2009 Hong Sik Kim Tournament Wrap-Up
Congratulations to everyone who participated in Grand Master Kim’s Annual Championship Tournament in November. Over 30 people from Renton, Maple Valley, Seattle, and Bothell competed in this tournament, and we thought everyone did great! Please check the bulletin board for a complete list of results.
Congratulations to Ms. Ahn, who successfully defended her Grand Champion Fighting title.
A special thank you to Tara Bigbee, who went to the tournament and took photos and videos all day. She posted all of them on our Kim’s Tae Kwon Do of Renton Facebook page.
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Mrs. Henkel’s Article in MASuccess Magazine
We are excited to announce that Mrs. Henkel has an article in the January issue of Martial Arts Success Magazine. MA Success is a professional magazine geared toward martial arts instructors and school owners.
The article is on how to plan and present a women’s self-defense class. If you look closely, you will see several students from our school in the photos, including Dustin Dacuan and Michaela Kusumi. There is also a really cool series of shadow images of Art Jury.
Look for a copy of the magazine on the desk.
Cross Promotion: What's that?
We’re all aware that the economy is tough. We don’t believe, though, that it means everyone is staying home and doing nothing. We think it means that people are spending their money more wisely.
We have starting talking with local businesses, mostly ones that are small businesses like ourselves, in order to start promoting each other to the community. These are businesses that you and I might patronize to “help the little guy.”
Our goal is to build better relationships with the local businesses so together we can all help the community with our services.
If you know of any local business that could benefit from some cross promotion, feel free to talk to them, or let us know who they are and we can talk to them ourselves. We are happy to help them promote their business!
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This holiday season, we are giving everyone an opportunity to give your friends, family members, neighbors or co-workers the gift of Tae Kwon Do lessons at our school.
Here is how it works: Our gift bags will include a free one-month pass and a white belt with your friend’s name on it. If your friend decides to enroll in any program, you will receive DOUBLE REFERRAL REWARDS! There is no cost to you—the gift bags are free for you to take and use as gifts.
Everyone knows someone who may be interested in trying Tae Kwon Do. Sometimes all it takes is a simple gift to get them to come in and try it out. If you have any questions about this holiday gift, please ask Master Henkel.
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Technique of the Month............
Each month we discuss in detail how to per form a certain technique, along with adding some photos of the technique in the chambered, or starting position, partially through the technique, and at the end of the technique. If there are any techniques you can think of that you would like to have included in this section, please let Master or Mrs. Henkel know. Our goal is to help everyone improve their skills one technique at a time, so hopefully everyone will use this section of the newsletter to help yourself improve.
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Back Fist (November)
Delivering the Technique:
1. Chamber the hands, striking hand on top, palm facing the ear
2. Step forward into correct stance (can be performed in any stance)
3. Executed technique, hitting back of the lead two knuckles on the target
4. Return the technique to a chambered position, elbow pointing at the target
Points to Remember:
1. Point the elbow toward the target
2. Chamber non-striking hand at the same time as the backfist
3. Rechamber the technique as quickly as possible
Common Mistakes:
1. Hitting with a loose fist, causing injury to the hand
2. Forgetting to point the elbow toward the target during the execution
3. Bending wrist of the striking hand
4. Not re-chambering the technique
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Hook Kick (October)
Delivering the Technique:
1. Step forward, pointing the heel of the non-kicking foot towards the target
2. Point hip and shoulder towards the target
3. Pull up knee as high as possible, keeping foot below the knee
4. Extend foot just to the side of the target, and in a quick whipping motion, drive the heel of the foot through the target
Points to Remember:
1. When chambering the leg, keep foot below the knee
2. Do not lean back too far when executing the kick
3. Kick must be performed in a fast motion to generate maximum power
4. Keep shoulder facing target when executing kick
Common Mistakes:
1. Not pointing heel of non-kicking foot towards target
2. Dropping hands while performing kick
3. Extending foot too far away from the target, causing the kick to miss intended target
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Ms. Jeanie Ahn,
4th Degree Black Belt
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TKD Class in Seattle!
We are excited to announce that 4th Degree Black Belt Jeanie Ahn is starting a Tae Kwon Do class in Seattle at the Queen Anne Community Center. The class begins April 8th and will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-7pm. She will be assisted by Leah Koch-Michael, who formerly taught the TKD class in Bothell.
If you know someone who lives in that area interested in taking class, contact Ms. Ahn by email at jeanie2312@hotmail.com.
Good luck to Jeanie and Leah!
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Mrs. Kristen Kleinsasser,
2nd Degree Black Belt
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Bellevue School!
In April, with the help of Master Henkel and Rick West, I opened a Kim’s Tae Kwon Do school in Bellevue at the Northwest Arts Center, 9825 N.E. 24th.
So far there are just a few students, but I’m hoping for more in the fall.
I would also like to thank Art Jury and his son Arthur for coming to a Wednesday class to help out the new students and Leah Koch-Michael for teaching a Saturday class. If anybody would like to help, feel free to join us Wednesdays 4 to 5 pm or Saturdays 11 to 12 pm. Your support is greatly appreciated.
-Kristen Kleinsasser, kiscoa@verizon.net
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