Taekwon-do News
News from the Portland Do-jang
April 11, 2009
O'Loughlin, Patterson pass 2nd Dan
tests
Congratulations to Jessica
O'Loughlin, age 12, and Elisha Patterson, 21, who promoted
to 2nd Dan (2nd degree black belt) after passing their tests on April 11.Video
of this test is available here.
Candidates for 2nd Dan are
required to write a paper on how they apply the Five Tenets of Taekwon-do
to their daily lives. Here is Miss O'Loughlin's
essay. And here is Mr. Patterson's.
A colored belt test preceded the 2nd Dan test. congratulations to the
following students:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Mary Simmons (N. Portland),
J.J.Sipoloa (N. Portland), Justin Sipoloa (N. Portland), Connor Norton
(N. Portland), Claire Barnett, Rod Lundberg.
8th kup to 7th kup:
Jenni Sipoloa (N.
Portland), Andrew McGann-Martin ((N. Portland), Tashi Sherpa, Nissa Suggs
(N. Portland),
7th kup to 6th kup:
David Hall, Karenna Hall,
Amber Cole, Anela Flynn, Harman Singh.
6th kup to 5th kup:
Hunter Shobe, Joshua Todd
4th kup to 3rd kup:
Anna Brown
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Van Tran
April 11, 2009
Student of the month
Ron Milligan is student of
the month for March. Ron, who works out virtually every day, won the Colored
Belt Grand Champion trophy at our forms tournament.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
March 12, 2009
Student of the Month
Diane Englert, 1st degree
purple belt, is student of the month for March. Diane serves as the assistant
instructor for the Buckman elementary school SUN taekwon-do program.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
February 12, 2009
Students of the month
The entire O'Loughlin taekwon-do
clan earned student of the month honors for January. Simon and Zoe made
good progress in their forms, Emily passed her test to become a first degree
brown belt, Jessica worked diligently towards gaining her 2nd Dan and Teresa
has been teaching well-organized and creative classes.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
February 7, 2009
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the students who promoted during the
February test:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Sophia Flores-Renguso (N.
Portland), Sophia Smith (N. Portland), Richard Douty (Beverly Cleary);
Jonelle Jeannis-Ostin (Beverly Cleary), Jaxon Hearst (Buckman), Jacqueline
LaRoche.
8th kup to 7th kup:
Isabella Gore-Rivero (N.
Portland), Maria Gore-Rivero (N. Portland), Amber Cole, David Hall, Karenna
Hall.
7th kup to 6th kup:
Max McInroy (N. Portland),
Xander Gore-Rivero (N. Portland), Hunter Shobe, Joshua Todd, Charity Todd-Dunlevey,
Aaron Todd-Dunlevey, Julie LaRoche, Rylan LaRoche, Finn Hawley-Blue (Buckman)..
6th kup to 5th kup:
Evan Kane
4th kup to 3rd kup:
Evan Simko, Kaia Herrin (N.
Portland), Sidney Suggs (N. Portland), Hana Warmflash, Jacob Warmflash,
Paul Schroeder (N. Portland), Zach Schroeder (N. Portland).
2nd kup to 1st kup:
Ally Shuell
January 10, 2009
Student of the Year
Irina Alonso is Student of the Year for 2008.
Over the past year, Irina has made great progress in her study of taekwon-do
and became a valuable member of our school's teaching staff. A senior at
Parkrose High School, Irina's senior class project is about organizing
taekwon-do demonstration teams.
January 6, 2009
Student of the Month
Second Dan Vance Perry is student of the month for January.
Mr. Perry, who also teaches the children's class on Thursdays, was a key
contributor to the demonstration at the Portland State women's basketball
game on Jan. 4.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
January 3, 2009
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the students who passed their tests
during the special promotion test in January:
9th kup to 8th kup: Pam Kelley
8th kup to 7th kup: Anela Flynn
4th kup to 3rd kup: Bonnie Martin
2nd kup to 1st kup: Emily O'Loughlin
December 15, 2008
Lisa Casey is Student of the Month
Lisa Casey, who just promoted to 1st degree brown belt,
is student of the month for Novemberr. Lisa broke a bone in her hand a
few days before the White Tiger Tournament on Dec. 13 and yet still competed
in forms.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
December 6, 2008
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to Linda
Watts and Tianmia Bishop, who earned their 1st Dan (first degree black
belt) on Dec. 6.
Also promoting wer the following
students:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Andrew McGann-Martin (N.
Portland), Jenni Sipoloa (N. Portland), Kathy Casto (N. Portland), Vincent
Miller (N. Portland), Tashi Sherpa,
Amber Cole, Dave Hall, Karenna
Hall.
8th kup to 7th kup:
Julie LaRoche, Rylan LaRoche,
Joshua Todd, Charity Todd-Dunlevy, Harman Singh, Haley Mayer (N. Portland),
Juliette Simonds (N. Portland), Hunter Shobe.
7th kup to 6th kup:
Rockne Helms (N. Portland),
Morgan Helms (N. Portland), Michael Kim.
5th kup to 4th kup:
Evan Simko, Miette LaPierre
4th kup to 3rd kup:
Van Tran, Raina DeVane,
Julion Oddy
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Ally Shuell
2nd kup to 1st kup:
Lisa Casey
Ron Milligan
November 15, 2008
Two students to test for black belt
in December
Linda Watts and Tianmai Bishop
will test for 1st Dan on December 6. Linda, 42, is an instructor
in the North Portland program and Tianmai, 11, has been helping teach beginners
for the past several months.
November 15, 2008
Hunter Shobe is Student of the Month
Second degree yellow belt Hunter Shobe, a professor at
Portland State University, is student of the month for October. Hunter
attends at least one class almost every day of the week.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
October 15, 2008
Irina Alonso is Student of the Month
First Dan Irina Alonso is
student of the month for September. Irina is the main assistant instructor
for beginning students and also is working on developing our demonstration
team.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
October 11, 2008
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to students
who promoted in October's test:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Nissa Sugss (N. Portland),
Shinesta Johnson (N. Portland), Hunter Shobe, Rylan LaRoche, Julie LaRoche,
Harman Singh.
8th kup to 7th kup:
Violet Brunelle (N. Portland),
Max Brunelle (N. Portland), Aaron Dunlevey-Todd, Abraham Haskins-Murhpy,
Josh Bingham, Michael Kim.
7th kup to 6th kup:
Emily Humes (N. Portland),
Evan Kane
6th kup to 5th kup:
Simon O'Loughlin, Evan Simko
5th kup to 4th kup:
Paul Schroeder (N. Portland),
Zach Schroeder (N. Portland), Randy Brunelle (N. Portland), Haedon Brunelle
(N. Portland), Bonnie Martin, Zoe O'Loughlin, Hana Warmflash, Jake Warmflash.
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Ron Milligan
September 13, 2008
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to students
who promoted during a special September test:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Josh Todd, Charity Dunlevy-Todd
8th kup to 7th kup:
Max McInroy (N. Portlantd)
5th kup to 4th kup:
Sydney Suggs, (N. Portland)
August 14, 2008
Bonnie Martin is Student of the Month
First degree blue belt Bonnie
Martin is July student of the month. Bonnie regularly attend four to five
classes a week despite a nagging ankle injury.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
August 9, 2008
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to Rebekah
Bally, Vance Perry and Ava Wineinger, who all passed their black belt tests.
Rebekah and Vance earned their 2nd Dan and Ava made it to 1st Dan.
In additon, the following
students promoted:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Gordon Latta, Michael Kim,
Jeff Krage
Tansfer to 6th kup:
Lauren Cockrell, Hayden
Bird, Evan Simko
6th kup to 5th kup:
Hibiscus Schroeder (N. Portland),
Bonnie Martin, Landon Donsbach
5th kup to 4th kup:
Van Tran, Anna Brown, Benjamin
Ward-DuBois (N. Portland), Kaia Herrin (N. Portland), Raina DeVane
4th kup to 3rd kup:
Ron Milligan, Ally Shuell
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Lisa Casey (N. Portland),
Emily O'Loughlin
2nd kup to 1st kup:
Melissa Lindsey
July 14, 2008
Vance Perry is June Student of the
Month
First Dan Vance Perry, whose
drawings of forms adorn the walls of the stretching room, is the June student
of the month. Vance will be testing for 2nd Dan in August.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
July 10, 2008
Promotion test results
Congratulations to the students
who promoted at the special evening promotion test on July 10:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Josh Bingham; Hayley Mayer
(N. Portland); Maria Gore (N. Portland)
8th kup to 7th kup:
Alexander Gore (N. Portland),
Rockne Helms (N. Portland), Morgan Helms (N. Portland), Peter Walter.
5th kup to 4th kup:
Julion Oddy
July 7, 2008
Schedule Changes for Summer
The summer brings changes
in our schedule to reflect current student needs.
Here they are:
Beginners classes are
at 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 11 a.m. on Saturday. There
also will be weekday morning beginners classes as needed.
Children's classes: We
now offer five children's classes per week, at 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday and at 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. The 5 p.m. classes
will be similar to the Open Family classes.
Adult classes: We
offer 90-minute adult classes from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Morning open classes:
We offer classes at 9:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday, but no longer on
Friday.
Weekend classes remain
the same.
June 15, 2008
Ally Shuell is May Student of the Month
Ally Shuell, who wrote a
poem about taekwon-do and performed a form for a school demonstration,
is the June Student of the Month. Ally is an eight-year-old purple
belt.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
June 7, 2008
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to students
who promoted at the June 7 test:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Eric Blyt (Buckman), Ershad
Golemsahki (Buckman), Isabella Gore (N. Portland), Aaron Todd, Peter Fallaw,
Anela Flynn, Frederic Henriot
8th kup to 7th kup:
Angel Sanchez, Evan Kane,
Zoe Lequeaux (Buckman)
7th kup to 6th kup:
Bonnie Martin, Rebekah Goshorn
(N. Portland), Henry Hochstatter (N. Portland)
Tansfer to 6th kup:
Landon Donsbach
6th kup to 5th kup:
Paul Schroeder (N. Portland),
Zachary Schroeder (N. Portland), Anna Brown, Ander Sanchez, Hana Warmflash,
Jacob Warmflash, Sidney Suggs (N. Portland)
5th kup to 4th kup:
Eric Weeks, Ron Milligan,
Ally Shuell
4th kup to 3rd kup:
Diane Englert
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Jake Seegmuller
2nd kup to 1st kup:
Linda Watts (N. Portland)
June 2. 2008
Summer Campout/Workout July 11 - 13
It's about time for
fun in the sun, sand and surf--fun being an all-school taekwon-do workout,
campout and potluck.
