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This Week at Jhoon Rhee TKD: 8/25 to 9/30
Posted: 2008-08-25 Category: Newsletter

This Week is Sparring/Evaluation Week
Teen and adult students who have sparring gear are reminded to follow the sparring schedule this week.  If you do not have sparring gear, you should attend the teen/adult White - Blue schedule
* Black Belt Juniors (11 and under) should attend the Red/Brown/Adv. Brown Jr. class schedule
* Please remember to bring all your sparring gear to class during the weekday schedule.
Sparring gear requirements:
        Ninjas and White belts: hand pads (You can borrow gloves if you are on the trial membership)
        Gold Belts: hand, feet, and shin pads
        Orange Belts and higher: All sparring gear
        Teen/Adults all ranks: All sparring gear


Saturday 8/30/08 Belt Testing - No Classes after 11:30 am
* If you cannot test this Saturday, you must notify Master Rhee before Saturday to reschedule your test
*  Students with a star on the left corner of their attendance card are scheduled to test for their next belt.
* All testing students must present their notebook, ITP sheet, paragraph, and test application to Master Rhee before test day.
* White and Gold belts will test during their regular classes during the week
* Testing students need to dress in full uniform with all patches properly sewn. No t-shirts! Bring all your sparring gear. Advanced students are reminded to bring forms flags and belt stretcher. Unprepared students will not test.
* Classes between  9:30 am and 11:30 am will run as scheduled:
    
TEST TIMES:
   Blue, Red, Brown, Black:   11:45 am to 12:30 pm
   Orange, Green, Purple:     12:30 pm to 1:30 pm (Novice Black Belts testing for Black Belt should attend this time!)

Black Belt Exam:  Saturday, November 1
The list of potential testing candidates is posted in the school.  Prep classes in September and October will be scheduled and announced at the end of the week.  Please check the list to see if your name is on the list and start preparing now!

Have a SuperFantastic last week of Summer!
Master Rhee



Tae Kwon Do for Moms
Posted: 2008-08-20 Category: Parent's Corner

There are a lot of programs and exercises that moms and adults can sign up these days: Yoga, cardio, aerobics, Pilates and other exercises. But if you are looking for something that will challenge and inspire you, you fill find that martial arts is what you are exactly looking for. Soon, working out, will not just simply working out, it will be something new, inspiring and life changing.


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Proper Diet and Good Nutrition
Posted: 2008-08-07 Category: Kids

The Food Guide Pyramid and Food Groups

This serves as a guide to healthy eating and how to have the right proportion or balance when taking in different types of food. It is very important to balance each of the following food group.

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Martial Arts, helping children with Autism
Posted: 2008-08-02 Category: Sports

Martial arts can connect the mind and body together more strongly. That is why today, parents of children with Autism engage their children on this training as a means of physical therapy and exercise to improve their range of motion and control over movements. Martial arts training have some fundamental qualities that make it suitable for children of all ability levels and specifically children with autism.

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At Jhoon Rhee, Students Learn to Use More Than Feet and Fists
Posted: 2008-07-12 Category: Parent's Corner

On the mat at Jhoon Rhee Tae Kwon Do in Falls Church, 10 kids around the age of 10 stand silently in a row facing a three person panel. At the command of the center judge each kid faces to their left and at another command they take a step forward and punch, then return to the first position.

Located in Falls Church since 1972 the Jhoon Rhee studio has been teaching kids self defense and self respect through the martial arts. Run by Chun Rhee, son of legendary grandmaster Jhoon Rhee, the school has been built on the philosophy that teaching discipline in martial arts leads youth to improved performance in the classroom and throughout their lives.

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Ninja Camp
Posted: 2008-06-30 Category: Newsletter

Ninja Camp: ages 4 to 6. July 7 - July 11 and July 21-July 25
Plenty of room in both camps. Camp starts at 10:30 am each morning and ends at 2 pm. For more information, please pick up a flyer in our waiting area or request a pdf sent to you electronically.

Jhoon Rhee TKD: Picnic Rescheduled
Posted: 2008-06-25 Category: Newsletter

Due to summer vacations and kids away at camp, the Picnic will be rescheduled for sometime in mid-September/early October. If you paid for the picnic, we will give you a refund the next time you are at the studio.

Tae Kwon Do in the 2008 Olympic Games
Posted: 2008-06-20 Category: Sports

Tae Kwon Do event competition will mark its way on the coming Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Tae kwon Do was only featured in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics as a demonstration sport, but now as it has become one of the most popular Martial Arts sports in the world. It is also one of the official sports in the Olympics since the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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Proper Hygiene
Posted: 2008-07-11 Category: Kids

Proper Hygiene is one of the first things that our parents teach us. These could be brushing our teeth, washing our hands and taking a bath. Basically, proper hygiene means the steps that you make to be clean and stay healthy. It is very important because it keeps and promotes the health of people and the community.


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Benefits of Tae Kwon Do
Posted: 2008-07-11 Category: Parent's Corner

Benefits of Tae Kwon Do training for your child...


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