Glens Falls Tae Kwon Do

The GFTKD annual Charity Board Break-a-thon will be held Saturday, May 22 from Noon-2 PM to benefit Amanda’s House of Glens Falls.

Come and support the students’ efforts to raise funds for a worthy cause.

GFTKD will be holding the following fund-raising events leading up to the Break-a-thon:

• Game Night @ GFTKD 4/23/2010, 6-8 PM
• Car Wash @ First Baptist Church (across from GFTKD) 5/1/2010
• Garage Sale @ GFTKD 5/15/2010

Color Belt Test:

• Saturday, 4/17/2010, 9AM
• Saturday, 5/15/2010, 9AM
• Saturday, 6/12/2010, 9AM
• Saturday, 7/17/2010, 9AM
• Saturday, 8/14/2010, 9AM

Black Belt Test:

• Friday, 6/11/2010, 5PM

The Summer Program begins on Monday, July 5th, 2010. NEW STUDENTS will receive 6 weeks of instruction and a uniform for $50.00! Stop by the office to sign up!

GFTKD students will be participating in the following upcoming tournaments:

Northeast Open – July 10, 2010

CaRMAA tournament at South Glens Falls Senior High – October 2, 2010 (More information soon)

Seventeen students from GFTKD competed in the AAU Regional Qualifier at Hudson Valley Community College on Feb. 6th, 2010. All 17 earned invitations to compete at the AAU Nationals this summer, winning six gold, nine silver and eight bronze medals.

Results:
Ashley B. – 3rd place – Forms
Zachary B. – 2nd place – Forms
Roger Brown – 2nd place – Sparring (Olympic style)
Keenan C. – 1st place – Sparring (Point style); Finalist – Forms
Reilly C. – 3rd place – Forms; 2nd place – Sparring (Point style)
Rachael Cutter – 3rd place – Forms
Mark Dunbar – 1st place – Forms; 2nd place – Sparring (Olympic style)
Zack D. – 3rd place – Forms; 1st place – Sparring (Olympic style)
Noah J. – 2nd place – Forms; 3rd place – Sparring (Point style)
Aidan M. – 1st place – Forms
Tamsin MacDonald – 2nd place – Forms
Lexie M. – 3rd place – Forms
Sam P. – 2nd place – Forms; 3rd place – Sparring (Point style)
Adin Potter – 3rd place – Forms; 2nd place – Sparring (Point style)
Lexi P. – 1st place – Forms
Ron W. – 1st place – Forms
Walter M. – 2nd place – Forms

Congratulations to twenty-six of our fellow students who competed in the forks and breaking CaRMAA tournament in East Greenbush on Saturday, November 7th.  Each represented their school in great fashion, winning or not.  Thanks to all of you the local food pantry benefited greatly due to all of your contributions.  The friendships forged during these events help bond fellow students together within our school and within the CaRMAA group as a whole.  We all had a great time and gained valuable experiences for future events.  If you missed this opportunity and want to compete in forms or sparring, look forward to February 6th at Hudson Valley Community College for the AAU Regional Qualifier.

Tournament Results

• Ashley B.: Forms 3rd
• Zachary B.: Forms T-4th
• Roger Brown: Breaking 2nd
• Paris C.: Breaking 3rd
• Eric C.: Breaking 1st
• Keenan C.: Breaking 2nd
• Reilly C.: Forms 2nd/Breaking 1st
• Rachael Cutter: Breaking 4th
• Mark Dunbar: Forms 2nd/Breaking 2nd
• Matthew D.: Breaking 3rd
• Zachary D.: Forms 2nd
• Jenna G.: Forms T-4th
• Justin G.: Forms T-4th
• Nicole L.: Forms 3rd
• Aidan M.: Forms 3rd/Breaking 3rd
• Walter M.: Forms T-4th
• Lexie M.: Forms 2nd/Breaking 1st
• Jay P.: Breaking 3rd
• Sam P.: Forms 1st/Breaking 2nd
• Adin Potter: Forms 1st
• Alexis P.: Forms 1st
• RonW.: Forms T-4th
• Abigail W.: Forms 1st/Breaking 1st
• John Wilkerson: Forms 3rd/Breaking 1st
• Olivia W.: Forms T-4th
• Zachary W.: Forms 3rd/Breaking 2nd

Capital District Tae Kwon Do Tournament
November 7, 2009 10:00 a.m.
Goff Middle School – East Greenbush, NY

Forms and Board Breaking

Several students from the school will be participating in this year’s CARMAA tournament.  Last year many of our students brought home trophies.  Come down and cheer them on as they seek to continue their tradition of success.

The color belt test for November will be held on November 21st, 2009 at 9 am.

Participants should remember to bring their sparring gear if they are testing for Yellow-I and above.

This will be a large test so make sure you come early enough to change, stretch and prepare.

Check with the office to make sure you have in all of your classes and you’re ready to test.

The November black belt test will be held on November 20th, 2009 at 5PM.  We have a number of students testing for black belt, come out and support them!

Our annual Tae Kwon Do on the beach was held on September 26th, 2009 during the Moreau Lake Nature Fest.

This year we had more than 40 students show up to enjoy the sand, sun, blue skies and beautiful Fall weather.

In between the forms, kicks and punches we enjoyed goodies from the informal back sale, which benefited out booster club.

A great time was had by all, we hope to see you there next year!