We will be holding our next promotional belt exam on the weekend of May 18th.
Fri- May 18, 2018- Lil Dragons will be testing at 5:30pm. Arrive no later than 5:20pm.
Fri- May 18, 2018- All P/S going to Brown/Adv Belts testing will be at 6:45pm please arrive no later than 6:40pm.
Sat-May 19, 2018- All Beginner Junior Mixed 9:30am
Sat-May 19, 2018- All Intermediates- GR-P/S 11am
Sat-May 19, 2018- All O/S going for GR 12:30pm.
Alton Karate Parents and Students,
Here is the list of upcoming tournaments we will be participating in and some you are more than welcome to attend to since I don’t know alot about them.
Approved Tournaments:
Sat March 17, 2018- Auvenshines- Springfield, IL
Sat April 6-7, 2018 Samurang Games- Friday/Meet the Masters/Sat- Tourney- Palatine, IL suburbs of Chicago this is a very highly recommended tournament lots of fun for the kids, so many different events to do and/or see. Most parents make it a small early family vacation.
May 5, 2018- AAU Ozark Regional Qualifier: If you don’t want or like Olympic Sparring you can register for Point Sparring and/or Sword Sparring or both. Tough Competition in forms. Top 7 in each division qualify for nationals. Good tournament to see how a AAU tournament is run.
Sat August 3-4 , 2018- Vera Harrison’s-Douglas Grosse Memorial- Peoria, IL Nice Small Tournament run out of a church gymnasium. Unique trophies and awards especially for Black Belts.
Tournaments for extra experience
Sat March 23, 2018- Woo Sops Show Me Cup-Fenton, MO- Nice Run Tournament.
Sat April 15, 2018- Moo Do Kwan-Crestwood, MO- This ended up being a nice small tournament, less than 150 competitors
Sat June 2, 2018- St. Louis Open- St. Louis, MO- We didn’t go went to NAGA instead.
If you would like more info on any of these tournaments see Bill Cathey- Kalebs- Grandpa after class.
September 30, 2018- Willow Invitational- Must be an AAU Member
November 15-16- Sharps Invitational- Bloomington, IL
I got this from a Blog and tweaked it here and there. I really liked the point is was trying to get across. I may even post it on the fanpage if you want me to.
The ‘Be Back Bus’ from Excuse City Posted on October 6th, 2011 by Bill in Insights Taekwondo
How many times have you heard someone say, I’ll be back!, when they quit a team sport or quit school or some other activity? How many times have you been guilty of the same thing? Maybe you always meant to write a particular letter or finish a certain project around the house. Perhaps you had set goals of improving your health through fitness, losing a little weight or perhaps to finally quit smoking. It is very easy to talk about, but much more difficult to follow through on. This is what I call riding on the ‘Be Back Bus’.
The Be Back Bus is what people are riding on when they say things such as, “I’m gonna quit for now, but I’ll be back when school is out.” Or, “I’m gonna take a break from it a while, but I’ll be back.” Most of the time when people say these things they do not return and finish whatever it was that they had started. Once someone gets aboard the Be Back Bus, it is very difficult to get off of it. This is because they mistakenly believe that the Be Back Bus will take them where they want to go. However, there is only one destination for the Be Back Bus, and that place is Excuse City.
Excuse City is the place we all wind up if we do not set S.M.A.R.T goals for ourselves and then act to achieve them. Excuse City is full of people who wish they would have completed something that they had always meant to but never seemed to have found the time for. Excuse City is full of people who wish that they had it better than they do, but that have many excuses for not trying harder or for not sticking to their goals. The Be Back Bus picks you up in Excuse City and drives you past all the places you meant to go, the things you meant to complete, and then it takes you back to where you started, Excuse City.
The only way out of Excuse City is to avoid the Be Back bus and start actively doing whatever is required to achieve your goals. In Martial Arts, as in life, goals and ambitions are easy to define, but much harder to achieve. If your true desire is to be a black belt, there is only one way to achieve that goal, and that is to write down your goal then train hard and often and stick with it for years through the thick and thin of it. It is not enough in life to talk the talk. One must also walk the walk. In other words, the time to apply yourself toward your goals is now. In the end, when all is said and done, all that matters is what you were able to get things done…and not excuses! You will need to write down, define and put deadlines on your goals otherwise they are just wishes and dreams!!!
Alton Karate Parents and Students,
Friday February 2, 2018 for Lil Dragons at 5:30pm
Advanced Belts-P/S and up 7pm-9pm
Saturday- February 3, 2018 – Beginners-TBA, Orange Seniors-TBA, Intermediates-TBA
All Promotional Testing Forms can be downloaded and printed on in the documents section or by clicking the LINK below. The forms need to be turned in by this FRI January 26, 2018 at the latest in order for the belts to arrive in time.
Please arrive 10-15min prior to your scheduled promotional time, also students need to be in FULL UNIFORM as this is a FORMAL event. No T-Shirts except worn underneath DOBOK tops. Also UNIFORMS need to be washed and pressed and neat.
Yi’s once again is hosting its annual Holiday Potluck Party FRIDAY DEC 22, 2017.
Come one come all!
The signup sheet is posted in the front lobby of the school.
Hope to see you there, kids can wear loose comfortable clothing, we prefer a YMAFA academy school shirt if possible.
Pickup a Buddy form to bring a guest/s.
We will be having games and activities for the kids ages 4-7 from 6pm-6:45pm
Kids Ages 8 and up from 6:45pm-7:30pm
Adults from 7:30pm-8pm
*Reminder we will be closed from Sat Dec 23rd- Tues- Jan 3rd.
Enjoy the Holidays with family!
Classes will resume Wednesday Jan 4th/Thur Jan 5th no sparring gear needed.