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August 7, 2010
Ian Watts, Traditional Taekwon-do instructor at the St. Johns Community Center, promoted to 2nd Dan (2nd degree black belt) with a distinctive performance. Mr. Watts had been training almost daily--and frequently twice a day--for the past two months. In black belt testing, students are evaluated on forms, one-on-one sparring for two minutes, three-on-one sparring, knife defenses and board breaking. Students are also given a written knowledge exam, which is turned in prior to the test.
August 2, 2010
A tournament benefiting the Hwa-Rang Foundation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Sunnyside United Methodist Church at Southeast 35th Ave. and Yamhill St., just a few blocks from the Belmont do-jang. This will be a full-day tournament, with competition in non-contact sparring, forms, board breaking, demonstration teams and build the castle. There will be grand champion trophies for adults, children and colored belt forms. More information will be forthcoming in a few weeks.
August 1, 2010
The Belmont do-jang will host an open sparring session from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. This will be a good time to test sparring skills against practitioners of other martial arts in a friendly, non-competitive environment. Students will spar two-minute rounds with a partner, and then switch partners. When pairing up, you will agree on rules for legal techniques and the amount of contact allowable. Cost is $5 for this sparring session.
April
20, 2010
With the weather warming up, it's time replenish your stock of t-shirts. tank tops, polo shirts and other spring and summer wear. And there is no better way to do this than by ordering our distinctive Traditional Taekwon-do shirts. We will be ordering shirts on May 3. If you place your order in advance, you get the pre-order discount, which is a 15% savings. You can use the list below to make your selections. E-mail them to: tkdpdx@spiritone.com . You can pay when the order comes in. To make your selections, go the following page and click on the links for each style of shirt: http://www.taekwondo-pdx.com/shirts1.html
April 17, 2010
Lynn Hanson and Irina Alonso passed their tests to attain 2nd Dan (second degree black belt) while Evan Simko was promoted to 1st Dan at the black belt test on April 17. Mrs. Hanson is a long-time student and also a highly ranked equestrian. Ms Alonso is an assistant instructor at the Belmont Do-jang. Mr. Simko is an assistant instructor at the Buckman Elementary School SUN taekwon-do program. In black belt testing, students
are evaluated on forms, one-on-one sparring for two minutes, three-on-one
sparring, knife defenses and board breaking. Students are also given a
written knowledge exam, which is turned in prior to the test.
April 5,
2010
Purple belts Charity and Aaron-Dunlevy-Todd are the students of the month for March. The siblings attended classes nearly every day and made immense progress, while deporting themselves properly, often in adult classes.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
March 7, 2010
First degree blue belt Claire Barnett is student of the month for February. Claire has really stepped up her attendance in the past few months, and it has paid off in solid progress. In addition, she has been very helpful in working with children and lower ranked adults in class. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
February 1, 2010
Melissa and Isaiah Lindsey, who earned their 1st Dans in December, are Students of the Month for December and January. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
January 20, 2010
December 12, 2009
Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan students did well at the White Tiger Taekwon-do Tournament at East Portland Community Center. Second Dan Isaac Willis won the adult all-around grand championship, and also first place in forms, breaking and sparring. Purple belt Rockne Helms won the adult grand championship in forms and also took first place in board breaking. Results for other Belmont do-jang students: Cody Wirz: 1st place, youth
yellow belt board breaking; 2nd place, youth yellow belt sparring.
December 12, 2009
Oscar-winning film director
Gus Van Sant selected the Belmont do-jang for a scene in his new movie
and filmed inside the do-jang on Dec. 12. The scene involved a fencing
lesson. The movie, whose title had been "Restless" but is undergoing a
name change, stars Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper and Schuyler Fisk.
December 5, 2009
Quinz Wade, the head instructor at the Buckman School SUN taekwon-do program, gained his 2nd Dan on Dec. 5, topping off the promotion test with an impressive board break--a triple jumping front kick. Promoting to 1st Dan were
Isaiah Lindsey, Melissa Lindsay (both from the Belmont do-jang) and Nue
Ching Cha from North Portland.
November 24, 2009
A new lease with the Robert A. Bitar Corp. was signed today, guaranteeing that the Belmont do-jang of Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan will remain in its current location for another five years. With the new lease, we will be able to start making some improvements both sinside and outside the building, including a front window, new exterior paint and new floor covering in the back hallway and dressing room. Most of this work will begin next spring and summer. Nov. 22, 2009
Six black belts from Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan participated in a senior class project by Pacific University students that measured the force of various martial arts hand techniques. The black belts were Gil Johnson,Mark Lockie, Isaac Willis, Vance Perry, Elisha Patterson and Irina Alonso. The Pacific students brought a digital device connected to a punching pad and measured the force of the following kinds of strikes: reverse punch, inward knifehand strike, outward knifeahnd strike, crossing backfist, front elbow strike, back elbow strike and downward elbow strike. Mr. Willis had the highest power score the Pacific students have seen to date by registering a blow equal to 3500 Newtons (approximately 900 pounds per square inch) with a downward elbow strike. Here is video from the test: November 14, 2009
Elisha Patterson won the adult black belt grand champion trophy at the Pacific Northwest Taekwon-do Championship Tournament, sponsored by Bettencourt;s Taekwon-do America. Mr. Patterson, a 2nd Dan and instructor at the Belmont do-jang, took first place in forms and breaking, and second place in sparring. Purple belt Rockne Helms also represented Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan at the tournament and won first place in sparring and forms. October 24, 2009
More than $1,000 was raised at the Hwa-Rang Foundation Invitational Tournament held at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Father Paul Schroeder, pastor of the church, is the incoming Hwa-Rang president. The foundation provides scholarships to low income children studying martial arts. Isaac Willis, 2nd Dan, won the adult grand champion trophy for the second consecutive year at this tournament. Sean Kealiher of White Tiger Martial Arts was the children's grand champion, while Marcia Giles of Shudokan Karate of Milwaukie won the colored belts forms grand champion trophy. August 8, 2009
Congratulations to Lisa Casey, Ron Milligan, Emily O'Loughlin and Ally Shuel. whol all successfully tested for black belt. Observers at the test said the four performances were among the best they had seen at a traditional taewkon-do black belt test. |
Ron
Milligan, who earned his 1st Dan in August, is Student of the Year at the
Belmont Do-jang for 2009. Ron compiled an impressive attendance record
both before and after his black belt test, often working out twice a day.
He participated in the successful demonstration at Portland State University
at the beginning of the year and also competed in every tournament, usually
winning first place in forms and sparring. He brought in three new students
and has been very helpful in working with students in class. Above all,
Ron has embodied all of the Five Tenets throughout his time in taekwon-do.