4 Adult Thai Kickboxers Promoted

On Tuesday, April 27, 2010 4 Thai Kickboxing students at Seattle Tae Kwon Do were promoted. Stephanie Fahey was promoted to Blue Belt, Ed and Nathan Gundersen were promoted to Midnight Blue Belt and Amy Collins was promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt! Amy Collins is currently the highest ranking Thai Kickboxer in the program and is the instructor with Michelle Gundersen on Thursday evenings. We are are so proud of them. For more information about the adult Thai Kickboxing program at Seattle Tae Kwon Do call 425-775-0299 or chekc out our website at www.seattletaekwondo.com

Honorary Black Belt Given to Mountlake Terrace City Councilman

On Saturday, April 24th, the Students of Seattle Tae Kwon Do, and community of Mountlake Terrace honored Mountlake Terrace City Councilman John Zambrano with an Honorary Black Belt. This is the first Honorary Black Belt issued by the United States National Tae Kwon Do Federation to anyone in Washington State. Councilman Zambrano has had a distinguised carrer in public service. He spent 20 years in the United States Navy and then worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 22 years. He is currently on his second term on the City Council. Over 100 people were in attendance for this historic event. We are so honored to have such a man serving as the peoples representative in City Council. We all are so appreciative of Councilman John Zambrano, a man of the people.

Free Pocket Bike

Dear Seattle Tae Kwon Do Students,

Above you see a picture of a very cool, Pocket Bike, worth over $400! We previously gave it away at a special event, but the mom of the winner didn't want it (Can you believe it!?!), so we substitued it for something else. Then we gave it to the Mountlake Terrace Easter Egg Hunt as a grand prize, but the promoters were afraid of liabilities. So it just keeps coming back to us. So enough, is enough! On Saturday, April 24th at 11:30am, at the Color Belt Graduation, we will be doing a special drawing with YOUR NAME IN IT. On this special day, Mountlake Terrace City Councilman, John Zambrano will be receiving an Honorary Black Belt from the Students and Citizens of Mountlake Terrace. We will have Councilman Zambrano pick a name out of a bowl and the name picked will win this Pocket Bike. The bowl will be filled with the names of students at Seattle Tae Kwon Do. If your name is picked, you win! There is no catch, you simply need to be a student at our school and be present to win. If your name is pulled and you are not present, we will continue pulling names until someone that is present wins. This bike is lots of fun for kids (Supervised of course) and adults. It can hold someone up to 275lbs and can go up to 47 miles an hour! The summer season is quickly coming and this bike is sure to be a hit. Agian, you need to be here on Saturday, April 24th at 11:30am to win.

I hope to see you win this bike!

Warmly,

Master Brandon Richards
Seattle Tae Kwon Do

Tiger Cubs Session Starting

On Wednesday, April 28th our next 6 week Tiger Cubs Session will begin. Tiger Cubs are 2.5-3yrs old. It is an excellent program to develop fine and gross motor skills while introducing them in a warm, structured environment. The cost is $139 for 6 weeks and includes a free uniform to new students. Please call 425-775-0299 to register or stop by Seattle Tae Kwon Do located at 22803 44th Ave. West, in Mountlake Terrace.

Tournament Results

On Sunday, April 18, 2010, 10 members of the Seattle Tae Kwon Do Competition Team competeted at the West Coast Tae Kwon Do Championships at Edmonds Community College. All our students did very well. We came home with 18 medals, had a good time and learned a lot. We are all so proud of them. Here are the resulte:

Forms:
Kiana Rendorio - Gold
Eireann Arata - Gold
Mitchel Boles - Silver
Zachary Krumroy - Bronze
Nelson Coop - Bronze
Alex Paluck - Bronze
Adam Rojas - Bronze
Armen Nalbandyan - Bronze

Sparring:
Kiana Rendorio - Bronze
Eireann Arata - Bronze
Mitchel Boles - Silver
Zachary Krumroy - Bronze
Nelson Coop - Bronze
Alex Paluck - Bronze
Adam Rojas - Bronze
Brandon Rojas - Bronze
Jacob Jellison - Bronze
Armen Nalbandyan - Bronze
Jalen Kirk - Bronze

Master Brandon Richards to Attend FBI Citizens Academy

Starting on April 15, 2010, Master Brandon Richards of Seattle Tae Kwon Do will be participating in a 12-Week FBI Citizen's Academy at the Seattle field office. This will be a great oppertunity to learn more about the FBI and hopefully bring back some useful tools in helping to safeguard the students of Seattle Tae Kwon Do and the Mountlake Terrace community at large. This program will conclude on June 5, 2010.

Seattle Tae Kwon Do becomes AHA Training Site

On Saturday, April 12, 2010, Harbourview Medical Center with is an offical Training Center for the American Heart Association announced that Seattle Tae Kwon Do in Mountlake Terrace, Washington would be an official Training Site for the American Heart Association. This means that Seattle Tae Kwon Do would be allowed to offer accrediated CPR/First Aid Training under the auspicious of the American Heart Association. Seattle Tae Kwon Do is the first martial arts school to receive this distinction as this is usually reserved for Hospitals, Medical Centers and Fire Departments. Seattle Tae Kwon Do is proud to be given this honor and looks forward to providing the best possible training to the community.

New Photos from Classes on Flicker.com Page

New classroom photos of our students in action from classes on Wednesday, April 7th have been posted on our flicker.com page. Please come check them out!

Easter Egg Hunt a Big Hit!

On Saturday, April 3, 2010, Seattle Tae Kwon Do with several other local businesses pooled efforts for a 7000 egg Easter Egg Hunt at the Evergreen Playfield in Mountlake Terrace. Over 1000 kids and parents showed up for this fun event. Lots of eggs were collected and Jim Kirk, Facepainting USA, generously did free face painting for all the kids. It was a tremendous success. A special thanks goes to Seaun Richards of the Red Onion in Mountlake Terrace, who spearheaded this effort and ran it from start to finish.

April 2010 Tiny Tiger of the Month

Jeremy Bote was named the Seattle Tae Kwon Do Tiny Tiger of the Month for April 2010. He has done an awesome job in classes and we are all so proud of him.

April 2010 Thai Kickboxer of the Month

On Thursday, April 1, 2010, Michael Hughes was named the Thai Kickboxer of the Month. He is a hard worker and has excelled in the Thai Kickboxing program. Mike is a fine example to all and at the end of the class today, everyone was saying, "Be like Mike!" Great job Michael, we are all proud of you!