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 

Rank Exams tonight and tomorrow

Good Afternoon,
We are all so excited to see our students show off all of their skills at our Tiger-Rock TaeKwonDo Rank Exams this weekend! Please remember there will be no classes on Friday, Saturday, Monday, or Tuesday due to our exam and promotion process. Classes will resume on Wednesday for our rewards week.
As a reminder for Rank Exams:

• Be sure you are in Full Uniform (Jacket, Pants, Belt, with proper color undershirt, red for most students)
• Be sure to have all of your sparring gear
• Be sure to have a water bottle

As a reminder for spectators:

• Please make sure all spectators are respectful of the students on the mat
• Please make sure to keep all noise to a minimum
• Please make sure to turn off electronic devices
• Please make sure the playroom stays quiet, and all children are not running along the mat.

Enjoy the show, and don’t forget we have our black belt rank exams on Saturday morning at 10:30 for all to come and enjoy! Mr. Halen Reeves will be testing for his 1st Degree Level 2 Black Belt, and Mr. Calvin Hamilton and Mr. Brandon Sloane will be testing for their 1st Degree Level 1 Black Belt! Wish them good luck!

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 black belt helps East Tennessee Children's Hospital patients

Shout out for one of our black belt kids, Janda Atchley, who made and donated blankets to children's hospital! Great job girl!