little ones. We will not be perfect. No one expects you to be. But you need to do what is right and show our children to walk the walk and talk the talk of moral virtue. Otherwise, it is all just lip service and non-sense! Webster’s Definition of In- tegrity: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values. What does this mean exactly? Well, ear- lier today I was able to wit- ness a great example of integ- rity. One of our students was with his mother getting ready to leave. He took his belt out of her hand then put it down in the chair next to him. While standing at the door, the mother ran back to re- trieve the belt stating “I al- most left this here.” My little man of integrity spoke up quickly and said, “I put it down there. I almost left it, not you.” He could have sim- ply kept quiet and allowed her to accept responsibility for his action, but he did not. I was very impressed and proud of him at that moment. Why is this important you might ask? If we do not teach our children to accept responsibility for their own actions, then they grow up to be adults who do not ac- cept responsibility for their own actions. An adult who does not accept responsibil- ity for her/his actions can turn the world upside down. When everything that occurs in your life is someone’s fault, then you live as a vic- tim. An adult who does not accept responsibility for her/ his actions can cause extra work and non-sense for oth- ers around them. An adult who does not stand up and say I am wrong or I did that causes others to be blamed for their actions. We need to be the examples of morals and virtue to our Message from Instructor Smith Tenants of TKD: Integrity Smith's Martial Arts April 2013 Volume 2, Issue 4 What’s Going On At SMAA Upcoming Dates and Events: April 4: Vaughn Elem Health Fair (Closed) April 20: SMAA Belt Testing May 4: SMAA Pot Luck and Black Belt Testing (Closed) May 11: Carolina AAU TKD Qualifier - Harrisburg, NC (Closed) May 18: SMAA Belt Testing May 24 - 28: Memo- rial Day (Closed) June 8: SMAA Par- ents Night Out June 15: Battle of Atlanta (Closed) Jul 22: SMAA Belt Testing April Birthdays T. Johnson E. Willis D. Manswell E. Griffin 9 11 17 20 April Curriculum Schedule SPARRING: April 2 - 6 (Safety Gear Required) BASICS AND FORMS: April 9 -13 SELF-DEFENSE: April 16 - 20 (Safety Gear Required) POWER AND KNOWLEDGE: April 23 - 27 ENDURANCE: April 30 - May 3 Continue to love your family as our SMAA family grows together!
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little ones. We will not be perfect. No one expects you to be. But you need to do what is right and show our children to walk the walk and talk the talk of moral virtue. Otherwise, it is all just lip service and non-sense!
Webster’s Definition of In-
tegrity: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values. What does this mean exactly? Well, ear-lier today I was able to wit-ness a great example of integ-rity. One of our students was with his mother getting ready to leave. He took his belt out of her hand then put it down in the chair next to him. While standing at the door, the mother ran back to re-trieve the belt stating “I al-most left this here.” My little man of integrity spoke up quickly and said, “I put it down there. I almost left it, not you.” He could have sim-ply kept quiet and allowed her to accept responsibility for his action, but he did not. I was very impressed and proud of him at that moment.
Why is this important you might ask? If we do not teach our children to accept responsibility for their own actions, then they grow up to be adults who do not ac-cept responsibility for their own actions. An adult who does not accept responsibil-ity for her/his actions can turn the world upside down. When everything that occurs in your life is someone’s fault, then you live as a vic-tim. An adult who does not accept responsibility for her/his actions can cause extra work and non-sense for oth-ers around them. An adult who does not stand up and say I am wrong or I did that causes others to be blamed for their actions. We need to be the examples of morals and virtue to our
Message from Instructor Smith
Tenants of TKD: Integrity
Smith's Martial Arts
April 2013 Volume 2, Issue 4
What’s Going On At SMAA
Upcoming Dates and Events: April 4: Vaughn
Elem Health Fair
(Closed)
April 20: SMAA Belt
Testing
May 4: SMAA Pot
Luck and Black Belt
Testing (Closed)
May 11: Carolina
AAU TKD Qualifier -
Harrisburg, NC
(Closed)
May 18: SMAA Belt
Testing
May 24 - 28: Memo-
rial Day (Closed)
June 8: SMAA Par-
ents Night Out
June 15: Battle of
Atlanta (Closed)
Jul 22: SMAA Belt
Testing
April Birthdays
T. Johnson
E. Willis
D. Manswell
E. Griffin
9
11
17
20
April Curriculum Schedule SPARRING: April 2 - 6 (Safety Gear Required) BASICS AND FORMS: April 9 -13 SELF-DEFENSE: April 16 - 20 (Safety Gear Required) POWER AND KNOWLEDGE: April 23 - 27 ENDURANCE: April 30 - May 3
Continue to love your family as our SMAA family grows together!
