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June 22, 2011
Space remains for the kids summer camp led by 3rd Dan Elaine Powell July 11 to 15. This camp is open to all taekwon-do students ages 6 to 12 and costs only $75 for the week. More information here: http://taekwondo-pdx.com/camp.html June 21, 2011
There still are camping spaces available for the beach campout and workout at Cape Lookout State Park July 16 and 17. Cost is $10 per person and there are discounts for families. Cape Lookout is 11 miles past Tillamook, about 90 minutes from Portland. All students, including beginners, are welcome, as well as their friends and family. We have a workout Saturday afternoon followed by a potluck dinner, and another workout Sunday morning. This is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow taekwon-do students and several of our instructors will be there to offer tips on taekwon-do skills. Registration forms are available
from your instructor.
June 15, 2011
Blue Belt Jade Swim is Student of the Month for May. Normally, students of the month are recognized for making progress, as reflected in belt promotions. Jade has made great progress in skills but still had many things to improve, so was not premitted to test in June. Showing great maturity for an 11-year-old, she continued to work out hard and has also been very helpful with younger students in class. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
June 11, 2011
Second Dan Eli Patterson entered the Rising Sun Karate Tournament in Oregon City and came away with the grand champion trophy. He won first in sparring and second in forms. He also was named "most inspirational" participant. Mr. Patterson, who teaches the Sunday class at the Belmont do-jang, trains in both taekwon-do and karate. The Rising Sun Tournament is hosted by Reed Secunda, head instructor at the Shudokan School of Karate in Milwaukie. June 4, 2011
Congratulations to the following students who passed their promotion testing on June 4: 9th kup – 8th kup:
8th kup to 7th kup:
7th kup to 6th kup
6th to 5th kup
5th kup to 4th kup
4th kup to 3rd kup
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
2nd kup to 1st Kup:
May 15, 2011
Having gained their 3rd Dan (3rd degree black belt), Isaac
Willis and Elaine Powell share honors for Student of the Month for March
and April.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
April 9, 2011
Traditional Taewkon-do Kwan held its largest black belt test ever on April 9, with ten candidates testing, including Isaac Willis and Elaine Powell for 3rd Dan. Reaching 3rd Dan is a major accomplishment because the test involves challenges not required in previous tests. Only two other students at Traditional Taewkon-do Kwan have reached 3rd Dan (Jack Kidney and Mark Lockie, who are now 4th Dans). In addition, Dr. Bruce Birk earned his 2nd Dan and the following students achieved 1st Dan: Julion Oddy, Amber Cole, Karenna Hall, Morgan Helms, Rockne Helms and Hana and Jacob Warmflash. Congratulations to all.
March 15, 2011
Amber Cole and her daughter Karenna Hall are Students of the Month for February. Both have been practically living in the do-jang and working hard in prepration for their black belt tests in April. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
February 15, 2011
Jenni Bradley, who promoted to 2nd degree purple belt in February, is the Student of the Month for January. Jenni is the organizer of our monthly Taekwon-do Talks, which are in-depth discussions of various elements of taekwon-do. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
January 15, 2011
First Kup Rockne Helms was selected Student of the Year
for 2010 and in a special presentation, 4th Dan Mark Lockie was named Student
of the Decade.
Our school has several students who have trained in taekwon-do
for a decade or more: Jack Kidney, Jessica Ruch, Isaac Willis and Lynn
Hanson. Others who are getting close to a decade of study in taekwon-do
are 2nd Dans Elaine Powell and Vance Perry and 1st Dan Vinesh Lal.
January 8, 2011
Dr. Leslie Johnson is student of the month for December. Leslie has been making great progress toward 2nd Dan and has helped out a lot with beginners. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
Here is the entire list of students of the month for 2010: January: Melissa and Isaiah
Lindsey
December 12, 2010
Paul Shroeder, Kaia Herrin and Sidney Suggs promoted to 1st Dan on Dec. 11. All were students of Ms. Elaine Powell at St. Johns Community Center, but they were seen around the Belmont do-jang a lot the past few months to train consistently for their test. All did a fine job. Paul, 42, works for JOIN, a non-profit organization
that finds housing solutions for the homeless, and he is working to establish
his own non-profit. He also is the current president of the Hwa-Rang Foundation,
which provides opportunities for martial arts training to low-income children.
