New Updates
1. Membership Forms + Dues
Membership forms can be obtained from any of the officers and must be completely filled out and returned bythis Tuesday. Along with the filled out form you need your insurance information and dues. If you chose to write a check, it should be made out to “Texas Taekwondo.” Once your form and dues have been turned in, we will add you to the Texas Taekwondo Facebook group where our lessons and conversations are documented with photos and videos. If you haven’t turned in your paperwork by the third class day, we can’t allow you to kick with us for liability reasons. Remember, forms and dues are due this Tuesday!

2. Try Outs
Try outs begin this week! We look forward to the results. Please contact Coach Joe Van or Team Captain Raymund Lee with any questions regarding the process.

3. Tip of the Week
Let’s take it back to the basics for a bit. Do you know your three checks? Make sure you have at least one soft one and one hard one so you’re prepared for all situations.

4. Kicks 4 Kids
Our program at UT Elementary as an after school program begins tomorrow! We will be training the students the basics of sparring and ending the semester with a competition! Please email texastaekwondo@gmail.com if you’re interested in donating or helping out.

5. Competition Season- AAU
The Texas Taekwondo’s official competition schedule has officially been released. Our first match up of the season is this Saturday with the AAU Dallas Competition. Keep posted on the results by checking our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/TexasTaekwondo or check out the official website: http://www.gtsportusa.com/

If you’d like to come cheer on the team -and we highly encourage that you do- respond to our facebook event (http://www.facebook.com/events/222629741161580/) and we’ll get you a ride up and a place to stay!

Also, We will be hosting the Southwest Fight-Offs here at UT on February 25th! More details will be on the way.

Ongoing Information
6. Officer Update
The spring semester is always an exciting round of tournaments and training for the “big dance” at MIT this April. Currently our officers are focusing on organizing sparring opportunities with other schools. We have several date officially on the calendar so if you’d like to get involved with the planning, please contact the officers via our gmail account (texastaekwondo@gmail.com)
7. Practice
We have kicking practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9pm in RSC 1.138. We also have a TA format practice on Saturday from 12-2 to work on specific problems. However, spring season usually sends us across the state (and nation) for weekend competitions so check our competition schedule for details. We can always use more training partners so share the news about this activity we all love.
General Information
8. Anonymous Response Form
See anywhere we could be improved? Have ideas for team training? We need your feedback! Fill out this form to let us know how we can better serve you. It’s completely anonymous so don’t feel shy about being completely honest. The form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpBNEt0VHZVYVR3b3dwRUdoT3lGNXc6MQ

9. Facebook
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook and share our page will all your friends! The link can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/TexasTaekwondo

See you at practice!
Texas Fight!

2. Membership Forms + Dues
Membership forms can be obtained from any of the officers and must be completely filled out and returned. Along with the filled out form, you need your insurance information and dues by February 7th. If you chose to write a check, they should be made out to “Texas Taekwondo.” Once your form and dues have been turned in, we will add you to the Texas Taekwondo Facebook group where our lessons and conversations are documented with photos and videos. If you haven’t turned in your paperwork by the third class day, we can’t allow you to kick with us for liability reasons.

3. Tip of the Week
Since our big focus this week has mostly been distance, I want to make a point regarding that topic. Most of the work of getting into distance is by using checks and motions. It’s often one of the first points of technique to go but is vital for keeping your opponent on their toes.

4. Kicks 4 Kids
We will be starting our program beginning February 6th. If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Sadie Witkowski at Sadie.witkowski@gmail.com.

5. Competition Season
The Texas Taekwondo’s official competition schedule has officially been released.
February 6th- Kicks for Kids Program Begins
February 11th- AAU Tournament hosted by GT Sports in Dallas
February 25th- Southwest Conference Fight-Offs held at UT
March 3rd- Practice held at GT Sport TKD in Dallas
March 12th-16th- Spring Break
March 17th- Practice Resumes
March 25th- UT Austin Dual
April 9th-9th- NCTA Collegiates
April 21st- Tentative A&M Tournament
May 4th- Last day of Spring 2012
May 5th- Banquet

Ongoing Information
6. Officer Update
The spring semester is always an exciting round of tournaments and training for the “big dance” at MIT this April. Currently our officers are focusing on organizing sparring opportunities with other schools. We have several date officially on the calendar so if you’d like to get involved with the planning, please contact our officers at texastaekwondo@gmail.com

7. Practice
We have kicking practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9pm in RSC 1.138. We can always use more training partners so share the news about this activity we all love.

General Information
8. Anonymous Response Form
See anywhere we could be improved? Have ideas for team training? We need your feedback! Fill out this form to let us know how we can better serve you. It’s completely anonymous so don’t feel shy about being completely honest. The form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpBNEt0VHZVYVR3b3dwRUdoT3lGNXc6MQ

9. Facebook
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook and share our page will all your friends! The link can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/TexasTaekwondo

See you at practice!
Texas Fight!

