Apr '16 Newsletter

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SMA NewsletterApril 201

Upcoming Tournaments •

Relay for Life


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Studio News, Tournaments 4

Meet Your Instructors 5

Curriculum Schedule 5

Relay For Life 6

Mr. Hurst’s Field Trips 7

Contact Us 9

Puzzles & Activities 8, 9

Student of the Month 9

Kai Dennis

Newsletter Contents

T h i s M o n t h

Have Feedback?

Please share your thoughts with

us! Review a specific class, tell us

what we can improve, or share new

ideas.

Just look for the gray mailbox!


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Studio closed on any highlighted days

Important Dates

Apr 30-May 1 Relay For Life

*There are no other upcoming events

at this time.

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Tae Geuk 3: Sam Jang

Ri, the symbol for the third Tae Geuk form, means fire,

sun and light. Literally, the sun contains immense

energy, and has great intensity—a key component of TKD

practice. Metaphorically, fire represents the passion of a

martial artist at this advanced beginner stage. There are

block/punch and block/kick combinations that require

bursts of energy and coordination as defense becomes

counter-attack.

Tournament

Schedule

Santa Cruz OpenSanta Cruz, Mar 5

American OpenHayward, Mar 26

Tiger Claw OpenSan Jose, May 21

Bay Area OpenLos Altos, Sep 3

Silicon Valley OpenSan Jose, Sep 24

RI (fire)


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Stripe

tests

Each month we focus on a

new stripe, and during the

last week of each month we

hold stripe testing!

Jan - Kicks

Feb - Forms

Mar - One Steps

If you miss a stripe test, see

an instructor for a make up.

Meet Your

InstructorsMr. Torres — certified 4th Dan Black Belt.

Mr. Torres started his martial arts

training over 15 years ago while

attending UC Santa Cruz. At the time,

Tae Kwon Do was o! ered as part of

the University’s PE program by a local

Tae Kwon Do Master that had his

own private dojang in the city.

Discovering this information, Mr.

Torres jumped on the opportunity

straight away! This was the beginningof new way of life which opened

many opportunities, such as, training

in Aikido, at UC Berkeley’s TKD

program, and eventually joining Silva

Tae kwon Do over 10 years ago.

When the moment arrived to

attend graduate school at San Jose

State University, Master Silva was the

only Master in the area...

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Thursdays Beginner & Intermediate Classes Red/Black Belts

7-Apr Kick Intro & 1st Half of Forms Block Review & Self Defense

14-Apr Kicks & Forms Stances Odd Forms & Black Belt Forms

21-Apr Kick Combinations Even Forms & One Steps 1-14

28-Apr Kick Stripe Test & Full Forms Take Downs, Falls, Sweeps One Steps 15-20

5-May Forms Blocks And Combinations Kick Combinations & One Steps Pt 2

12-May Forms & Kick Review Block Review & Self Defense

19-May Forms & One Step Intro Odd Forms & Black Belt Forms

26-May Forms Stripe Test & One Steps Even Forms & One Steps 1-14


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Photos • Events • News

Like our Facebook today,and you’ll stay up to datewith our studio’s events,connect with classmates,and find out about specialdeals!

Facebook.com/TeamSMA

This Month

Relay for Life Apr 30th to May 1st

Every year Team SMA participates in Relay for

Life. This event helps raise much needed funds &

awareness to save lives from cancer.

Help us reach our goal of $1,000 by

volunteering, walking laps, and donating! Our team

page will be up soon — search “Team SMA.”

10 AM Saturday 10 AM Sunday

Townsend Field (1111 Bellomy St, Santa Clara)

*BBC will meet at the Field (no classes cancelled)

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...that was happy and willing to work with Mr. Torres’ work and school schedule so he

could continue training. Soon after joining Silva Tae Kwon Do, Mr. Torres began assisting

and teaching classes as a red belt. The rest is history, and a future in the making, with

Silva Martial Arts as a permanent home for Mr. Torres.

Mr. Torres holds a fourth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a brown belt in

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu; a martial art that he trains in three days a week that focuses on

grappling and ground self-defense techniques, and which he teaches to SMA advance

belts. Mr. Torres enjoys teaching and seeing the progress that SMA students make over

time and sometimes in front of his eyes! When Mr. Torres is not at the studio during his

normal teaching hours, he is traveling the world on behalf of a company that he helped

start several years ago.

Meet Your Instructors


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Adventure Kids

Exciting Events in April

After School (WO Elementary)

Tue Rock Climbing • Wed Field Trips • Thu Tae Kwon Do

Weekend Events (Open to All)

Indoor Rock Climbing (1-5 PM) Sun April 24th

Kid’s Night Out (4-8 PM) Sat April 30th

RSVP More Information

JoinAwesome

Events

ADVENTURE KIDS

The Science Factory

Spring Break Science Camp

(April 11-15)

The Science Factory is at it again, with a brand new

camp scheduled exclusively for Spring Break! TSF’s camp

program is listed under “10 Best Summer Camps in Santa

Clara” according to Yelp, coming in at #3.

Their Spring Break Camp this year is dubbed “Sampler

Pack,” because it is a variety of the di! erent science

subjects that are o! ered in the summer.

This Spring, explore a variety of subjects from the life,

earth, and physical sciences. Enjoy break with fun

experiments, and get your feet wet for our summer camps!

RSVP More Information

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.sciencefactorycamp.com/%23!ourprogram/cb1bhttp://www.sciencefactorycamp.com/%23!ourprogram/cb1bmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.adventurekidsprogram.com/%23!eventsblog/c5k5http://www.adventurekidsprogram.com/%23!eventsblog/c5k5mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Earth Day Coloring

Earth Day is a day for us to think about how we

are impacting the earth with our decisions like

recycling, and protecting the rain forests! You

can celebrate by finding a fun nature picture (like

above) to color in!

siheld _ _ _ _ _ _

tornuaemnt _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

glod mdeal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

otsudie bkloc _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

ANSWER: _ _ _ _

(Use the letters in the red circles!)

Do you know the Korean wordfor chest gear?

April Tip

You might already know that

in order to test, you will

need three stripes: green,

red, and yellow. Do you

know why we use the stripe

system?

Stripes are like a checklistfor you and your instructor.

They signal that you can

show your techniques

correctly.

Remember not to stress

about whether you have

stripes. Instead, try your

best in all your classes, and

remember that the stripeswill come when you are

ready!

-Mr. Hurst

Belt Stripes


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Make your way through April. Literally!

For content submission, advertising, questions & comments,

Please contact us:

[email protected] •

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Newsletter written monthly by: Brian Hurst

Kai Dennis

Kai Dennis was chosenthis month by SMA’s sta!

members for his awesome

positive attitude, as well

as his energetic spirit. Kai

is an excellent role model

for other students,

because he’s always ready

to give it his best.

Student ofthe Month
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