This summer's beach workout
and campout will be at Beverly Beach, just south of Lincoln City, July
11 -13.
Beverly Beach has a large,
secluded campground with a nice canopy of trees for all campsites, as well
as a very big beach.
All Traditional Taekwon-do
Kwan students, parents and friends are welcome to attend.
This year, we will have three
contiguous tent campsites and a fourth one a short distance away that allows
an RV. The four campsites can accommodate up to 30 people.
Two of the tent campsites
will be available on Friday, July 11 and the other tent site and the RV
site will be available on Saturday, July 12. Check in time is 4 p.m. and
check out is 1 p.m.
There will be a group workout
at 5 p.m. on Saturday, followed by a potluck dinner and campfire, and another
workout at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Cost will be $6 per person
per day. There also is a $5 charge per vehicle after the first three cars.
Please contact your instructor soon if you are interested in going as spaces
will fill up fast.
Click here
for
the Beach Campout Reservation form. (Please
bring or mail the form and payment to the Belmont do-jang.)
May 26, 2008
Order TKD T-shirts & Sweatshirts
Now
As summer approaches, it's
time to get some new T-shirts, polo shirts and tank tops--not to mention
sweatshirts for those chilly evenings at the beach--all with the distintictive
logo of Traditional Taekwon-do. We will be stocking these shirts
at the Belmont do-jang, but you get a better deal--and the exact shirt
you want--if you pre-order. Orders submitted prior to June 14 will
receive a 15% discount.
Click on our Shirt
Order page to see what is available. Then e-mail in your order.
Please include the product number, size, color and quantity for each item
your order. The shirts will arrive around the first of July.
May 7, 2008
Mark Lockie is April Student of the
Month
Mark Lockie, who promoted
to 4th Dan on April 12, is the student of the month for April. Mark
is also an assistant instructor who teaches at the Belmont do-jang two
evenings each week.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
April 18, 2008
Gil Johnson promotes to 5th Dan
Traditonal Taekwon-do Kwan
head instructor Gil Johnson has attained the rank of 5th Dan (5th degree
black belt). Mr. Johnson performed a demonstration of his skills
in front of the kwan's black belts on April 11 that included forms, one-on-one
sparring, monkey line sparring, knife defenses and several board breaks.
Videos
of the demonstration were then reviewed by several taekwon-do instructors
of higher rank..
April 12, 2008
Promotion Test Results
Assistant instructor Mark
Lockie promoted to 4th Dan (4th degree black belt) at the promotion test
on April 12. In addition, Jacob Van Mechelen and Leslie Johnson earned
their 1sd Dan. All three exhibited excellent and inspiring taekwon-do
skills.
In addition, the following
colored belt students promoted:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Khanna Kimmelman (Buckman),
Max Brunelle (N. Portland), Violet Brunelle (N. Portland), Morgan Helms
(N. Portland), Rocky Helms (N. Portland), Max McInroy (N. Portland), Peter
Walter, Tom Elkins, Evan Kane.
8th kup to 7th kup:
Bonnie Martin, Grace Higgins
7th kup to 6th kup:
Tyler Woods (N. Portland),
Henry Earle (N. Portland), Hibiscus Schroeder (N. Portland), Ander Sanchez,
Hana Warmflash, Jacob Warmflash, Anna Brown, Simon O'Loughlin, Adrian Gordon
(Buckman)
6th kup to 5th kup:
Ron Milligan, Julion Oddy,
Miette LaPierre, Randy Brunelle (N. Portland), Headon Brunelle (N. Portland)
4th kup to 3rd kup:
Lisa Casey (N. Portland),
Emily O'Louglin
April 8, 2008
Student of the Month
Jacob Van Mechelen, first
degree brown belt, is student of the month for March. Jacob
is preparing to test for 1st Dan on April 12.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
March 13, 2008
Student of the Month
Ron Milligan, 2nd degree
blue belt, is student of the month for February. Ron usually attends
seven or eight classes a week and the extra training certainly is paying
off.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
March 3, 2008
Order TKD T-shirts & Sweatshirts
Now
If you still don't have one
of our Traditional Taekwon-do T-shirts, Sweatshirts or Polo Shirts (or
if you don't have enough), here is your opportunity. We will be ordering
a new batch of shirts on March 18. If you place an order before that
date, you can pick your exact size, color and style and get a 15% discount
as well.
Click on our Shirt
Order page to see what is available. Then e-mail in your order.
Please include the product number, size, color and quantity for each item
your order. The shirts will arrive around the first of April
February 13, 2008
Student of the Month
Larry Ninh, who successfully
completed his black belt promotion retest on January 19, is student of
the month for January. Larry started in a Tiny Tigers program at
age 4 and earned his black belt about a month before his ninth birthday.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
February 9, 2008
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to stuents
who promoted at the Februay 9 test:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Zane Lund (Buckman), Naomi
Kimmelman (Buckman), Alexander Gore (N. Portland)
8th kup to 7th kup:
Ander Sanchez, Hana Warmflash,
Jacob Warmflash, Hibiscus Schroeder (N. Portland), Finn Hawley-Blue (Buckman)
7th kup to 6th kup:
Ron Milligan, Paul Schroeder
(N. Portland), Zachary Schroeder (N. Portland), Katherine Wagner
Tansfer to 6th kup:
Van Tran
6th kup to 5th kup:
Ally Shuell, Micah Tyson
(Buckman), Raina Devane, Zoe O'Loughlin, Eric Weeks
5th kup to 4th kup:
Lisa Casey (N. Portland)
3rd Kup to 2nd kup:
Linda Watts (N. Portland)
January 18, 2008
Belmont do-jang will be open Monday
This Monday, January 21,
is a national holiday celebrating the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr.
Dr. King engaged in a heroic
struggle for peace and justice in America and throughout the world.
His indomitable spirit represents the ideal of a true martial artist.
A martial art trains students in physical self-defense that can at times
be brutal, but the underlying philosophy of a good martial art is to resolve
conflict peacefully and treat all people equally.
Therefore, in honor of Dr.
King, the Belmont do-jang will remain open for all classes on Monday.
January 8, 2008
Student of the Month
Phillip Telles-Ferreira,
who earned his first degree black belt on Ded. 1, is student of the month
for December. After his promotion, Phillip attended eight classes the following
week and then took second place in teen black belt forms at the White Tiger
tournament.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
January 4, 2008
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the following
students who passed their tests in a special Friday evening promotion test:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Bonnie Martin, Joseph Nguyen
6th kup to 5th kup:
Kaia Herren (N. Portland)
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Steve Schooler
December 10, 2007
Student of the Month
Kenna Bird, who earned her
first degree black belt on Ded. 1, is student of the month for November.
Kenna, who is 11, worked hard throughout November and the preceding months
to get to this level and was so impressive at the test that she prompted
her twin sister to join our school.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
December 1, 2007
Promotion Test Results
Isaac Willis and Elaine Powell-Ascroft
of the Belmont Do-jang earned the rank of 2nd Dan (second degree black
belt) at the promotion test on Dec.1. Phillip Telles-Ferraira, Teresa O'Loughlin
and Kenna Bird successfully completed their 1st Dan tests. Congratulations
to all for a fine exhibition of taekwon-do skills.
Congratulations also to the
following students who passed colored belt tests:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Angel Sanchez, Setphanie
Semke, Finn Hawley-Blue (Buckman), Hibiscus Schroeder (N. Portland), Hana
Warmflash, Jacob Warmflash, Nick Juson, Grace Higgins,
8th kup to 7th kup:
Ron Milligan, Katherine
Wagner, Paul Schroeder (N. Portland), Zachary Schroder (N. Portland), Rebekah
Goshorn N. Portland), Jeffrey Hart, Tyler Woods (N. Portland), Henry
Hochstedder, (N. Portland)
7th kup to 6th kup:
Julion Oddy, Ally Shuell
5th kup to 4th kup:
Diane Englert, Jonah Higgins
3rd Kup to 2nd kup:
Nue Ching Cha
Breaking News!! Photos from the black
belt test.
Issac Wills 2-board uspet
punch
Elaine Powell-Ascroft 4-board
jumping sideick
Phillip Telles-Ferraira 4-board
jumping sidekick
Teresa O'Loughlin 4-board
step behind sidekick
November 19, 2007
Order TKD T-shirts & Sweatshirts
Now
Great idea for Christmas,
or just to keep warm and look cool. If you look at the on-line catalog
and make your order now, you get a 15 percent discount.
Click on our Shirt
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November 18, 2007
White Tiger tournament Dec. 8
Our friends at White Tiger
Martial Arts are hosting a tournament Dec. 8 at the East Portland Community
Center. The entry fee is only $10. Tiny Tigers start at 10
a.m. and all other competition starts at noon. Medals can be won
in sparring, forms, board breaking and demonstration teams. Grand
champion awards are a sword set for adults and a large taekwon-do bag for
children.
More information about the
tournament, as well as the entry form, is available here: http://whitetigerportland.com/
November 10, 2007
Students of the Month
Ava Wineinger and Tianmai
Bishop share the honor of students of the month for September and October.
Both are first degree brown belts. Tianmai is noted not onlyl for
her taekwon-do skills, but also for her thoughtful examples of the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do. Ava has also demonstrated a keen understanding
of the tenets on many occasions.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
October 14, 2007
Tournament Nets $1,200 for Hwa-Rang
Foundation
The two-day fall Hwa-Rang
foundation tournament Oct. 13 and 14 brought in more than $1,200 to be
used for after-school martial arts programs in low-income areas.