Sidney, 13, is a member of the Portland Theater Brigade and has plaed
flute and piano in the Metropolitan Youth Symphony. Kaia, 11, attends
Portland Village School and is a year-round soccer player for FC Portland,
where she mainly is the goalkeeper.
September 8, 2010
The 10th annual Hwa-Rang Fountation Invitational Fall Tournament will be on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Sunnyside United Methodist Church.This tournament raises funds for the foundation, which gives low income children opportunities to train in martial arts. Pre-registration fee for the tournament is $30 for one person. Families participating in the tournament pay $20 for each additional family member. To get this rate, students must register for the tournament by October 8. After that, the cost increases $10 per person. Trophies will be awarded for adult grand champion, children's grand champion and colored belt forms grand champion. Olympic style medals will be given to winners and participants in sparring, forms, board breaking, build the castle and demonstration teams. Sunnyside United Methodist Church is at 3520 S.E. Yamhill St., just a few blocks from the Belmont Do-jang. Thanks to Claire Barnett for helping secure this venue. More information and entry forms will be available from your instructor. Click here for the entry form.
August 8, 2010
Carlena Morse, who earned her purple belt in August, is Student of the Month for July. During that month, Carlena attended more classes than an other colored belt, doing double classes on many days. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
August 7, 2010 Ian Watts, Traditional Taekwon-do instructor at the St. Johns Community Center, promoted to 2nd Dan (2nd degree black belt) with a distinctive performance. Mr. Watts had been training almost daily--and frequently twice a day--for the past two months. In black belt testing, students are evaluated on forms, one-on-one sparring for two minutes, three-on-one sparring, knife defenses and board breaking. Students are also given a written knowledge exam, which is turned in prior to the test. August 2, 2010
A tournament benefiting the Hwa-Rang Foundation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Sunnyside United Methodist Church at Southeast 35th Ave. and Yamhill St., just a few blocks from the Belmont do-jang. This will be a full-day tournament, with competition in non-contact sparring, forms, board breaking, demonstration teams and build the castle. There will be grand champion trophies for adults, children and colored belt forms. More information will be forthcoming in a few weeks. August 1, 2010
The Belmont do-jang will host an open sparring session from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28. This will be a good time to test sparring skills against practitioners of other martial arts in a friendly, non-competitive environment. Students will spar two-minute rounds with a partner, and then switch partners. When pairing up, you will agree on rules for legal techniques and the amount of contact allowable. Cost is $5 for this sparring session.
April 20, 2010
With the weather warming up, it's time replenish your stock of t-shirts. tank tops, polo shirts and other spring and summer wear. And there is no better way to do this than by ordering our distinctive Traditional Taekwon-do shirts. We will be ordering shirts on May 3. If you place your order in advance, you get the pre-order discount, which is a 15% savings. You can use the list below to make your selections. E-mail them to: tkdpdx@spiritone.com . You can pay when the order comes in. To make your selections, go the following page and click on the links for each style of shirt: http://www.taekwondo-pdx.com/shirts1.html
April 17, 2010
Lynn Hanson and Irina Alonso passed their tests to attain 2nd Dan (second degree black belt) while Evan Simko was promoted to 1st Dan at the black belt test on April 17. Mrs. Hanson is a long-time student and also a highly ranked equestrian. Ms Alonso is an assistant instructor at the Belmont Do-jang. Mr. Simko is an assistant instructor at the Buckman Elementary School SUN taekwon-do program. In black belt testing, students
are evaluated on forms, one-on-one sparring for two minutes, three-on-one
sparring, knife defenses and board breaking. Students are also given a
written knowledge exam, which is turned in prior to the test.
