Digital Newsletter August 2012

Dates to Remember - August 6th – SWAT Demo at Mankato Moon Dogs 9th – Black Belt Curriculum Meeting @ 7pm – All Black Belts are invited 13th - 17th – Temporary Schedule 16th - 21st – Swat Camp from 8:30 to 11:30am

Dates to Remember–August Cont. 28th – Black Belt Pre Test @ 7:15 (No regularly scheduled Advanced Class) 30th – Promotion Testing Early Registration deadline August 31st – Sept. 3rd – Labor Day Weekend. No Classes Sept. 8th– Promotion Testing

LCTA Promotion Testing Saturday September 8th, 2012 Testing times below are for your Current Belt/Rank White and Yellow Belt - 8:30 am to 9:15 am Orange and Green Belt - 9:15 am to 10:00 am Purple, Blue, Blue w/ Brown Belt - 10:00 am to 11:00 am Tiny Tigers and Little Hwrang - 11:00 am to 11:45 am Brown, Red, and Level Testers - 11:45 am 

LCTA Promotion Testing Reminders · Early Registration turned in by August 30th will guarantee belt and certificate on test day · The last day to register is Wednesday September 5th - No exceptions thereafter. · Make-up testing will be held, if necessary, on the evening of Thursday Sept. 13th · Must wear full uniform for testing All testing registration forms and payment due together  

Black Belt Curriculum Revisions 2012 Information Meeting Thursday August 9th, 2012 at 7:00 pm This meeting serves as an opportunity for current students to learn about our most recent Black Belt curriculum revisions which will take effect after our next promotion test on September 8th. The changes consist of the subtraction of certain requirements, and the addition of others, but by and large, only level testing requirements are affected. If you are unable to attend the meeting, emails with the revision details will be sent out to black belt students.

Black Belt Pre Test – August 28th Black Belt Pre-Test August 28th at 7:15 (No Advanced Class) Black belt testing is coming up on October 27th. If your goal is to take this degree test, you must come to the pre-test. This is for students wishing to test for deputy, 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th degree black belt, not for level testers. It is a student’s responsibility to attend the pre-test. If you do not attend the pre-test, you will not be eligible to degree test in October. During pre-testing, students will receive feedback on how they are progressing, and whether or not they need to make improvements before their official testing in Shoreview. Students will also receive a testing packet with all of the information/requirements/applications and deadlines pertinent to their upcoming test. Sign up at the Front desk to attend the August 28th pre-test.

Upcoming Interschool Championship Interschool Championship Competition for All Ages! October 6th, 2012 is our Interschool Championship tournament at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato. Competition includes Forms (Poomsae), Board Breaking, Sparring, Weapons, Team Forms and a Spirit division for our younger students. Remember, at least one Tournament is required for all students before testing for black belt. Registration forms will be released in late August. More details to follow in our September newsletter. Students (18+) and Parents if you’re interested in becoming more involved with the activities in our school, this tournament is a great way to get started. Please see the front desk to sign up. We have a variety of ways to volunteer from score-keeping and concessions to announcing and help with trophies. **S.W.A.T. tryouts are also part of the tournament. To tryout for swat you must participate in Team Forms & Breaking.**

Additional News… Weapon of the Month – Nunchucks Absent Forms – In the event of a student’s planned absence from Taekwondo training, please fill out our absent form before your time off so the desk can freeze your membership. This will prevent you from receiving absent emails. These absent forms are for vacation and medical absences only. Temporary Schedule – LCTA has a temporary schedule for the dates between August 13th – 17th. Please pick of a temporary schedule at the main desk or search your email.

Have an Excellent August. Good luck with your Test Preparations! “Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.” - Maxwell Maltz