The tournament was held at the Belmont Do-jang.
Many thanks to all of the
people who donated their time to make the tournament a success. We
were honored by the presence of 6th Dan Kevin Janisse of Northwest Korean
Martial Arts, 4th Dan Ken Olcott of Counterpoint Martial Arts and 3rd Dan
Cullen Loeffler of White Tiger Martial Arts, who all competed and served
as referees.
Grand champion competition
was friendly but fierce. Jessica Ruch of Traditional Taekwon-do -
Belmont Do-jang won Adult Grand Champion. Sean Kealiher of White
Tiger Martial Arts won Children's Grand Champion. Lisa Carey of Traditional
Taekwon-do - North Portland won colored belt forms grand champion.
October 6, 2007
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the following
students who passed their tests in October:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Ander Sanchez
Abraham Haskins-Murphy
Jeffrey Hart
Anna Brown
8th kup to 7th kup:
Henry Earle (N. Portland)
Justin Semke
7th kup to 6th kup:
Grace Kowitch
6th kup to 5th kup:
Lisa Casey
5th kup to 4th kup:
Linda Watts
3rd Kup to 2nd kup:
Melissa Lindsay
2nd kup to 1st kup:
Isaiah Lindsay
September 20, 2007
Tournament Scheduled for Oct. 13 &
14
A tournament benefitting
the Hwa-Rang Foundation will be held October 13 and 14 and the Belmont
Do-jang, 2940A S.E. Belmont St. Proceeds from entry fees will go
to suppport after-school martial arts programs in low -income areas.
The tournament will be held
over two half-days rather than one long day. This format has been
popular with competitors and parents.
On Saturday, Oct. 13, the
tournament will begin at 10 a.m. and should wrap up by2 p.m. Competition
will include forms, board breaking, demonstration teams and "jump
the moat" kicking contest.
On Sunday, Oct. 14, the tournament
will begin at 1:30 p.m. and cover non-contact sparring, "build the castle"
and the grand champion finals.
Cost is $30 per person for
both days, $20 for one day, if registered by Oct. 10. Late registration
costs $5 more. There is a family rate, which is $5 less per competitor.
Entry forms are available on-line here.
Brown and Black belts are
eligible to compete for two all-around 4-foot-high grand champion trophies,
one for children under 15 and one for adults. Colored belts can compete
for a 3-foot tall forms grand champion trophy.
For more information call
Gil Johnson at 503-736-9634 or e-mail tkdpdx@spiritone.com
September 12, 2007
Students of the Month
1st Dans Isaac Willis and
Elaine Powell-Ascroft are students of the month for August. Even
though they failed their board breaking attempts in thei 2nd Dan tests
(and therefore the test), they proved their Indomitable Spirit by coming
back and doing vigorous classes on Monday of the following week.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
September 7, 2007
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the following
students who passed a special Friday evening promotion test:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Paul Schroder (N. PDX)
Zach Schroder (N. PDX)
Austin Marquette (N. PDX)
Ronn Milligan
Nicholas Semke
Katherine Wagner
8th kup to 7th kup:
Adrian Gordon (Buckman)
7th kup to 6th kup:
Edwin Ascroft (N. PDX)
Miette LaPierre
6th kup to 5th kup:
Diane Englert
5th kup to 4th kup:
Jose Ortiz
Phillip Nam
2nd kup to 1st kup:
Ava Wineinger
Ian Morgan
Tianmai Bishop
Ryen Bally
August 8, 2007
What Goes Around Comes Around
 
First Dan Rebekah Bally is
Student of the Month for July. A nice photo of Rebekah and her brother
Ryen, taken when they were white belts, has been used in some of our promotional
materials for several years. Now, as you can see, the roles have
been reversed.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
August 4, 2007
Two Students Earn Black Belts
Meyee Cha and Ian Watts became
the first two students from our North Portland program, instructed by Elaine
Powell-Ascroft, to earn black belts. Congratulations!
Students who passed the colored
belt test were:
July 10, 2007
Student of the Month
First Dan Irina Alonso is
student of the month for June.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
June 2, 2007
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the following
students who passed the June 2 promotion test:
9th kup to 8th kup
Rebekah Goshorn (N. Portland)
Henry Earle (N. Portland)
Ellie Stark
Justin Semke
8th kup to 7th kup
Emily Humes (N. Portland)
Bob Bates
7th kup to 6th kup
Nikita Lal
Sonal Lal
Zoe O'Loughlin
Kaia Herrin (N. Portland)
Jasper Grigsby-Schulte
Sarah Grigsby
6th kup to 5th kup
Jonah Higgins
Emily O'Loughlin
5th kup to 4th kup
Sam Hartley (N. Portland)
4th kup to 3rd kup
Steve Schooler
3rd kup to 2nd kup
Ian Morgan
May 7, 2007
Student of the month
Erica Witbeck, promoted to
2nd Dan April 14, is student of the month for April
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
April 27, 2007
Special evening promotion test results
Congratulations to the students
who passed their tests during the special evening promotion test on April
27. They are:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Payton Ketterman (N. Portland)
Zoe Lequeux (Buckman)
Kris Anderson
8th kup to 7th kup:
Grace Kowitch
7th kup to 6th kup
Sacah Reich
Micah Tyson (Buckman)
6th kup to 5th kup
Joseph Echegoyen
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Samuel Kowitch
April 14, 2007
Three Students Pass Black Belt Tests
Erica Witbeck earned promotion
to 2nd Dan at the promotion test on April 14. Irina Alonso and Evan
Davenport earned 1st Dan black belts on the same day. Congratulations
to all
Othere students who passed
colored belt tests April 14 were:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Nathan Pierce (N. Portland)
Herode Bertrand (Portsmouth
Middle School)
Bob Bates
Gabriella Toriseva
8th kup to 7th kup
Julion Oddy
Eric Weeks
Ethan Weeks
Lisa Casey (N. Portland_
Kaia Herrin (N. Portland)
Aydan Foster-Wysocki (Buckman)
7th kup to 6th kup:
Lev Perlman
Maggie Rockhill (Buckman)
Haedon Brunelle (N. Portland)
Randy Brunelle (N. Portland)
Diane Englert
Noel Bangsberg (Buckman)
Jose Oritz (N. Portland)
Julian Rodgriquez (N. Portland)
6th kup to 5th kup
Lucas Suggs
5th kup to 4th kup
Leslie Ortiz
Linda Watts
Steve Schooler
Farai Wesa-Shapiro
4th kup to 3rd kup
Nue Ching Cha
Ian Morgan
3rd kup to 2nd kup
Ava Wineinger
Tian Mai Bishop
2nd kup to 1st kup
Ian Watts
David Cortes
April 12, 2007
Student of the Month
First Dan Isaac Willis is
Student of the Month for March.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
March 30, 2007
Summer Workout/Campout at Beverly Beach
This summer's all-student
beach workout and campout will be at Beverly Beach, north of Lincoln City,
July 14 and 15.
Beverly Beach has a large,
secluded campground with a nice canopy of trees for all campsites, as well
as a very big beach.
This year, we will have four
contiguous regular campsites, rather than a group site. The four
campsites can accommodate up to 30 people.
Two of these campsites will
be available on Friday, July 13 and the others will be available on Saturday,
July 14, with checkout time at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 15.
There will be a group workout
at 5 p.m. on Saturday, followed by a potluck dinner and campfire, and another
workout at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Cost will be $5 per person
per day and spaces will be allotted on a first-com, first gets basis.
March 23, 2007
Four Students to Test for Black Belt
in April
First Dan Instructor Erica
Witback will test for 2nd Dan (2nd degree black belt) on April 14.
Testing for 1st Dan will
be Iriina Alonso, Evan Davenport and Carine Zimber.
Each student has worked extremely
hard for the past several months to prepare for this test. For 1st Dan,
the test includes performance of all nine colored belt forms, two minutes
of free sparring against someone the same or higher rank, 30 seconds of
three-on-one sparring against advanced rank students and board breaking.
Children under age 15 must break one board with a kick: those over 15 must
break four boards with any kick, and one board with a hand technique.
For 2nd Dan, candidates must perform all three 1st Dan hyungs, plus two
minutes of one-on-one sparring and 30 seconds of three-on-one sparring.
Breaking requirement for children is one board with a jumping kick and
one board with a spinning kick. For adults, breaking requires four
board with a jumping kick, three boards with a spinning kick and two boards
with a hand technique.
All students are welcome
to watch this test, which starts with the colored belt test at 10 a.m.
The black belt test will start at around 11:15 a.m. All black belts
are highly encouraged to attend this test.
March 15, 2007
Student of the Month
3rd Dan Mark Lockie, one
of our instructors, is student of the month for February.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
March 12, 2007
Tournament Results
More than 80 competitors
participated in the 2007 Spring Traditional Taekwon-do tournament, held
at the Belmont Do-jang on March 10 and 11. Many thanks to all the
black belts who gave their time to judge and referee the tournament and
to all who participated and heldp the Hwa-Rang Foundation cause.
