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Waldorf Martial Arts Team Capture Awards in England!

 Saturday & Sunday, July 17-18, 2016, Barclayard Arena, Birmingham, England–  Ten members of the Waldorf Martial Arts (WMA)  Competition Team traveled to Birmingham, England as part of the 70+ member Team USA to compete at the Taekwon-Do Association of Great Britain’s (TAGB) 11^th annual World Taekwon-Do Championships.   About 4,000 competitors from 20 countries were on hand.  Teams as far away as Nepal, China, and Russia as well as Pan-American Teams from the USA, Canada, and Venezuela were there.  Team USA was made up of Taekwon-Do athletes from Texas, Arkansas,  Missouri, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, Indiana, Florida, and Maryland.

The competition was incredible.  With 30 rings up and running , the event ran smoothly and on schedule.  The athletes, although from all over the world, were united by their love for Taekwon-Do and competition.  Everyone had an outstanding experience, making friends with others from around the globe!

While this was their first international event, the ten athletes from Waldorf Martial Arts represented the USA with pride!  Master Roger Cavanaugh, the teams head coach and trainer stated “They had a once-in-a-lifetime experience to which they brought their A-Game!”  The results are listed below:

R2  Dofat- Team Sparring– Bronze

Jade  Dofat- Continuous Spar-Bronze, Team Spar-Gold

Asia  Dofat- Point Spar-Silver, Team Spar-Gold

Jeremiah Quenano– Team Spar-Bronze, Continuous Spar-Silver

Dillon  Quenano- Point Sparring– Gold

Tyler Rivers- Team Sparring– Bronze

Alyse Robinson- Team Sparring– Gold

Ethan Tacastacas- Awesome Experience!

Eiane Tacastacas- Awesome Experience!

Cameran Thompson- Forms-Bronze, Team Sparring-Gold

ATTENTION EVERYONE!

WMA will be closed Saturday, April 23^rd for the

 WTA East Coast Invitational Taekwon-Do Championship

WMA is hosting this competition.  It is being held on Berry Rd. (rte. 228), right around the corner at Calvary Gospel Church.  We need your support to make the championship a success!  Mrs. C., Myself, and the WMA Staff are calling on all our students to enter the Championship.

This will be a medium size event and a great opportunity to experience competitive Taekwon-Do!  You can compete in Forms, Weapons,  Point  Sparring, and for advanced belts and Black Belts, Continuous (non-stop Point Sparring).   You can do just 1 event, or you can do them all!

 Plus . . . Students who enter and compete at the Championship will:

Receive credit for class attendance.

And…

If you win a Medal (finish in 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place) in either forms or sparring, you will earn a FREE colored stripe on your belt.

If you win a Gold Medal (1st Place) in both forms and sparring, you will get a Red Stripe on your belt.

For Red/Black Belts* & Black Belts, if you win a medal in forms or sparring, you will receive a Yellow Maintenance Stripe entitling you to skip one maintenance test.

* Red/Black Belts- this applies to your 1^st maintenance test after you receive your Black Belt.

If you do decide to go, 

Competitors must register in advance.  A competitor registration form is printed below.  Just print and complete it and bring it in. 

 If you are a spectator, buy your admission tickets in advance for only $5 a ticket.  You can buy them in advance at the WMA Pro-shop.  Admission tickets the day of the tournament, at the gate will be $10.

 Thank You for your support of our championship, our school, and our TKD family!

Mr. & Mrs. C

PS:  We’ll be needing volunteers to help make the event run smoothly.  If you can volunteer for a few hours, that would be great! Plus, volunteers get in free and get a free lunch.  Sign up to be one at the WMA Pro-shop.

Remember that the new class schedule goes into effect this week.

Yellow and Green Belts class tomorrow night, Feb. 29, starts at 7:15 pm

New Blue Belts, your class is now on Mondays at 6 pm;  Thursday has not changed.

Elite Team has been moved to Wednesday at 7 pm.

Saturdays schedule is now: 10:45 am yellow, green and blue belts  and 11:30 am is Blue/purple, Purple, Brown, Red, and Red/Black.

Mr C

The Holidays are fast approaching and you have a lot to do to prepare for them, what with decorating, baking, shopping and then wrapping! We have a great gift idea that will save you time, but, more importantly, it’s a gift that is both fun and good for the recipient as well! Martial Arts lessons. At our school, we focus on three areas of development for each student; confidence, character, and leadership.

Now, the gift package may be purchased for $50 and includes a martial arts uniform and the students first belt; the white belt. It also contains a beautiful gift certificate for a private orientation class, and one month of group lessons. Plus, 50% off one week of our Karate Sports Summer Camp next year. This comes ready to give in a beautiful Gift Box.

Call 301-645-1650 to order yours today!