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March
We are entering into the height of the tournament season. For a list of upcoming tournaments, click on Tournament Link. The semi-annual black belt exam is tentatively scheduled for the first weekend in May.
New Class - Self Defense This will be the third month that we have offered a class devoted to self defense. The class is on Wednesday evening and members may attend for free. Parents of students in the school may attend each class for a minimal fee of $3.00/class. Non-members are also welcome to attend for $5.00/class. The class offered the first Wednesday of the month will be free, (February 1st and March 1st).
This class is for men and women age 13 and older. Unlike the techniques taught and practiced in Taekwondo, many of these techniques focus on injuring an assailant so that you can escape. In fact, the instructor, Robert Gerhardt, was recently quoted on self defense by the Cincinnati Enquirer. We strongly encourage you to try this class. Supplemental materials will be released to our website and through our newsletter. Hope to see you there.
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As a reminder to all the sparring students, no sparring classes are held on the night of Junior Belt Testing. Parents should expect the Junior Belt Test to be approximately an hour and a half ong.
Hamilton-Fairfield Taekwondo is proud of our students and their scholastic achievements. We strive to instill not only concepts of physical fitness and spirit, but also a focus and commitment to their school work. Healthy bodies and healthy minds are important for our juniors as they become working adults. During the 2nd Quarter, the following students were on Honor Roll. Students whose names are shown in Bold Red also had straight A's. If you see these students, please congratulate them on their academic excellence.
Several of the Taekwondo students from our school participated in the the US Taekwondo Tournament. The results of the competition are included below. Congratulations to all of the competitors. If a name is omitted, please let us know and we will include it in the next edition of the newsletter.
In the self defense class this past month, we have been practicing many different striking and grappling techniques. We have also been talking about the common sense approach to avoiding situations. The technique for this month's news letter is the escape from the rear dragging choke. We have practice this in class for 2 of the 3 Wednesday's in February.
We also practiced an escape from a rear bear hug around the arms. One such escape technique was also presented in our September 2005 Newsletter.
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Our students usually participate in tournaments between February and May.
In this newsletter, we will provide guidance on tournament forms
competition. In most of the tournaments that we support, the forms used for
competition are traditional, e.g. Kibon, Pinan, or Taeguek forms. In
addition to the traditional forms, there are also free style forms. Free
style forms, or forms developed by the individual competitors, are normal in
weapons competition. Free style forms are also common in some
competitions. If free style forms are competed, they will normal include
complex acrobatic techniques. It is important to know which type of forms are
preferred for a particular competition so that you have that type of form to
compete. Traditional forms will seldom place in a free style competition
and vice versa; free style forms will not score well in a
traditional forms competition. Forms competitions are
judged on Execution Presentation, and Difficulty. The weight
assigned to each factor will vary depending on the specific judges and the
tournament. A description of each criteria is included below.
Students
should arrive at the competition ready to present their two highest forms.
If the student was recently promoted, the student should revert to the two
highest forms known just prior to their promotion. Remember that
execution and presentation are typically weighted very highly. As you
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Version
2.0 of the supplemental CDROM is complete. The CDROMs are offered in
four varieties: beginners, intermediate, advanced, and master. The
CDROMs are designed to allow students to hone techniques outside of the
classroom and to supplement the techniques taught in class. Some examples of
new material includes grappling self defense techniques, new one steps,
grappling techniques, etc. There are also multiple views of many of
the forms for students preparing for their next belt test to use as
reference. The CDROMs sell for $25 each.