Dear Shin’s,

As our school year comes to a close, our PTA would like to send you a final thanks for helping us with our Fall Festival Fundraiser.  Your Team was very impressive!  The kids always enjoy watching your demonstration.  Thank you for donating your time and talent!  Without your help, we would not be able to provide student programs for the children of Mountain View Elementary School.

Sincerely,

Heidi Kenny, Mountain View PTA

Santa Clarita parents and families love the after school program offered at Shin’s Family Taekwondo Martial Arts Fitness Center for several reasons.  This leadership based after school program offers a wide variety of services from homework help, taekwondo instruction, gymnastics (trampoline & tumbling), self defense classes (mixed martial arts), Kick & Flip (combination of martial arts, trampoline & tumbling) and free play. 

Here’s how the after school program works at Shin’s:  the kids get picked up from school then the first thing they do when they get to Shin’s is start on their homework (or school project) under the adult supervision and guidance of dedicated staff members.  Students who have completed most (if not all) of their school work, will then go down into the gym to bounce and flip on our three Olympic Trampolines or practice their tumbling skills on our 50 foot long tumble track, also a trampoline.  After practicing their flips and tricks on the trampolines, our after school students will then take a martial arts class.  Shin’s Family Taekwondo Martial Arts Fitness Center boasts a wide variety of martial arts classes.  Shin’s offers:  Olympic Taekwondo, Safeguard (anti-abduction/anti-bullying program), mixed martial arts, Krav Maga, XMA (aka “Hollywood martial arts” combining acrobatics, weapons and martial arts techniques), Kick & Flip (combination of martial arts, trampoline & tumbling), Sport Taekwondo and Jui Jitsu.  All these activities (plus help with homework) are available for one affordable price, probably less than what most families pay for day care.

The after school program at Shin’s has improved students’ grades and their attitude about the importance of education and physical activity.  Parents involved in Shin’s After School Program have experienced first hand the benefits of a structured, well staffed after school program.  These benefits include students’ getting in the best shape of their lives, learning simple & effective self defense techniques and acquiring valuable life skills such as self-discipline, respect and self control. 

Not all after school programs are the same.  Shin’s Family Taekwondo Martial Arts Fitness Center has won “Best Martial Arts School” seven out of the past nine years (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009).  Come check out the difference at Shin’s!!!

Respectfully Yours,

Master Shin

Connor Ferris, a dedicated member of Shin’s Trampoline Team and a Santa Clarita local, placed second this past weekend in USAG’s Trampoline & Tumbling Regional Championship.  Competing in Level 8 (15 years & older), Connor, displayed great poise and all out effort as he twisted and flipped his way to the winner’s podium.  Connor also recently won League Championship in diving for Canyon High School. 

Coached by Dan McCann, a former world level trampoline competitor, Connor has been a member of Shin’s Trampoline Team for more than two years.  Prior to his trampoline training, Connor was a member of Shin’s Family Taekwondo Martial Arts Center’s National Sparring Team for close to four years before switching over to trampolines. 

Connor has done well this competition season due to his work ethic and his desire to win.  However, part of the credit should be given to his parents, Rand and Kerry, who have both gone above and beyond to support both Connor and his younger brother Logan not only in their academic lives but in their athletic lives as well. 

Kudos to the Ferris Family for setting a great example to all the other Santa Clarita families with children involved in high performance activities such as martial arts, trampoline & tumbling.  Thank you Rand, Kerry, Connor and Logan for letting me be a part your lives.  I am fortunate to have such wonderful people in my life.  GO SHIN’S!!!

Respectfully Yours,

Master Shin

Shin’s Family Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Center, we offer classes in Olympic Tae Kwon Do Sparring.  This is a Tae Kwon Do specific type of martial art.  If you went to a Karate or Kung Fu school, you would not find this program.  Olympic Tae Kwon Do Sparring is a summer Olympic sport.  At Shin’s Family Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Fitness Center, we have our own Olympic Tae Kwon Do Sparring team who train and compete throughout the year.  The Shin’s National Tae Kwon Do Sparring Team, aka Team Fury, is a group of young kids who compete in WTF sanctioned Tae Kwon Do tournaments.  The kids train three times a week in sparring classes as well as additional Tae Kwon Do classes.  The great thing with our Olympic Tae Kwon Do sparring program is that it helps the kids to learn and understand commitment and hard work.  The Tae Kwon Do Team from Shin’s, ranges in age from 7 to 13 with most of them less than 11 years old.  These kids do everything from conditioning classes, speed drills, tae kwon do sparring sessions, kicking techniques, combos, offensive and defensive tactics, and more.  The amazing thing is how these kids can adapt and learn.  They are developing a natural instict to want to survive.  You see, in Olympic Tae Kwon Do Sparring, it’s kind of like playing chess.  You study your opponent, you set them up, and you go in for the score.  The thing is you have two 1:30 rounds to do it in.  So just as a professional boxer or mixed martial artist has to be aggressive yet strategic with their offense, so do Olympic Tae Kwon Do Sparring fighters.  You can’t just throw a kick without possibly sufferring a consequence(s).  For every time you kick, your opponent may counter.  When you kick, you can become vulnerable to a kick yourself.  The young kids on our Tae Kwon Do Team understand this and it does not scare them.  That is a great attribute they pick up through training.  They learn to control their fears so that they can execute clean kicks to win their match. 

At Shin’s Family Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Fitness Center, we are always keeping our eyes open for new Tae Kwon Do Team members.  The great thing is, you don’t have to be a high caliber fighter to be on the Tae Kwon Do Team.  You do have to be invited, but if this is of interest, feel free to ask one of the instructors, or Master Shin himself.  All you need to give the Team for starters is effort.  That’s what the Team puts forth during every practice and every tournament. 

Respectfully Yours,

Daniel Elman – 3rd Degree Black Belt & Senior Instructor at Shin’s Family Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts Fitness Center