Referee Seminar--Sign up Now

Date:	Saturday, August 7, 2010
Time:	10:00am - 5:00pm
Location:	Pacelli High School, 1301 Maria Drive, Stevens Point, Wisconsin

On August 7th, 2010, Steve Decker and Stevens Taekwondo of Port Edwards YMCA will be hosting a USA-Taekwondo Referee Seminar presented Mr. John Seiber, the USA-Taekwondo Referee Chairman.

All black belts AND red belts are invited to attend this seminar which will be an in depth look at the rules and regulations of competition Tae Kwon Do. All attendee's will receive the official rule book and referee guidelines ($10.00 value) as well as Referee certification through USA-Taekwondo.

Requirements:
Must be 16 years or older if you want certification from the seminar
Must be a member of USA-Taekwondo prior to attending the seminar
Red belts will receive a provisional referee certification that becomes a full
D-2 certification upon advancement to 1st Dan.

Cost:
$50.00 seminar fee is mandated by USA-Taekwondo and is not
negotiable. The fee goes toward the cost of hosting the seminar as
well as for the cost of materials and certifications.

NO ONE from Stevens Taekwondo will be profiting from this seminar!

PLEASE NOTE: If you were already certified at a particular level through USTU (United States Taekwondo Union), your previous certifications will be honored and you will be re-instated and activated at your previous level or the next higher level, depending on your particular circumstance.

What to bring?
Bring your USAT Membership card
Bring your current dan/gup certificate
Bring a pen or pencil and some paper for notes
Come in your Do Bak and if you are a fighter, bring your sparring gear!!!

All information regarding this seminar is public and available on www.USA-Taekwondo.us, or the link below.

http://assets.usoc.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/24679/Referee_Code_of_Operations.doc

http://usa-taekwondo.us/events/tag/7087

http://usa-taekwondo.us/events/4162

June Belt Promotion Testing

Seven Stevens Taekwondo Academy students successfully tested for five black belt levels at the YMCA Sunday.

Jill Reed became the first of the six black belts in her family to achieve fourth dan master level. Reed smashed two boards with a spinning side kick, demonstrated the pyongwon form and gave a presentation on self defense.

Elizabeth Lovejoy and Ryan Zorn earned third dan black belts as they performed the taebek form, advanced sparring skills and advanced kick combinations. Both executed speed breaks using the back spinning hook kick.

Advancing to second dan black belt, Thomas Lisack demonstrated the keumgang form, advanced kick combinations and sparring before snapping two boards with a working step back spin sidekick.

Gregg Hakomaki II achieved full first dan black belt level with an impressive performance of koryo and four taegeuk forms, advanced sparring skills and an explosive jump spin sidekick for his board break. Hakomaki also passed an oral exam in taekwondo rules and tenets.

Entering the black belt ranks as deputy black belts (bo dan), ten-year-old Kolby Davis and twelve-year-old Seth Zorn performed five taegeuk forms, sparred and did kick combinations. Davis broke his board with a working step back spinning sidekick, while Zorn snapped his with an autobahn kick.

Of the 35 color belt student testing for higher rank, three were awarded trophies for excellence in the testing. New high blue belt Daryl Woods won first place, green belt Julie Shutter took second place and green belt Nicolas Misiewicz took home the third place trophy.

The testing was judged by Grandmaster Dight Stevens, his son Grandmaster Roberty Stevens of Denver, and senior masters Mark Henkel and Bill Dragolovich.

Masters Training

Grandmaster Robert Stevens premiered his seminar "Master Instructor Development Program" to sixteen high ranking black belts at Stevens Taekwondo Academy: A New Way of Life June 11. Grandmaster Dwight Stevens introduced his son, who is the director and master instructor for the taekwondo program at the Denver Athletic Club, as 'the real thing" in taekwondo mastery, with three decades of experience.

Grandmaster Robert Stevens deiscussed the various elements of leadership, different perceptions of skills and ethics and then led the group in specific application scenarios. Stevens also reviewed sel-defense techniques for use against weapons and multiple opponents.

"I thought it was an excellent seminar in prectical leadership," said Senior Master Mark Henkel.

Grandmaster Robert Stevens noted that Stevens Taekwondo Academy is one of the few schools in the nation where that many high-ranking black belts could be assembled for such taining. Attending the seminar were sixth dan black belts Mark Henkel and Bill Dragolovich, fifth dan black belts John Henkel, Hilde Henkel, Carol Landrath and Dr. Ron Locascio, fourth dan black belts Justin Buehler, Kim Buehler, Annette Danczyk, Jerry Hajewski, Karrie Lane, Jill Reed and Daniel Zierke, third dan black belts Stephen Decker and Mandi Hoppa and second dan black belt Kris Strohbusch. Each received a certificate and a belt rank lapel pin.

Both Stevens expressed appreciation for the use of the excellent facilities at Senior Master Karen Johnson's studio.