Tiger-Rock Academy Newsletter

For the week of: 1/06-1/11
Cycle Tenet: "Perseverance, never giving up despite obstacles or delays in achieving success."

Good Afternoon,

We are OPEN tonight, and operating on regular class schedule. Please note that you can find any closings of the academy on our Facebook, Google+, Twitter, WestKnoxTigerRock.com, and Wbir.com.

This is week #4 of 8 in our current training cycle for TaeKwonDo, and week #8 of 10 in Grappling.

Newsletter Highlights:

1. Goals for the week
2. January Birthdays
3. Nun-Chuck Weapons
4. Upcoming Events

We will be working toward earning our yellow stripe in classes this week. The yellow curriculum stripe is for contact skills. We will be focusing on the #1,2,3 round kick, and reverse elbow smash. Green belts and above will also be perfecting their harvest contact skill dependent upon their rank. Be sure to try to hit at least three training classes this week, as we are quickly approaching our next rank exam in February.

Ayden Ambrose       Jason Nistler     Jaimie Werner     Ali Reeves     Joshua Watkins     

Amelia Hamilton     Heidi Land         Tyler Dore      Austin Holbrook     Lillah Vesser      Noah Purcell      Lydia Twigg     Chris Bidwell

Cycle merit badges:

Students will choose one of the harvest forms (korean name), and write a short research paper on the topic. General Guidelines for the research paper are below:

1.) Research & State the Korean Name of any harvest form.
2.) Determine at least three key acts performed, and explain their significance to the history of Korea. 
3.) Explain why you believe the form was named after the person.
4.) One-Half Page minimum

 

The second merit badge will be a skill building merit badge. Students will have thirty seconds to complete a complex skill based on their rank at the end of each class, if the student misses one of the kicks they will be disqualified for that days class. Tiger Cubs-Jump Front Kick (10x), White & Yellow Belt-Jump Front Kick (15x), Green-Brown Belt-Spin Crescent Kick (10x), Black Belts-Jump Spin Crescent Kick (15x).

This Cycle's Weapon is the Nun-Chuck ($14.98). Weapons classes are offered every Saturday at 12:00p.m. The weapons program is offered to All-Access students for free, and is $5.00 per class for students not on the All-Access Program.  You may also rent a weapon for $5.00 per class instead of purchasing one.

1/18: Tentative Seminar Date
1/20-2/1: Priority TKD Rank Exam Registration
2/3-2/8: Deadline TKD Rank Exam Registration
2/6-2/8: Rank Exams
2/15: Parents Night Out sponsored by the academy

Your proud instructor,

 
Senior 4th Degree Tiger-Rock Black Belt & Certified TaeKwonDo Trainer
Tiger-Rock Grappling TrainerCDT Protection Instructor


Phone: (865) 247-4437
Email: WestKnoxTigerRock@gmail.com

Website: www.WestKnoxTigerRock.com