Archive for September, 2009

On October 10th at Cal State Fullerton will be the US Jr. Tae Kwon Do Championships.  This tournament, unlike others, is strictly Tae Kwon Do.  There may be a Karate stylist, but they must have Tae Kwon Do background or it will show when they compete.  As many of you know, Olympic Taekwondo Sparring is [...]

When you receive your black belt in Tae Kwon Do or Karate, the tradition is that your training has only just begun.  Up until your black belt, you learned the necessary skills to earn the belt and the to further your training.  You have not, in any way, learned all that there is to learn.  [...]

Shin’s Family Taekwondo Martial Arts black belt test is coming up on October 3rd from 11:15am-3:15pm.  The tae kwon do black belt test is scheduled to be about an hour or so shorter than normal because we have only a few students testing.  Those students will be pushed harder because of the smaller group.  Still, [...]

From October 5th through October 9th is Shin’s Family’s Taekwondo Martial Arts Center’s Fall Break Camp.  The camp hours are from 9am-4pm.  The camp features the usage of a gymnastics spring floor, three Olympic trampolines, a bungee over one trampoline, a tumble track, a rockwall and Xtreme Martial Arts or XMA.  The kids will be [...]