SMA Newsletter

August 2017

Belt Testing Belt Stripe Schedule Closures

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 Newsletter Contents

Studio News 4, 5 Student of the Month

Meet Your Instructors

This Months Form

This Month

Tape Stripe Schedule 6

Belt Testing 7

Kids Zone 8

Contact Us 9
Joshua Ebarb
Joshua is one of our students
in the intermediate class. He is
known by the instructors for his
positive attitude, and his hard
working attitude. We are thankful
to have such an excellent role
model for other students!

Have Feedback?

Please share your thoughts with

us! Review a specific class, tell us
what we can improve, or share new
ideas. Contact:

sma@silvamartialarts.com

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 M T W Th F Sat
August 2017
31 1 2 3 4 free 5
guest
night
7 8 9 10 11 12

14 15 16 17 18 19

21 22 23 24 25 26

28 29 30 31 1
Closed
2
(Labor Day
Weekend)

Studio closed on highlighted days

Important Dates

Sep 2-4 Labor Day Weekend

(Studio Closed)

Upcoming Dates

Sep 9 Bay Area Open

TKD Tournament

Sep ? Black Belt Testing

Color Belt Testing

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 Tournament
Chil Jang Schedule
Taegeuk #7 Meaning: GAN/Mountain Santa Cruz Open
SMA not attending
Mountains are the most majestic expressions of our American Open
natural environment, and they clearly represent SMA not attending

permanence, wisdom, strength, spirit, stability and Tiger Claw Open

San Jose, May 20
solidity.
Bay Area Open
Once again, we are faced with a paradox, for Tae Guek Saratoga, Sep 9

Chil Jang requires the demonstration of all these Silicon Valley Open
San Jose, Oct 21
characteristics - particularly stability - in the long, low
and powerful forward stances, and even in the graceful
but seemingly weak and unstable cross stance and tiger
stance. Chil Jang is a difficult form which requires mental
and physical effort and determination.

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 Extra Meet Your
Help Instructors
Ms. Shannon Jim Black Belt (awaiting certificate)

Did you know? Instructors Shannon originally started with Mr

normally arrive up to 20
minutes before class starts.
This is an excellent time to
get some extra help!
Come in early to practice
on the mats on your own,
or ask an instructor to
review your techniques with
you. You can even have an
instructor pre test you to
see if you might be ready
for a stripe!
*You can also try asking an
instructor if they have a few
minutes after class for
some extra help.
Hurst in 2014 as an assistant while he
was working through vocal pain. He
offered training as well, which would
become life-changing for her.
Shannon became motivated, and
nearly obsessed as she raced through
the belts and trained hard. She
started teaching classes at Blue belt,
and tested for her 1st Dan Black Belt
in March 2017.
Shannon lights up when she sees something click
in a students mind. She resonates well with the Tiny
Tigers and helps bring shy students out of their shells.
She enjoys teaching students of any level or age.
Shannon holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from Cal Poly,
San Luis Obispo, and is striving toward attending
physical therapy school and becoming a licensed
Doctor of PT. She and her constantly changing hair
colors bring fun and functionality to the mats. Martial
arts and Taekwondo in particular have become a
regular part of my identity. I feel stronger every day I
train. I learned so much from Taekwondo about self-
discipline, motivation, and true strength in heart and
mind as well as body. I always have and always will
strive my best to represent myself as a martial artist, a

Teaching Schedule
M T W Th F Sat

Torres Torres Hurst Hurst Azevedo Hurst/Torres

Brant Brant Brant Schmelzer Brant Fusillo
Sanchez Schmelzer Sanchez Sanchez Schmelzer
Fusillo Fusillo
*subject to change

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 The Stripe Schedule
Stripes What are tape stripes?

Tape stripes are a system to help students and

The three stripes are:
their instructors keep track of progress. To earn a
kicks stripe, you must show that you remember and can
forms perform the required techniques without errors, or
one-steps/blocks assistance. You must have all three prior to testing.

Mr. Torres and Mr. Hurst How can I earn them?

test for stripes. We
This calendar will show you:
recommend that you pre-
1) Which days we will focus on each stripe.
test with an instructor to
make sure you are ready! If These focuses will be worked on for at least a

you do not pass, we will try portion of the class.

again after 2 weeks. 2) When we are testing (the highlighted week)

M T W R F Sat
Aug

31 1 2 3 4 5

7 8 9 10 11 12

14 15 16 17 18 19

21 22 23 24 25 26

Green Test: M, 28 29 30 31 1 2
W, R this week

M T W R F Sat
Sep

28 29 30 31 1 2

4 5 6 7 8 9

11 12 13 14 15 16

Red Test: M, W, 18 19 20 21 22 23
R this week

Make-up stripe 25 26 27 28 29 30
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How do you say uniform in
Korean?

bardos ______
bockl _____
kbca stnace ____ ______
ookh kkic ____ ____

Black Belt ANSWER: _ _ _ _ _

(Use the letters in the red circles!)
What does it take?
Black Belt is a fantastic goal,
but do you know how you to
get there?
In order to achieve Black
Belt, you need to know all
the color belt techniques:
kicks, blocks, forms, one
steps= from every belt level.
There are also black belt
techniques to learn!
But dont let this scare you.
The belt system trains you
on all of these techniques
slowly as you advance.
It is true that Black Belt
takes a lot of hard work, but
you are already doing some
of that work right now. Just
keep up your practice, hard
work, and good attitude,
and youll be there one day!
-Mr. Hurst

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 Did you know?
Each month, we share
some awesome stuff in the
newsletter that kids can
check out too!
- Theres a bio for an
instructor monthly, so
that you can learn more
about us.
- Each month you can
read about the meaning
behind one of the forms.
- You can also see our
stripe schedule to find
out when well be stripe
testing, or covering the
stripe that you need help
with.
Check it out!

For content submission, advertising, questions & comments,

Please contact us:
torres@silvamartialarts.com hurst@silvamartialarts.com

Newsletter written monthly by: Brian Hurst

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