Student of the Month: Eliana Garcia

Your dedication to Taekwondo is impressive. You practice so hard in class and your home practice really shines when you come to class. We are proud that you took the time to learn your whole form before even coming to class your first day as a Green Leader. Keep up the hard work and training and you will make an amazing Black Belt!

Holiday Schedule

December 22nd – January 2nd. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Classes will resume in the new year on Monday January 5th

KICKS will be Open on Monday January 19th for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. 

Nominations

We are so proud of each student on our nomination list. These students dedicate themselves everyday and are ready to take the next step in their training. To be nominated we look for focus, advanced physical ability, hard work and great attendance. Congratulations to the following students:

Nominations to Masters Club: Abraham Herzog, Alexa Salazar, Kenny Cheng

Nominations to Black Belt Club: Calvin Jaramillo, Carter Fitlin, Cevanna Cheng, Dylan Jaramillo, Ethan Herrera, Kaleb Clark, Nathan Eldred. 

YouTube Channel 

We just added some new content to our channel. There is a video on how to tie your belt and a few updates to our Forms channel. Also we streamed our first graduation live and it was a great success! Families loved the convenience and quality of the live stream. If you want to be notified about new content or future live streams, subscribe to our channel at Kicks Taekwondo Riverside.

Upcoming Events

Stripe week for this month of will be the week of the 26th – 29th. Please be in full uniform.

Graduation will be on Friday January 30th. Here are the graduation times:

5pm for Ninja Classes & Kids Combo

6:30 for Family Classes and Adult Classes  

Demo Team: Friday at 4pm

Leadership Team: Friday at 4:30pm

Weapons Schedule for this Month

January 5th / 9th: Chucks & Double Chucks

January 12th / 16th: Sticks & Bo Staff

January 19th: Chucks & Double Chucks

January 23rd: Stars & Sword

January 26th: Stars & Sword

General Knowledge

3 Rules of Focus: Focus your eyes / focus your mind / focus your body, sir!

Black Belt Success Cycle: Know what you want / have a plan / and a success coach / take consistent action / review your progress / renew your goals, sir!