April 5, 2010
Purple belts Charity and Aaron-Dunlevy-Todd are the students of the month for March. The siblings attended classes nearly every day and made immense progress, while deporting themselves properly, often in adult classes. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
March 7, 2010
First degree blue belt Claire Barnett is student of the month for February. Claire has really stepped up her attendance in the past few months, and it has paid off in solid progress. In addition, she has been very helpful in working with children and lower ranked adults in class. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
February 1, 2010
Melissa and Isaiah Lindsey, who earned their 1st Dans in December, are Students of the Month for December and January. Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
January 20, 2010
December 12, 2009
Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan students did well at the White Tiger Taekwon-do Tournament at East Portland Community Center. Second Dan Isaac Willis won the adult all-around grand championship, and also first place in forms, breaking and sparring. Purple belt Rockne Helms won the adult grand championship in forms and also took first place in board breaking. Results for other Belmont do-jang students: Cody Wirz: 1st place, youth
yellow belt board breaking; 2nd place, youth yellow belt sparring.
December 12, 2009
Oscar-winning film director
Gus Van Sant selected the Belmont do-jang for a scene in his new movie
and filmed inside the do-jang on Dec. 12. The scene involved a fencing
lesson. The movie, whose title had been "Restless" but is undergoing a
name change, stars Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper and Schuyler Fisk.
December 5, 2009
Quinz Wade, the head instructor at the Buckman School SUN taekwon-do program, gained his 2nd Dan on Dec. 5, topping off the promotion test with an impressive board break--a triple jumping front kick. Promoting to 1st Dan were
Isaiah Lindsey, Melissa Lindsay (both from the Belmont do-jang) and Nue
Ching Cha from North Portland.
November 24, 2009
A new lease with the Robert A. Bitar Corp. was signed today, guaranteeing that the Belmont do-jang of Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan will remain in its current location for another five years. With the new lease, we will be able to start making some improvements both sinside and outside the building, including a front window, new exterior paint and new floor covering in the back hallway and dressing room. Most of this work will begin next spring and summer. Nov. 22, 2009
Six black belts from Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan participated in a senior class project by Pacific University students that measured the force of various martial arts hand techniques. The black belts were Gil Johnson,Mark Lockie, Isaac Willis, Vance Perry, Elisha Patterson and Irina Alonso. The Pacific students brought a digital device connected to a punching pad and measured the force of the following kinds of strikes: reverse punch, inward knifehand strike, outward knifeahnd strike, crossing backfist, front elbow strike, back elbow strike and downward elbow strike. Mr. Willis had the highest power score the Pacific students have seen to date by registering a blow equal to 3500 Newtons (approximately 900 pounds per square inch) with a downward elbow strike. Here is video from the test: November 14, 2009
Elisha Patterson won the adult black belt grand champion trophy at the Pacific Northwest Taekwon-do Championship Tournament, sponsored by Bettencourt;s Taekwon-do America. Mr. Patterson, a 2nd Dan and instructor at the Belmont do-jang, took first place in forms and breaking, and second place in sparring. Purple belt Rockne Helms also represented Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan at the tournament and won first place in sparring and forms. October 24, 2009
More than $1,000 was raised at the Hwa-Rang Foundation Invitational Tournament held at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Father Paul Schroeder, pastor of the church, is the incoming Hwa-Rang president. The foundation provides scholarships to low income children studying martial arts. Isaac Willis, 2nd Dan, won the adult grand champion trophy for the second consecutive year at this tournament. Sean Kealiher of White Tiger Martial Arts was the children's grand champion, while Marcia Giles of Shudokan Karate of Milwaukie won the colored belts forms grand champion trophy. August 8, 2009
Congratulations to Lisa Casey, Ron Milligan, Emily O'Loughlin and Ally Shuel. whol all successfully tested for black belt. Observers at the test said the four performances were among the best they had seen at a traditional taewkon-do black belt test. |
Ron
Milligan, who earned his 1st Dan in August, is Student of the Year at the
Belmont Do-jang for 2009. Ron compiled an impressive attendance record
both before and after his black belt test, often working out twice a day.
He participated in the successful demonstration at Portland State University
at the beginning of the year and also competed in every tournament, usually
winning first place in forms and sparring. He brought in three new students
and has been very helpful in working with students in class. Above all,
Ron has embodied all of the Five Tenets throughout his time in taekwon-do.