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Congrats to Newest White Belt & TKD Bowling Social Sunday 2/16

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Congratulations to our newest white belt Michaela!

Additional white belt testing opportunities will be held during the last ten minutes of a regularly scheduled class. Please make sure to notify the primary instructor at the beginning of class so that we can plan accordingly.

Increased traffic at ARC Today 2/15/2020
Further, there is a wheelchair basketball tournament this weekend (2/15 & 2/16). So there will be increased traffic within the ARC and limited availability in parking. I hope to still see several students in class this afternoon.
 
TKD Goes Bowling This Sunday
Join us for a Taekwondo bowling social event on Sunday, February 16th – 2 pm at the Illini Union Rec Room. Feel free to RSVP on the Facebook event so we know if you plan to attend.

White Belt Testing Opportunities in February

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White Belt Testing Opportunities
Starting the week of February 10th the last 10 minutes of class for any new student that wishes to take a white belt test. The white belt test is a brief physical test that will take place at the end of a regularly scheduled class and be followed with questions. If you feel you comfortably know Chun Gi (first form), the school rules, and the Korean counting/terminology then you are ready to take the white belt test. You can find the school rules, the definition of Taekwondo, aims to achieve, Korean exercise counting and terminology on our website http://publish.illinois.edu/tkd-illinois/. After new students pass the white belt test they have the opportunity to purchase a uniform for $18.

Arriving Late – Perform the Late Warm-up Sequence
If you do arrive late to TKD class (after the class has finished the initial jumping jacks) please perform the late warm-up sequence, bow in and join the class. The late warm-up sequence is 50 jumping jacks, 50 push-ups, 50 sit-ups, and 50 leg lifts. It is extremely important to warm-up the body before beginning kicking drills and martial arts training.
February Social Event/Activity
Visit the Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/TaeKwonDoatUIUC/ and participate in the poll to decide our next social event/activity for this month.

Thank you and First Class for New Students – Wed. Jan 29th

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Thank you for those that volunteered at the RSO Involvement Fair. Your support to collect email addresses and answer questions from potential new students was greatly appreciated.

Also, thank you in advance for sharing and inviting your friends to our upcoming first class for new students on Wednesday, January 29th at 6 PM. Below is the link to the public Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/2597919683774148/