The Family Album - Family Martial Arts of Chelsea, MI
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The Family Album - Family Martial Arts of Chelsea, MI
The Family Album A Monthly Publication of Family Martial Arts http://www.familymartialarts.us July 2006 Vol. 3, Issue 7 Upcoming Events: Sat., July 15 President’s Challenge Mid-August Summer Gup Testing (date to be announced) Mid-August Fall 1 registration begins (dates to be announced) Sunday, Aug. 26 Summer Session ends Sat., Sept. 2 — Monday, Sept. 4 Labor Day Weekend Tuesday, Sept. 5 Fall 1 Session begins June Testing Results Family Martial Arts and the Ann Arbor YMCA TKD Club held its June testing on Sunday, June 18 in Studio C. Thirtyseven Little Dragons tested for achievement, skills, and recognition patches; in addition, 18 students tested for their next Dragon or Gup ranks. Congratulations to all our testing candidates! Rank belt testing results are below. Gup Ranks th Grenmarie Agresar, 6 Gup th Billy Dering, 6 Gup th Xin Li, 6 Gup th Beth Pascoe, 6 Gup th Mike Byers, 7 Gup th Alan Castro, 7 Gup th Jenna Castro, 9 Gup th Sean Handler, 9 Gup th Lydia Jones, 9 Gup th Tricia Masing, 9 Gup th Erica Watkins, 9 Gup Dragon Ranks Jade Colvin-Garcia, Yellow Dragon Noah Holdeman, Yellow Dragon Liam Kincaid, Yellow Dragon Giselle King, Yellow Dragon Lara King, Yellow Dragon Elliot Sklar, Yellow Dragon Mina Wyatt-Ngom, Yellow Dragon We will be holding our quarterly President’s Challenge on Saturday, July 15. Testing letters will be presented this week to those students for whom the Challenge is a requirement of their current or next rank; all students are welcome to tae the Challege, however. Testing fees are $5 and summer uniforms and running shoes are required. Our Summer Session testing will be held in mid-August. We will have more information as that time draws near! North American Chung Do Kwan Association You may have noticed the new bluewave patches being worn on our instructor’s uniforms as well as on some student uniforms. These are the patches of our new Tae Kwon Do association, North American Chung Do Kwan (NACDKA). Founded by several black belts seeking an association free of favoritism, politics, and personalities, NACDKA promotes the art of Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan via a challenging curriculum, structured rank advancement, and ethical behavior inside and outside the dojang. Students who were members of our former association, American Chung Do Kwan Ltd., have been grandfathered into NACDKA and receive NACDKA rank certificates and ID cards upon completion of a successful testing. These students also receive an NACDKA member patch to wear on the upper right sleeve of their uniform. Gup-rank students are welcome to become members of NACDKA but are not required to do so; students preparing to test for Dan ranks must become NACDKA members prior to their Black Belt test. Students interested in becoming NACDKA members can request an application form from Miss Ana or Mr. Hotaling For further information on the North American Chung Do Kwan Association, please visit http://www.nacdka.org. Page 2 of 4 The Family Album All Rank vs. Intermediate and Advanced Intermediate- and advanced-rank students have an array of skills to learn not covered in the beginning ranks: advanced falls, takedowns, throws, and sparring are just a handful of the skills covered. Because our students are starting to move from the beginning ranks to the intermediate ranks, we are considering adding a Gup-rank class for intermediate and advanced students only, so the skills introduced and learned at these ranks can be concentrated on and receive more attention. We would appreciate your feedback on this! Should we continue with all-ranks classes or would you be interested in us adding a class for intermediate and advanced ranks? Please let us know by voting in our new TKD Survey on the FMA Student Site. Thanks! Page 3 of 4 The Family Album What Those Gup Testing Grades Mean Students who have tested for their next Gup ranks have noticed that there are three grading options for each testing requirement: pass, recommend, and unsatisfactory. Unsatisfactory and pass are self explanatory; recommend is the option selected when a student either displays only limited knowledge of a Tae Kwon Do skill or makes enough mistakes to not warrant a passing grade. The spring TKD tournament season wrapped up on th June 10 with the Great Lakes Cup… and three trophies won by FMA students Based upon the total skill grades, a final testing grade is given: pass, recommend, and not pass. If the majority of a student’s skill grades are “pass,” a student has successfully tested for his or her new rank with a “pass.” If the majority