2. Kicks 4 Kids
We will be starting our program beginning February 6th. If you are interested in being a coach on Mondays (4:15-5) for our exciting pilot program, please contact Sadie Witkowski at Sadie.witkowski@gmail.com by January 25th.

Ongoing Information
3. Try Outs
Try outs for the new semester will be held soon! Attend class tues/thurs from 7-9pm for information on dates and times. Please contact Coach Joe Van or Team Captain Raymund Lee with any questions regarding the process.

4. Officer Update
The spring semester is always an exciting round of tournaments and training for the “big dance” at MIT this April. Currently our officers are focusing on organizing sparring opportunities with other schools.

5. Practice
We have kicking practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9pm in RSC 1.138. We also have a practice on Saturday from 12-2 to work on specific problems individually with the coach and get specific attention on anything you’re having trouble with. We can always use more training partners so share the news about this activity we all love!
General Information
6. Anonymous Response Form
See anywhere we could be improved? Have ideas for team training? We need your feedback! Fill out this form to let us know how we can better serve you. It’s completely anonymous so don’t feel shy about being completely honest. The form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpBNEt0VHZVYVR3b3dwRUdoT3lGNXc6MQ

7. Membership Forms + Dues
Membership forms will be available from our officers during our class dates (tues/thurs 7-9pm). More information on all the great perks of joining club and team will be explained then so please show up to hear all the details!

8. Facebook
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook and share our page will all your friends! The link can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/TexasTaekwondo

See you at practice!
Texas Fight!

1. Anonymous Response Form
See anywhere we could be improved? Have ideas for team training? We need your feedback! Fill out this form to let us know how we can better serve you. It’s completely anonymous so don’t feel shy about being completely honest. The form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpBNEt0VHZVYVR3b3dwRUdoT3lGNXc6MQ

2. Tip of the Week (or Month in this case…)
Keep motivated! I know it’s difficult to continue kicking, running, and lifting when at home. The temptation to sleep, drink, and be merry is one we all face during these winter months. But right now is one of your best opportunities to push beyond the limits you set on yourself over the semester. Think of all the other tkd teams who are getting slower and lazier while we just keep getting better. And if you ever need some outside motivation, remember we’re all here to cheer each other on!

3. Texas LoneStar Dual @ A&M
A big round of applause for all our fighters this past weekend. In a fledgling tradition, we will be having biannual tournaments with Baylor and A&M- dubbed Texas LoneStar Duals. This past weekend we travelled to College Station and fought to procure the title of tournament champions. UT came in first with 84 points. A&M secured second place with 78 points and Baylor came in third with 42 points. Our individual fighters who garnered us a win include: Jonalyn Herce, Melissa Benavides, Sadie Witkowski, Luiz Garcia, Jeremie Vega, Kyu Hur, Court Flato, Raymund Lee, and Martin Huang.

4. Winter Break Goals
Team Captain Raymund Lee will be sending out a workout guide and goals to be met over the break. Remember, it will be required to run a seven minute mile by the time you get back from break so don’t fall into laziness!

5. Socials- Secret Santa
Secret Santa and the ensuing potluck were a huge success again this year. Thank you everyone who participated to continue our winter tradition. A special thanks to everyone who cooked just for the event. Hope the rest of your holiday is just as merry!

6. Kicks 4 Kids
We have now come down to our final class with the kids of UT Elementary. November 28th, we’ll be hosting their final class which will also serve as a demonstration for their parents. We’d like to thank everyone who donated their time to see this exciting project to completion.

7. Officer Update
Our officers are a hard working lot who are trying to grow the Taekwondo program to new heights. Currently, they are doing a teaching program for UT elementary students once a week on mondays as well as organizing “fight-offs” with local gyms. They are also making a push for more fundraising events. Offers of assistance are always welcome and encouraged, particularly if you have a contact with another school interested in some friendly sparring matches. We will be sending out officer applications before the end of the semester for those interested in serving in an officer position next semester.

8. Membership Forms + Dues
Membership forms can be obtained from any of the officers and must be completely filled out and returned. Along with the filled out form you need your insurance information and dues. If you chose to write a check, they should be made out to “Texas Taekwondo.” Once your form and dues have been turned in, we will add you to the Texas Taekwondo Facebook group where our lessons and conversations are documented with photos and videos. If you haven’t turned in your paperwork by the third class day, we can’t allow you to kick with us for liability reasons.

9. Try Outs
Stay tuned for tryouts next semester and please contact Coach Joe Van or Team Captain Raymund Lee for any questions.
10. Practice
We have discontinued having kicking practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9pm in RSC 1.138 until the end of the break. However, we’ll be back January 17th and we encourage you to spread the word to all your friends and bring them along. We can always use more training partners and it’s a great way to share an activity we all love.

