Oneonta Taekwon-do

Snuggle in, it’s a long one…..

Competition classes

Thank you to all students who participated in the competition classes. This was the first time we offered classes geared toward the sparring and competition aspect of Taekwon-Do. It was fun to give everyone the chance to take a break from patterns awhile and hit each other.

New students

In November, we welcomed several new students including Anthony, Dr. Mark, Aaron, and Finn. We are also pleased to welcome back Sky Monosson who was temporarily out due to an injury. As such, classes have become a bit more crowded. Thank you…

Congratulations to Matt Goodrich on successfully earning his 1st degree black belt. Matt is now certified by Taekwon-Do International to be a black belt in good standing.

For his promotion test, Matt traveled to NYC with his family and fellow Oneonta Taekwon-Do schoolmate John Buck. He completed a written exam, an endurance test, and then gave a demonstration including 3 patterns, basic combinations, sparring, and 3 different board breaks.

In addition to the physical requirements, Taekwon-Do International requires proven examples of living up to the Tenets of Taekwon-Do.

Congratulations…

In this Newsletter:

Free month special,  Next promotion test/Demonstration, Space needed, Black belt classes

Free month special now through September 30th

For the remainder of the month, we are offering a month free to new students when they sign up for a 3 month tuition package which includes a free uniform and two private lessons. If you have contacted us recently about classes, now is the time to join. Due to space restrictions, we can only extend this offer to the next 4 students so contact us today!

Promotion and demonstration Thursday September 24th, 6PM

Please come support our students…

Thank you Jenny my wife, Matt Goodrich and John Buck for generously making the trip down to New York City to support me for my test.
Thanks also to my sisters Kathy and Trish for embracing the Soju experience. Of course, I am eternally grateful to Grandmaster Suk Jun Kim for his teaching and support.
Rather than focus on videos, I would like to emphasize here the oath we take and renew as blackbelts. Links to videos are below.

Taekwondo International Black belt Oath

• I shall

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Grandmaster Konrad Spillman is vice-president of Taekwon-do International. His school website contains a very lengthy page concerning school etiquette.

I’ve hesitated offering this information for the simple reason that student/teacher etiquette is something that should be learned from the example of the teacher and senior students.

Summer camp is one of the most enjoyable experiences you can have in your Taekwon-do training. Being surrounded by senior black belts and fellow students from other schools makes you realize the unique spirit that is SJ Kim.

Please click on this link for the sjkim-summercamp-2008.

Please click on this link for the sjkim-camp-application.

Note that scholarship essays are due before the end of the month.  Family members receive a 20 percent discount.  Non-Taekwon-do practitioner family are invited to attend for $150.  See the Camp Pontiac website for more info on the amenities.

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