SKILLZ STRIPES OF THE WEEK
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, students will have a chance to earn their BLACK and PURPLE/RAINBOW stripes:
Black Stripe
Early Skillz – Running
Basic Skillz – Fitness
Kids/Teens/Adults – One steps or sparring
Purple Stripe
Early Skillz – Crawling
Basic Skillz – Memor
Kids/Teens/Adults – Form
Students in our kids and teen/adult classes will also have the chance to earn their purple/rainbow stripe and black stripe daily. To earn their purple stripe, students need to perform half of their form without assistance in order to earn their purple stripe. They can earn a rainbow stripe when they can perform their entire form without assistance. Beginning Wednesday, we will take the students through their form without any instruction to determine whether or not they earn their purple or rainbow stripe. Students who cannot do their form without assistance or instruction during the form review will not be able to earn their stripe that day. However, beginning on Wednesday, students have a shot at earning their purple and rainbow stripes daily in class up to testing.
Forms for the testing cycle
Basic Skillz – Chon-Ji
Kids/Teens/Adults Beginners – Dan Gun
Kids/Teens/Adults Intermediates – Yul-Guk
Kids/Teens/Adults Advanced – Choong-Moo
Videos of all of the forms and our one steps can be found online at fortbendtaekwondo.com/videos
JUNE TESTING REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY
Testing registration for June is now open! All students who plan on testing MUST register by May 23. Students must also have 6 stripes on their belt in order to test.
Testing Dates and Times are as follows:
Early Skillz – Monday, June 4 at 5:30p
Basic Skillz -Wednesday, June 6 at 5:30p
White through Senior Purple Belts – Monday, June 4 at 6:30p
Blue through Senior Red Belts – Tuesday, June 5 at 5:30p
Black Belts – Tuesday, June 5 at 6:30p
Make Up Testing – Wednesday, June 6 at 6:30p – Senior Red belts and higher ranks MUST test on their specific day and time.
The belt award ceremony will take place Thursday, June 7 at 6 p.m. at the school.
Testing fees are as follows:
Early Skillz, Basic Skillz, White through Sr. Blue Belts – $50
Brown Belts through 1st Degree Probationary Black Belts – $55
1st Degree Recommended and higher ranks – $85
Those students on inclusive memberships should use the normal code word when registering online. If you need to know what the code word is, please be sure to let us know.
All students planning on testing must register by May 23 AND complete a testing readiness sheet. This sheet is completed by the student’s parents AND their teacher at school.
You can register at the front desk or online here:
https://sparkpages.io/?i=WC&c={CONTACT-ID}
BOARD BREAKING CLINIC WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 AT 7:30 P.M.
Our board breaking clinic takes place Wednesday, May 23 at 7:30 – 8:15 p.m.
This clinic is for kids, teens, and adults who are blue belts and higher ranks. Cost is $20 per attendee.
In addition to working on breaking boards, we’re also inviting all parents onto the floor as we’ll give you some tips and advice on how to make your child’s at home practice successful!
Because of the timing of this clinic, there will be NO NextLevel specialty class at 7:20 p.m. and no Teen/Black Belt Class at 7:50 p.m. For this day only, NextLevel students can attend the NextLevel class at 6:10 p.m. Teen students can attend the appropriate kids belt rank class. Black belts may attend the kids’ advanced class.
Finally, due to the extreme rising of board costs, NextLevel members will receive this clinic at 50% off. While we hate to do this, due to the costs of wood boards, we have no choice. NextLevel members who register online can use the normal code to receive the discount.
You can register at the front desk, or online here: https://sparkpages.io/?i=YD&c={CONTACT-ID}
NO CLASSES MAY 24 – 28; SUMMER SCHEDULE
There will be NO classes May 24 – 28 due to the Taekwondo America Black Belt Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. Please make a note of it!
Many of you have been asking about the class schedule for the summer. The class schedule will remain exactly the same for the afternoons, Monday through Friday. Beginning June 12 through August 11, we add in day classes on Tuesdays.
The Tuesday day class schedule will be:
Early Skillz – 10-10:30a
Basic Skillz – 10:30-11a
All Beginners – 11-11:30a
Orange Belt and Higher Ranks: 11:30a-12:10p
RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM FOR THE SEPTEMBER NATIONAL TAEKOWNDO AMERICA TOURNAMENT IN DALLAS
You can now book your room for the September National Taekwondo America National Tournament taking place in Plano, TX!
The Taekwondo America National Tournament comes to Dallas only once every 2 years – you DON’T want to miss this event! Our tournaments are for ALL students regardless of age and rank.
In addition to the tournament, Mr. Lacy, a school owner in Frisco, TX, will be receiving his 9th degree black belt at the event – and Nicholas Cioti and Marcus On are planning on testing for their 3rd degree black belts, too!
This hotel is super nice – and once you get there, you really won’t have to leave until its time to head back to Houston as its in an upscale shopping center.
To book your room for the tournament, go here for all the details and links:
http://www.taekwondoamerica.org/project/dallas-tx-sep-2018/
DO NOT WAIT TO BOOK YOUR ROOM!!!! This event WILL sell out – book now. You can cancel if you don’t attend. The Marriott allows you to cancel 2 or 3 days prior to your stay. Taekwondo America asks that you cancel your room one month ahead of time if you’re not going to attend.
2018 TESTING DATES
June 4 – 6
August 6 – 8
October 8 – 10
December 3 – 5
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 25 – 28 – Taekwondo America Black Belt Conference, Jacksonville, FL
July 20 -22 – Texas Taekwondo America Regional Summer Camp, Navarro College, Coriscana, TX – for orange belts & higher ranks 9 and older (8 year olds may attend with parent chaperone and permission from Mrs. Chapman)
September 21 – 22 – Taekwondo America Fall National Tournament – Plano, TX – You DON’T want to miss this one – details available in May!