Master
Harvey Wood-Cohan of the Palm Beach Aikiai studio
gave our after-school students a great hands-on seminar on close combat and
falling techniques of Aikido on January 23.
Dear Parents and Students,
Our Taekwondo schedule, during January and February, has been full of exciting events, which included seminars, demonstrations, a competition, and a promotion graduation. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Garrison, Hayashi, Lubart, Chakravorty, Link, Pingleton, and Strasser Families for your support and assistance with all set-ups, clean-ups and other chores at our promotions, donations of breaking materials, raffle items, lunches, drinks, and all additional tasks at our various Taekwondo events.
Thank You for sharing your art with us!
Inter-School Taekwondo Training
On January 25th, a few Black and Red Belt students from the Weiss School, Pil-Sung Taekwondo College, Superior Taekwondo Academy, and the Korea-America Taekwondo School, from Seoul, Korea participated in a special two-hour interschool training in Lantana.
Tatsuaki Hayashi won the friendly Flying Side kick contest. Congratulations!
Master Dae-Soon Na brought 12 students from Seoul, Korea to the Weiss School on Monday, January 27, 2003. The Korean students, ages 7-17 trained in several Taekwondo studios during their 14 day stay in the US. However, when they visited the Weiss School, in Palm Beach Gardens, they experienced not only Taekwondo, but also a real American school day with several subjects.
I would like to thank, on behalf of the Korean Team, the accommodating teachers, faculty and all students for your cooperation and for making the young visitors feel so welcome at our school.
In addition, I would like to thank the Hayashi family & Sakura Restaurant, for providing our guests with a tasty lunch, and Mrs. Chakravorty for the refreshing drinks. According to Mrs. Na, the visit to Weiss School became the highlight of the Korean Team's trip to the US.
Congratulations to our Junior Competitors!
Weiss School students brought home a total of 18 medals from Master Washington’s Friendship Tournament, which took place in Lantana on February 8, 2003. We had a total of 15 participants, with three students competing in two divisions (hence, the metals vs. participant count difference).
Eight of our nine first time competitors won 1st place medals.
Medal count: 1st Place = 13
2nd Place= 4
3rd Place = 1
Rebecca T, grade K, won a 1st place medal in both White and Yellow belt divisions.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!
Taekwondo Demonstration at the “Taste of Gardens”
Band III, and other talented Weiss School students gave fantastic music and Taekwondo demonstrations at the City of Palm Beach Gardens GREEN MARKET on Sunday February 9, 2003.
Why didn’t my board break?
If you have difficulties with a board breaking technique, you most likely skipped some areas (listed below) of your daily training.
1. Practice your technique more often, using the correct part of the foot or hand (see TKD book*)
2. Make sure that your arm or leg moves along the correct path to the target (see TKD book*).
3. Focus = look at your target when striking (look before, during, and after striking).
4. Accuracy = aim for the center of target. (If you don’t see your target, your strike will not be that accurate).
5. Speed (your technique must have sufficient speed in order to break a board. Start your technique by chambering correctly.
6. Force=power (using force without speed, often displaces or pushes the target/board without breaking it).
To break a board you will need: accuracy, balance, concentration/focus, power/force, and speed. *Study pages 61-66, 72-75, and 83-87 in your Academic Taekwondo textbook 2002 edition).
