
this past Friday, 9/18, UMAC's Michelle Conklin (who
showed great leadership in spearheading this program)
and Grand Master Natzke were featured in a video
highlighting the work CAMA is doing with the
Depression Center as part of our Black Belt Candidacy
program.
http://youtu.be/K20TJKpvtYU
Help is there for those who need it and as a CAMA
community we can play a role in making sure those in
need get the assistance they deserve.
A great group of PAMA teens (and friends) spent time at a senior
center in Parker teaching social media on September 12. Great job
giving back to the community!!! Thank you to Mary Meade for
setting this up as part of your 3rd degree testing platform.
Message of the Month
A
MESSAGE OF
THE
MONTH:
Giving Back:
A large part of the Black
Belt philosophy.
from Master Turnquist
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Appreciation is not only the greatest of
virtues, but the parent of all others.
Cicero
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It
makes what is excellent in others belong to
us as well.
Voltaire
Not what we say about our blessings, but
how we use them is the true measure of
our thanksgiving.
W. T. Purkiser
As we express our gratitude, we must
never forget that the highest appreciation is
not to utter words, but to live by them.
John F. Kennedy
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is
like wrapping a present and not giving it.
William Arthur Ward
Today is a gift, that’s why they call it “the
present”!
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It
turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to
order, confusion to clarity.
Melody Beattie, Author
VOLUME 6
ISSUE 11
GOOD STUFF
Halloween Party Fun
지금
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Word of the Month
오늘
Kalyeo means Break or Stop
The eastern culture carries in its Confucianist roots a
high regard for social status. Social status can be
based on many things: age, job seniority, role in the
family, and being a teacher, to name but a few. It
usually doesn't hinge on wealth, but your role in
society.
Therefore, when speaking to a teacher, or your
grandparents, or your boss, it is customary to speak in
a manner that is respectful. Most children speak to
their parents in a more familiar form, mainly because
it is convenient. Close friends also speak to each other
in this familiar form.
The hallmark of honorific speech is the particle
'시' (sometimes '세' when not so formal). This
particle is inserted between the verb root and the verb
ending.
Each month we will focus on a
new word and give you a little
insight into the Korean language.
The words on either side of the
heading are ‘Now” and ‘today’.
1001 Ways to Confidence
It’s better to know some
of the questions than all
of the answers.
James Thurber
Confidence comes when
you show yourself the
same love that you
show others.
VOLUME 6
ISSUE 11
The CAMA team walked in the Step up for Downs
Walk on Sunday, September 27th. They raised $3228
for this worthy cause.
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The PAMA demo team performed on the stage
before the walk.
Tyler Willis flying at the Down Syndrome walk.
Letters of Recommendation for future Black Belts
Derrick Lewis
Brown/Black Belt
Signed by parent
Derek has been
working diligently on
his forms and
mastering his new
skills. Having been
extremely busy with
school, soccer, band and Taekwondo, he has amazed us
with his ability to manage his time while completing all
he has been assigned. Never slacking or complaining,
we are very impressed and believe he has earned the
opportunity to test for his Red Belt.
John Forrest
Red Belt
Signed by Parent:
Kelli
I recommend John
for his Red-1 belt.
He has worked very
hard and practices on
his twin borther, Jack at home. He keeps track of the
times he needs to be at class and often reminds me
that it’s time to go
VOLUME 6
ISSUE 11
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This is an essay written by one of the Black Belt
candidates, Ellie Winninger
What Becoming a Black Belt
Means to Me
Ellie Winninger, Age 11
This journey to black belt has taught me so many
lessons and things that have forever changed my life.
Thanks to all my talented instructors, encouraging peers,
and all my friends and bonds I’ve made through
taekwondo, nothing will ever be the same again. My life
has truly been changed for the better, and I can conquer
anything that will come my way.
My taekwondo story began in Laramie,
Wyoming. It was a normal day when a few of my
friends asked me if I wanted to come to their Kempo
class (a type of karate). That day I never thought I’d be
where I am now. I went to the class and had a blast, and
I began coming with them weekly. Everything was
perfect until we had to move away. Saying goodbye to
my friends was really hard, and things started to fall
apart.
I realized, after we’d moved, that I wanted to
continue Kempo. We stumbled across Parker Academy
of Martial Arts and I took a class. That very day I
bought a uniform and everything, knowing that I wanted
to continue with what I had started with my friends.
Through each of my belts I learned something,
and realized there was much more to defending myself
than all the kicks and punches. PAMA taught me how to
stick up for myself, and how to walk like a giant. All of
those valuable concepts have followed me around, and
to this day I remember them.
At about blue belt, it hit. I knew I was going to
follow through to black belt. Everything from then
mattered so much. Each belt I received, I set my goal
higher and higher. I met so many friends, and learned so
many things. In a snap I was a candidate, and I knew my
dream was at my fingertips.
