Student of the Month: Maria Alapag

Congratulations on being our April Student of the month! You are such a hard worker and you put 100% into everything you do. Thank you for always being a good example. You are going to make an amazing black belt! 

Holiday Schedule

KICKS will be Closed on Monday May 25th for Memorial Day. 

KICKS Picture Day

Our picture day was a great success. Thank you to everyone that joined us for the 2026 picture day. Check for your pictures from the photographer. All pictures have been sent out. Our school plaque is coming soon.

Tournament

Our spring tournament is almost here. We are competing on Saturday May 16th at the International Taekwondo Festival. If you are interested in competing this year, please check with Master Jeff. 

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 Black Belt Club: Arjun Chaudhari, Arya Rangel, Avery Truong, Kylee Bankston, Oliver Jenkins

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 will be the week of April 27th – 30th. Please be in full uniform.

Graduation will be on Friday May 1st. 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

April 6th / 10th: Sticks & Sword

April 13th / 17th: Ground Self-Defense

April 20th / 24th: Chucks & Double Chucks

April 27th: 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!