Results:
Adult Grand Champion - Elaine
Powell, 1st Dan, Belmont Do-jang
Children's Grand Champion
- Evan Davenport, 1st kup, Belmont Do-jang
Sparring
Lightweigth Children White/Yellow
belt: 1st, Micah Tysaon (Bu7ckman), 2nd, Kaia Herren, (N. Pdx), 3rd,
Rebekah Goshorn, (N. Portland)
Heavyweight Children White/Yellow
Belt: 1st, Dominick Pozarycki (White Tiger), 2nd, JDiego McArthur
(N. Portland); 3rd, Eddie Tattooed, (N. Portland)
Lightweight Children Blue-Purple
Belt: 1st, Briana Chui (White Tiger), 2nd, Sam Kowitch
(Belmont); 3rd, D.J. Goshorn (N. Portland)
Heavyweight Children Purple
Belt: 1st, Allen Filmer (White Tiger),; 2nd, Peter Barnhart (White
Tiger); 3rd, Michael Betts (White Tiger
Teen Blue/Purple Belt:
1st, Joshua Filmer (White Tiger), 2nd, Ian Morgan (Belmont), 3rd, Nueching
Cha (N. Portland)
Lightweight Children Brown-Black
Belt. 1st, Evan Davenport (Belmont), 2nd, Larry Ninh (Belmont), 3rd, Jessica
O'Loughlin (Belmont)
Teen Brown-Black Belt:1st,
Irina Alonso (Belmont); 2nd, Min Hao Tran (White Tiger), 3rd, Quinz Wade
(Belmont)
Adult Light weight Colored
Belt: 1st, Steve Schooler (Belmont); 2nd, Laura Kealiher (White Tiger)
; 3rd, Linda Watts (N. Portland)
Adult Heavy weith Colored
Belt: 1st, Phillip Nam (Belmont); 2nd, Lisa Carey (N.Portland); 3rd,
Joshua Filmer (White Tiger)
Adult Brown Belt:
1st,.Ian Watts (N. Portland), 2nd, Deannalynn Teel (White Tiger), 3rd,
Carine Zimber (Belmont)
Adult Lightweight Black
Belt: 1st, Mark Lockie (Belmont); 2nd, Don Gilbreath (White Tiger);
3rd, Elaine Powell-Ascroft (Belmont)
Adult Heavyweight Black
Belt: 1st, Jessica Ruche (Belmont); 2nd, Isaac Willis (Belmont);
3rd, Roger Moore (Belmont)
Forms
Tiny Tigers White Belts.
1st, Tien-Ching Huang (White Tiger); 2nd, Nehemiah Jackson (White Tiger);
3rd, Annika Sevcik (White Tiger)
Tiny Tigers Yellow Belta.
1st, Matthew Tamanaha(White Tiger), 2nd, Simon O'Loughlin (Belmont), 3rd,
Grace Kowitch 7 Gabriella Toriseva (Belmont)
Children White Belt. 1st,
Nathan Pierce (White Tiger)); 2nd, Nikeia Berron (White Tiger); 3rd, Veronice
McKay (White Tiger)
Children Yellow Belt, Division
I: 1st, Rachel Hiibs (White Tiger)); 2nd, Kaia Herren (N. Portland); 3rd
Bailey Nguyen (White Tiger)
Children Yellow Belt, Division
II. 1st, Micah Tyson (Buckman); 2nd, Eddie Tattooe(N. Portland);
3rd, Jose Ortiz (N. Portland)
Children Blue Belt:, Divison
I 1st, Hailey Gilbreath (White Tiger); 2nd, Jonah Higgins (Belmont);
3rd, David Iven (N. Portland)
Children Blue Belt, Division
II: 1st, Briana Chui (White Tiger), 2nd, Emily O'Loughlin (Belmont),
3rd (Maxwell Leatha (White Tiger)
Children Purple Belt: 1st,
Sam Kowitch (Belmont)r); 2nd, Ava Wineinger (Belmont); 3rd, Tianmai Bishopt
(Belmont)
Children Brown Belt:
1st, Evan Davenport (Belmont); 2nd,Sean Kealiher (White Tiger); 3rd, Hannah
Schiff (White Tiger)
Children Black Belt:
1st, Quinz Wade (Belmont) 2nd, Min Hao Tran (White Tigert), 3rd,
Jessica O'Loughlin (Belmont)
Teen Blue/Purple Belt:.
1st, Joshua filmer (White Tiger)); Nueching Cha (N. Portland); 3rd, Allen
Filmer (White Tiger)
Adult Colored Belt.:1st,
Kim Bartos (White Tiger); 2nd Linda Watts (N. Portland), 3rd, Laura Kealiher
(White Tiger)
Adult Brown Belt: 1st, Ian
Watts (N. Portland), 2nd, Teresa O'Loughlin (Belmont), 3rd, Carine Zimber
(Belmont)
Adult Black Belt:
1st, Eli Patterson (Belmont); 2nd, Erica Witbeck (Belmont); 3rd, Vance
Perry (Belmont)
Board Breaking
Children LIghtweight: 1st,
Evan Davenport (Belmont); 2nd, Jessic O'Loughlin (Belmont); 3rd, Kayla
Pozaryscki (White Tiger)
Children Heavyweight:
1st, Hannah Schiffl (White Tiger); 2nd, Min Hao Tran (White Tiger)); 3rd,
Quinz Wade (Belmont)
Adult Lightweight:
Kindra Nunn (White Tiger)); 2nd, (Elaine Powerll-Ascroft (Belmont); 3rd,
Carine Zimber (Belmont)
Adult Heavyweight:
1st, Lauren Mason (Belmont); 2nd, Ian Watts (N. Portland)); 3rd, Vance
Perry (Belmont)
Demonstration Team - Judges
Award
1st, Joshua Filmer,
Allne Filmer (White Tiger)
2nd, Quinz Wade,
Jessica O'Loughlin, Irina Alonso
3rd, Sean and Laura
Kealiher (White Tiger)
Demonstration Team - Audience
Award
1st, Joshua Filmer, Allne
Filmer (White Tiger)
2nd, Sean and Laura Kealiher
(White Tiger)
3rd, Quinz Wade, Jessica
O'Loughlin, Irina Alonso
Build the Castle
Pee-wee Division. 1st,
Micah Tyson (Buckmanr), 2nd, Simon O'Loughlin (Belmont), 3rd, Nathan Pierce
(White Tiger)
Intermediate Division.
1st,Colin gum (White Tiger), 2nd, Sam Kowitch (Belmont), 3rd, Rachel Hibbs
(White Tiger)
Tall Division. 1st,
Joshua Filmer (White tiger), 2nd, Jake Schwyhart (White Tiger), 3rd, Claire
Snodgrass (White Tiger)t
February 15, 2007
Students of the Month
New 2nd Dans Jessicca Ruch
and Madeline Muller are Students of the Month for January.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
February 10, 2007
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the following
students who passed their promotion tests:
9th kup to 8th kup (whilte
belt to second yellow)
Madison Evans (N. Portland)
Lisa Casey (N. Portland)
Malida Rodriguez (N. Portland)
8th kup to 7th kup
Zoh Hollinger (N. Portland)
Sonal Lal
Nikita Lal
Melinda Brown
Sacha Reich
Miette LaPierre
Diane Englert
7th kup to 6th kup
David Iven (N. Portland
David Goshorn (N. Portland)
Dina Dely (N. Portland)
Sidney Suggs (N. Portland)
Emily O'Loughlin
Jonah Higgins
5th kup to 4th kup
Ian Morgan
Samuel Riggins
4th kup to 3rd kup
Debra Lambourn (N. Portland)
Sam Kowitch
Ava Wineinger
Ben Stark
3rd kup to 2nd kup
Teresa O'Loughlin
Larry Ninh
2nd kup to 1st kup
Leslie Johnson
January 14, 2007
Tournament Scheduled for March 10 &
11
Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan
will host a tournament on Saturday, March 10 and Sunday, March 11 at the
Portland Do-jang, 2940A S.E. Belmont, Portland, OR 97214. Each of
the two sessions will run about four hours. Sparring competition
will be held on March 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Forms and board
breaking will be March 11, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Trophies will be awarded
to first through third place winners and medals for honorable mention.
An all-around adult grand champion and children's grand champion will be
selected at the end of the tournament on Sunday and each grand champion
will receive a heavy kicking bag.
Cost for the tournament will
be $35 for the two days, or $20 for one day.
For more information, please
contact Mr. Johnson at 503-736-9634.
January 8, 2007
Evan Davenport is Student of the Year
Evan Davenport, who began
2006 as a yellow belt and ended it as a black belt candidate, is student
of the year at the Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan. In addition to making
great progress in his skills, Evan, who is 11, has also been a great
help to lower ranking students and a strong influence in the children's
class.
January 7, 2007
Student of the Month
Purple belt Adenike Warren
is student of the month for December.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
January 6, 2007
Promotion Test Results
Jessica Ruch and Madeline
Muller earned 2nd Dan status (2nd degree black belt) and Jenny Van Mechelen
promoted to 1st Dan at the promoton test on January 6. All performed
at an exceptionally high calibre.
In addition, the following
colored belts promoted:
8th kup to 7th kup:
Sarah Grigsby
Jassper Grigsby-Schulte
Zoe O'Loughlin
Juan Rodreguez (N. Portland)
Eddie Tattooed (N. Portland)
7th kup to 6th kup:
Phillip Nam
Lucas Sugss (N. Portland)
Elias Marshal (N. Portland)
6th kup to 5th kup
Steve Schooler
5th kup to 4th kup:
Adenike Warren
2nd kup to 1st kup:
Evan Davenport
January 2, 2007
Hapkido Seminar on January 20
Master Kevin Janisse, 6th
Dan in Hapkido, will present a seminar on hapkido at the Belmont Do-jang
on January 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost for the seminar is
$35 in advance. It is open to all Traditional Taekwon-do Kwan students
over age 13 and purple belt or above.
Many of you will remember
Master Janisse as an excellent competitor and referee at the Hwa-Rang Foundation
tournaments. He has studied hapkido for 25 years. His seminar
will cover such elements of close-in self defense as pressure points, joint
locks, throwing and falling, and countering grabs and locks by an attacker.
He will also teach a bo (staff) form.
Registration is limited so
please sign up early. Make the check out to Northwest Korean Martial
Arts Association. For more information, contact Mr. Johnson.
January 2, 2007
Four Students to Test for Black Belts
Two students will test for
2nd Dan (2nd degree black belt) on January 6 and two others will test for
1st Dan.
They are:
Jessica Ruch - 1st
to 2nd Dan
Madeline Muller - 1st to
2nd Dan
Irina Alonso - 1st Kup to
1st Dan
Genevieve Van Mechelen -
1st Kup to 1st Dan
Each student has worked extremely
hard for the past several months to prepare for this test. For 1st Dan,
the test includes performance of all nine colored belt forms, two minutes
of free sparring against someone the same or higher rank, 30 seconds of
three-on-one sparring against advanced rank students and board breaking.
Children under age 15 must break one board with a kick: those over 15 must
break four boards with any kick, and one board with a hand technique.
