sma jan '14 newsletter

8/13/2019 SMA Jan '14 Newsletter

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RISE ABOVE BULLYING. FREE KIDS SEMINAR THIS After all those holidays, its time to get back to work! We wanted to start off the new year right with a seminaron how to deal with the physical and emotional threats of bullying. Help us reduce bullying in 2014!

JANUARY - DATES TO REMEMBER!

Jan 10/Feb 7 Bring a Buddy Day Jan 18 Masters Seminar: NunchucksJan 18 Rise Above Bullying Seminar

NEWSLETTERJANUARY 14

Student of the Month

Nathan Tan is an extremelygood listener, and a hardworker. Thank you Nathan for

being a great role model foryour fellow students!

PAGE 2-Last months events

-What does Tae Geuk mean?

PAGES 3 & 4-Rise Above Bullying Seminar

-Masters Sem: Nunchucks

-Meet Your Instructors: Mr. Silva

-Instructor Schedule

PAGE 7 & 8-Photos from Beach Training Day

PGS 5 & 6

- Word Scramble - Word Search - Recess Tips - Maze Craze


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Last Month

Belt TestingCongratulations to all of our testers!

We were very proud to see how hardyou have been working in class, and weare excited to see what you have instore for us this year!

Holiday Party We had a great time this year...from

noodle ghts, to dodgeball, to the gutbusting Santa relay race. If you missedout, we hope to see you next year!

TAE GEUK is the name given to the red and blue circle on the Korean ag (Taegukki). TaeGeuk represents the unity of opposites that composes the cosmos. Its characteristics areoften described as pacism, unity, creative spirit, future spirit, eternity, and Um and Yang ( Yin and Yang in Chinese). Um (earth, female - the blue lower half of the circle) and Yang (heaven,male - the red upper half) are themselves opposites in delicate balance. Remember that each is dependent upon theother: without ugliness there is no beauty; without night there is no day; without cold there is no hot; without winter thereis no summer. By maintaining the balance and harmony of these opposing forces, characteristics and elements ineveryday life, we experience the Do (or Tao in Chinese) that is at the heart of our chosen martial art: Taekwondo.

There are eight Tae Geuk Poomse , or forms (perhaps better known under their Japanese name of Kata ), and each isrepresented by a different Gwe , or theory (which explains the derivation of the term Palgwe , meaning eight theories,which was the name for the original Taekwondo poomse). In addition to its Gwe , every poomse also has an associatedChinese trigram drawn from the I Ching (the Chinese Book of Changes). In the trigrams, the straight lines representYang , or male, and the broken lines represent Um , or female.

WHAT IS A TAE GUK?

These classes are a chancefor you to share Tae Kwon Dowith your friends, family, andco workers. Invite them tojump on the mats with us andhave some fun!

Kids 5:00-6:00 Adults 6:00-7:30

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Defense Days! 1st Friday every month!

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Events in January 2013

Bullying can be verydamaging, and it is importantfor kids to understand it. Thisfree seminar is for everychild whether they are astudent at SMA or not.Team Building Exercises

To ght bullying, we rstneed to understand eacho t h e r . Te a m b u i l d i n gexercises will help studentslearn to connect with others,and unify against bullying asa team.Group Discussions

We will discuss bullying tounderstand what it is, and

why it hurts us. Bullying isnot just physical, it is alsoemotional, but many kidsforget that.Taking Action

I n e x t r e m e c a s e s ,physical self defense may benecessary. However, mostbullying requires emotionalself defense.

We will cover strategiesfor dealing with emotional,and physical bullying. Andw e w i l l d i s c u s s w h a treactions to bullying areappropriate, and which makethe situation worse.

Bully SeminarPlease help us

reach as many kids aspossible. Everychild should havetools to help preventthemselves and theirpeers from being

bullied.

Saturday, Jan 18 4 to 6 PM

The damage frombullying can stick

with you for alifetime, so it isimportant to deal

with it now.

RISE ABOVE BULLYING JAN 18, 4-6

Masters SeminarMr. Hurst 2 - 3:30 PM 1/18

Mr. Hurst will be leading as e m i n a r o n t h e b a s i cmovements and strikes ofnunchaku. For experiencedstudents, there will also betime for practicing some moreadvanced movements. If youhave your own nunchaku,please bring them.

