April Club News

Testing Dates 

June 8th - Beginner’s/ Intermediates Testing
June 12th - Advanced Testing
June 15th - Award’s Night

Volunteers Needed: Lockheed Martin Fitness Expo 

There is a health and fitness expo on Wednesday, May 17th, from 10 AM to 1 PM in the B157 Litrium. Joe F. is looking for volunteers to sit (or stand) behind a table and answer any questions from potential future club members. We will have the HMK TKD tablecloth, flyers, videos, and candy (to lure people to our table). Please e-mail Joe with a 30 minute window within the overall 10 AM – 1 PM timeframe that you can support.

Chief Instructor Blog

Check out the latest few blog posts from Kelly:

• Protect Self At All Times
• Keep It Simple
• Why Linear?
• Alignment: Critical to Protecting the Muscular skeletal Body

All posts can be found at: http://hanmookwan-svl-chiefinstructor.blogspot.com/

Awards Night Photos

Visit our Han Moo Kwan Facebook Page with photos from our awards night in December.  Congratulations to everyone who tested!

July Club News

Pay your dues!

Amy is now accepting dues ($40) for the next term. Cash or check is accepted. 

TKD Picnic

Save the date for our club picnic Saturday, August 13 at Las Palmas Park! You should have received an Evite with the details. Let me know if you didn't!

Chief Instructor Blog

Check out Kelly's recent blog posts, including the latest: Overview of Martial Arts Yesterday, Today, and Our Responsibility for the Future.

Awards Night Photos

Visit our Han Moo Kwan Facebook Page with photos from our awards night last week.  Congratulations to everyone who tested!

Professor Mark Harrell's Annual HAMA Gathering on JULY 16 - Saturday

Jeff Burgess would like to invite Black Belts to join him in a Gathering hosted by: Dr. Fred Egelston in Almaden Valley. Other Belts are invited to observe. Here are the details:

COST: $20 per participant for entire day of activities and potluck.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THE SANTA CLARA HUMANE SOCIETY IN THE LOVING MEMORY OF MISHA HARRELL.
This year we will be focusing on workshops as well as a little contact weapons freestyle sparring and our great potluck BBQ.
We are planning for a full day of activities so please plan to make a day of our Annual Gathering. Each workshop will be between 30 to 60 minutes in duration.
Currently we are planning the following workshops: (subject to change):

Kali-Panantukan - learn some dirty street kickboxing techniques while hitting the pads and shields. A great workout as well as effective techniques for the street. Professor Mark Harrell 

Kenpo Karate - simple and effective solutions to common self-defense situations. Professor Mark Harrell 

Han Moo Kwan - learn self-defense and practical principles and philosophy. Instructor Jeff Burgess 

Praying Mantis Gung Fu - Introduction to both Northern and Southern styles. These rare and exotic Chinese martial arts have many exciting and effective techniques. Learn some of the skills, drills and applications that make Praying Mantis Gung Fu such a beautiful and deadly martial arts. Professor's Mario Magdangal and Mark Harrell 

Kali-Eskrima (basics for weapons sparring competition) - Brief overview of some of the basic skills, targeting and rules for our weapons freestyle sparring competition. Professor Mark Harrell 

Full-Contact Weapons competition 

After the workshops and weapons competition we have a BBQ potluck.

Please RSVP to Professor Mark Harrell if you are planning to come and please him know what you are planning to bring to the potluck.
Once you RSVP you will receive the directions to the Gathering.

Sifu-Professor Mark Harrell | HAMA-KLA | 408.203.7512

June Club News

Testing and Upcoming Important Dates

Intermediates test will be Monday, June 20th starting at 6 PM.
Advanced test will be Thursday, June 23rd starting at 6 PM.

Kelly is expecting everyone that is eligible to test on their appropriate night. Please let her know if you are not available (vacation, travel) or do not meet the requirements to test (if unsure, ask). Requirements are in Policy HMKTKD-P6 Testing and Promotion on the website: http://www.hanmookwan-svl.org/club_policies.htm

For both nights (20th and 23rd), there will not be a regular Intermediates classes or Advanced classes that night.

Pay your dues!

Amy is now accepting dues for the next term. Cash or check is accepted. If Amy is not around please leave your money with Todd or Kelly. 

TKD Picnic

Save the date for our club picnic Saturday, August 13 at Las Palmas Park! An electronic invitation will be coming soon.

Chief Instructor Blog

Check out Kelly's recent blog posts, including the latest: Seven Virtues of the Martial Arts, ITF Compared to HMK (Part I of II), ITF Compared to HMK (Part II of II), and Six Rules.

February Club News

Testing and Upcoming Important Dates

• Awards Night: Thursday, February 18!  Mark your calendar.  Awards dinner will be another date TBD

Pay your dues!

Amy is now accepting dues for the next term.  Cash or check is accepted.  If Amy is not around please leave your money with Todd or Kelly. 

Chief Instructor Blog

Check out Kelly's recent blog posts, including the latest:  Be Like Bamboo.

January Club News

Testing and Upcoming Important Dates

• White Belt Testing: February 11.  Intermediates Class will still be held that night
• Awards Night: February 18!  Mark your calendar.

Recruit new students!

We are recruiting new students!  Please get the word out to your colleagues to join the club.  A flyer can be found here.

Pay your dues!

Amy is now accepting dues for the next term.  Cash or check is accepted.  If Amy is not around please leave your money with Todd or Kelly. 

Chief Instructor Blog

Check out Kelly's recent blog posts:

• What Makes a Good Instructor-Student Relationship
• Do Versus Jutsu
• WTF Compared to HMK (Part II of II)
• WTF Compared to HMK (Part I of II)
• What is the Peak Technique?
• Samurai Training versus Today’s Martial Arts

July Club News

Pay your dues!

Amy is now accepting dues for the next term.  Cash or check is accepted.  If Amy is not around please leave your money with Todd or Kelly. 

Annual TKD Picnic

The next annual picnic will be Saturday August 8 at Las Palmas Park. I will send out an Evite.  The picnic will be at Las Palmas Park.  You won't want to miss our chief instructor's BBQ meats and vegetables.   

Chief Instructor Blog

Check out Kelly's blog for July: "Responsibilities of a Blackbelt" and the blog for June: "Improving Your Technique Through Targeted Muscle Training" at http://www.hanmookwan-svl.org/chief_instructor_blog.htm 

"Like" us on Facebook!

Please visit the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/hmktkd and "like" our page.  We are looking for new ways to engage more members into the club and want to provide some visibility to what we do as a club. I have some photos up there from our last awards night.

May Club News

Testing

Testing is coming up!  Make sure you get any objectives signed off prior to testing.  Here are the dates:

• June 11 - beginners and intermediates
• June 15 - advanced
• June 18 - awards night

Chief Instructor Blog

Check out Kelly's blog for recent blog posts:

• Finding Your Edge
• How to Get Through the Plateaus
• Importance of Etiquette in Martial Arts
• Learning Club...Teaching Club

View them all and more here: http://www.hanmookwan-svl.org/chief_instructor_blog.htm

"Like" us on Facebook!

Please visit the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/hmktkd and "like" our page.  We are looking for new ways to engage more members into the club and want to provide some visibility to what we do as a club. I'll get some photos up there from our last awards night in June.