For 2nd Dan, candidates must perform all three 1st Dan hyungs, plus two
minutes of one-on-one sparring and 30 seconds of three-on-one sparring.
Breaking requirement for children is one board with a jumping kick and
one board with a spinning kick. For adults, breaking requires four
board with a jumping kick, three boards with a spinning kick and two boards
with a hand technique.
All students are welcome
to watch this test, which starts with the colored belt test at 10 a.m.
The black belt test will start at around 11:15 a.m. All black belts
are highly encouraged to attend this test.
November 20, 2006
Mid-Month Promotion Test results
A special mid-month promotion
test was held on Monday, Nov. 20, for students who had not been able to
make it to the normal Saturday tests. Congratulations to the following
students who successfully completed their tests:
8th kup to 7th kup:
Maggie Rockhill (Buckman)
Lev Pearlman
7th kup to 6th kup:
Cheikh Camara
6th kup to 5th kup
Sam Hartley (N. Portland)
Farai Wasa-Shapiro (Buckman)
4th kup to 3rd kup:
Tianmai Bishop
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Leslie Johnson
November 7, 2006
Students of the Month
Sam and Grace Kowitch are
students of the month for October. Sam, age 10, is a 1st degree blue
belt and his sister Grace, 8, is a white belt.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
November 4, 2006
Promotion Test results
Congratulations to the following
students who successfully completed their promotion tests:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Sara Weiss
Mary Jo AbiNader
Sacha Reich
6th kup to 5th kup:
Ian Morgan
4th kup to 3rd kup:
Melissa Lindsey
Larry Ninh
3rd kup to 2nd kup:
Isaiah Lindsey
Evan Davenport
October 14, 2006
Promotion Test results
Congratulations to the following
students who successfully completed their promotion tests:
9th kup to 8th kup (whilte
belt to second yellow)
Zoe O'Loughlin
Adrian Gordon (Buckman)
8th kup to 7th kup
Jose Ortiz (N. Portland)
Noel Bangsberg (Buckman)
7th kup to 6th kup
Alora Marshal (N. Portland)
6th kup to 5th kup
Samuel Kowitch
Ava Wineinger
Linda Watts (N. Portland)
Adenike Warren
5th kup to 4th kup
Nue Ching Cha
Debra Lambourn
4th kup to 3rd kup
Teresa O'Loughlin
October 10, 2006
Student of the Month
Student of the month for
September is 2nd Dan Roger Moore, who is an assistant instructor, leads
the demonstration team class and won first place in both sparring and board
breaking at the September Hwa-Rang Invitational Tournament.
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
October 1, 2006
Tournament Results
The Fall 2006 Hwa-Rang Foundation
Invitational Tournament was a great sucess, with 80 competitors, at least
as many spectators and an unofficial total of around $2,000 raised for
the foundation.
Five different schools participated,
including Tradtional Taekwon-do main do-jang, Traditional Taekwon-do North
Portland, White Tiger Martial arts of Portland, Northwest Korean Martial
Arts of Clackamas and Inner Balance Taekwon-do of Wilsonville.
Many thanks to all the black
belts who gave their time to judge and referee the tournament and to all
who participated and heldp the Hwa-Rang Foundation cause.
Results:
Adult Grand Champion - Eli
Patterson, 1st Dan, Belmont do-jang
Children's Grand Champion
- Sean Kealiher, 2nd kup, White Tiger Martial Arts
Colored Belt Forms Grand
Champion - Michael Walton, 2nd kup, Belmont do-jang
Sparring
Tiny Tiger (4 - 6) lightweight:
1st, Simon O'Loughlin (Belmont), 2nd, Sunny Kosaka (White Tiger), 3rd,
Joe Nieting (Inner Balance)
Tiny Tiger heavyweight:
1st, Jasper Grigsby-Schulte (Belmont), 2nd, Bailey Nguyen (White Tiger),
3rd, Jose Ortiz (N. Portland)
Lightweigth Children White/Yellow
belt: 1st, Cooper Woglemuth (N. Portland), 2nd, Matthew Janisse (NWKMA),
3rd, Micah Jones, (N. Portland)
Intermediate Childrene White/Yellow
Belt: 1st, Kathryn Roark (NWKMA), 2nd, Eddie Tattooed (N. Portland),
3rd. Hailey Gilbreath (White Tiger)
Heavyweight Children White/Yellow
Belt: 1st, Elias Marshal (N. Portland), 2nd, Julian rodgriguez (N.
Portland); 3rd, David Goshorn, (N. Portland)
Lightweight Children Blue-Purple
Belt: 1st, Sam Kowitcht (Belmont); 2nd, Larry Ninh (Belmont);
3rd, Tianmai Bishop (Belmont)
Heavyweight Children Purple
Belt: 1st, Evan Davenport (Belmont),; 2nd,Leslie Ortiz (N. Portland);
3rd, Ian Morgan (Belmont)
Lightweight Children Brown-Black
Belt. 1st, Jessica O'Loughlin (Belmont), 2nd, Matt Coleman (White Tiger),
3rd, Jade Eichmuller (White Tiger)
Intermediate Children Brown-Black
Belt: 1st, Sean Kealiher (White Tiger),; 2nd, Kolton Stevens (Belmont);
3rd, Christian Gilbreath (White Tiger)
Heavyweight Children Brown-Black
Belt:1st, Ashlin Roy (White Tiger); 2nd, Tuesday Teel (White Tiger); 3rd,
Min Hao Tran (White Tiger)
Teen Children Brown-Blac,
Belt. 1st, Caleb Powell-Ascroft (Belmont), 2nd, Ruby Grigsby-Schulte (Belmont),
3rd, Samuel Janisse (NWKMA)
Adult Yellow Belt:
1st, Pam Roark (NWKMA); 2nd, Jeff Imlay (NWKMA); 3rd, Michael Walton (Belmont)
Adult Blue-Purple Belt:
1st, Teresa O'Loughlin (Belmont); 2nd, Lee Granados (N.Portland); 3rd,
Linda Watts (N. Portland)
Adult Lightweight Black
Belt: 1st, Elaine Powell-Ascroft (Belmont); 2nd, Debbie Janisse (NWKMA));
3rd, Erica Witbeck (Belmont)
Adult Medium weight Black
Belt: 1st, Jack Kidney (Belmont); 2nd, Eli Patterson (Belmont); 3rd,
Don Gilbreath (White Tiger)
Adult Heavyweight Black
Belt: 1st, Roger Moore (Belmont); 2nd, Jessica Ruch (Belmont); 3rd,
Todd Roy (White Tiger)
Forms
Tiny Tigers White Belts.
1st, Simon O'Loughlin (Belmont); 2nd, Bailey Nguyen (White Tiger); 3rd,
Morgan Jones (White Tiger)
Tiny Tigers Yellow Belta.
1st, Joe Nieting (Inner Balance), 2nd, Sunny Kusaka (White Tiger), 3rd,
Jose Ortiz (N. Portland)
Children White Belt. 1st,
Zoe O'Loughlin (Buckman); 2nd, Micah McArthur (N. Portland); 3rd, Diego
McArthur (N. Portland)
Children Yellow Belt, Division
I: 1st, Eddie Tattoed )n. Portland); 2nd,Julian Rodreguez (N. Portland);
3rd Matthew Janisse (NWKMA)
Children Yellow Belt, Division
II. 1st, Hailey Gilbreath, (White Tiger); 2nd, Alora Marshal (N.
Portlant); 3rd, Estee Imlay (NWKMA)
Children Blue Belt:
1st, Ian Morgan (Belmont); 2nd, Leslie Ortiz (N. Portland); 3rd, Samuel
Kowitch (Belmont)
Children Purple Belt: 1st,
Taaj Orr, (White Tiger); 2nd, Tianmai Bishop (Belmont); 3rd,Evan Davenport
(Belmont)
Children Black-Brown Belt:
1st, Sean Kealiher (White Tiger); 2nd, Astrid Grigsby-Schulte (Belmont);
3rd, Jessica O'Loughlin (Belmont)
Teen Black Belt: 1st,
Samuel Janisse (NWKMAt); 2nd, Hannah Huynh (Belmont), 3rd, Ashlin Roy (White
Tiger)
Adult Yellow Belt. 1st,Michael
Walton (Belmont); 2nd, Pam Roark (NWKMA); 3rd, Julia Gilbreath (White Tiger)
Adult Blue-Purple Belt.:1st,
Teresa O'Loughlin (Belmont); 2nd Linda Watts (N. Portland), 3rd, Ian Watts
(N. Portland)
Adult Brown-Black Belt:
1st, Eli Patterson (Belmont); 2nd, Kindra Nunn (White Tiger); 3rd, Vance
Perry (Belmont)
Adult Advanced Black Belt:
1st, Jack Kidney (Belmont); 2nd, Debbie Janisse (NWKMA); 3rd, Elaine Powell-Ascroft
(Belmont)
Board Breaking
Children LIghtweight: 1st,
Jesse O'Loughlin (Belmont); 2nd, Christian Gilbreath); 3rd, Astrid Grigsby-Schulte
(Belmont)
Children Intermediate. 1st,
Hannah Huynh (Belmont). 2nd, Ashlin Roy (White Tiger); 3rd, Caitlyn Trullinger-Dwyer
(Belmont)
Children Heavyweight:
1st, Tuesday Teel (White Tiger); 2nd, Ruby Grigsby-Schulte (Belmont); 3rd,
Samuel Janisse (NWKMA)
Adult Lightweight:
1st, Erica Witbeck (Belmont); 2nd, Kindra Nun (White Tigert); 3rd, Debbie
Janisse (NWKMA)
Adult Heavyweight:
1st, Roger Moore (Belmont); 2nd, Don Gilbreath (Belmont); 3rd, Vance Perry
(Belmont)
Demonstration Team
- Judges Award
Intermediate Level - 1st,
Pam Roark, Jeff Imlay (NWKMA)
2nd, Taaj Orr, Kayla Pozarcky (White Tiger)
3rd, Phillip Nam, Ian Morgan (Belmont)
Advanced Level -
1st, Quinnz Wade, Hannah Huynh, Maddie Muller (Belmont)
2nd, Ashlin Roy, Kindra Nunn (White Tiger)
3rd, Sean Kealiher, Min Hao Tran (White Tiger)
Demonstration Team
- Audience Award
Intermediate Level - 1st,
Phillip Nam, Ian Morgan (Belmont)
2nd, Taaj Orr, Kayla Pozarcky (White Tiger)
3rd, Pam Roark, Jeff Imlay (NWKMA)(
Advanced Level -
1st, Ryan Teel, Tuesday Teel (White Tiger)
2nd (tie) Ashlin Roy, KIndra Nunn (White Tiger);Quinz Wade, Hannah
Huynh,
Maddie Muller (Belmont)
3rd, Sean Kealiher, Min Hao Tran (White Tiger)
Build the Castle
Pee-wee Division. 1st,
Christian Gilbreath (White Tiger), 2nd, Sean Kealiher (White Tiger), 3rd,
Leslie Oritz (N. Portland)
Intermediate Division.
