March Updates Week 4

24 March 2025

Chestertown and Easton

Regular Class Schedule Monday through Friday

• Friday 03/28: Tiny Tiger Promotions at their respective schools at 5:00 PM
• Friday 03/28: Regular Class Schedule
• Saturday 03/22: NO Classes: Garden State Championships.
  • Wish Good Luck to our Competitors!

 

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

 

Weekly Outstanding Students

Chestertown

Leader of the Week – Claire Anderson-Schultz

Student of the Week – Diego Cifuentes

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Leo Rodriquez

Easton

Leader of the Week – Daven Whalen

Student of the Week – Samuel Mendiola-Toribio

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Kristyn Young

 

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

• Promotions for Tiny Tigers Friday March 28 at 5:00 PM!
• Promotions for Colored Belts will be Friday April 04 at 5:30 PM!
• 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

• Next Belt/Gup Test in Chestertown Saturday May 10. Tang Soo!

 

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

 

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!

ORDER DEADLINE will be Tuesday April 15^th!

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.

Sign Up List is on Sa Bom Nim’s Desk!

 

Tang Soo Do is 50% Hands, 50% Feet, and 100% Hips.

 

SPRING T-Shirts!

We are also working on Spring T-Shirts, a 2-tone baseball style 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

 

March/April – Clinics/Events

March 29 – Garden State Championships: Woodbury NJ  

April 04 – Belt Promotions at Both Schools at 5:30 PM

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 18/19 – Closed for Easter Weekend

April 25 – Weapons Clinic at 6:45 PM

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)

 

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.

 

Black Belt is a White Belt who Never Gave Up!

Just Don’t Quit!