SKILLS STRIPE FOR THE WEEK
We are in review week this week! Students who still need stripes in order to test next week will have the opportunity to earn them throughout classes this week.
Please note that we determine what stripes we’ll review during class warm-up as we assess who needs what stripes during this time. We do our best to review all missing stripes for the day, however, it is difficult to do more than two stripes per class.
Students who need to obtain stripes and aren’t able to earn them in class may want to think about setting up a private lesson. Please text Mrs. Chapman at 281-599-3331 if this is something you’d like to do.
TESTING REGISTRATION NOW OPEN – DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS OCTOBER 1
Registration for October testing is now open! ALL STUDENTS WHO PLAN TO TEST MUST REGISTER.
Our testing week schedule will be as follows. Please note that we’ve combined our taekwondo testings into 2 testings this cycle:
Monday, October 7, 6 p.m. – All taekwondo white, yellow, orange, senior orange, green, senior green, purple, senior purple, blue and senior blue belts
Tuesday, October 8, 6 p.m. – All taekwondo brown, senior brown, red, senior red, and all black belts
Wednesday, October 9, 5:30 p.m. – All Skillz Students (most of our 5- and 6-year-old students)
Wednesday, October 9 – 6:15 p.m. – Make up testing for taekwondo white through red belts if you can’t make your scheduled testing
Thursday, October 10, 6 p.m. – Belt Award Ceremony
Friday, October 11 – NO CLASSES
Registration is done online only by parents or students.
All students must have 6 stripes on their belt to test. Students in our kids and teen/adult classes MUST have their rainbow stripe as one of these 6 stripes.
Students testing for black belts must test on testing day, and not either make-up testing. Students are to wear full formal uniform: jacket, pants, & belts. White t-shirts should be worn under jacket.
All orange belts & higher must bring all gear to testing.
Students & all spectators are expected to be exhibit the tenets of TaeKwonDo during testing. Failure to do so will result in removal from the premises. Students who arrive late forfeit their right to test.
Testings are divided by your CURRENT belt rank/age group – not what you’re testing for!
You will need to complete one form per student.
You can register online here: https://fortbendtkd.news/OctoberTestRegister
If you need to change the time of your testing, please be sure to contact us directly, and not re-do the form. Thanks!
BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD OUR MOBILE APP
Our app FINALLY has an update and is be fully functional!
Be sure to open & update, or install if you haven’t yet (install via the app store or Google Play by searching for Fort Bend TKD).
Info on how to use is here: http://bit.ly/MobileAppInstructions
We will go to push notifications only starting 10/1 – so be sure to download!
SAVE THE DATE – REGIONAL TOURNAMENT HERE IN KATY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Mark your calendars, ask off for work, and tell the soccer team you won’t be available on Saturday, November 16 as we host the Texas Fall Regional Taekwondo America tournament – right here in Katy!
We get to host this tournament ONCE EVERY 2 YEARS – so when it comes around, you definitely need to attend!
Tournaments are open to ALL students, regardless of age or rank.
Details for the tournament will be out late September, but we want you to set your availability to “busy” that day now so you’ll be able to attend!
POLICY UPDATES
We’ve updated a few policies to our program, effective October 1. Please take note of the following changes:
LATE FEES – The late payment of scheduled monthly payments shall incur an additional $25 late payment fee for payments made 5 or more days after the due date.
RE-ENROLLMENT FEE – Members who cancel prior to contract termination and then re-enroll within the first 12 months of said cancellation shall incur a $120 enrollment fee upon enrollment.
2019-2020 TESTING DATES
(Dates are subject to change)
October 7-9
December 9-11
February 10 – 12
April 13 – 15
June 8 – 10
August 3 – 5
September 28-30
December 7 – 8, 2020
IMPORTANT DATES
October 1 – Testing Registrations Due
October 31, Halloween, No Classes
November 16 – Regional Tournament
November 25-29, Thanksgiving Week, No Classes
December 24 – January 1, Christmas, New Year’s Week, No Classes