1st, Caleb Powell-Ascroft (Belmont), 2nd, David Cortes (N. Portland), 3rd,
Qunz Wade (Belmont)
Adult Division. 1st,
Eli Patterson (Belmont), 2nd, Michael Walton (Belmont), 3rd, Roger Moore
Belmont
September 9, 2006
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the following
students who successfully completed their promotion tests:
9th kup to 8th kup (whilte
belt to second yellow)
Diane Englert
Jonah Higgins
Emily O'Loughlin
Miette LaPierre
Michael Walton
8th kup to 7th kup
Shay Epp (N. Portland)
Elias Marshal (N. Portland)
Phillip Nam
5th kup to 4th kup
Tianmai Bishop
4th kup to 3rd kup
Evan Davenport
Ian Watts
September 7, 2006
Student of the Month
August Student of the Month:
blue belt Ava Wineinger
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
August 7, 2006
Student of the Month
July Student of the Month:
black belt Quinz Wade
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
August 5, 2006
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the following
students who successfully completed their promotion tests:
9th kup to 8th kup (whilte
belt to second yellow)
Kaia Herren (N. Portland)
Randy Brunelle (N. Portland)
Haedon Brunelle (N. Portland)
Eddie Tattoed (N. Portland)
Julian Evans (N. Portland)
7th kup to 6th kup
Lee Granados (N. Portland)
Ava Wineinger
Joseph Echegoyen
Samuel Kowitch
6th kup to 5th kup
Shandarra Brizzee
5th kup to 4th kup
Ben Stark
4th kup to 3rd kup
David Van Gorder
3rd kup to 2nd kup
David Cortes (N. Portland)
Kenna Bird
Ryen Bally
July 10, 2006
Student of the Month
June Student of the Month:
black belt candidate Irina Alonso
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
July 8, 2006
Three Students Promote to Black Belt
Congratulations to the three
young students who earned their black belts at the promotion test Saturday.
They are:
Astrid Grigsby-Schulte
Kolton Stevens
Quinz Wade
In addition, the following
students promoted:
Zoh Hollinger (N. Portland)
white belt to second yellow
Sarah Grigsby, white belt
to second yellow
Jasper Grigsby-Schulte,
white belt to second yellow
Alora Marshall (N. Portland),
second yellow to first yellow
Aaron Sworden (N. Portland),
second yellow to first yellow
David Iven (N. Portland),
second yetllow to first yellow
Sydney Suggs (N. Portland),
second yetllow to first yellow
Ian Morgan, first yellow
to second blue
Steve Schooler, first yellow
to second blue
Debra Lambourn (N. Portland),
second blue to first blue
Melissa Lindsay, first blue
to second purple
Leslie Johnson, second purple
to first purple
Meyee Cha (N. Portland),
first purple to second brown
Meng Cha (N. Portland),
first purple to second brown
Caleb Powell-Ascroft, second
brown to first brown
June 26, 2006
Beach Campout and Workout July 15-16
Do taekwon-do
in the sun and surf at our annual beach campout and workout. All taekown-do
students, friends and family welcome.
We
will do a workout Saturday evening at 6 p.m., followed by a potluck dinner,
campfire and hot dog/marshmallow roast. Sunday morning, we will do another
workout at 11 a.m., followed by brunch. In between, there are plenty of
hiking trails to explore Cape Lookout, as well as the other capes west
of Tillamook. Cape Lookout is also a short drive to the picturesque town
of Oceanside.
In addition to the scheduled
workouts, students will be able to train in small groups during the weekend
on the beach. We will be doing work on self-defense moves, joint
locks pressure points and takedowns.
We
will be staying in Group Campsite A, which has a capacity for 25 overnight
campers. (See map on back). IThe group site is now full, but you can stay
in one of the individual sites and make your own reservations, stay in
a motel in either Netarts or Oceanside, or just drive down for the day.
June 11, 2006
Student of the Month
May Student of the Month:
black belt candidate Astrid Grigsby-Schulte
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
June 11, 2006
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to all the
students who promoted in belt rank on Saturday, June 10:
9th kup to 8th kup:
Andy Pantoja
Jose Ortiz (N. Portland)
Emily Humes (N. Portland)
Timber Ewen (N. Portland)
Ohna Floyd (N. Portland)
8th kup to 7th kup
Samuel Kowitch
7th kup to 6th kup
Linda Watts (N. Portland)
Forrest Ewen (N. Portland)
6th kup to 5th kup
Tianmai Bishop
5th kup to 4th kup
Teresa O;Loughlin
Evan Davenport
Larry Ninh
Gianni Brizzee
4th kup to 3rd kup
Kenna Bird
3rd kup to 2nd kup
Carine Zimber
2nd kup to 1st kup
Ray Stryker
Irina Alonso
June 7, 2006
Three Students to Test for Black Belt
in July
Three black belt candidates
will test for 1st Dan on July 8. They are:
Astrid Grigsby-Schulte
Kolton Stevens
Quinz Wade
Each student has worked extremely
hard for the past several months since earning 1st degree brown belt.
The test includes performance of all nine colored belt forms, two minutes
of free sparring against someone the same or higher rank, 30 seconds of
three-on-one sparring against advanced rank students and board breaking.
Children under age 15 must break one board with a kick: those over 15 must
break four boards with any kick, two boards with a jump spinning kick and
one board with a hand technique.
All students are welcome
to watch this test, which starts with the colored belt test at 10 a.m.
The black belt test will start at around 11:30 a.m. All black belts
are highly encouraged to attend this test.
May 20, 2006
Tournament Results
The Hwa-Rang Foundation Spring
Invitational Tournament, at the St. Johns Community Center, drew 70 competitors
from five different schools and raised over $1,000 for the foundation.
Attending the tournament were the Traditional Taekwon-do schools from Buckman,
North Portland and the main Belmont do-jang, as well as White Tiger Martial
Arts and Northwest Korean Martial Arts.
Results:
Adult Grand Champion - Mark
Lockie, 3rd Dan (this is his ninth grand champion trophy)
Children's Grand Champion
- Astrid Grigsby-Schulte
Colored Belt Forms Grand
Champion - Carine Zimber
Sparring
Lightweight Children White
Belt: 1st, Zoh Hollinger (Buckman), 2nd, Micah McArthur (Buckman);
3rd, Jose Ortiz (N. Portland)
Heavyweight Children White
Belt: 1st, Adrian Gordon (N. Portland), 2nd, Emily Hume (N. Portland);
3rd, Hailey Gilbreath (White Tiger)
Lightweight Children Yellow
Belt: 1st, Linnea Rhodin-Bibby (Belmont); 2nd, David Iven (N. Portland);
3rd, Sam Kowitch (Belmont)
Heavyweight Children Yellow-Blue
Belt: 1st, Sydney Suggs (N. Portland); 2nd, Brianna Chui (White Tiger);
3rd, Leslie Ortiz (N. Portland)
Lightweight Children Blue-Purple
Belt: 1st, Evan Davenport (Belmont); 2nd, Isaiah LIndsay (Belmont);
3rd, Matthew Purkapile (N. Portland)
Heavyweight Children Purple
Belt: 1st, Meng Cha (N. Portland); 2nd, Meyee Cha (N. Portland);
3rd, Zach Spangler (White Tiger)
Lightweight Children Brown-Black
Belt: 1st, Kolton Stevens (Buckman); 2nd, Astrid Grigsby-Schulte
(Belmont); 3rd, Hannah Huynh (Belmont)
Heavyweight Children Brown-Black
Belt: 1st, Quinnz Wade (Belmont); 2nd, Irina Alonso (Belmont); 3rd,
Caitlyn Trullinger-Dwyer (Belmont)
Adult Yellow-Blue Belt:
1st, Steve Schooler (Belmont); 2nd, Linda Watts (N. Portland); 3rd, Karl
Rhodin-Bibby (Belmont)
Adult Blue Belt: 1st,
Teresa O'Loughlin (Belmont); 2nd, Melissa Lindsay (Belmont); 3rd, Debra
Lambourn (N. Portland)
Adult Purple-Brown Belt:
1st, Allen Spangler (White Tiger); 2nd, Zach Spangler (White Tiger); 3rd,
Carine Zimber (Belmont)
Adult Lightweight Black
Belt: 1st, Nancy Huynh (Belmont); 2nd, Elaine Powell-Ascroft (Belmont);
3rd, Ruby Grigsby-Schulte (Belmont)
Adult Medium weight Black
Belt: 1st, Jack Kidney (Belmont); 2nd, Kindra Nunn (White Tiger);
3rd, Erica Witbeck (Belmont)
Adult Heavyweight Black
Belt: 1st, Mark Lockie (Belmont); 2nd, Jessica Ruch (Belmont); 3rd,
Isaac Willis III (Belmont)
Senior Black Belt:
1st, Kevin Janisse (NWKMA); 2nd, Roger Moore (Belmont); 3rd, Vance Perry
(Belmont)
Forms
Children White Belt, Division
I: 1st, Miette LaPierre (Buckman); 2nd, Jose Ortiz (N. Portland);
