January Updates – Week 3

19 January 2026

Chestertown and Easton

Regular Class Schedules All Week

• No Special Classes or Clinics

 

Weekly Outstanding Students

Chestertown

Leader of the Week – Audrey Pope

Student of the Week – Oliver de Arriz

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Mia Mancuso

Easton

Leader of the Week – Santos Lendechy-Lora

Student of the Week – Andrea Feeman

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Clarity Washington

 

Parent’s Night Out: Valentine’s Day

When: Saturday February 14, 2026                       5:00 to 9:00 PM

Where: Easton Do Jang

Take Home Flyers and Sign-Up Lists Available this Week!

Tang Soo!!

 

2026 Kent News Reader Awards!

It’s that time of year again. Last year we had a good number of nominations and even won Best Martial Arts School. Can we do it again?

How about best Gym? Best Personal Trainer?

We appreciate all of you! Thank You in advance! Nominations are Open until January 25. Voting begins February 5 and is Open until February 22. Here is the link to nominations:

https://stardem.secondstreetapp.com/Kent-County-News-Reader-Approved-2026/

Tang Soo!

 

The Secret of getting ahead is getting Started – Mark Twain

 

Spring Tournament/Fun Dates

• February 14^th – Parent’s Night Out: Valentine’s Day
• March 7^th – Chesapeake Bay Invitational
• March 28^th – Garden State Championships**
• May 1^st and 2^nd – CS Kim Karate National Championships
• May 15 – Picture Day in Easton 3:00 – 8:00 PM
• May 16 – Picture Day in Chestertown 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• May 30 – Saturday in the Park in Chestertown 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• June 27 – Annual Picnic and Belt Promotions: Tuckahoe State Park
  • Sunday 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM

 

Belt Tests and Promotions

• Belt (Gup) Testing – GREAT Test! Enthusiasm and Tang Soo Do Spirit were High, and All of our students made us Proud! Tang Soo!!
• Endurance Testing – Saturday January 31 at 10:00 AM in Chestertown
• Promotions for Colored Belts will be:
  • Wednesday February 18 at 6:45 PM in Easton
  • Friday February 20 at 5:30 PM in Chestertown
• Weapons Proficiency Testing – Saturday February 28 at 10:00 AM in Chestertown
• Tiny Tigers Testing – Friday March 06 at 5:00 PM in Chestertown
• Tiny Tigers Testing – Friday March 13 at 5:00 PM in Easton
• Belt (Gup) Testing – Saturday March 14 at 10:00 AM in Easton
• April – Red Belts, Black Belt Pre-Tests/Re-Certs/Rank Tests.
  • Saturday April TBA at Synergy Martial Arts in Odenton
  • Saturday April TBA at Eastern Shore Tang Soo Do in Chestertown
• Next Belt/Gup Test in Chestertown Saturday May TBA. Tang Soo!

 

January – Clinics/Events

January 23 – ITF Masters/School Owners Training Seminar

January 24 – ITF Masters/School Owners Training Seminar

January 30 – Leadership Outing

January 31 – Endurance Test: Chestertown

February 06 – TBA

February 07 – Weapons Clinic 1:00 PM

February 13 – Judo Clinic: Easton

February 14 –Parents Night Out: Valentine’s Day – Easton

 

10^th Annual Chesapeake Bay Invitational

The Perfect Tournament to WIN AND to LEARN

10^th Year! It’s Hard to Believe!

Saturday March 7^th in Odenton, MD

It started as a training seminar to help our students prepare for the upcoming Spring Tournament Season. In conjunction with Synergy Martial Arts, we wanted to provide a realistic feel for how competition works and to provide a way for parents to understand what happens at tournaments. As it grew, we began using it as a way to train judges, referees and scorekeepers as well. Then it became an Interschool tournament…and now, we realize that this has become an annual tradition and it has been going on for 10 Years!!!

This year, we will have commemorative T-Shirts, and we are introducing our 1^st round of Grand Champion Trophies!

Coffee and Food trucks will be available All Day!

We Thank You All for being a Part of this Annual Tradition!

Tang Soo!

 

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

 

Garden State Championships

Saturday March 28^th, Thorofare, NJ

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. Bring your magazine and ask him to sign it, too!

TANG SOO!!!

 

FLASH Sale: Full Sparring Gear Sets!

We have a few Complete Sets of Gear, Ready-to-Go!

There are several unsold pieces that have been collecting dust in storage and SBN Pagano has completed these sets, making them ready for use immediately! Normal Bundle Pricing is $155 for a Complete Set (buying pieces individually can cost $215 or more).

**Sale Prices Based on number of pieces needed to complete the set

1. Purple Century Set: Ideal for Youth – Shoe Size 7/8 Sale: $95
2. Blue Pro Force Set: Ideal for Youth/Teen – Shoe Size 8-8.5 Sale: $95
3. Neon Green Century Set: Ideal for Youth – Shoe Size 7/8 Sale: $95
4. Black Century Set: Ideal for Youth – Shoe Size 5/6 Sale: $95
5. White Pro Force Set: Ideal for Tiny Tigers – Shoe Size ½: $95
6. Blue Century Set: Ideal for Youth – Shoe Size 5/6 Sale: $95

 

There are 2 Main Reasons for Failing in Karate:

1. You didn’t Learn the Lesson you were Taught.
2. You didn’t Practice the Lesson you were Taught.

 

Leadership Clinic Saturday

We had a Fantastic clinic Saturday! Attendance was Great, and Passion was High. I feel that we will have some Amazing developments in our Leadership Corps this year, and that we are on track to do some Exciting things! Tang Soo!!!

 

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

 

Basic Tang Soo Do Etiquette

Taken from the pages or our Student Handbook

1. Students should make an effort to arrive early for class. This will allow sufficient time to stretch and prepare for class. Furthermore, consistent tardiness shows a lack of attention and discipline.

 

Black Belt is a White Belt who Never Gave Up!

 

Just Don’t Quit!