11. Facebook
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook and share our page will all your friends! The link can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/TexasTaekwondo

See you at practice next week!
Texas Fight!

The results are as follows; University of Texas 84, Texas A&M 78, Baylor University 42

Texas Taekwondo fighters that won:

Jeremie Vega

Jonalyn Herce

Melissa Benavides

Luiz Garcia

Kyu Hur

Court Flato

Sadie Witkowski

Martin Huang

Congrats to all our fighters who won, and thanks to A&M for hosting and for Baylor for coming as well!

Photos bellow:

Tim Fu:

Martin Huang:

Ray Lee:

Jeremie Vega:

The past week, our coach, Joe Van, started a goal planning project called “Focus on YOU”. Focus on YOU was a week long goal-setting-idea where one area of weakness was “focused” on. The idea was to find one tangible goal that each individual could personally work on that week to elimnate any kinds of shortcoming each figher may have. The project was successful in that it allowed each athlete to be mindful of Taekwondo throughout their busy schedule this week.

Texas Taekwondo is a goal-oriented club that focuses not only on athletics but also the development in each member’s life at a personal and professional level. The goal setting project of the past week was a testament to the club’s commitment towards personal development as well as preparation for a fight-off that will take place at Texs A&M.

Tomorrow at College Station, Texas Taekwondo will be at A&M to fight matches between other colleges that have a Taekwondo program. Texas A&M, Baylor, and University of Texas are the schools that will be present. With the football team losing to Baylor today, the Taekwondo program will be sure that the glory stolen from them on the football field will be recaptured. In the Taekwondo ring, we will let our presence be known as our athletes will show the struggles that we have overcome as a team and as University of Texas students and  athletes.

Texas Fight!

-Kyung “Kevin” Won

The first semester went well, the kids were like little sponges ready to soak up whatever kicks we gave them to learn.

We plan on continuing this program next semester and will used what we’ve learned from this semester to better the program.

Here are some photos of the last class:

-DReg

1. Anonymous Response Form
See anywhere we could be improved? Have ideas for team training?  We need your feedback!  Fill out this form to let us know how we can better serve you.  It’s completely anonymous so don’t feel shy about being completely honest.  The form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpBNEt0VHZVYVR3b3dwRUdoT3lGNXc6MQ

2. Tip of the Week
It’s sounds like a simple task but try to stretch at least once everyday.  Taekwondo is both about strength as well as flexibility.  It might be easiest to work it into your schedule for every evening before bed.  Just a few minutes taken out of your day to stretch can be the difference of nailing that headshot or coming up too short.

3. Thanksgiving Break
As I’m sure everyone is aware, turkey day is right around the corner.  While I wholeheartedly endorse pigging out on the occasion, make sure you don’t let training slip out of your mind.  We will have practice Tuesday night but will not resume until Monday morning.  Keep an eye on the google calendar for further details.

4. Kicks for Tips + Pedicabbing
A huge round of applause for our pedicabbers this past weekend!  Raymund Lee and Kevin Won (along with the assistance of our wonderful alumni Xing Fang) pedaled from early evening saturday to nearly three in the morning.   As a first test run of a possible new fundraiser, they did a great job!

5. Socials- Secret Santa
Continuing the tradition from last year, we’ll be having a secret santa gift exchange.  Details still to be posted but we encourage everyone to participate- club and team members alike!  We’ll be using elfster.com to create accounts so feel free to check out the website ahead of time.

6. Kicks 4 Kids
We have now come down to our final class with the kids of UT Elementary.  November 28th, we’ll be hosting their final class which will also serve as a demonstration for their parents.  We’d like to thank everyone who donated their time to see this exciting project to completion.

7. Officer Update
Our officers are a hard working lot who are trying to grow the Taekwondo program to new heights.  Currently, they are doing a teaching program for UT elementary students once a week on mondays as well as organizing “fight-offs” with local gyms. They are also making a push for more fundraising events.  Offers of assistance are always welcome and encouraged, particularly if you have a contact with another school interested in some friendly sparring matches.  We will be sending out officer applications before the end of the semester for those interested in serving in an officer position next semester.

8. Membership Forms + Dues
Membership forms can be obtained from any of the officers and must be completely filled out and returned.  Along with the filled out form you need your insurance information and dues.  If you chose to write a check, they should be made out to “Texas Taekwondo.”  Once your form and dues have been turned in, we will add you to the Texas Taekwondo Facebook group where our lessons and conversations are documented with photos and videos.  If you haven’t turned in your paperwork by the third class day, we can’t allow you to kick with us for liability reasons.

