Monthly Archives: December 2009

Merry Christmas to everyone from PEI Taekwondo to all of our students and their families. All the best in 2010.

MIves

Don’t forget about the Christmas social at Dooleys (Kent Street) on Saturday the 19th from 3:00 to 5:00.

There is a small charge of $5 per person (payable at the door) which includes pool and a pop.

If you can join us, write your names on the sign up sheet on the door tonight so enough tables can be reserved.

This week classes will remain as normal but there will be some changes next week and during the Christmas holidays. We will still be open but on reduced hours in Charlottetown. The last regular class in Montague will be on the 22nd – over the holidays all Montague students can come train in Charlottetown.

Monday, Dec 21st – classes cancelled and moved to Dec 22nd.
Tuesday, Dec 22nd – Monday schedule with adults and high performance together at 8:00. Montague classes as normal.
Wednesday, Dec 23rd – cancelled
Thursday, Dec 24th – cancelled
Monday, Dec 28th – Open Class from 7:00 to 9:00
Wednesday, Dec 30th – Open Class from 6:30 to 8:00. No family class.
Thursday, Dec 31st – cancelled.

The Dec 28 and 30 classes will include High Performance for those competing at Junior Nationals.

Regular classes will then resume on January 4th.

Congratulations to everyone who tested on Saturday. Almost 50 people tested and were awarded new belts from Yellow Stripe all the way up to Black Stripe.

Thank you to everyone who helped out. It was great to see so many people there to hold pads, referee, spar or hold boards. You set a great example for the younger students with your attendance and are a key part of our community.

We will be posting a fixed testing schedule in the coming weeks so that everyone is more certain as to when belt tests may occur.

There will be an open class on Sunday from 1:00 to 2:30 for any students who want to have some additional practice time before the test.

Some instructors will be there to offer assistance.

Junior Nationals will be held in Halifax from January 15-17 with:

Colour Belt Tournament – Friday, January 15
Black Belt Tournament – Saturday and Sunday, January 16/17

With the tournament so close this year, this is a great opportunity for any students who are interested. Those interested in being part of the colour belt team should contact Master Ives as there will be some special training leading up to the event. We will be allowing all colour belts who are going to Nationals to participate in the High Performance classes on Mondays (8:00) and Wednesdays (7:00).

There are also new black belt forms competitions this year for both pairs and team as well as individual. More information can be found here.

Black belt divisions are based on the following ages:

Division A – Born in 1993, 1994, 1995
Division B – Born in 1996, 1997
Division C – Born in 1998 or 1999

The deadline for registration is December 17th for colour belts (postmarked by Dec 17th) and December 23rd for black belts (online). Information can be found here with Black Belt Registration requirements for Division A are here and Division B are here. Colour Belt Registration forms etc. are here.

Equipment requirements are listed here for blackbelts and in the colour belt package above.. Junior A black belt competitors will be using electronic body pads etc. and MUST PURCHASE LAJUST SOCKS prior to the tournament at the Lajust website at http://www.lajustsports.ca/en/sensorsocksgroup.html.