World Class NewsThe monthly publication of Master Kim’s World Class Tae Kwon Do

April 2012—Volume 9, Issue 4

iteMs of Note

Break-a-thon We’re wild about Project HOPE!

J oin in the fun on Saturday, May 5, at our 8th An-

nual Charity Break-a-thon benefiting Project HOPE Foundation. Our Break-a-thon Safari will kick off at 5:15 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, at the Woodruff Road school, as representatives from Project HOPE share their story with us.

Learn about this year’s fun, new events, and

find out how you can be involved.

Details about spon-sorship and volunteer opportunities are

available at each school. If you have any busi-ness contacts that would be helpful, please email Sarah Everman at severman9625@charter.net.

The Break-a-thon will again be held at Advent United Methodist Church. Don’t miss out on a roarin’ good time!

Spring break schedule set

Our Greer and Woodruff Road instructors will join forces over spring break.

The Greer location will be closed from April 2-7, with regular classes resuming on April 9. Both loca-tions will be closed on Saturday, April 7.

We look forward to our students making new friends as the two schools train together.

See the black belt ‘Wall of Fame’

Be sure to stop by the Woodruff Road school to see our new black belt “Wall of Fame,” featuring team pictures from Team A to Team T. Many of our instructors were members of the earliest teams—see if you can identify them during their “younger days.” Please contact the school if you have a team picture of Team G, J, K, M, N or P.

Precious cargo: Caleb Hequembourg proudly shows off his baby sister, Ava. Nice baby seat!

Congratulations to newest members of Team World Class

TWC/Sparring—John McHaney, Gressette Holt, Anja Gardziola, Conner Caples, David Asbury, Nicholas Crews, John Kang, Concetta Gardziola, Brendyn Heim, Byron Heim, Gabbie Gardziola, Gregory Gardziola, Claire Gyomory, Aidan Miller, Randy Crews, Scott Holt, Noah McCall, Brooke Wheeler, Sean Gilbert, Jacob Garrett, Logan Dorcas, Daniel Stratford, Mi-chael Thomas, Karissa Cue-Andis, Jamie Hill, Alex Hirschburger, Colin Williams, and Mark Gyomory.

TWC/Demo—Jacob McHaney, Cameron Tsai, Alex Everman, Jane Dalton, Riley Geoghe-gan, Blake Andrews, Frankee Francis, Ben Ever-man, Minha Cho, Ashton Becks, Karina Jiminez, Eric Spears, Leo Markowitz, Jonah Holbrooks, Andrew Smith, Julianne McLendon, Hannah Russell, Conner Miller, Christian Gianni, Evan Miller, Nicholas Cue-Andis, Jack Markowitz, and Jacob Hazel.

Best of luck to all of our competitors in the 2012 tournament season! Go, Team World Class!

calendar of events

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Woodruff Road location1618 Woodruff RoadGreenville SC 29607(864) 289-0201

Greer location107 Regency Commons Dr.Greer SC 29650(864) 552-1256

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April 2-7—Greer school closedApril 7—Woodruff Road school closedApril 14—Team U double-black-stripe class, 11:20 a.m.-1 p.m., GreerApril 21—Double-black-stripe class, 11:20 a.m.-1 p.m., GreerApril 25—Break-a-thon kickoff, 5:15 and 7:15 p.m., Wood-ruff RoadApril 25—Belt testing, Woodruff Road (no regular classes at either school). Noon: adults and black belts; 3:30 p.m.: white belt through green belt; 5:30 p.m.: blue stripe through black stripe; 7:30 p.m.: adults and black belts.April 28—Double-black-stripe class, 10-11:30 a.m., Wood-ruff RoadApril 28—Master Shim’s World Class TKD tournament. Entry forms due to Mrs. Kim by April 20.May 5—Break-a-thon (no classes)May 12—Team U forms maintenance test, 11:20 a.m.-1 p.m., GreerJune 16—ATU Nationals, AtlantaOct. 6—Master Kim’s World Class TKD Invitational

Tournament season begins with Master Shim’s, April 28The 2012 tournament season begins April 28 at Master Shim’s World

Class Tae Kwon Do Invitational in Fayetteville, Ga. Information packets and entry forms are available at each school, with entry forms due to Mrs. Kim by April 20. Fayetteville hotel information is included in the packet, but families may also be interested in the Duluth/Gwinnett area, approxi-mately one hour from the tournament venue. Exit 104/Pleasant Hill off I-85 has many hotels and wonderful Korean restaurants.

As the tournament season begins, black belt students are reminded they must compete in at least one tournament per year, in the event(s) of their choosing. This is an important component of Tae Kwon Do training and a requirement to advance to the next dan level. Please see the calendar sec-tion for a list of upcoming tournaments.

Big thanks for the success of our martial arts festival Thank you to all of the competitors, staff and volunteers who made our

Martial Arts Festival a huge success. Both schools presented fantastic teams for the black belt forms competition, with the Greer school edging past Woodruff Road for the win. Congratulations to our forms grand champion winners: Sean Gilbert, Jane Dalton, and Claire Gyomory. We are so proud of everyone’s world class effort! Photos at left.

Summer camp registration is open. Don’t miss out!Spring break camp is almost over, but don’t miss out on Messy Art

week, Mad Science week, Super Sports week, or any of our other fun-filled summer camps. Each camp includes daily Tae Kwon Do instruction, field trips, and unlimited fun.

Registration is open, and spaces are filling quickly. Information packets and registration forms are available at each school. Contact the school or Maite Rivera at 558-6086 or worldclassasp@yahoo.com for more information.

And in brief:è If you are a member of Team U and have not received a double-black-stripe planning packet, please see your school manager as soon as possible.è Please donate old newspapers and magazines for our after-school and summer camp students. Some wonderful artistic creations are planned.è Thank you to U.S. Martial Arts Photography for providing our students with fantastic memories of their Tae Kwon Do training. Watch for details about future photo opportunities.

It was an outstanding Martial Arts Festival! Pictured here are Jane Dalton (forms grand champion), and a fired-up Joey Stockton.

Please give a friendly welcome to our newest intern master, Master Hyo Jin Kim. Master H. Kim is a recent graduate of Korea National Sport University and an accomplished sparring competitor. He is a Korean National Champion in sparring and bronze medalist at the Col-legiate World Championships. Hwan-yong-ham-ni-da, Master H. Kim!