3rd, Kaia Herren (Buckman)
Children White Belt, Division
II: 1st, Hailey Gilbreath (White Tiger); 2nd, Adrian Gordon (N. Portland);
3rd (tie), Emily Hume and Zoh Hollinger (N. Portland)
Children Yellow Belt:
1st, Samuel Kowitch (Belmont); 2nd, LInnea Rhodin-Bibby, (Belmont); 3rd,
David Iven (N. Portland)
Children Blue Belt:
1st, Brianna Chui (White Tiger); 2nd, Evan Davenport (Belmont); 3rd, Isaiah
LIndsay (Belmont)
Children Purple Belt: 1st,
Meyee Cha (N. Portland); 2nd, David Cortes (N. Portland); 3rd, Zach Spangler
(White Tiger)
Children Brown Belt:
1st, Sean Kealiher (White Tiger); 2nd, Astrid Grigsby-Schulte (Belmont);
3rd, Kolton Stevens (Belmont)
Children Black Belt:
1st, Jessica O'Loughlin (Belmont); 2nd, Hannah Huynh (Belmont), 3rd, Minh
Hao Tran (White Tiger)
Adult Colored Belt, Division
I: 1st, Ian Watts (N. Portland); 2nd, Debra Lambourn, (N. Portland);
3rd, Melissa Lindsay (Belmont)
Adult Colored Belt, Division
II: 1st, Carine Zimber (Belmont); 2nd (tie), Teresa O'Loughlin (Belmont)
and Christine Draper (NWKMA), 3rd, Allen Spangler (White Tiger)
Adult 1st Dan Black Belt:
1st, Elaine Powell-Ascroft (Belmont); 2nd, Elisha Patterson (Belmont);
3rd, Jessica Ruch (Belmont)
Adult Advanced Black Belt:
1st, Mark Lockie (Belmont); 2nd, Kevin Janisse (NWKMA); 3rd, Jack Kidney
(Belmont)
Board Breaking
Children LIghtweight: 1st,
Hannah Huynh (Belmont); 2nd, Astrid Grigsby-Schulte (Belmont); 3rd, Caitlyn
Trullinger-Dwyer (Belmont)
Children Heavyweight:
1st, Minh Hao Tran (White Tiger); 2nd, Irina Alonso (Belmont); 3rd, Caleb
Powell-Ascroft (Belmont)
Adult Lightweight:
1st, Kindra Nunn (White Tiger); 2nd, Rebekah Bally (Belmont); 3rd, Christine
Draper (NWKMA)
Adult Mediumweight:
1st, Elisha Patterson (Belmont); 2nd, Kevin Janisse (NWKMA); 3rd, Allen
Spangler (White Tiger)
Adult Heavyweight:
1st, Vance Perry (Belmont); 2nd, Isaac Willis (Belmont); 3rd, Mark Lockie
(Belmont)
Demonstration Team
- Judges Award
Intermediate Level - 1st,
Astrid Grigsby-Schulte, Evan Davenport, Isaiah Lindsay (Belmont)
2nd, Linda Watts, Debra Lambourn, Sydney Suggs (N. Portland)
3rd, Matthew Purkapile, Leslie Ortiz, Zoh Hollinger, Kaia Herren
Advanced Level -
1st, Quinnz Wade, Lauren Mason, Hannah Huynh, Caitlyn Trullinger-Dwyer
(Belmont)
2nd, Isaac Willis, Elisha Patterson (Belmont)
3rd, Kevin Janisse, Christine Draper (NWKMA)
3rd, Kindra Nunn, Allen Spangler, Sean Kealiher (White Tiger)
Demonstration Team
- Audience Award
Intermediate Level - 1st,
Astrid Grigsby-Schulte, Evan Davenport, Isaiah Lindsay (Belmont)
2nd, Linda Watts, Debra Lambourn, Sydney Suggs (N. Portland)
3rd, Matthew Purkapile, Leslie Ortiz, Zoh Hollinger, Kaia Herren (N.
Portland)
Advanced Level -
1st, Isaac Willis, Elisha Patterson (Belmont)
2nd, Kevin Janisse, Christine Draper (NWKMA)
3rd, Quinnz Wade, Lauren Mason, Hannah Huynh, Caitlyn Trullinger-Dwyer
(Belmont)
May 6, 2006
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the students
from the Belmont Do-jang who promoted in May:
Lev Perlman - white belt
to 2nd yellow
Phillip Nam - white belt
to 2nd yellow
Linnea Rhodin-Bibby - white
belt to 2nd yellow
Karl Rhodin-Bibby - white
belt to 2nd yellow
Ava Weininger - 2nd yellow
to 1st yellow
Michael Nicholas - 2nd yellow
to 1st yellow
Joseph Echegoyan - 2nd yellow
to 1st yellow
Ian Morgan - 2nd yellow
to 1st yellow
Steve Schooler - Transfer
to 1st yellow
Leo Westwind - 1st yellow
to 2nd blue
Melissa Lindsay - 2nd blue
to 1st blue
Phillip Telles-Ferreira
- 2nd brown to 1st brown
April 9, 2006
First Black Belt Test at Belmont Do-jang
The first black belt exam
of the newly-constituted Traditional Taekwon-do organization was held on
Saturday, April 8. Congratulations to our new 1st Dans:
Ruby Grigsby-Schulte
Lauren Mason
Vinesh Lal
Bruce Birk
In addition, the following
colored beltsfrom the Belmont do-jang promoted:
Sam Kowitch - white belt
to 2nd yellow
Teresa O'Loughlin - 2nd
blue belt to 1st blue
Samuel Riggins - 2nd blue
belt to 1st blue
Evan Davenport - 2nd blue
belt to 1st blue
Kenna Bird - 1st blue belt
to 2nd purple
Irena Alonso - 1st purple
belt to 2nd brown
Phillip Telles-Ferraira
- 2nd brown belt to 1st brown
March 24, 2006
Promotion Test Results
Congratulatons to the students
from the Portland Do-Jang who promoted on Friday, March 24.
Aaron Labadie - White belt
to 2nd yellow
Cheikh Camara - 2nd yellow
belt to 1st yellow.
Adenike Warren - 1st yellow
belt to 2nd blue
Shawn Bagby - 1st yellow
belt to 2nd blue
Mia Weatherbee - 1st yellow
belt to 2nd blue
Leslie Johnson - 1st blue
to 2nd yellow
February 18, 2006
Friendship Tournament Results
Congratulations to the students
who participated in Mr.Hansen's Friendship Tournament in Banks on Saturday.
Here are results from the
Portland Do-jang:
Lev Reich--2nd place, mighty
mite hyungs; 3rd place, mighty mite sparring
Christmas Keever--2nd place,
blue belt hyungs; 3rd place, adult blue belt sparring.
Jenny Van Mechelen--2nd
place, pee-wee brown belt sparring.
Jacob Van Mechelen--2nd
place, junior brown belt sparring.
Lauren Mason--1st place,
brown belt hyungs; 1st place, adult brown belt sparring.
Hannah Huynh--2nd place,
junior black belt sparring.
Rebekah Bally--3rd place,
teen black belt board breaking; 3rd place, teen black belt sparring.
Elaine Powell-Ascroft--1st
place, 1st dan black belt hyungs.
Vance Perry--1st place,
intermediate weight adult board breaking; 2nd place, senior sparring.
Erica Witbeck--3rd place,
1st dan black belt hyungs; 2nd place, intermediate weight board breaking;
3rd place, 1st dan black belt sparring.
Roger Moore--2nd place,
heavyweight black belt board breaking.
Nancy Huynh--3rd place,
advanced black belt hyungs; 1st place, lightweight adult board breaking;
3rd place, advanced black belt sparring.
Jack Kidney--1st place,
advanced black belt hyungs; 1st place, advanced black belt sparring.
Gil Johnson--2nd place,
advanced black belt sparring; 1st place, senior sparring.
February 17, 2006
Promotion test results
Congratulations to the students
from the Portland do-jang who promoted Friday:
Ava Wininger--white belt
to 2nd yellow
Shandarra Brizee--1st yellow
to 2nd blue
Gianni Brizee--2nd blue
to 1st blue
Kolton Stevens--2nd brown
to 1st brown
February 4, 2006
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to the students
from the Portland do-jang who promoted on Saturday.
Evan Davenport - 1st yellow
to 2nd blue
Kenna Bird - 2nd blue to
1st blue
Ben Stark - 2nd blue to
1st blue
Ryen Bally - 2nd purple
to 1st purple
Isaiah Lindsay - 2nd purple
to 1st purple
Carine Zimber - 2nd purple
to 1st purple
Also Tianmai Bishop (promoted
on January 20) - 1st yellow to 2nd blue.
The Do-Bok Pajama Party Fundraiser
When: Saturday, February
25th 8pm to Sunday, February 26th 10am
Where: Portland Do-jang,
2940 SE Belmont
Who: Kids ages 6-11
years old (1st 20 kids that sign up)
Why: To have fun and
raise some money for the Hwa-Rang Foundation
How much: $15 per person
(goes to Hwa-Rang Foundation)
Fliers are located at Mr.
Johnson's studio
Call Elaine P-A (503.939.9478)
or Jessica Ruch (503.890.4638) if you can volunteer.
Ways you can volunteer
without spending the night February 25th and 26th…
1.
Donate $ for pizza, snacks, drinks, breakfast bars, paper towels, plates
2.
Donate some of the pizza, snacks (no candy), drink boxes, breakfast bars,
fruit, paper towels, plates
3.
Donate some of your time by running an activity
Examples : group games, dancing,
story telling, yoga, art project (not too messy)…be creative
and let me know YOUR ideas, does not have to involve TKD.
4.
Donate your time by coming and taking photos of the event. You don't
have to stay the whole night, just as long as you can or want to (hour
or two).
5.
Donate a video (lcd) projector so we can run a late night movie.
It will be locked away when it's not being used and we will only use it
for a couple hours.
6.
Donate your time Sunday morning to help clean up the do-jang! More
volunteers, less time it takes to clean!
7.