Please RSVP to: [email protected]
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Mr. Silva grew up in the Azores in Portugual, and was excited about martial

arts because of Bruce Leeand Chuck Norris. At thetime, he really wanted totry martial arts, but wasnot able to start becauseof the cost. His parentspromised that when they

moved to America they would sign him up at a studio.

His family moved when Mr. Silva was 12, but

six months later Mr.Silva still hadnt beenable to join a studioyet. He had started to

work with a friend onSaturdays (gardening),and used the money tostart TKD classes.

He tried his firstclass with his brother,Paul, and a friend whohad previously trained in

martial arts. They foundMaster Suhs studio, and

tried a free class. After theclass Master Suh asked Mr. Silva

why he wanted to train in TaeKwon Do, and Mr. Silva said thathe wanted to become an instructorand open his own studio at somepoint. Master Suh wrote on theback of a business card, May 2nd1987...Where there is a willthere is a way! and signed it.Mr. Silva still has the card tothis day.

Starting up his own studio wasa little nerve wracking at firstbecause there were very few non-Korean instructors at the time.

Mr. Silva started out by rentinga two hundred square foot room ina dance studio from a friend ofhis, and with a class schedule ofsix days per week. A fewstudents followed him from hisoriginal studio including ShellyOtaguro, his first black belt.

Everything worked out wellfrom there because of Mr. Silvasgood reputation with other

schools through tournaments andthe TKD community.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS

PAGE 2 (SMA community)BBC Trip - Goland

Self Defense Day

Belt TestingTageuk E Jang

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Tournament information

PAGE 4 (updates)

Instructor Weekly ScheduleMeet the Staff

- Mr. Silva

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Mr. TorresMr. EscaladaMr. Avila LinnMr. Agcaoili

Mr. HurstMr. AgcaoiliMr. Torres

Mr. HurstMr. EscaladaMr. Avila LinnMr. AgcaoiliMrs. Morgan

Mr. HurstMr. EscaladaMr. Avila LinnMr. Agcaoili

Mr. TorresMr. EscaladaMr. Avila LinnMr. AgcaoiliMrs. Morgan

Mr. TorresMr. EscaladaMr. Agcaoili

ALL CLASSES TINY TIGERS EARLY CLASSES BLACK BELT CLASS This schedule is subject to change.

INSTRUCTOR SCHEDULE


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ANSWER: I dont know, they just keep _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ them!

(Use the letters in the red circles!)

How many Martial Artistsdoes it take to change alight bulb?

Use your recess

Recess time is a great break inthe middle of a school day! Itstime to let out your energy,and play with friends.

Playing games with yourfriends at recess isnt just fun,

and healthy...its also good foryour schoolwork. If you getout all your energy at recess,it is much easier to focus onclass afterwards.

So make sure you play goodand hard at recess. Dont sitdown and relax, get out thereand play tag or kick some ballsaround the yard. Youll havemore fun with friends, and itwill be easier to learn in class!

-Mr. Hurst

Health Tips4 Kids!

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JanuaryNoisemakersFirst

MidnightEveTime

CalendarCelebration


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Ask us about gettingyour own kicking bag forhome practice! Greatfor indoors, outdoors,or the garage.

START

FINISH!

Forpracticeat home!

Solve the maze,and jump your wayto the goal medal!
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Cl oc k w i s e f r o m t op l e f t : Ki ds

V S A du l t s ; Mr . Si l va s b r i c k

b r e a k ; Sa n t a r e l a y ; Mor e Sa n t a r e l a y ; N ood l e f i g h t s ;

J u m p i ng l i k e a r e i nde e r

Holiday Party 2013


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Color Belt

Testing

Cl oc k w i s e f r o m t o p l e f t : Ma r c u s s ho w s h i s one s t e ps ; j udge s

e n j oy i ng t h e t e s t i ng ; h i gh fi ve s ;

Dy l a n w i t h m o r e o ne s t e p s ; Wi l l i a m

dodge s a k i c k ; A bh i a nd A a r nov

s pa r ; A du l t g r oup t e s t i ng p ic t u r e

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