American Moo-Do Kwan

2nd Quarter Testing Results - 2010

Justine & Jacob with their parents

Our test came to a conclusion on Saturday, June 26th. Before announcing the results, Master Amsell took the time to share his thoughts on testing. He specifically spoke about our new direction this year as well as what is the purpose of testing. He noted how it shows us and the students what are the true values developed versus just learning techniques.

Melissa Meng, Daniel Meng, & Gabriel Harvey were promoted to 9th Kub, White/Yellow belt. Jacob Salao, Jakke Vitug, Connor Seals, & Aiden Escobar were double promoted to 8th Kub, Yellow belt. Roshan & Shani Fernando were promoted to 7th Kub, Yellow/Green Justine Vitug & Cedrik Salao were triple promoted to 7th Kub, Yellow/Green. Aidan Buchanan was promoted to 6th Kub, Green. Matthew Benson & Elozor Plotke were promoted to 5th Kub, Green. Akanksha Sancheti & Ria Agrawal received double promotions to 5th Kub, Green/Blue. Bo Fu was promoted to 4th Kub, Blue. Nathan & Elmier Penid were promoted to 1st Kub, Red/Black.

Before giving out our special awards, Master Amsell talked about each award. The Top Child, Junior, and Senior award are strictly based on score. The Most Dedicated award is given to someone who puts in a lot of time into the class (normally outside of class). The Leadership award is given to someone who shows a good example and helps lower ranks.

Top Child was Aiden Escobar, Top Junior was Justine Vitug, Top Senior was Elozor Plotke, Most Improved were Shani Fernando, Daniel Meng, & Gabriel Harvey, Most Dedicated was Connor Seals, and Leadership were Akanksha Sancheti, Ria Agrawal, Justine Vitug, Cedrik Salao, Jakke Vitug, & Jakob Salao.

After the results we celebrated Nathan & Elmier's 2nd Anniversary. We also bid farewell to Connor who moved to Lake Elsinore. His farewell would not be complete without a long overdue throw from his mother. The video on N&E's anniversary & Connor's throw can be found on our Facebook fan page.

An interesting test board came to an end, but a lot of hard work is in store for all who were promoted to learn their new material. We started the new material on Saturday, but there is a lot more to come.-LSA

2nd Quarter Testing Results Photos CLICK HERE (to be posted in the near future)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Beach Training
Saturday, August 7

Located at Corona Del Mar in Newport Beach, CA. Scheduled from 7am-12pm. There will be NO CLASS this day. Beach Training is a favorite AMK outdoor activity for the last 40 years. Please contact Lisa SBN if you have any further questions.

3rd Quarter Testing
Saturday, September 18

Located at La Palma Community Center in La Palma, CA. Scheduled from 10am-2pm. Participation is mandatory. Pre-test sheet will be handed out once your hours are met. Our Major Review will take place the week before. Please contact Lisa SBN if you have any further questions.

21st Annual Jimmy Kim Invitational
Saturday, October 2

Located at The Pyramid (CSULB) in Long Beach, CA. Scheduled from 8am-7pm. There will be NO CLASS this day. Participation either as a spectator, competitor, volunteer, or referee is strongly encouraged. Please contact Lisa SBN if you have any further questions.

4th Quarter Testing
Saturday, December 4

Located at A'Roma Ristorante in La Palma, CA. Scheduled from 2pm-6pm. At our end of the year party, we will awarded our 4th Quarter Testing Results as well as our Special End of the Year Awards. It is strongly encouraged that all students and instructors attend this very important event.

FEATURE STORY

Terry L. Owens SBN

Bo Fu

After Master Amsell's annual Memorial Day article, he posed the question to all students and parents, "what did you get out of the article?" There was a discussion among all participants in our Saturday class. Those at the BEAC (Boeing Employee Club) were also asked to complete a homework assignment that shared with all of us what did they get out of the article?

To add some contrast to this assignment, I have decided to post 2 of the articles on different ends of the spectrum. One paper is by Terry L. Owens SBN (10 years of experience) the other one is from Bo Fu (7 months of experience). Although there is a big difference in level of experience, I think this two papers can easily bridge the gap of the way we develop martial artists in our school from the very beginning: physically, mentally, and spiritually. Enjoy! {Read More}