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SMA NewsletterApril 2015
Upcoming Tournaments • Relay for Life • Easter Egg Hunt
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Last Month 3
Studio News 4, 5
Upcoming Tournaments 5
Relay for Life 6
Contact Us 8
Photo Book 9, 10
Puzzles & Activities 7, 8
Student of the Month:
Kassidy Fusillo 8
free guest night
free guest night
Contents
This
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*no classes cancelled this month
relay for life
easter egg
hunt
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Our camps are now
enrolling! Sign up soon
to reserve your spot!
Science Camp (June)
Summer Camp (August)
Last Month
Color & Black Belt Testings
From Tiny Tigers (shown
right) to black belts, we
had an exciting month
watching our students
test. Everyone did a
great job! A special
congratulations to our black belt candidates:
2nd Dan Candidates 1st Dan Candidates
Josh Morgan Karen Schuberg
Black Belt Graduates
Congratulations are also in order for our most
recent graduates! Their Black Belt certificates
arrived from Korea last month. Congratulations to
official 1st Dan Black Belts (pictured with certificates,
from left to right): Dylan Luera, Kiely Morgan,
Cameron Kelly, and Sanjana Yerramaneni!
Guest Night
1st Friday each month!
Share TKD with your
friends, & family. Invite
them onto the mats with
us to have some fun!
Kids 5 - 6Adults 6 - 7:30
SELF
DEFENSEFREE
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Sam JangTAE GEUK 3 — RI/Fire
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.
Meet Your Instructors
Mr. 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 offered 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 beginning of 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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Mr. Torres — certified 4th Dan Black Belt.
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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 the company he works for and helped start a few years back.
Meet Your Instructors Tournament
Schedule
Santa Cruz OpenSanta Cruz, Mar 7
American OpenHayward, Mar 28
Tiger Claw OpenSan Jose, May 16
Bay Area OpenLos Altos, Sep 5
Silicon Valley OpenSan Jose, Oct 24
Easter Egg Hunt April 4
Cash, Candy, & Mystery Prizes!
Don’t miss SMA’s annual easter egg hunt! We hide
gold and silver eggs with cash prizes, and there will be
plenty of candy up for grabs too! Don’t be late, the
eggs go fast!
Saturday April 4th
1:30 - 1:31 PM
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This Month
Relay for Life May 2
Every year Team SMA participates in Relay for
Life. This event helps raise much needed funds &
awareness to save lives from cancer.
Support the event, and 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)
Stripe tests
Did you know? Each month
we focus on a new stripe, and during the last week of
each month we hold stripe testing!
Apr - Kicks
May - Forms
Jun - One Steps/Blocks
If you miss a stripe test, see
an instructor for a make up.
Rate us on Yelp!
It can be difficult to find the right studio to join, and not everyone has a friend who can help them decide which studio is best for their needs.
Rate us on Yelp and tell everyone what you think about SMA! You might just help someone find their new passion.
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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!
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ANSWER: _ _ _ _(Use the letters in the red circles!)
Do you know the Korean word for chest gear?
April TipYou 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 checklist for 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 stripes will come when you are ready!
-Mr. Hurst
Belt Stripes
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Newsletter by: Brian Hurst
Make your way through April. Literally!
Kassidy FusilloKassidy has been assisting instructors teach classes, and sets an excellent example for students. We are so excited, and thankful to have her as a class assistant.
Thank you Kassidy!
Student of the Month
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Clockwise from top left: color
belt group pic, Aminah and Mr.
Silva pose before testing,
Tiny Tigers group pic, Black
Belt group pic, Mr. Bronx
Belt Testings
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Easter Egg Hunt
