Tiger-Rock Martial Arts of West Knoxville: Tiger-Rock Academy Newsletter

For the week of: 10/14-10/19
Cycle Tenet: "Integrity, I have the moral courage to make my actions consistent with my knowledge of right or wrong."

Good Afternoon,

This is week #1 of 9 in our current training cycle.

Newsletter Highlights:

Goals for the week
Rank Exam Recap & Overview
Schedule for Rewards Week
Honors Team Members announce cycle project.
Tiger-Rock A.L.L.Y. (Academic Learning & Leadership for Youth)
Leadership Team Members announce cycle project.
Weapon Training
Throwback Thursday
Sickness
Upcoming Events

We are excited about our upcoming rewards week with many special classes planned for all of our students. Review the class schedule below in the rewards week section to know class times. Please be sure to attend a few of our special events this week. We have this week in order to keep the students motivated and excited about coming to Tiger-Rock Martial Arts which is important in working towards and achieving long term goals.

Overall, the performance by the students was MUCH BETTER at this rank exam compared to the August rank exams. As many students & parents may have noticed, the lesson plans our trainers developed for the first six weeks of the training cycle had a high emphasis on endurance training. With the results showing not only at this rank exam, but also within our local school P.E. classes. Selina Harb (Junior Black Belt) achieved the most sit ups in her entire school, while Grace Theriot (Junior Brown Belt) beat her time in sprint challenges. Many other students received MVP status or other athleticism awards on local track, football, baseball, hockey, and other teams in our area. All of our students rose to the challenges our trainer team provided, and we are proud and applaud their effort. After watching all of our students, our entire trainer team determined a few goals for this training cycle: Work on pivoting the base foot while kicking, utilizing the hook kick at intermediate ranks, and fixing stances on forms.

Our Schedule for this week is as follows:
10/14: Academy Closed for Exam Processing ***NO CLASSES***5:00p.m. New Apprentice Team Member Seminar
6:00p.m. Secondary Rank Exams & Apprentice Team Written Exam10/15: Promotion Ceremony 6:30p.m. with special performance by Team Revolution ***NO CLASSES***
10/16: Forms Focus Night (Regular Class Times)
10/17: TaeKwonDo in the Park (Last Day for Tiger Cubs, Juniors, and Youth to wear training shorts)
5:30 Tiger Cubs
6:00 Juniors
7:00 Teens and Adults
10/18: Sparring & Han-Mu-Do Joint Locking Focus
5:00p.m. Tiger Cubs
5:30p.m. Jr. White & Yellow Belt
6:30p.m. Jr. Green-Black Belt
7:30p.m. Youth & Adult
10/19: XMA Extreme Day (Regular Class Times)

The Tiger-Rock Honors Team has announced their cycle 6 community project. The Honors Team Members will be hosting an Academy sponsored food drive from October 14th-December 10th. The Honors Team asks that students bring in items to help support the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. The one item the Food Bank has requested the most is peanut butter. Please lend your support, and any additional resources to these young leaders as they help those around our community.

Students will have the opportunity to earn two merit badges this training cycle:
1.) Students that bring in at least 10 non-perishable food items for the Food Drive sponsored by our Tiger-Rock Honors Team. We would prefer that the students do some sort of work/activity i.e. chores, lemonade stand, etc. to earn the money to buy the food. A personal touch of hard work accompanied with kindness can go a long way.
2.) Students will log when they practice at home, and how long they practice (form coming soon). Students must get a Trainer Team members signature every week if they practice at home or not. Upon completion of training cycle, students should reflect on their progress by answering questions about their training that will be fount on the form.

Our Leadership Team members have decided to step up and help volunteer in setting up one of Knoxville's biggest events, The Fantasy of Trees on November 22nd. The Leadership Team will also volunteer during the event to help raise money for Children's Hospital. Furthermore, our Extreme Performance Demo Team will also be performing at the Fantasy of Trees (Date announced soon). Please stop by, say hello, support a local hospital, be proud your academy, and the examples our Leadership Team sets to all of our students.

Weapons Program: The Next Cycles Weapons will be any weapon you choose with Freedesign/Xtreme Martial Arts combination. You can choose from: Bo-Staff, Sword, Nun-Chucks, or Tactical Short Stick. Students must purchase their weapons which ranges from $10-$80. Please see Mr. Bailey or Mrs. Amy regarding Weapon Enrollment.

Throwback Thursday: Next Cycle we will begin our Throwback Thursday Game on our Social Media Sites. Students and Parents will have the opportunity to see all of our trainers, leadership, and honors team members when they were younger. See if we can stump you!

Parents & Students: We have had a tremendous amount of sickness running through our academy as of late last week. Many students have thrown up inside the academy, went home sick, or haven't felt well. Please remember to utilize cold prevention techniques, and if you are sick, DO NOT COME TO CLASS PLEASE! :)

10/26: Student & Parent Appreciation Halloween Party

Wear your favorite costumes, bring a dish, and lets have a great time in fellowship!
Please RSVP by the following link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44A8A722A46-tigerrock2

10/31: Academy Closed for Halloween

11/04-11/09: Tiger-Rock Holiday Sale

Gear up for the holidays with fantastic deals and discounts on all your Tiger-Rock Gear. Everything will be on sale from weapons packages, program enrollment discounts, stocking stuffers, and much more.

11/09: Tiger-Rock Tumbling Seminar with National Cheerleading Champion & ETSU BUC, Seguin Warwick (Pictured on the Left at National Competition).

Cost: $20 per person unless on All-Access
Beginners: 1:45p.m.-3:15p.m.
Advanced: 3:30-4:45p.m.