Smith's Martial Arts
Carolina AAU TKD Qualifier May 11, 2013 SMAA will be attending the Carolina
AAU Taekwondo Qualifier in Harrisburg/Charlotte, NC. This tournament will be hosted by Grandmaster Missy Caan.
Hickory Ridge Middle School 7336 Raging Ridge Rd Harrisburg, NC 28075
In order to be allowed to competed, everyone must regis-
ter with AAU (aausports.org). (NOTE: Please note that the membership will expire and must be renewed August 31, 2013, regardless of when you sign up.) If you are interested in attending, please let Instructor Smith know as soon as possible. You can find the reg-istration form here:
www.smithmaa.com/downloads/compforms/ Look for CarolinaAAU_TKD.PDF
AAU Registration
Some of you have heard Instructor Smith talk about the changes he is making in our association. In an effort to continue
to make the school better, Instructor Smith is moving SMAA from World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to Amateur
Athletic Union (AAU). The only reason to do this is better communication. We do not loose anything with the associa-
tion change. Like WTF, AAU is governed by the Taekwondo Officials at Kukkiwon University in Seoul, Korea. This
means that we will continue to practice the Taeguk Poomses. It also means the sparring rules are the practically the
same. Instructor Smith is investigating all of this to ensure he understands what the students will face when they enter a
contest. You may register for AAU at: www.aausports.org. Please note the AAU membership is Sept 1, 2012 - Aug 31,
2013. Therefore, on Sept 1, 2013 you will need to register again. Instructor Smith is very excited about the association
change because he knows this will make SMAA a stronger school and make the SMAA students even better students.
SMAA Family Day/Pot Luck and Black Belt Testing
Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend the SMAA
Family Pot Luck May 4, 2013 at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church.
SMAA Family Day/Pot Luck
Kirkwood Presbyterian Church 618 Acworth Due West Rd Kennesaw, GA 30152-4004
Saturday, May 4, 2013 12:00 - 4:00 PM
We will also have our first Taekwondo Talent Show! The following are the categories and rules:
Taekwondo Individual: Single SMAA TKD Student Taekwondo Special Duo: SMAA TKD Student and Non
-TKD Student
Taekwondo Duo: Both SMAA TKD Students Taekwondo Team: Three to six SMAA TKD Students
RULES: 85% of the performance MUST demonstrate tae-
wondo movements (kicks, punches, blocks, etc.) If doing a creative poomse, vulgar dancing is not al-
lowed Routines must NOT exceed 2 mins (including set-up)
or points will be deducted. No one is allowed to use gun powder or sharp weap-
ons of any kind. If your routine requires music, you must provide your
own player for your music. Everyone should register for the competition and, if inter-ested, the Talent Show the next time you are at the school.
TIME TO HAVE SOME FUN!
Smith's Martial Arts
One More Step in their Black Belt Journey...
Please join me in congratulating the following stu-
dents for completing the next milestone of their Tae Kwon Do journey:
High Blue: Nua Aman Blue: Marylea Shetler High Green: Griffin Even, Hammet Knupp Green: Elliot Ahlberg, Janna Ahlberg, Dalton Brainard, Alsu Kemp, Nathan McLean (YC), Ethan Willis High Yellow: Timothy Kemp (YC)
CORRECTION: Blue: Ryan Humphrey
Our next belt testing will be April 20,2013. Young Cubs testing will begin at 3:00 PM. Regular belt testing will follow at 4:00 PM. The following students qualify for the next belt testing:
High Red: Daylen Manswell Red: Matt Simms High Green: Vanya Kemp, Reece Mercure (YC) Green: Shea Mercure, Aidan Opalicki (YC), Saman-tha Otts (YC), Slade Smith High Yellow: Aaron Saperstein (YC) Yellow: Andrew Dao (YC), Jacob Duke, Camila Rodicio, Kara Tickner High White: Kierston Cowen, Nadia Cowen, Tate Johnson
Please keep in mind that just because a student has the class and week count necessary to test does not mean s/he is ready to test.
Come support them on the next step of their Tae Kwon Do journey!
Upcoming Events
Please make note of the following upcoming events:
- April 4: Vaughn Elem Health Fair (Closed) - April 20: SMAA Belt Testing
- May 4: SMAA Pot Luck and Black Belt - May 11: Carolina AAU TKD Qualifier - Harrisburg,
Testing (Closed) NC (Closed)
- May 18: SMAA Belt Testing - May 24 - 28: Memorial Day (Closed)
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