West Side Taekwondo

In this issue:

- Happy 15th Anniversary!!!

- Next Promotion Test (Saturday, December 1; Tuesday, December 4)

- Private Lessons

- Bring a Friend / Parent / Sibling Day (Saturday, November 3)

- December is “Free Workouts for the Entire Family” month!

- Holiday Stocking Stuffers—Give the Gift of Taekwondo!

- Team West Side Apparel

- Thanksgiving Closing

- Upcoming Tournament

- Recognize these people? Recognize the place?

- News from Mr. Slavcho Rachev

- Taekwondo and World Peace….Huh?

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Happy 15th Anniversary!!!

West Side Taekwondo’s first class was held on October 13, 1992. We’ve come a long way with the support of all our students, parents, instructors and friends. Here’s to the next 15 years of West Side Taekwondo!!!

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Next Promotion Test

Please note the schedule for our next promotion tests and belt ceremonies:

Main Test: Saturday, December 1, 11:00 am. NO CLASSES all day.

Make-up Test: Tuesday, December 4, 6:30 pm. NO 6:30 pm CLASS.

Belt Ceremony: Tuesday, December 11, 6:30 pm. NO 6:30 pm CLASS.

Individual makeup tests can also be scheduled. Please contact Master Whang Sr. at sonnywhang@gmail.com.

Please fill out the Testing Application (available here: WST Promotion Testing Sheet February 2007.doc) and submit it along with your promotion test fee to the front office. To ensure our parents and guardians are fully engaged in our young students’ training, each child candidate under the age of 16 must submit a Parent’s/Guardian’s Testing Permission Sheet, filled out and signed (available here: WST Promotion Test Guardian Permission Sheet.doc). Thank you for your cooperation.

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Private Lessons

Private lessons are a great way to brush up for the promotion test, and are available subject to instructors’ availability. Please see the attached WST Private Lesson Guidelines 2007.pdf.

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Bring a Friend / Parent / Sibling Day

Saturday, November 3, 2007—All Classes

Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, Friends … all are welcome to participate and learn in introductory lessons for everyone! Come oil your creaky bones, come learn some new exercises and break a sweat next to your child!

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And even better—December is “Free Workouts for the Entire Family” month!

For the entire month of December, all immediate family members work out for free at West Side Taekwondo. Take advantage and add some balance to all the Holiday eating you’ll be doing!!! (This does not include Pee Wee and Pee Pod classes.)

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Holiday Stocking Stuffers—Give the Gift of Taekwondo!

This Holiday season, give a trial month program to those you love. Available now through December 31—only $40 (regularly $150, and includes uniform ($40 value))!!! (This does not include Pee Wee or Pee Pod classes.)

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Team West Side Apparel

By popular demand, we are taking final orders for Team West Side warmups, pullovers, jerseys and shorts!!! The options are:

1) Adidas NCAA United Tracksuit (Adult men’s XS-XL only, top and bottom) – $150

2) Adidas Calcio Half-zip pullover (Youth and adult sizes) – $100

3) Adidas +United Short sleeved jersey (Youth and adult sizes) $90

4) Adidas +United Shorts (Youth and adult sizes) $40

Click here for our Catalogue: WST Catalogue of Team West Side Apparel.pdf

Click here for the Order Form: WST Team West Side Apparel Order Form.doc

Click here for the Sizing Chart: WST Sizing Charts.tif

You can also have your name and number embroidered on the front (you can choose your first or last name, or nickname). Numbers can be one or two digits.

Please fill out the order form and submit it along with payment to Master Paul Lim by Saturday, October 27.

Need some equipment? Here’s the West Side Taekwondo price list – convenient sparring packages with everything you need for sparring are available. Click here for our Equipment Catalogue: WST Equipment Price List.doc

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Thanksgiving Closing

Please note that West Side Taekwondo will be closed from Wednesday, November 21 and re-open Monday, November 26.

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Upcoming Tournament

For those of you interested in competition, another local next tournament is coming soon! Details below. If interested, please contact Team West Side Tournament Coordinator Mrs. Sue Etkin at sueetkin@aol.com. For those of you who aren’t familiar with tournaments, here is a little primer on what to expect, and what is expected of you as a competitor or a parent: WST Tournament Handbook.doc.

Event Date

October 27, 2007

Event Title

NEW YORK OPEN TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS

Host & Director

US TaeKwonDo Inc, Y. H. PARK

Venue

COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND SPORT AND RECREATION CENTER NEW YORK
1415 Richmond Ave.
STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314

Poster >>

General Information >>

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Recognize these people? Recognize the place?

That’s Master Whang, Jr. along with good friend Master Tim Connolly. Master Connolly is a many-time US National Champion and US Team member, and is one of today’s top Hollywood stuntsmen, having appeared in such blockbusters as the Matrix trilogy and, more recently, the epic 300 (http://www.300ondvd.com/). Master Whang Jr. is also pictured here Gerard Butler, the star of 300. Master Connolly played the father of the young King Leonidas, and performed all the stunts for Mr. Gerard. And yes, that’s West Side Taekwondo, where they came for a morning workout recently!

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News From Mr. Slavcho Rachev

Mr. Slavcho Rachev (former instructor at West Side) writes that he has started a club called “Cho’s Elite Taekwondo and Fitness” in the town of Razlog, Bulgaria. Congratulations, Mr. Rachev!!!

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Taekwondo and World Peace … Huh?

Did you know that you are contributing to world peace by practicing Taekwondo? These articles makes the case that Taekwondo might be able to do for North Korea / South Korea & US relations what “Ping Pong” diplomacy did for China / US relations over thirty years ago.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21000352/

http://www.kwwl.com/News/index.php?ID=16119