SMA Newsletter

May 2015
Relay for Life Memorial Day Closures
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This Month

Contents
Studio News

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Relay for Life

Upcoming Tournaments

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Puzzles & Activities

6, 7

Health Tips

Student of the Month:

Noel Cevallos

Contact Us

Last Month
Easter Egg Hunt
It might have lasted
Summer is just around

more than just one

the corner! Sign up soon

minute, but the eggs

to reserve your spot!

did go quickly! Within

Science Camp (June)

10 minutes of lining

hurst@silvamartialarts.com

Summer Camp (August)

silva@silvamartialarts.com

up for the event, our

hunters were already sitting down and swapping
candy with one another.
To spice things up this year, we also had a raffle for
giant eggs. The students who won these 3 eggs had

Guest
Night

wide eyes as they opened their large treats!

1st Friday each month!

Share

TKD

with

your

friends, & family. Invite

them onto the mats with
us to have some fun!
Kids 5 - 6
Adults 6 - 7:30

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DEFENSE
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Meet Your
Instructors

Sa Jang
TAE GEUK 4 JIN/Thunder

The fourth poomse is represented

Mr. Hurst certified 4th Dan Black Belt.

by thunder, which is one of the

Mr. Hurst started training

Jan 2002, in middle school.
Although he wasnt looking
for a studio, a close friend had
highly
recommended
Mr.
Silvas classes. After trying a
class,
he
was
instantly
hooked! Mr. Silvas exciting
teaching style, and raw skills
made a lasting impression.

most powerful forces of nature.

The studio has done so

much for me. I have always
been a good student in
school, but SMA helped me
develop skills like goal setting,
and public speaking. These
lessons have given me a high level of control over
my life, and Ive realized that I am able to create my
own reality through hard work and dedication.

challenging, mastery of Tae

This form is a major step forward

for the Taekwondoist, as he/she
moves

from

beginner

to

intermediate status, and it must be

performed with grace and power.
Because the techniques are now
much

more

technically

Geuk Sa Jang demands

both

courage

perseverance

and
from

the practitioner.

I continue to learn and grow, and I look forward

to seeing each of my students achieve black belt.
My favorite thing is the difference I can make in
students lives. I see so much growth in all of them
every month, and Im very proud to be a part of their
lives. We are truly lucky to have such a wonderful
group of families at our studio.

Teaching Schedule
M

Th

Sat

Torres
Escalada
Agcaoili

Silva
Agcaoili

Hurst
Escalada
Haleakala
Sanchez

Hurst
Escalada
Agcaoili

Torres
Agcaoili
Sanchez

Hurst/Torres
Escalada
Agcaoili
*subject to change

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Tournament
Schedule

This Month
Relay for Life

May 2

Every year Team SMA participates in Relay for

Life. This event helps raise much needed funds &
awareness to save lives from cancer.
Support the event, and help us reach our goal of
$1,000 by volunteering, walking laps, and donating!
Our team page will be up soon, search Team SMA.
10 AM Saturday

10 AM Sunday

Townsend Field (1111 Bellomy St, Santa Clara)

*BBC will meet at the Field (no classes cancelled)

Santa Cruz Open

Santa Cruz, Mar 7

American Open
Hayward, Mar 28

Tiger Claw Open

SMA Not Attending

Bay Area Open

Los Altos, Sep 5

Silicon Valley Open

San Jose, Oct 24

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What is the Korean name for

sparring?

boclk

_____

ylle

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fonrt kkic

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lngo stncae

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mraiatl atsr

_______

Remember that stripes are

like a checklist for you and
your instructor. They signal
that you can show your
techniques correctly.

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ANSWER: _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Belt Stripes
May Tip

____

(Use the letters in the red circles!)

Memorial Day Word Search

This month we are focusing

on the forms stripe, and we
will test for it during the last
week of May.
Keep working hard in class,
and make sure you are
practicing at home! For
extra help, ask your parents
to look up a video for your
form online. That way you
can practice along with it,
and work on memorization
outside of class too.
-Mr. Hurst

MAY
MEMORIAL
FLOWERS

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MONDAY
REMEMBER
SPEECHES

PARADES FLAG
HONOR
HALFMAST

Student of
the Month

Noel Cevallos

is one
of our intermediate belts.
He sometimes attends our
beginner class and sets an
excellent
example
for
those students! Hes also
very
focused
in
the
intermediate belt class.
Congratulations Noel!

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silva@silvamartialarts.com torres@silvamartialarts.com hurst@silvamartialarts.com

Newsletter by: Brian Hurst

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