of a student’s skill grades are “unsatisfactory,” a student has failed to demonstrate the skills and knowledge necessary for rank advancement and receives a “not pass.” Students with a “not pass” will meet with the instructors and, if of junior age, the student’s parents, to discuss the testing results and devise a training plan that will allow the student to learn and improve upon those skills so that, with the instructors’ approval, he or she can re-test sometime in the months following the original test. If the majority of a student’s skill grades are “recommend,” a student is promoted to the next rank conditionally with a grade of “recommend.” Students with a “recommend” test grade must demonstrate improvement and/or corrections to those skills marked “recommend” in class on a consistent basis before being allowed to progress towards the next rank (or, for juniors, earn stripes towards the next rank). At their next rank test, those skills originally marked as “recommend” will be reexamined in addition to all new skills learned for that rank testing. Should you or your child have received an overall test grade of “recommend” or “not pass” or a skill grade of “recommend” or “unsatisfactory,” please don’t hesitate to ask questions or address your concerns to us regarding training and rank progress. We wish for all of our students to excel in Tae Kwon Do and are more than willing to work with those who need additional training to advance in rank with the skills required for each level. Great Lakes Cup Results The Great Lakes Cup Championships th were held on Saturday, June 10 , at Gannon Gymnasium at Lansing Community College in Lansing, MI. Three Family Martial Arts students competed in forms at this annual Tae Kwon Do tournament, and all three came away with trophies. Congratulations to the following students on their tournament performance: nd th Carlene Colvin-Garcia, 2 Place, 10 to th 8 Gups, Ladies’ 34 – 40 year old division nd th Xin Li, 2 Place, 7 Gups, Combined Ladies’/Men’s 17 – 33 year old lightweight division nd th Beth Pascoe, 2 Place, 7 Gups, Combined Ladies’/Men’s middleweight division Photos from the tournament can be found in the Tournaments album in the Photo Gallery on the FMA Student Site. The fall tournament season begins in September, so keep your eyes posted for information on tournaments in September, October, and November! Page 4 of 7 Summer TKD Uniforms Mailing Address: 2531 Jackson Road #175 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 734-998-3627 Phone 734-665-0853 Fax [email protected] Training Mind, Body, and Spirit We’re Online! Visit us at: familymartialarts.us Through August 26, all TKD students are welcome to wear a T-shirt to class along with their dobok pants and rank belt instead of the full formal dobok. Please note that the only kinds of T-shirts permissible are: • a solid white T-shirt (no designs, prints, embroidery, transfers) • a T-shirt in a solid color matching the student’s belt (ie., yellow shirt for yellow belts, green shirt for green belts, red shirt for red belts, etc.) • a Family Martial Arts T-shirt Please note that the FMA T-shirt is the only shirt with a permitted print design (company logos, like a Nike swoosh, are also acceptable). Students wearing Tshirts with other print designs will be asked to change into their dobok tops before class. Please also note that, for Gup rank tests, the full formal dobok is required. Show Your School Spirit! What better way to display your Tae Kwon Do spirit than with an Family Martial Arts T-shirt? Our T-shirts feature the full-color FMA logo selected by our students on the front, with a whimsical list of what it takes to become a Black Belt on the back. Wear one under your dobok, wear it to class during the summer months, wear it to school, to the gym, or anywhere! Shirts cost $16 for sizes Child S (6-8) through Adult XL ($19 for Adult XXL). To purchase an FMA shirt, request a T-shirt order form from Miss Ana or Mr. Hotaling, or email us at [email protected] Location Reminder! A quick reminder that, for the Summer Session, all Tae Kwon Do classes are being held in Studio C, opposite the Fitness Desk. Classes will return to Mailing Address: 400 W. Washington Ann Arbor, MI 48103 734-996-9622 Phone We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities On the Internet Visit us at: Annarborymca.org Happy Birthday! Family Martial Arts extends wishes for a very happy birthday to the following Ann Arbor YMCA TKD Club students: July William Lupia Imani Watkins Kai Garcia Carlos Soto-Ricci Pam Stout Dominic Zampardo Francesca Lupia Ben Millunchick Studio E in time for the Fall 1 session and beyond. We apologize for any confusion this room switch may have caused!