Howard’s ATA Black Belt Academy

 

November 2004

 

Life Skill

FOCUS

 

Stars Assignment

On a sheet of paper write down the definition of focus.   Why is having focus so important in Taekwondo.  How does

focus help you in school?  What does focus look like?  What does focus defend you against? 

Turn this in for 2 blue stars

 

Class Cancellations

We will be closed on Thursday Nov. 25 for the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend.

 

Referrals

We are still giving away the BIG SCREEN TV! Since nobody reached 5 referrals this time, we’re going to give

Write down your definition of focus.  What does focus look like?  Why do you need focus in Taekowndo.  How does it to the first person that reaches five referrals!

 

Tournament

Congratulations to all the students that participated in the Capital City Championships.  We broke our old tournament attendance record with a total competitor count of a little over 1200 weapons and taekwondo competitors.  I was so proud of our students here in Osage Beach for their competitive spirit.  Competition keeps us all on our toes and slows down the aging process of our minds and bodies.  If you made it to opening ceremonies you probably saw our Osage Beach and Jefferson City leadership teams perform a demonstration.  It was nothing short of spectacular and I want to personally thank all the leaders and their parents for the time they put into the demonstration. 

 

Tournament Pictures

We will be taking pictures for the students who participated in the tournament on November 9th and 10th.  The tigers will take theirs at 5:30(9th).  Tues,Thurs. Block I and Block II students will take theirs at 6:15pm(9th).  Black Belts and Mon., Wed. Block I students will take theirs on the 10th at 5:30pm.  Bock III and anyone who couldn’t make the Tuesday night picture will take their pictures on the 10th at 7:00pm.

 

Special Thanks

I would like to thank everyone for their help putting this tournament together.  You can really tell what kind of a school you have when you have a tournament.  It takes an army to put together an event of this magnitude.  I have seen so many parents and students offer their assistance since day 1 of the planning phase.  This generosity continued through the entire weekend and for that I cannot thank you enough! 

 

Testing

Our next testing is scheduled for Thursday November 18th.  Check you permission slips for the correct times.

 

Christmas Party

Our annual Christmas Party will also be our belt ceremonies for our next testing.  We are working the details out now.