9. Try Outs
Try outs for this semester have been concluded.   If you missed tryouts but are interested in team, keep attending Tues/Thurs practice.  There will be an opportunity at the beginning of next semester to join team.
10. Practice
We will continue having kicking practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9pm in RSC 1.138.  We encourage you to spread the word to all your friends and bring them along.  We can always use more training partners and it’s a great way to share an activity we all love.  Also, we added Saturday practice 12-2pm in RSC 1.138 to further our technique and knowledge basis.  This is as a sort of TA session where you can ask for specific drills.

11. Facebook
If you haven’t already, don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook and share our page will all your friends!  The link can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/TexasTaekwondo

See you at practice next week!
Texas Fight!

PS- please comment if you read this.  Trying to gather data on our impact.

The dual was successful because we got to fight new people.This gave all of us the opportunity to fight with a great variety of people. This is great because when we start to fight the same people we get used to the our team members fight. With A&M and Baylor, we get to spar other types of fighters and it gives us more experience under our belts.

This was our first dual this academic school year, but we look forward to seeing another one in December. The Texas Taekwondo team is all about improving, and having another dual nearby gives us something to work towards at while we prepare for collegiate and getting better in general. The next dual will show us how much we’ve improved from out first fight, and show what other things we need to work on in order to become better fighters.

Photos from the dual:

Tina Tran

DanielRegueira

Kevin Won

Martin Huang

Tina and Ray

Court Flato

Malissa and Jonalyn

As the semester draws to a close, classes enter their last frantic tests.  But this is the most important time to remember to take care of your body. It’s flu season so be sure to get your shot, get plenty of rest, and drink lots of water.

2. Baylor Fight Offs

We had a great time kicking it up with Baylor and A&M this past Sunday.  We warmed up, ran drills, and then had non-point short matches to get experience with more partners.  A big thank you to our drivers Daniel Moreno, Whitney Wong, and Raymund Lee.

3. Kicks for Tips + Pedicabbing

November 12th is not only another home game, it’s also another fundraising opportunity!  We’ll be having kicks for tips: part two as a chance to earn more money for collegiates in the spring.  We’ll meet in front of the Rec, wear taekwondo shirts, and start walking.  If you attended our first kicks for tips event, this one will be much the same except we hope to have some boards for people to pay to break.  Further details are available on our Facebook page.

Simultaneously with our kicks for tips, we will be trying a new fundraiser.  We’ll be pedicabbing tailgaters for the football game so if you’re interested in this newest fundraiser- contact Raymund Lee.  Another excellent means to get information on this opportunity is by joining the sub-group within Texas Taekwondo at this link:

http://www.facebook.com/groups/10150849003125294/

4. Socials- Secret Santa

Continuing the tradition from last year, we’ll be having a secret santa gift exchange.  Details still to be posted but we encourage everyone to participate- club and team members alike!

5. Kicks 4 Kids

As mentioned in the officer update, Texas Taekwondo has started an after-school program with UT Elementary School to teach basic kicking techniques and create an atmosphere of respect and self-discipline.  The program runs every Monday from 4-5pm at UT Elementary on East 5th street (across from the LiveStrong foundation).  If you’re interested in participating, please contact one of the officers.

6. Officer Update

Our officers are a hard working lot who are trying to grow the Taekwondo program to new heights.  Currently, they are doing a teaching program for UT elementary students once a week on mondays as well as organizing “fight-offs” with local gyms. They are also making a push for more fundraising events.  Offers of assistance are always welcome and encouraged, particularly if you have a contact with another school interested in some friendly sparring matches.

7. Membership Forms + Dues

Membership forms can be obtained from any of the officers and must be completely filled out and returned.  Along with the filled out form you need your insurance information and dues.  If you chose to write a check, they should be made out to “Texas Taekwondo.”  Once your form and dues have been turned in, we will add you to the Texas Taekwondo Facebook group where our lessons and conversations are documented with photos and videos.  If you haven’t turned in your paperwork by the third class day, we can’t allow you to kick with us for liability reasons.

8. Try Outs

Try outs for this semester have been concluded.   If you missed tryouts but are interested in team, keep attending Tues/Thurs practice.  There will be an opportunity at the beginning of next semester to join team.

9. Practice

We will continue having kicking practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9pm in RSC 1.138.  We encourage you to spread the word to all your friends and bring them along.  We can always use more training partners and it’s a great way to share an activity we all love.  Also, we added Saturday practice 12-2pm in RSC 1.138 to further our technique and knowledge basis.  This is as a sort of TA session where you can ask for specific drills.

10. Facebook

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to “like” us on Facebook and share our page will all your friends!  The link can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/TexasTaekwondo

11. Anonymous Response Form

See anywhere we could be improved? Have ideas for team training?  We want your feedback!  Fill out this form to let us know how we can better serve you.  It’s completely anonymous so don’t feel shy about being completely honest.  The form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHpBNEt0VHZVYVR3b3dwRUdoT3lGNXc6MQ

See you at practice next week!

Texas Fight!