St. Patrick’s Week Updates

16 March 2026

Chestertown

Regular Class Schedules Monday through Thursday

• Tuesday 03/17: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!
• Friday 03/20: 5:00 PM Tiny Tigers Testing
  • 6:15 PM Test Prep 4^th Gup and Higher Ranks
• Saturday 03/21: Regular Class at 10:30 AM
  • 1:00 PM Black Belt Clinic

Easton

Regular Class Schedules All Week

 

Weekly Outstanding Students

Chestertown

Leader of the Week – Jacob Osborn

Student of the Week – Hayden Edelen

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Cassidy Dawson

Easton

Leader of the Week – David Mendiola-Toribio

Student of the Week – Valerie Freeman

Tang Soo Spirit of the Week – Andrea Freeman

 

Belt Tests and Promotions – Lists are Posted

• Tiny Tigers Testing – Grrreat and Fun Test for our Easton Tiny Tigers!
• Belt (Gup) Testing – Enthusiastic and Exciting are the words to describe testing on Saturday morning! We are very Happy and Proud of Everyone!
• Tiny Tigers Testing – Friday March 20 at 5:00 PM in Chestertown
• April – Black Belt Pre-Tests/Re-Certs/Rank Tests at 10:00 AM
  • Saturday April 18^th at Eastern Shore Tang Soo Do in Chestertown
  • Saturday April 25^th at Synergy Martial Arts in Odenton
• Next Belt/Gup Test in Chestertown Saturday May 2^nd. Tang Soo!

 

Loyalty has No Grey Area – Unknown

 

Garden State Championships

Saturday March 28^th, River Winds Community Center

1000 River Winds Dr., Thorofare, NJ 08086

Pre-Registration Deadline: Extended to Wednesday March 18^th

Forms – Sparring – Breaking – Weapons

All Ages and Ranks can Participate

Registration Forms are Available, Talk to SBN Pagano and BKS Faith Frase.

We can bill your account OR you can write checks to Phoenix Martial Arts

(Boards purchased cash on-site)

“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!

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

Their Discipline Overrides their Feelings.

• Allistair McCaw

TANG SOO!!!

 

Grandmaster Chun Sik Kim Magazines

We all see his picture on the wall with the Flags!

He is Master Mark Pagano’s teacher, the Founder of our Federation and one of the most Notable and Respected martial artists in the World.

I know that magazines, actual “hold in your hands and read” magazines, are a thing of the past…but we have several editions, and multiple copies of these editions, featuring Grandmaster Kim on the covers and in the main articles for you to have. Black Belt Magazine and Tae Kwon Do Times were once the top 2 martial arts periodicals throughout the 1970’ until the 2010’s. They are available at both schools, so please feel free to take some home…maybe you can even get Grandmaster Kim to sign a copy at a training seminar or at National Championships this year!

 

The Secret of getting ahead is getting Started – Mark Twain

 

Spring Tournament/Fun Dates

• March 28^th – Garden State 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 5^th & 6^th – CS Kim Karate National Championships
• June 14 – Annual Picnic and Belt Promotions: Tuckahoe State Park
  • Sunday 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM

 

If You’re Nervous, that’s Good. You’re Human.

However, don’t let it Debilitate you.

Your Body doesn’t know the difference between Nerves and Excitement…So, Tell yourself You Are Excited instead of Nervous and it Will Help.

– SBN KT Pagano

 

Basic Tang Soo Do Etiquette

Taken from the pages or our Student Handbook

9. When the class is ordered to line up, each student must quickly find the correct position in class according to their rank and seniority. Attention to seniority must be properly displayed during all training procedures.

 

There are many ways to train in Karate, but only One way to be respected…Work Hard. – Unknown

 

Talbot Interfaith Shelter: Lip Sync Battle

Thank You to Everyone who took part of this Fundraising Activity and to BKS Frase for making it happen!

The Link to our video (tomorrow) and to Vote/Donate is:

https://secure.qgiv.com/event/lsb2026/team/1023617/

Tang Soo!!!

 

Success isn’t Just about what You Accomplish in Your Life, it’s about what You Inspire Others to Do. – Dokeshi Nomichi

 

Don’t Settle for Better Once, Strive for Better Always – SBN KT Pagano

 

March/April – Clinics/Events

March 20 – Tiny Tiger Testing in Chestertown at 5:00 PM

                        Chestertown: Test Prep 4^th Gup and Higher Ranks at 6:15 PM

March 21 – Black Belt Clinic at 1:00 PM in Chestertown

March 27 – Tournament Prep All Classes

March 28 – Garden State Championships: Woodbury NJ 

April 03/04 – Easter Weekend: Closed

April 10 – ITF Training

April 11 – ITF Training

April 17 – TBA

April 18 – Advanced (CDB, Dan) Testing in Chestertown at 10 AM

April 24 – TBA

April 25 – Advanced (CDB, Dan) Testing in Odenton at 10 AM

 

Black Belt is a White Belt who Never Gave Up!

 

Just Don’t Quit!