Congratulations!

A special note of congratulations Jeff and Kelly.  Jeff was promoted to 3rd degree black belt, with a new score of 7.0.  Kelly was promoted to 3rd degree black belt, with a new score of 2.0.  Please take a moment to congratulate both of them!

July Club News

July Club News

Congratulations to everyone who tested!  Test videos and photos from Awards Night will be available online soon.

Also a big thank you to those of you who supported the club demos!

Club Picnic

The annual club picnic will be Saturday August 11 at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale.  Our Chief Instructor will be preparing the meat!  Everyone else should chip in sides, salads, desserts, etc.

Chief Instructor Blog

Read Chief Instructor Kelly's latest blog post on "Evolution of the Attack Punch": http://hanmookwan-svl.org/chief_instructor_blog.htm

Next Session

Next Beginners class starts July 9.  Invite your colleagues!  Start recruiting your friends and co-workers to join the club. We need at least six people to participate to have a beginner's class. If you refer someone and they stay the whole session, your club dues are waived for the following session. Print and post this flyer in your cubicles!: http://www.hanmookwan-svl.org/all_doc/misc/TKD_flyer.pdf

June Club News

Testing is Coming Soon!

If you haven't already filled out a test form, please do so ASAP.

December 2011 test videos are available on YouTube.  These videos are "unlisted" meaning they cannot be discovered through search.

Beginners: 2011-12 TKD White Belts

Intermediates: 2011-12 TKD Intermediates Group 1; 2011-12 TKD Intermediates Group 2; 2011-12 TKD Intermediates Group 3

Sparring: 2011-12 TKD Sparring

Test Dates

Testing will be:

• Beginners - June 7, 5pm
• Intermediates - June 7, 6pm (usually until around 8pm)
• Advanced - June 11, 6pm

Class is CANCELED on June 11 due to Advanced black belt testing.

Awards Ceremony June 14

The awards ceremony will be on June 14 at 6pm followed by dinner at 7pm at Crazy Buffet (830 E El Camino Real Sunnyvale).

Note that this is NOT Sunny Buffet as it has closed.  Here are directions: http://mapq.st/JrYQIM.   Take Mathilda going south from LM, make a left turn on El Camino Real, and Crazy Buffet will be 1.4 miles down the road on your right.

Guests are welcome ($10).

Chief Instructor Blog

Read Chief Instructor Kelly's latest blog post on "History of Belts and Rankings": http://hanmookwan-svl.org/chief_instructor_blog.htm

Next Session

Next Beginners class starts July 9.  Invite your colleagues!  Those who refer someone who stays for the entire session gets their next club dues waived.

May Club News

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Joe Frakes who was promoted to Certified Instructor May 3rd by the Board of Directors.  In order to reach this certification, Joe had to meet the qualifications set forth by the Board of Directors documented in the Mandate HMKA-M8 entitled “Instructor Certification”.   This includes completing the specialized training requirements documented in the Chief Instructor’s Directive HMKTKD-D2 , “Specialized Training For Certified & Senior Instructor Status”.  This is a huge accomplishment and Joe joins Aaron Weiner and Todd Lilly as the other two active certified instructors in the Sunnyvale Club.  For all certified instructors, see the Associate website: http://www.hanmookwan.org/certified_instructors.htm.  Stay tuned for a future update to the Club’s website that will include Joe’s biography.

Employee Connection Fun Walk

There will be an Employee Connection One Mile Fun Walk, Vendor Fair, and Raffle Drawing on Thursday, May 17 from 11 AM – 1 PM.  Our club will have a table / booth in an effort to recruit new members.  We are looking for volunteers to represent our club during this day / time.  It would be greatly appreciated if you could take 30 minutes or more out of your busy day to support the club.  If you can support, please respond to me (joe.frakes@lmco.com) with your selected time slot.

Test Dates

Testing will be:

• Beginners - June 7, 5pm
• Intermediates - June 7, 6pm (usually until around 8pm)
• Advanced - June 11, 6pm

The awards ceremony will be on June 14 at 6pm followed by dinner at 7pm.

Next Sparring Night

Sparring night is Thursday, May 31. Bring your gear and clip your nails!

Chief Instructor Blog

Read Chief Instructor Kelly's latest blog post on "Why We Test and Why We Test the Way We Do - Chief Instructor's Blog May 2012": http://hanmookwan-svl.org/chief_instructor_blog.htm

April Club News

Saturday Session
The next Saturday session will be THIS Saturday April 14. Come and get a little extra workout in!

Test Dates
Testing will be:

• Beginners - June 7, 5pm
• Intermediates - June 7, 6pm (usually until around 8pm)
• Advanced - June 11, 6pm

The awards ceremony will be on June 14 at 6pm followed by dinner at 7pm.

Next Sparring Night
Sparring night is Thursday, April 26. Bring your gear and clip your nails!

Dues
I'm accepting them. Most of you have paid but if you haven't already (you know who you are), please pay me $40 cash or check (payable to Han Moo Kwan Tae Kwon Do). Leave checks with Todd or Kelly if you don't see me.

Chief Instructor Blog
Read Chief Instructor Kelly's latest blog post on "The Importance of Alignment and Breathing" and also last month's post on "How My Martial Arts Skills is Helping With My Recovery": http://hanmookwan-svl.org/chief_instructor_blog.htm

April Club News


Next Sparring Night
Sparring night is Thursday, April 26. Bring your gear and clip your nails!

Dues
I'm accepting them. Most of you have paid but if you haven't already (you know who you are), please pay me $40 cash or check (payable to Han Moo Kwan Tae Kwon Do). Leave checks with Todd or Kelly if you don't see me.

Chief Instructor Blog
Read Chief Instructor Kelly's latest blog post on "The Importance of Alignment and Breathing" and also last month's post on "How My Martial Arts Skills is Helping With My Recovery": http://hanmookwan-svl.org/chief_instructor_blog.htm

March Club News

Saturday Session
It's THIS SATURDAY. Come and get some extra practice in. Review any primary objectives you may have received on your test. It's a good time to refine some techniques and ask questions. 9am.

Dues
I'm accepting them. If you haven't already, please pay me $40 cash or check (payable to Han Moo Kwan Tae Kwon Do). Leave checks with Todd or Kelly if you don't see me.

Chief Instructor Blog
Read Chief Instructor Kelly's latest blog post on Kelly's book reviews: http://hanmookwan-svl.org/chief_instructor_blog.htm