No equipment this week (we won’t have your mom and dad gear up for classes!)

It’s Bring a Family Member to class this week! You can bring a mom, dad, husband, wife, brother, sister to class this week. Only rule is they have to be old enough for that particular class. They can come to:

a. Family TKD – 1st grade and older: Monday through Thursday at 5:00 and 6:00, Friday at 5:00, Saturday at 9:30

b. Teen/Adult TKD: Teens & Adults: Tues & Thurs at 7:00, Saturday at 10:30

c. Workout – Teens & Adults: Monday at 8:00 pm

d. Dragons – 4 to 6 year olds: Tues & Thurs at 6:00 pm, Friday at 5:00 pm, Saturday at 9:30

e. Gumdo – 8 and older: Monday, Weds. and Friday at 7:00 pm, Saturday at 11:30

f. Jr. Gumdo: 1st grade & older: Friday at 4:15

NUTRITION CHALLENGE: It’s our 4th annual Nutrition Challenge all week. We are eating healthy as a school all week with 5 servings of fruits and veggies a day, and cutting back on our sugar. If you would like to track this, see attached sheet or pick up one at the school.

Nunchuck Weapon Seminar is this Saturday afternoon, Jan. 28th at 12:45 pm. Register by this Weds. No experience necessary. Cost is $15 (plus weapon if you need one).

Arnis & Bo Weapon Seminars are next Saturday, Feb. 4th.

SAMURANG GAMES ARE COMING: We are starting this week to practice some of the festival events in class, and working on some kicking/footwork drills for sparring. Keep working on your forms at home.

PRACTICE FOR SAMURANG GAMES: If you are competing, or think you will be competing, you can come to open workout Friday evenings during the 6:00 hour to practice festival events, self defense and forms.

SPARRING – Be sure to attend sparring class, Fridays at 6:00 pm, if you are sparring, or thinking of sparring, at the Samurang Games.

SAMURANG GAMES IS SATURDAY, March 3rd – please reserve this date on your calendar.

Seminars are Friday evening, March 2nd from 6:00 – 8:30. Details to come.

weapon seminar registration form Feb. 2012.doc

At Least Five A Day Nutrition Worksheet.docx

Yes, there are classes tonight as normal.

No, dragons and Taekwondo students do NOT need equipment this week.

Events this week:

a. Junior Gumdo starts this Friday, January 20th at 4:15 pm. 1st grade and older.

b. Gumdo testing: Make up gumdo test is this Wednesday at 7:00. Main gumdo test is this Saturday, January 21 at 11:30.

c. Gumdo classes: ALL GUMDO CLASSES WILL BE HELD AS NORMAL this week.

d. CPR/ First Aid: GOLD team members have their CPR and First Aid certification this Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Please be sure to RSVP.

Events next week:

a. It’s BRING A FAMILY MEMBER TO CLASS NEXT WEEK, Jan. 23 to Jan. 28. Family members can attend classes for free next week – these are any classes so long as they are old enough.

i. Gumdo: 8 years and older. Junior gumdo Friday afternoons: 1st grade and older

ii. Dragons: 4 years and older

iii. Family TKD: 6 years and older

iv. Teen/Adult TKD: teen and adults

v. Monday Workout Class: teen and adults

b. 4th Annual Nutrition Challenge Next Week – we are all going to eat our healthiest next week! Limit sugar, eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables each day. To track this, use our “Five A Day Sheet” send by email. Addt’l copies are at the school.

c. Nunchuck Weapon Seminar Saturday, January 28th 12:45 to 2:15.

Cost of this program is $39 for school members which includes their wooden practice sword.

This is open to school and non school members.

Hurry and register so we know who will be attending this class. To register, you can email back or register at the school.

IT WILL BE GREAT!

Attention all 2 ½ and 3 year old martial artists! Our next session of “tiny tigers” is coming the week of January 16th. We teach this age Wednesday morning (10:30) and Wednesday afternoon (4:00) at our main school, and at park district facilities on Monday nights at 6:00 pm and Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm. These are eight week sessions and cost $52.00. See front desk for more information.

workout fitness session flyer.doc

This week – Dragon and Taekwondo students DO NOT need equipment in classes.

We have some great things planned for the New Year! Our newsletter with all our winter news should be out by the end of the week.

SAMURANG GAMES WEEKEND: In the meantime, please reserve Friday night, March 2nd, and Saturday, March 3rd so you can participate in our 12th annual all school Samurang Games Weekend! Details to follow but please mark your calendars now.

We will be open with our regular schedule of classes this week EXCEPT we are closed December 24 (Christmas Eve) and Monday, December 26 (day after Christmas). Come work out with us this week!

Belt promotion: For those students who tested last week:

· Starting on Tuesday, Dec. 20th we will belt promote dragon students

· Starting on Wednesday, December 21st, we will belt promote juniors, teen & adult students

Equipment: YES you need equipment this week.

· Christmas gift and sale items: We have lots of clearance, sale and regular items for purchase through December 23rd – feel free to browse our display and see us if you have any questions.

· Boot Camp Special: For December and January, we have a great boot camp special:

Six weeks of classes (extra week)

Includes boot camp test and official uniform

JUST $109 ! ($20 off)

· Come sweat with us! Attention teens & adults our next martial arts workout session starts Monday, January 9th at 8:00 pm. See front desk for all details.

Tiny Tigers are great! Attention (parents of) 2 ½ and 3 year olds – our next tiny tigers session start in January. We have classes at our main school and park district locations on Monday & Tuesday evenings and Wednesday morning and afternoon. See Mr. or Mrs. Wood for more info

Well for December and January, we have a great boot camp special:

Five Six weeks of classes

Includes boot camp test and official uniform

$129 JUST $109 !

One of our best offers yet!

Don’t forget, we can give you your uniform with a boot camp gift certificate so you can wrap it up and put in under your tree.

We will be closed for a few days, but generally open during the holidays. Come work out with us over the holiday break!

We will be closed:

Saturday, December 24 Christmas Eve

Monday, December 26 Day after Christmas

Saturday, December 31 New Year’s Eve

Monday, January 2 Day after New Years

ALL OTHER DAYS WE WILL BE OPEN AS NORMAL IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY.