St Patrick’s Day Updates

March 2025

 

17 March 2025

Chestertown and Easton

Regular Class Schedule ALL Week

• Monday 03/17: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!
• Friday 03/21: Regular Class Schedule
  • DEADLINE for Pre-Registration for Garden States Championships
• Saturday 03/22: Regular Class Schedule
  • Black Belt Training at 1:30 PM in Chestertown

 

The Most Advanced Thing You Can Do are the Basics Consistently. – Unknown

 

Weekly Outstanding Students

Chestertown

Leader of the Week – Faith Frase

Student of the Week – Martin Silva

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Hailey Dawson

Easton

Leader of the Week – Jacob Osborn

Student of the Week – Gabriel McGlinchey

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Gavin McGlinchey

 

Climb the Mountain…not so that the World can see you, but so that you can see the World.

 

CS Kim Karate National Championships

May 2^nd and 3^rd  in Monroeville, PA

Grandmaster Kim’s Annual Open Martial Arts Championship!

Great Experience! Great Competition! Find out how to get an Autographed magazine with Master Kim on the Cover!

 

The Secret of getting ahead is getting Started – Mark Twain

 

Belt Tests and Promotions

• Tiny Tigers Testing in Chestertown Friday March 14 was Fantastic! Our Tiny Tigers never cease to Amaze us when it comes time to test. Having Fun, goofing off but Always Learning and at test time, they prove it! A big Roar goes out to our Tigers! Tang Soo!
• Belt Promotions and Forms Applications Techniques: Very well attended! Informative. Students and Parents alike found it very practical and the Students had a Great Time! Tang Soo!
• Belt Promotions in Easton Friday March 14 went Great! We are So Proud of All of our Students! Tang Soo!
• Gup Test in Easton Saturday March 15: Excellent Test! Everyone was Focused, Strong and very well Practiced. It was one of the most Fun tests for us as Masters/Instructors in quite some time! Tang Soo!
• Promotions for Tiny Tigers and Colored Belts will be Announced Soon!
• April – Red Belts, Black Belt Pre-Tests/Re-Certs/Rank Tests.

Candidate List is Posted.

• Saturday April 5^th at Synergy Martial Arts in Odenton
• Saturday April 12^th at Eastern Shore Tang Soo Do in Chestertown

 

Even if you don’t Win, you Learn…which is in itself Winning!

 

Kent News Reader Awards!

Thank You! Thank You!! Thank You!!!

Phoenix Martial Arts is the Winner for Best Martial Arts School!

I am in the Top 3 for Best Personal Trainer!

The Official Results will be published in the March 27^th issue of Kent County News. I appreciate All of your support and confidence in voting for both myself as a Personal Trainer, and for the Karate School as being Number 1 in Kent County, MD!!!

 

Spring Tournament/Fun Dates

• March 29^th – Garden State Championships
• May 2^nd and 3^rd – CS Kim Karate National Championships
• May 16 – Picture Day in Easton 3:00 – 8:00 PM
• May 17 – Picture Day in Chestertown 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• May 31 – Saturday in the Park in Chestertown 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• June 22 – Annual Picnic and Belt Promotions: Tuckahoe State Park
  • Sunday 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM

 

NEW Do Jang Hats!

It has been more than 10 years since we have made a Hat!

Our newest design will be the full color Phoenix Logo with the Korean lettering for Tang Soo Do underneath, on a grey hat.

There will be 2 hat options: 1-a traditional trucker style and 2-a soft fit.

 

We are also working on Spring T-Shirts, a 2-tone shirt with the Phoenix Logo on the back and the Eastern Shore Logo on the Chest.

It would be Great for us all to wear these at the Annual Picnic in June!

Tang Soo!!!

 

Confidence comes from Keeping the Promises you made to Yourself!

 

Garden State Championships

Champions Do what’s Needed regardless of how they Feel.

Their Discipline Overrides their Feelings.

• Allistair McCaw

“Experience is a Great Teacher…in Fact, the Best!”

“Competition with others is still competition with Yourself!”

“Enriching your Martial Arts Training with Tournament Participation is an important Experience in your development as a Tang Soo Do practitioner!”

I Personally Stand Behind Every One of these Statements…no matter how cliché they may be! Positive Reinforcement aside…our Choong Jae Nim (Master CS Kim) always attends this tournament (he and Master Yi trained together in Korea under Supreme Grandmaster Hwang Kee), and it is a Great excuse to get to see him and spend time with this Amazing Martial Arts Legend. If there were No Other Reason to go…this is enough.

TANG SOO!!!

 

Chestertown Do Jang Instagram: @easternshore.tsd_karate

 

Talent Might make You Good, but it’s Your Attitude and Your Work Ethic that will make you Great. – Allistair McCain

 

Make Karate a part of your daily routine, and always make an effort to improve your skills. You will only get back what you put into it.

 

March/April/May – Clinics/Events

March 22 – Tournament Practice During 10:30 AM Class

March 22 – Black Belt Training in Chestertown at 1:30 PM (CDB2 Invited)

March 28 – Tournament Practice ALL Classes

March 29 – Garden State Championships: Woodbury NJ 

April 05 – Red Belt, Black Belt Candidate, Black Belt Testing at 10:00 AM in

Odenton, MD at Synergy Martial Arts

April 11 – JUDO Clinics in Easton

April 12 – Red Belt, Black Belt Candidate, Black Belt Testing at 10:00 AM in

Chestertown, MD at Eastern Shore Tang Soo Do

April 18 – Closed for Easter Weekend

April 19 – Closed for Easter Weekend

April 25 – TBA

April 26 – Black Belt Training at 1:30 PM

May 02 – CS Kim Karate National Championships: Teams Competition

May 03 – CS Kim Karate National Championships: ALL Competition

**Tentative Schedule, check weekly updates to confirm clinics/workshops**

**Dates MAY and often DO Change. We will keep you informed

**Beyond this point, NO Guarantees on Schedule Accuracy (It can/will change)

 

Black Belt is a White Belt who Never Gave Up!

Just Don’t Quit!