Being a candidate is anything but easy. I found
myself falling behind and racing to catch up. Slowly but
surely, I began to get a lot stronger, physically and
mentally. I learned things about myself that would’ve
remained a mystery if it weren’t for candidacy.
Through this process I realized I had asthma.
Now on the right medications, I’m better at a lot of
things I thought I could never do. It has been tough,
but I know that in the end, it will all be worth it. Not
only will I be a black belt, but my life, my physical
and mental abilities, and so much more will be
changed. I never quit, I never gave in, I never stopped
even though it was hard.
Being a black belt means having the perseverance
to keep going when life gets hard, being kind and caring
without thought, helping out, standing up for people,
growing stronger, and so much more. You can’t give up
on things in life, you have to keep on going no matter
the challenge.
In the beginning I wanted a black belt because I
thought it would be really cool to be a black belt and
how awesome my friends would think I was, and overall
to be a master. Now, it means more than impressing my
peers and mastering everything. It means that as a
person I’ve been becoming better each day and I’ve
been learning from my mistakes instead of saving them
for later. I’ve been facing my problems courageously
instead of turning away from them. Now, so much
growth has happened in me.
Being a black belt isn’t just a “goal,” it’s a path to
being a better person. Being a black belt is being a
champion. This is what becoming a black belt means to
me.
Arm yourself with Confidence, Self Defense, Respect, Fitness and FUN!
BLACK BELTS ON THE MOVE
History of Taekwondo
The earliest records of martial arts practiced in Korea
date back to about 50 B.C. These earliest forms of
Korean martial arts are known as 'Taek Kyon'. Back
then there were three kingdoms: Koguryo, Paekje, and
Silla. Silla unified the kingdoms after winning a war
against Paekje and Koguryo. The Hwa Rang Do
played an important role at this unification. They were
an elite group of young noble men, devoted to
cultivating mind and body and to serve the kingdom
Silla. The best translation for Hwa Rang would
probably be "flowering youth". The Hwa Rang Do had
an honor-code and practiced various forms of martial
arts, including Taekyon and Soo Bakh Do. The old
honor-code of the Hwa Rang is the philosophical
background of modern Taekwondo.
What followed was a time of peace and the Hwa Rang
turned from a military organization to a group
specialized in poetry and music. It was in 936 A.D.
when Wang Kon founded the Koryo dynasty, an
abbreviation of Koguryo. The name Korea is derived
from Koryo.
During the Koryo Dynasty the sport Soo Bakh Do,
which was then used as a military training method,
became popular. During the Joseon-dynasty this
emphasis on military training disappeared. King Taejo,
founder of the Joseon-dynasty, instituted Confucianism
as the state religion. According to Confucianism, the
higher class should study poets, read poems and play
music. Martial arts was something for the common, or
even inferior man.
Modern-day Taekwondo is influenced by many other
martial arts. The most important of these is Japanese
Karate. This is because Japan dominated Korea from
1910 until the end of World War II. During WWII,
many Korean soldiers were trained in Japan. During
this occupation of Korea, the Japanese tried to erase all
traces of Korean culture including the martial arts. The
influences Japan has given to Taekwondo are the
quick, linear movements, that characterize various
Japanese systems.
In early 1957, the name Taekwondo was adopted by
several Korean martial arts masters, for its similarity to
the name Tae Kyon.
General Choi Hong-hi required the army to train in
Taekwondo, so the very first Taekwondo students were
Korean soldiers. The police and air force had to learn
Taekwondo as well. At that time, Taekwondo was
merely a Korean version of Shotokan Karate. In 1961
the Korean Taekwondo Union arose from the Soo
Bakh Do Association and the Tae Soo Do Association.
In 1962 the Korean Amateur Sports Association
acknowledged the Korean Taekwondo Union and in
1965 the name was changed to Korean Taekwondo
Association (KTA.). Demonstrations were given all
over the world. It took some time before real progress
was made, but eventually, in 1973, the World
Taekwondo Federation (WTF.) was founded. In 1980,
WTF Taekwondo was recognized by the International
Olympic Committee and became a demonstration sport
at the Olympics in 1988. In the year 2000 Taekwondo
made its début as an official Olympic sport.
Black Belt
Celebration
11/7/2015
If you are a Black Belt, you are
invited to bring your family to the
celebration for new Black Belts on
November 7. It will be at PAMA at 6
pm. Invites went out to Black Belts
this week, if you didn’t receive one, please
contact [email protected]
It’s always noisy, good fun with lots of amazing
food. The current Black Belts offer a pot luck
dinner with a great entrée provided by Mrs. Luft.
Good music, speeches by the mentors and happy,
happy faces.