Tiger-Rock Academy Newsletter

For the week of: 12/02-12/07
Cycle Tenet: "Perseverance, never giving up despite obstacles or delays in achieving success."

Good Morning,

This is week #1 of 8 in our current training cycle for TaeKwonDo, and week #6 of 10 in Grappling.

Newsletter Highlights:

1. Goals for the week
2. Time Change for Promotion Ceremony tonight
3. Christmas Holiday Class Plans
4. New A.L.L.Y. program merit badges
5. Check to see if your name is on the list for merit badges
6. Next Cycles Weapons
7. Upcoming Events

 

Congratulations to all of the students who achieved success, and earned a new rank last weekend. For those students that did not achieve their goals, never give up, we will work hard together to earn our new rank next cycle. We are in our LAST training week of the year, and it is our REWARDS week. Please see the upcoming event section below to know what times your classes are offered.

 

Please Note: The Tiger-Cub, white, and yellow belt promotion ceremony remains at 5:30. The Jr. Green-Black, Teen, and Adult promotion ceremony has been changed to 6:15 instead of 6:45. Please note the time change, and remember full uniform.

In next week's newsletter, Students will receive two different lesson plans to complete over the Christmas holiday break. Students that complete the documentation with parents signature, and post a picture of their training to our Tiger-Rock Martial Arts of Wets Knoxville Facebook page will receive a class credit per hour of training at home. Maximum class credit is three for the holiday break. 

Please make sure your name is below for the food drive merit badge (if not below email WestKnoxTigerRock@gmail.com A.S.A.P.):

Skyler Fetty     Brayden Beckman     Joshua Judzewitsch    Adrian Hughes     Emma Skou    
Lydia Twigg    Quin Irwin     Logan Holbrook     Nathan Holbrook    Austin Holbrook    
Ethan Lopez     Jeremiah Bowman     Jordan Reiling     Sofia Hamilton      Calvin Hamilton     

Maya Bowling     Jack Holdenreid     Brooke Childress     Zach Pare     Bella Reeves     Halen Reeves     Ali Reeves     Ethan Bowker      Jaylen Drinnen      Aidan Allison

Please make sure your name is below for the practice at home merit badge:

Jordan Reiling     Emma Skou     Skyler Fetty      Amelia Hamilton

Next cycle's 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 will be posted onto kicksite, and emailed out shortly. 

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).

Next 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.

12/17: Promotion Ceremony
           Tiger Cubs, Jr. White, & Yellow Belts 5:30p.m.
           Jr. Blue-Black, Adult, Teen 6:15p.m.
12/18: Fight Night (Regular Schedule)

12/19: Forms Classes (Regular Schedule

12/20: Fun Night (Wear your favorite silly Christmas shirt & TKD pants)

12/21: Last day of classes for 2013.

1/2/14: Classes resume

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 

Tiger-Rock Academy Newsletter

For the week of: 12/02-12/07
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 #8 of 9 in our current training cycle for TaeKwonDo, and week #5 of 10 in Grappling.

Newsletter Highlights:

1. Goals for the week
2. Inclement Weather Policy
3. Tiger-Rock TaeKwonDo Rank Exams (Registration Deadline Saturday)
1. Please see requirements on rank skipping eligibility on your kicksite account
2. Please register through your kicksite account for the event
4. Team Revolution Extreme Performance at Fantasy of Trees
5. Tiger-Rock Leadership Team assisting at Fantasy of Trees
6. Tiger-Rock A.L.L.Y. Program
1. Honors Team Food Drive & Merit Badge
2. Partners-in-Learning Stars
3. Home Practice Merit Badge
7. Next Cycle Weapon: Nun-Chuck ***Purchase Today***
8. Upcoming Events

 

We hope that everyone had a fantastic training week last week.  We are ramping up training for our end of the year rank exam on December 13-14th.  Be sure to get your classes in, and your curriculum stripes to be eligible for the exam. We will be working on completing any missing curriculum stripes

Parents & Students: Please remember that our inclement weather policy follows the Knox County School Systems. If Knox County School Systems close due to inclement weather (snow), we will also close. You can check the status of closing on our website, blog, facebook, google+, twitter, and wbir.com.

Tiger-Rock Rank Exam Information
Please see testing requirements on uniform, attendance, rank skip eligibility, etc through your kicksite account.

General Rule of Rank Skipping: Four classes above minimum, 95% or above on exam.

Priority Registration Deadline (Must be registered and paid): 11/25-12/7
Deadline Registration (Extra $10.00): 12/09-12/12

Exam Times: 

Friday, December 13th

Tiger Cubs 5:15p.m.

White & Yellow Belt Juniors 6:15p.m.

Apprentice Team (Honors, Leadership, Trainer) 7:15

Saturday, December 14th

Teens & Adults 9:00a.m.

10:30 Red Belt L3 & Black Belts (all ages)

12:00 Junior Green-Red Belt L2

2:30-4:30 Apprentice Team Christmas Party

Team Revolution Extreme Performance Team
Very Proud of our Team Revolution Extreme Performance Team for putting on a fantastic show at the Fantasy of Trees this weekend. They did great!!! Such a wonderful group of young people. We are looking for more performances....any ideas? Church events, youth groups, sporting events. It is an exciting show hosted by these talented martial artists.

Leadership Team helps set up Fantasy of Trees

We are also extremely proud of our Leadership Team & Parents for helping assist in setting up the fantasy of trees to benefit East Tennessee Children's Hospital as their cycle leadership project! Way to go guys!

As we gear up for rank exams, don't forget to make sure you get all of your merit badges, and partners-in-learning stars turned in. The last day to accept the A.L.L.Y. program requirements is on Thursday, December 12th by close. The merit badges are for bringing in at least 10 items of non-perishable food items, completing the practice at home form with questions (found on kicksite) as well as 270 minutes of practice time,  and having your teacher fill out your partner-in-learning form (found by the desk). 

Next 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.

12/2-12/7: Priority Rank Exam Registration

12/9-12/12: Deadline Rank Exam Registration
12/13-12/14: Tiger-Rock TaeKwonDo Rank Exams
12/16: Exam Processing
            5:30 Secondary Rank Exam
            6:30 Apprentice Team Physical Rank Exam for probationary students
12/17: Promotion Ceremony
           Tiger Cubs, Jr. White, & Yellow Belts 5:30p.m.
           Jr. Blue-Black, Adult, Teen 6:45p.m.
12/18: Fight Night (Regular Schedule)

12/19: Forms Classes (Regular Schedule

12/20: Fun Night (Wear your favorite silly christmas shirt & TKD pants)

12/21: Last day of classes for 2013.

1/2/14: Classes resume

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 

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:

1. Goals for the week
2. Rank Exam Recap & Overview
3. Schedule for Rewards Week
4. Honors Team Members announce cycle project.
5. Tiger-Rock A.L.L.Y. (Academic Learning & Leadership for Youth)
6. Leadership Team Members announce cycle project.
7. Weapon Training
8. Throwback Thursday
9. Sickness
10. 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.

11/23: Parents Night Out Sponsered by Tiger-Rock Martial Arts Booster Club

 

 11/28-11/30: Academy Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

 11/16: Tiger-Rock Regional Championships

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