Get friends, family, neighbors involved if they have a service that would
be useful to this fundraiser.
8.
Lastly, well probably not, but for now, ALWAYS keep the Hwa-Rang Foundation
in mind for donations anytime of the year. ALL donations are tax
deductible!
For more information on
the Hwa-Rang Foundation contact Gil Johnson or visit http://www.taekwondo-pdx.com/causes.html
or http://cmstudios.biz/tkd/hwarang.html
January 17, 2006
Sunday Class Begins
We now are holding an Open
class on Sundays at 5 p.m. It is open to all students who have progressed
beyond the beginners class.
Instructors will be 1st
Dans Jessica Ruch and Vance Perry.
Tournament Set for February 18
Mr. Hansen is holding a "friendship
tournament" on February 18 at the Banks Community Center. The scope
of this tournament is smaller than the championship tournaments held in
the fall and spring. Some events, such as synchronized forms, will
not be held. Cost for the tournament is $18 if registration is received
by Feb. 11 and $20 afterward.
We regret a typographical
error in an e-mail to students that indicated there would be a new event.
There will be no boar breaking at this tournament. There will,
however, be board breaking, as well as sparring and forms.
1st Dan Vance Perry demonstrates
his boar breaking technique.
January 7, 2006
Promotion Test Results
Congratulations to Jessica
O'Loughlin, Hannah Huynh, Aden Winkelman and Elisha Patterson for earning
their 1st Dan black belts and to Kris Murray for earning his 2nd Dan black
belt. All candidates performed admirably.
For Kris, getting to 2nd
Dan occured a year later than he had expected. After graduating
in engineering from Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls in
2004, Kris was hired that fall by Intel and sent to its Folsom, CA divisionn
(near Sacramento). As a new hire, he was unable to get time to come
back to Portland for his test, scheduled a year ago. He did return
during vacations, however, and worked out enough on his own to keep up
his skills. On Friday, he drove up from California and was ready
to test on Saturday.
Colored belts who passed
their tests:
John Wagoner, white belt
to 2nd yellow
Adenike Warren, 2nd yellow
to 1st yellow
Maggie Long, 2nd yellow
to 1st yellow
Matthew Palmer, 2nd yellow
to 1st yellow
Melissa Lindsay, 1st yellow
to 2nd blue
Teresa O'Loughlin, 1st yellow
to 2nd blue
Jenny Van Mechelen, 1st
purple to 2nd brown
Astrid Grigsby-Schulte,
1st purple to 2nd brown
Jacob Van Mechelne, 2nd
brown to 1st brown
January 3, 2006
Erica Witbeck is Student of the Year
Erica Witbeck, 1st Dan, is
sthe Student of the Year for the Porttland do-jang for 2005. Erica
teaches the adult class on Thursday evenings and has developed into an
excellent instrucftor. Erica also was a stalwart on the volunteer
crew that built our new do-jang on Belmont during the first three months
of last year. She has participated and judged in all our tournaments
and done well in forms competition.
Studentt of the Month for
December, 2005, is Elisha Patterson.
December 10
Promotion test results
Congratulations to the seven
students from the Portland do-jang who passed their promotion tests Saturday:
Evan Davenport - 2nd yellow
to 1st yellow
Shandarra Brizzee - 2nd
yellow to 1st yellow
Gianni Brizzee - 1st yellow
to 2nd blue
Larry Ninh -- 1st yellow
to 2nd blue
Kenna Bird - 1st yellow
to 2nd blue
Kolton Stevens - 1st purple
to 2nd brown
Quinnz Wade - 1st purple
to 2nd brown
December 5, 2005
Students of the Month
November Students of the
Month: black belt candidates Hannah Huynh and Jessica O'Loughlin
Criteria for Student of the
Month are the following:
1) Attendance
2) Progress in developing
skills
3) Adherence to the Five
Tenets of Taekwon-do
4) Contribution to the betterment
of our do-jang
December 4, 2005
Results from White Tiger Tournament
Even though we don't gear
our training to tournament competition, our emphasis on strong fundamentals
serves our students well when they do enter tournaments. Often, the
toughest competition for our students comes from their fellow students.
This was particularly true among women black belts at Mr. Cullen Loeffler's
White Tiger Invitational held Dec. 4 at the East Portland Community Center.
Here are the results:
Grand Champion in Hyungs,
adult colored belt: Elisha Patterson
Grand Champion in Hyungs,
adult black belt: Gil Johnson
Children:
Adenike Warren. 1st
place, hyungs, yellow belt
Edwin Powell-Ascroft, 2nd
place, hyungs, pee-wee yellow belt, 2nd place, sparring, pee wee yellow
belt.
Shawn Bagby. 3rd place,
board breaking, teen yellow belt.
Quinnz Wade, 1st place,
hyungs, teen purple belt.
Caleb Powell-Ascroft, 2nd
place, hyungs, brown belt; 2nd place, sparring, brown belt.
Jessica O'Laughlin, 1st
place, hyungs, pee wee brown belt; 1st place, board breaking, pee wee brown
belt.
Hannah Huynh, 3rd place,
hyungs, brown belt; 1st place, sparring, brown belt; 1st place, board breaking,
brown belt.
Quinn Ramsay. 2nd
place, huyngs, teen black belt; 2nd place, board breaking, teen black belt;
1st place, sparring, teen black belt.
Adults:
Teresa O'Loughlin.
2nd place, hyungs, yellow belt; 2nd place, sparring, yellow belt.
Bruce Birk. 1st place,
hyungs, heavyweight brown belt; 1st place, board breaking, heavyweight
brown belt.
Elisha Patterson.
1st place, hyungs, lightweight brown belt; 2nd place, sparring, lightweight
brown belt; 1st place, weapons forms.
Vance Perry. 2nd place,
hyungs, men's black belt; 3rd place, sparring, men's black belt.
Elaine Powell-Ascroft.
1st place, hyungs, women's black belt; 2nd place, sparring, women's black
belt; 3rd place, board breaking.
Erica Witbeck. 3rd
place, hyungs, women's black belt.
Jessica Ruch. 3rd
place, hyungs, women's black belt; 1st place, sparring, women's black belt.
Nancy Huynh. 2nd place,
hyungs, women's black belt; 3rd place, sparring, women's black belt.
Gil Johnson. 1st place,
hyungs, men's black belt; 1st place, sparring, men's black belt; 1st place,
board breaking, men's black belt.
Martial Arts Gymnastics Class Starts
Dec. 3
Black Belt Candidate Elisha Patterson
will teach students some of his gymnastic martial arts moves, from
ki-ups to forward rolls, at 11 a.m. on Saturdays starting Dec. 3.
The class is open to students currently enrolled at the Portland Do-jang,
but enrollment initially will be limited to 10 students. Fee for
this class is $20. Register for the class soon as it should fill
up fast.
November 5, 2005
Student of the Month
Kolton Stevens, 1st degree purple belt,
is student of the month for October
October 31, 2005
Results from Fall Tournament
Congratulations to the Portland
do-jang's students who competed in Mr. Hansen's tournament. If you
did your best you gained a lot, regardless of winning a trophy. The
main thing is to get into the ring and see what you can do.
Many of our students came
home with trophies. Here are the results:
Grand Champion in Hyungs:
Elaine Powell-Ascroft
Mighty Mites (ages 4 –
6)
Shandara Brizzee.
1st place sparring, 2nd place forms
Ellie Stark, 3rd place sparring
Pee-Wees (ages 7 –
9)
Evan Davenport. 2nd
place, yellow belt sparring
Ben Stark, 2nd place, blue
belt sparring
Isaiah Lindsay, 3rd place,
purple belt sparring
Jessica O'Loughlin.
1st place, brown belt sparring.
Juniors (ages 10 –
12)
Gianni Brizzee. 3rd
place, yellow belt sparring
Kolton Stevens. 3rd
place, purple belt sparring.
Hannah Huynh. 2nd
place, brown belt forms.
Teens (ages 13 –
15)
Abraham Almamoud.
2nd place, blue belt sparring
Christmas Keever, 3rd place,
blue belt sparring, 3rd place, blue belt forms.
Irena Alonso, 3rd place,
purple belt sparring
Ray Stryker, 2nd place,
brown belt sparring
Caitlyn Trullinger-Dwyer.
3rd place, black belt sparring; 3rd place, heavyweight board breaking.
Adults
Melissa Lindsay, 1st place,
yellow belt forms, 1st place heavyweight yellow belt sparring.
Teresa O'Loughlin, 2nd place,
yellow belt forms, 1st place, lightweight yellow belt sparring
Eli Patterson. 1st
place, brown belt sparring; 1st place, brown belt forms; 1st place, intermediate
weight board breaking.
Lauren Mason. 2nd
place, brown belt sparring; 3rd place, brown belt forms.
Elaine Powell-Ascroft.
Grand champion, forms. 2nd place, lightweight 1st Dan sparring. 1st
place, 1st dan forms.
Erica Witbeck. 3rd
place, lightweight board breaking, 3rd place, 1st dan forms.
Vance Perry, 2nd place,
lightweight 1st dan sparring.
Isaac Willis, 1st place,
heavyweight 1st dan sparring; 1st place, high jumping kick.
Jessica Ruch, 2nd place,
heavyweight 1st dan sparring
Nancy Huynh. 2nd place,
lightweight advanced black belt sparring, 3rd place, advanced black belt
forms.
Mark Lockie. 2nd place,
heavyweight advanced black belt sparring, 2nd place, advanced black belt
forms, 1st place, heavyweight adult board breaking
Jack Kidney, 3rd place,
heavyweight advanced black belt sparring; 1st place, advanced black belt
forms.
Gil Johnson. 3rd place,
senior sparring; 1st place, heavyweight advanced black belt sparring; 2nd
place, heavyweight board breaking.
Synchronized Forms:
1st place: Jessica
Ruch – Elaine Powell-Ascroft
3rd place: Gianni
Brizee – Evan Davenport
October 10, 2005
Black Belt test results:
Congratulations to Roger
Moore on attaining 2nd Dan and Diane Meisenhelter on earning 1st Dan.
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