09/26/2022
Monday, October 3 we will be celebrating DAN-GUN’s birthday! The legend says he was born October 3, 2333 B.C. We will celebrate by having a DAN-GUN pattern competition at 6 pm for all students Yellow Belt through Red Belt-Black Stripe. We hope to award 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for a Girl Youth Division, a Boy Youth Division, Teenager Division and an Adult Division. The Champions of each division will get their name added to the historical list of DAN-GUN champions dating back to 1990! Prepare your DAN-GUN!! The competition is free to participate.
NO CLASS Saturday, October 8 because we have Our 2022 UATW (Ultimate Adult TKD Weekend) is scheduled for October 7-9, 2022 at Camp Oak Hill in Nottingham PA. Participants must be 21 years old or above. Registration is now open on the website www.cashatttkd.com. Register ASAP!
On Thursday, November 3, 2022, we have planned a WOOD BOARD BREAKING OPPORTUNITY!! What this means is if any of our students wish to attempt to break an already set record or create a new break, they should check our website click under HISTORY on BOARD BREAKING RECORDS. Students who wish to participate should let me know your plans and start immediately with preparation. Participants will have no more than 3 attempts at a record and a participant can attempt up to 4 breaks in one session.
• #1 You must go to any place that sells lumber. You need White Pine, 1 inch thick and 12 inches wide. Picking out the boards personally if possible can be a plus. You must find the driest and lightest boards. If you cannot pick them out yourself, tell them you want the driest boards. I would usually get the “utility pine” or “ #3”. Number 1’s are the best for building things because the grain is more dense, hence harder to break. Through my years of buying boards you rarely get what you really want so that’s why it’s important to start early in the search. I would get them from Bishops Lumber on Schoolhouse but the workers there pick them out. At Lowe’s or Home Depo you might be able to pick your own boards. You should have them cut in to 10 inch pieces ( 1” x 12” cut every 10”) and then stack them in a dry place to dry out even more before April 14. The perfect board should bend slightly when grabbed on each end parallel to the grain. You can feel the difference in weight between cut boards as well, the lighter the better.
• #2 You must prepare your weapons and practice your technique. Lightly tapping on the particular weapon daily will help prepare the soft tissue. In the older days students when hit hard surfaces creating swelling and ripping the skin to make it more tough for breaking boards (and other things). Go through the technique daily, using correct stance, sine wave, chambering and breathing. Ask a Sabanim for some help in preparing.
Students who have committed to breaking/making a record what record(s) attempt?
1. Fay Dolan 6 inch punch with 2 boards
2. Kim Dustin 3 boards hand held step up side piercing
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November 12, 2022 Grandmaster Robert Wheatley will be presenting a seminar in New Jersey. Many of us are going so put it on your calendar and wait for more information to follow.
Wednesday, November 16 we will take our 2022 DOJANG GROUP PICTURE at 7 pm. Please put that day and time on your schedule and bring your best smile!!
Through Souderton Area Community Education, on October 13, 2022 I will be leading a Family Self-Defense class from 6:30-7:15 PM at Indian Crest Middle School along with an Adult Self-Defense on Thursday, November 10, same time and place. Call 215-721-1551 to register.
2023 Black Belt Spring Training Weekend at Camp Innabah is scheduled for April 14-16, 2023. Look for more details come the new year.
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